Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence, characteristics, and treatment of ureteral injuries during classic intrafascial supracervical hysterectomy for benign gynecologic diseases. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classif…

Urinary tract injuries are unfortunate complications of pelvic surgery. These frequently involve the bladder. The incidence of iatrogenic ureteral lesions ranges from 0.05% to 30%. Even though some lesions are observed intraoperatively, mos…

Surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis can relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. However, few data are available on complications, especially urinary disorders. The aim of this longitudinal study (Canadian Task Force classifica…

A 25-year-old woman with unoperated deep endometriosis of the uterosacral ligament suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain, hematuria, hemoperitoneum, and intrauterine death at 31 weeks' gestation. Surgical intervention revealed active h…

The objective of our study was to evaluate the use of a procedure for vaginal ovarian cystectomy that is supported by the option to convert to laparoscopy. The ovarian cystectomy was initially approached transvaginally, and then if impossib…

A case of intrapartum, complete, low-posterior wall, transverse uterine rupture, complicated by uterine atony and treated by emergency hysterectomy in a primigravida with uterine adenomyosis who delivered vaginally at 37 weeks plus 5 days o…

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To build a simple in vitro uterine perfusion model for investigating the clinical effectiveness of endometrial ablation. DESIGN: Comparative laboratory and in vivo study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING…

Severe adhesions between uterus and bladder or rectum, especially caused by endometriosis and multiple cesarean sections, remain a great challenge to surgeons in laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Dense adhesions and anatomic varia…

A late consequence of ureteral endometriosis is the silent loss of renal function caused by progressive "enclosure" of the lower part of the ureter by the endometriosis. In our experience, in cases of severe loss of renal function with cort…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To preoperatively predict follicular loss after laparoscopic cystectomy of ovarian endometriomas. DESIGN: Case-control study. (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Seventy-six…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of hysterofibroscopy as an office diagnostic tool. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification 3.PA-3.QZ). SETTING: Private university hospital as a tertia…

Endometriosis, a common cause of cyclic and chronic pelvic pain in women, can present with a multitude of symptoms. Numerous case reports exist describing the involvement of the sciatic nerve with endometriosis; however, there are few repor…

Operative laparoscopy is changing the methods of treatment of the acute abdomen in advanced pregnancy. Diagnostic capabilities in identification of benign disease are becoming more sensitive with the use of advanced imaging ultrasound scann…

Two cases of juvenile cystic adenomyoma of the uterus treated by laparoscopic surgery are reported. Preoperative diagnostic imaging procedures located a cystic structure within the uterine nodule of each of these young women with severe dys…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Ureteral endometriosis is rare, accounting for less than 0.3% of all endometriotic lesions. The aim of our study is to evaluate the prevalence of extrinsic ureteral endometriosis in women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Adequate surgical treatment of severe deep endometriosis requires complete excision of all implants, but the modality of bowel resection is still debated. We describe the results of our experience as a tertiary care endomet…