Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

BACKGROUND: Two-port robotic-assisted hysterectomy presents a minimally invasive alternative to traditional multi-port techniques. Although a limited number of cases have been documented in the literature [1,2], the improved articulation an…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a 3-stage treatment strategy featured by cold-knife adenomyomectomy, enhanced endometrial protection and postoperative uterine monitoring for severe diffuse adenomyosis on IVF/ICSI and perinatal o…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how the AAGL 2021, #Enzian, and revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) classifications reflect operative time, advanced surgical procedures, and blood-loss-related perioperative outcomes in a…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether virtual reality (VR) glasses reduce pain perception during transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Open-label randomized controlled trial. SETTING: University-affiliated medical c…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of voiding dysfunction (VD) after surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis with colorectal involvement and compare outcomes between conventional laparoscopy (CL) and robotic-assisted laparoscopic surg…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To explore the associations between adenomyosis patterns on transvaginal sonography (TVS) and surgical outcomes. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China. PATIE…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of different ultrasonographic features of uterosacral ligaments (USLs) affected by endometriosis. DESIGN: Multicentric, observational, prospective, diagnostic study. SETTING: Two tertiary…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The association between endometriosis and congenital uterine anomalies (CUAs) has been discussed for decades, but existing evidence about this association is scarce. Our study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of CUAs in wom…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features of bladder endometriosis and factors associated with urinary symptoms, pregnancy outcomes, and long-term effects of symptom relief and recurrence. DESIGN: A single-center retrospective cohort…

OBJECTIVE: To establish the cumulative pregnancy rate for the different therapeutic options usually offered to patients with bowel endometriosis-associated infertility. DATA SOURCES: A systematic search was conducted using the PubMed, Coch…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the predictive value of the 2022 Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment ultrasound markers for the diagnosis of adenomyosis. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Large academic medical center. PAT…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of endometriosis in patients with isthmocele and the outcome of isthmocele repair using a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of existing retro- and prospective studies. DATA SOURCES: A syst…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a chronic and inflammatory condition that affects approximately 10% of the reproductive-age population. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shift towards virtual care for endometriosis. Our aim was to evalu…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine endometriosis-related content on Instagram, a platform increasingly used for health communication, to understand: 1) the identity of Instagram content creators; 2) themes, tones, and emotions evoked from posts; a…