Journal of minimally invasive gynecology

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the available evidence on abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) after cesarean section (CS) by characterizing its clinical features and timing of presentation, and to determine how often prior or concomitant endometrio…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical evaluation, diagnostic challenges, and laparoscopic management of a symptomatic uterine mass initially suspected to be a fibroid and ultimately confirmed as an adenomyotic cyst. SETTING: University-affil…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Professional societies recommend opportunistic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, but it may be technically challenging without uterine prolapse. We examined national patterns, p…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether quantitative analysis of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can differentiate deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesion types (active or fibrotic lesion [FL]) and associat…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the task-specific performance and clinical translational readiness of artificial intelligence (AI) applications across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of minimally invasive gy…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe reproductive outcomes and clinical safety considerations associated with assisted reproductive technology (ART) in women with a history of surgically treated catamenial pneumothorax (CP) (thoracic endometriosis …

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to synthesize available evidence on the prevalence of endometriosis in the trans male population. DATA SOURCES: A systematic review search was conducted using five databases: MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE, C…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the methodological quality and diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, specifically machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), in the diagnosis of endometriosis through i…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate differences in the likelihood of endometriosis or adenomyosis diagnosis across genetically-defined ancestry groups (African, Admixed American, East Asian, European, and South Asian), and to determine whether soc…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the efficacy of dienogest (DNG) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists in the management of endometriosis-related symptoms following surgical intervention, their relat…

OBJECTIVE: To show the safety of en bloc hysterectomy with segmental bowel resection using the NOSE technique in the management of ovarian cancer and deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESIGN: Demonstration of the technique with narrat…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis among assigned-female-at-birth (AFAB) transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals undergoing laparoscopic pelvic surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter coho…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and potential contribution of preoperative and intraoperative ultrasound in rectal shaving, to support surgical decision-making and achieve optimal lesion excision. DESIGN: A prospective, single…

OBJECTIVE: Approximately 20% of adenomyosis cases occur in women under 40 years of age [1]. Although LNG-IUD is the first-line medical therapy, its treatment failure is closely associated with uterine volume [2] with expulsion rates reporte…

This report presents a patient with deeply infiltrating bladder endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic excision with partial cystectomy, revealing focal atypical endometrial hyperplasia within the bladder nodule on histopathology. The cas…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the clinical evidence on intraoperative navigation techniques in endometriosis surgery. DATA SOURCES: In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature search was conducted in the datab…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare ablative energy technologies and evaluate their ability to destroy in vivo endometriosis tissue in humans. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, triple-arm, single-blind, clinical trial. SETTING: Good Samaritan Hosp…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of a chronic pelvic pain (CPP) Toolkit on patient satisfaction. DESIGN: Single-center, prospective, randomized control pilot study. SETTING: Outpatient clinics within the Division of Minimally Inva…

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine whether hysteroscopy at the time of laparoscopic myomectomy significantly increased the risk of surgical site infection (SSI). DESIGN: A cohort from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To study whether bilateral nonpatency of fallopian tubes is correlated with a lower recurrence rate of endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective 2:1 matched case-control study. SETTING: University hospital with a tertiary refe…