International journal of surgery (London, England)

BACKGROUND: Cholecystectomy (CCY) is increasingly performed in older individuals. We sought to examine age-related differences in pre-, intra-, and postoperative factors at a community hospital, using a very large, single-institution cholec…

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of literature regarding rates, trends, and outcomes of women with endometriosis undergoing elective colorectal resections in the United States. It was been suggested that endometriosis requiring colorectal res…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a common gynaecological presentation, may be due to bladder pain syndrome (BPS) or the co-existence of BPS and endometriosis, known as the 'evil twins syndrome'. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence…

INTRODUCTION: Scar endometriosis is a rare form of extrapelvic endometriosis that is usually confused with other surgical or dermatological conditions leading to delay in diagnosis. METHODS: We reviewed the case records of patients with th…

BACKGROUND: Umbilical endometriosis represents the most common site of cutaneous endometriosis. Although its treatment is typically surgical, in literature the approach used is variable and extends from diathermocoagulation to omphalectomy.…