[HTML][HTML] Choosing the right surgical technique for deep endometriosis: shaving, disc excision, or bowel resection?

O Donnez, H Roman - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Deep endometriosis (DE) remains the most difficult endometriotic entity to treat. Medical
treatment for DE can reduce symptoms but does not cure the disease, and surgical removal …

Endometriosis: clinical features, MR imaging findings and pathologic correlation

PV Foti, R Farina, S Palmucci, IAA Vizzini, N Libertini… - Insights into …, 2018 - Springer
Objective We illustrate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of endometriosis.
Background Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition affecting women of …

Complications, pregnancy and recurrence in a prospective series of 500 patients operated on by the shaving technique for deep rectovaginal endometriotic nodules

J Donnez, J Squifflet - Human Reproduction, 2010 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The debate continues between advocates of the shaving technique and
supporters of bowel resection in case of deep endometriosis with rectal muscularis …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary tract endometriosis in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis: prevalence, symptoms, management, and proposal for a new clinical classification

L Knabben, S Imboden, B Fellmann, K Nirgianakis… - Fertility and sterility, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze the prevalence of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) in patients with
deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and to define potential criteria for preoperative workup …

Ureteral endometriosis: a systematic review of epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, risk of malignant transformation and fertility

F Barra, C Scala, E Biscaldi, VG Vellone… - Human reproduction …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The ureter is the second most common site affected by urinary tract
endometriosis, after the bladder. Optimal strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] Associated ovarian endometrioma is a marker for greater severity of deeply infiltrating endometriosis

C Chapron, C Pietin-Vialle, B Borghese, C Davy… - Fertility and sterility, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether an associated ovarian endometrioma is a marker for
severity of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESIGN: Observational study between June …

Pathogenesis of endometriosis

CA Witz - Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 2002 - karger.com
Various theories have been promulgated to explain the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
Interest in the genesis of the endometriotic lesion has been a focus since the earliest …

Medical and surgical management of adenomyosis

C Farquhar, I Brosens - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2006 - Elsevier
Adenomyosis of the uterus is a common condition amongst women in their reproductive
years. It is defined as the presence of heterotopic endometrial glands and stroma in the …

Gastrointestinal and urinary tract endometriosis: a review on the commonest locations of extrapelvic endometriosis

D Charatsi, O Koukoura, IG Ntavela… - Advances in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare entity that presents serious challenges to researchers
and clinicians. Endometriotic lesions have been reported in every part of the female human …

Diagnosis of endometriosis

RZ Spaczynski, AJ Duleba - Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2003 - thieme-connect.com
Endometriosis is a common disorder of women of reproductive age, yet diagnosis of this
condition is often problematic. The most frequent clinical presentations of endometriosis …