Ray Garry

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to determine the structural changes in endometriosis throughout the menstrual cycle. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective comparative study was undertaken in a gynaecological unit of a univ…

BACKGROUND: The four approaches to hysterectomy for benign disease are abdominal hysterectomy (AH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RH). OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness a…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity and is associated with pain and subfertility. Surgical interventions aim to remove visible areas of endometriosis and restore t…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of painful symptoms and subfertility associated with endometriosis.

This review has been replaced by a review entitled 'Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis', published in issue 4 of The Cochrane Library, 2014. The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from p…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To document the hysteroscopic appearance of the endometrium at various stages of menstrual shedding and regeneration. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Fourteen women at var…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. It is variable in both its surgical appearance and clinical manifestation often with poor correlation between the two. Surgica…

BACKGROUND: Over the last 10 years laparoscopy and minilaparotomy have become increasingly common approaches for the surgical removal of benign ovarian tumours. However, in the event that a tumour is found to be malignant, laparotomy is the…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze morphologic aspects of bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study of 35 consecutive cases of bowel endometriosis. SETTING: Multidisciplinary group practice and teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Thirty-five patients…

Both the American and the Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have produced guidelines that recommend patients with chronic pelvic pain, including those suspected of having endometriosis, should receive empirical medical thera…

BACKGROUND: The objective of this review was to determine which is the most effective technique for treating an ovarian endometrioma; excision or ablation. METHODS: A systematic review employing the principles of the Cochrane Menstrual Dis…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the most appropriate surgical method of hysterectomy (abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopic) for women with benign disease. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and S…

Endometriosis may produce a variety of different symptoms of varying severity and lesions of variable distribution and extent. With such protean manifestations, there is confusion about how to classify the disease and how to measure the eff…

Clinical confusion and inappropriate management continues to surround endometriosis. It is poorly recognized that the disorder can exist in two different morphological forms that have different symptoms, signs and prognosis. Earlier classi®…

Endometriosis is the presence outside the uterus of tissue which somewhat resembles endometrium from the uterine lining. It affects approximately 10% of the female population in their reproductive years and may cause non-menstrual or menstr…

Clinical confusion and inappropriate management continues to surround endometriosis. It is poorly recognized that the disorder can exist in two different morphological forms that have different symptoms, signs and prognosis. Earlier classif…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect on pain and quality of life for women with all stages of endometriosis undergoing laparoscopic surgery compared with placebo surgery. DESIGN: A randomized, blinded, crossover study. SETTING: A tertiary ref…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The optimum method for the treatment of endometriosis remains unclear. This review explores recent data concerning the effectiveness of laparoscopic excision and associated therapies, to guide clinicians in their selectio…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of laparoscopic hysterectomy and abdominal hysterectomy in the abdominal trial, and laparoscopic hysterectomy and vaginal hysterectomy in the vaginal trial. DESIGN: Two parallel, multicentre, randomised tr…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of the Cavaterm thermal balloon endometrial ablation system with the Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Minimal access gy…

BACKGROUND: To assess the immediate zone of thermal necrosis (ZTN) using an enzyme histochemical staining technique and serosal temperatures for the Cavaterm endometrial balloon ablation system for different treatment times. METHODS: A the…

Abstract This consensus is drawn principally from the published data, complemented by the experience of the participants who attended a workshop in Middlesbrough, UK, 7–9 December 2000. The delegates at this meeting included most of those w…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the presence of and quantify pelvic pain in a group of women without demonstrable pelvic pathology as confirmed by laparoscopy. DESIGN: Prospective observational study (Canadian Task force classification II-2). …