BACKGROUND: Surgery remains the gold standard for management of endometriosis, offering significant improvement in patient pelvic pain and quality of life (QoL). Postoperative tissue adhesions can however diminish these benefits, limiting t…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is often described as a progressive disease beginning with menarche and menstrual bleeding. However, this is controversial, as the origin of the disease remains unknown. The objective of this study was to investiga…
The main objective of this study was to review and perform a meta-analysis of current literature on the use of indocyanine green for sentinel lymph node detection in pelvic gynecologic cancer. We included all studies focusing on indications…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of using indocyanine green (ICG) to estimate the vascularization of the resected zone during a laparoscopic rectal shaving. DESIGN: Indocyanine green can highlight blood vascularization when injected …
Many studies have shown a global efficacy of laparoscopic surgery for patients with endometriosis in reducing painful symptoms and improving quality of life (QoL) in the short and long-term. The aim of this study was to analyze the differen…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate predictive factors for change in quality of life (QOL) between pre- and postoperative periods in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective and multicenter cohort study. SETTING: Five districts incl…
Endometriosis concerns more than 10% of women of reproductive age, frequently leading to chronic pelvic pain. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) induces an analgesic effect. This effect on…
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis symptoms may have a negative effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Analyses of open comments are known to be a key source of information and support. The authors aimed to analyse open comments associa…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of surgical treatment of endometriosis on quality of life and pain over a 3-year period of postoperative follow-up. DESIGN: Prospective and multicenter cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification …