Anton Langebrekke

Endometrial cyst of the pancreas was first described in 1984. The condition is extremely rare, and only a few case reports have been described. Herein we present a case report of a peripancreatic endometriosis cyst in a perimenopausal woman…

INTRODUCTION: Pleural endometriosis is a rare condition. Spontaneous, recurring pneumothorax occurring during menstruation, referred to as catamenial pneumothorax, is associated with pleural endometriosis. A multidisciplinary approach is ne…

Introduction: Pleural endometriosis is a rare condition. Spontaneous, recurring pneumothorax occurring during menstruation, referred to as catamenial pneumothorax, is associated with pleural endometriosis. A multidisciplinary approach is ne…

Ureteral endometriosis is associated with deep endometriosis and is relatively uncommon. In some patients, progressive obstruction of the lower part of the ureter may occur, with silent loss of renal function as a consequence. We report on …

We demonstrate the use of computerized tomography colonography for the imaging of intestinal endometriosis to facilitate preoperative management in our hospital setting.

A 26-year-old patient underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy and trachelectomy because of cervical cancer stage IB. Later she developed symptoms from obturator nerve entrapment. Examinations could not reveal metastatic cancer disease, but endomet…

It is unclear whether the risk of persistent vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain following surgery is increased following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) compared to total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). In Norwegian women who u…

OBJECTIVE: To compare three types of equipment during hysteroscopic resection. DESIGN: A randomized study. SETTING: Women's clinic at Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. PATIENT(S): Two hundred premenopausal women with menorrhagi…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of long-term outcomes following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH). DESIGN: Retrospective postal questionnaire. SETTING: Norwegian university teaching hospital. POPULATION: A total of 315 consecutive pati…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is defined as a condition with ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, with pain and infertility as the dominating symptoms. The disease affects about 10% of fertile women. We have described the most…

BACKGROUND: To study the feasibility, complications and symptom relief of laparoscopic treatment in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis. METHODS: From January 2004 to March 2005, 24 patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis w…

The investigation and treatment of gynaecological dysfunctional bleeding has remained largely unchanged since the problem was dealt with in a special issue of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association in 1976, in spite of the advent …

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is now being performed in our department in cases where no malignancy is suspected. This study presents the first 10 cases. Indications for hysterectomy were myomas, meno- and metrorrhagia resistant to medical and …

Today endoscopic laser is applied gastroenterology, urology and otorhinolaryngology, and the technique is being steadily developed. In the gynecological field the most commonly used technique is the CO2-laser, but the ND: YAG-laser is also …