Miguel Luna Russo

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the behavioral and clinical characteristics of endometriosis patients at the largest tertiary healthcare center in Lebanon and to analyze the effect of endometriosis symptoms, age of menarche, sexual activity, and inf…

OBJECTIVE: Determine the accuracy of deep endometriosis (DE) and ovarian endometrioma (OE) diagnosis on pelvic MRI in non-specialized tertiary healthcare, taking surgical diagnosis as the reference test. Additionally, we aimed to evaluate s…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact and diagnostic accuracy of an endometriosis-specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol on the management of deep endometriosis (DIE). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study at the Cleveland Clini…

Endometriosis is a common condition that mostly affects people assigned as female at birth. The most common clinical symptom of endometriosis is pain. Although the mechanism for this pain is poorly understood, in some cases, the nerves are …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, and hormone-dependent disease that affects approximately 10% of women in reproductive age. Endometriosis is categorized into different types, as superficial, deep, and ovarian endometrio…

OBJECTIVE: We aim to review the incidence, location, and management of bowel endometriosis and demonstrate relevant surgical principles while emphasizing anatomic considerations for minimally invasive resection of ileocolic lesions. DESIGN…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis involving the colon and/or rectum (CRE) is operatively managed using various methods. We aimed to determine if a more limited excision is associated with 30-day complications, symptom improvement, and/or recurrence. …

BACKGROUND: Despite an estimated 10% prevalence of endometriosis among reproductive-age women, surgical population-based data are limited. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate racial and ethnic disparities in surgical interventions and comp…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective of this video is to review relevant surgical anatomy, resection and ablation methods, and techniques to optimize management of diaphragmatic endometriosis. DESIGN: Video footage of surgical anatomy and surgic…