Maria Kyrgiou

OBJECTIVE: To review the available literature on abdominopelvic cystic echinococcosis (CE) during pregnancy, focusing on clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, management strategies, and maternal and foetal outcomes. METHODS: A syst…

Background/Objectives: The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) is widely used as a long-acting reversible contraceptive and as a therapeutic option for heavy menstrual bleeding, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and endometrial…

Novel technologies are required to improve endometrial cancer diagnosis and enhance the early detection of preinvasive precursors. Herein, desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI-MSI) was used to differentiate mal…

Multizonal anogenital intraepithelial neoplasia (MZIN) is an uncommon chronic pre-malignant condition. In the United Kingdom (UK) and elsewhere MZIN is managed by a variety of clinical specialities with differing strategies, resulting in a …

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is poorly understood with both the aetiology and pathophysiology being unknown. Symptoms overlap with other disorders, such as overactive bladder (OAB) and chronic pelvic pain disorde…

The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), the European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD), and the European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) …

Several non-genetic factors have been associated with ovarian cancer incidence or mortality. To evaluate the strength and validity of the evidence we conducted an umbrella review of the literature that included systematic reviews/meta-analy…

While the contributing factors leading to endometriosis remain unclear, its clinical heterogeneity suggests a multifactorial causal background. Amongst others, caffeine has been studied extensively during the last decade as a putative contr…

AIM: Since the first natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery procedure, renewed interest has arisen in further developing and advancing minimal access surgery. We introduce a natural orifice endoscopic approach for a bilateral salpi…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of surgical treatment of endometrioma on pregnancy rate and ovarian response to gonadotrophin stimulation in women undergoing IVF. DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING: Tertiary refer…