The datasets used are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
OBJECTIVE(S): Many patients with Essure® implant may experience adverse events related to the device. Although local inflammation does not appear to be the pathophysiological mechanism underlying the symptoms, systemic inflammation could pl…
PURPOSE: The long-acting reversible contraception progestin subdermal implant (ENG implant) may be effective to improve endometriosis-related symptoms. Since adenomyosis is a histopathological form of endometriosis, we aimed to evaluate the…
INTRODUCTION: Surgical management of Diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis (DTE) is still controversial, a thoracic or an abdominal approach can be proposed. METHODS: We conducted a multicentric retrospective study in 8 thoracic, gyneco…
OBJECTIVES: To assess changes in quality of life after laparoscopic removal of Essure® sterilization devices (Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany). STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective observational study in an academic research hospital, 80 women …
Epidemiological studies have shown a relationship between endometriosis and clear cell/endometrioid ovarian cancers (named "Endometriosis Associated Ovarian Cancer" or EAOC). The recent discovery of signaling pathways (especially the SWI/SN…
Purpose To compare pain symptoms and quality of life between epiphenomenon and endometriosis disease. Methods Between January 2004 and July 2008, 536 new cases of endometriosis confirmed by surgical biopsy were included in this observationa…
OBJECTIVE: To report the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography for the assessment of parietal endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic research hospital. PATIENT(S): A 35-year-old woman with a noncyclic, painf…
OBJECTIVE: With a prospective study, to evaluate the existence of two distinct clinical diseases in the endometriosis syndrome, by comparing pain symptoms and quality of life from patients with minimal endometriosis (AFS-R<5) and data from …
Although malignant degeneration of cutaneous endometriosis is rare at only 0.3-1% in endometriosis surgical scars, diagnosis and management need to be defined. A case of malignant degeneration of perineal endometriosis is reported, with a r…