Basim Abu‐Rafea

review 2014

Medical treatment of ureteral obstruction associated with ovarian remnants and/or endometriosis: report of three cases and review of the literature

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.12.153

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Experience with low-dose intermittent danazol or prolonged gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) with and without add-back therapy in endometriosis-associated ureteral obstruction. DESIGN: Retrospective case seri…

case-report 2011

Resolution of catamenial epilepsy after goserelin therapy and oophorectomy: case report of presumed cerebral endometriosis

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.09.002

Endometriosis can develop in every organ and tissue in the female body except perhaps the spleen. The mechanism of distal metastasis is thought to be hematogenous or lymphatic spread from the uterus. Endometriotic lesions in the central ner…

2011

When Surgery Is Inappropriate or Inadequate for Endometriosis-Associated Pain: Back to the Future!

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.250

nonrandomized-trial 2006

Histopathologic findings on uterosacral ligaments in women with chronic pelvic pain and visually normal pelvis at laparoscopy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.02.002

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and type of microscopic findings on laparoscopically resected uterosacral ligaments in women with chronic pelvic pain and no visible pelvic disease. The effect of this procedure on the patients' …

observational 2006

Laparoscopic findings, histopathologic evaluation, and clinical outcomes in women with chronic pelvic pain after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.05.007

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To laparoscopically evaluate the pelvis of patients with chronic pelvic pain after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, to determine any associated factors to the pain. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort of patients…

guideline 2005

Consensus guidelines for the management of chronic pelvic pain

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada ·doi:10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30732-0

OBJECTIVE: To improve the understanding of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and to provide evidence-based guidelines of value to primary care health professionals, general obstetricians and gynaecologists, and those who specialize in chronic pain.…