Frank Oehmke

Introduction After puberty, at least 10% of all women and girls suffer from endometriosis. Surgery is useful for both the diagnosis and therapy. To date, quality indicators for the surgical treatment of endometriosis are lacking. QS ENDO ai…

OBJECTIVES: Are other pain symptoms in addition to dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia, dysuria, and chronic pelvic pain correlated to endometriosis and suitable for a clinical prediction model? METHODS: We conducted a prospective study fr…

Abstract Introduction Endometriosis significantly reduces patientsʼ quality of life and is additionally a burden on healthcare and social security systems. There are currently no quality indicators for the treatment of endometriosis. The ca…

PURPOSE: Claudins as the major components of tight junctions are important in maintaining cell-cell integrity and thus function as a barrier. Dysregulation of the claudins is often associated with loss of the epithelial phenotype, a process…

Endometriosis affects a significant number of young premenopausal women. Quite apart from the medical challenges, endometriosis is a relevant burden for healthcare and social security systems. Standardized quality indicators for the treatme…

To analyze whether the endometrial and endometriotic microenvironment is involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis, we characterized the stromal composition. We used CD90 for fibroblasts, α-smooth muscle actin for myofibroblasts as well…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common, chronic condition in women of reproductive age that is characterized by the presence of functional endometriotic lesions outside the uterus. The Endometriosis Symptom Diary (ESD) is an electronic patie…

Ziel war die Korrelation von MRT-Befunden hinsichtlich der Bestimmung der Ausdehnung von Endometrioseherden mit dem operativen und histopathologischen Befund.

Polypoid endometriosis is a very rare form of endometriosis, mostly affecting perimenopausal women and causing different symptoms than the usual type. It forms polypoid masses that can be misdiagnosed as malignant tumors during patient mana…

PURPOSE: To determine whether a structured questionnaire can improve preoperative assessment of patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Hospital records for patients with endometriosis were evaluated retrospectively to determine the complete…

The objective of the study was to assess potential individual factors influencing the efficacy of combined surgical and medical therapy in en-dometriosis patients with pelvic pain. For this purpose we performed a prospective study using a s…

Background Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) in contrast to superficial endometriosis is known to cause intense pain-related symptoms depending on the anatomic region and depth of infiltration. Despite the known impact of DIE, clinical …

Acute haemoperitoneum in patients with coagulation disorders or those under anticoagulation therapy is a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Since radiological imaging is often insufficient for establishing the origin of the bleeding, a lap…

Endometriosis affects 6-10% of women in reproductive age, 35-50% of whom experience pain, infertility or both. Mild cases are managed medically but surgery provides relief to women in pain. However, symptoms recur in 75% of cases within 2 y…

Endometriosis is characterized by presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Prevalence is estimated at 6-10% in the general female population and many patients experience pain and/or infertility. Diagnosis is achieved by laparoscop…

Objective: To evaluate the utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of adenomyosis and endometriosis. Methods: Medical records of 38 women who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy less than 4 weeks after preoperative MRI …