STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate prevalence of pelvic floor tension myalgia and pelvic floor myalgia among individuals with endometriosis. The secondary outcome is to determine specific symptoms suggestive of pelvic floor tension myalgia or pel…
Background and Objective: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common symptom amongst women and poses many challenges including physical, psychological, functional and economic. Clinician language is a key component of communication and has the a…
BACKGROUND: Vaginal hysterectomy (VH) rate is declining despite being considered as the optimal minimally invasive option for hysterectomy with reduced operative time and length of stay compared with laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). Vaginal …
OBJECTIVE: To describe the first case of using a vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery approach to repair a uterine isthmocele. DESIGN: Stepwise explanation of the surgical technique using original video footage. This stu…
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate nerve-sparing laparoscopic eradication of deep endometriosis with rectal and parametrial resection based on the Negrar method [1] using the "touchless" technique. DESIGN: Stepwise video case demonstration with nar…
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Myofascial pain arising from pelvic floor muscles occurs in women with vaginismus, interstitial cystitis and endometriosis but is often overlooked. The aim is to examine alternative diagnostic tests to detect pe…
INTRODUCTION: Angiomyofibroblastoma (AMFB) is a rare, benign, mesenchymal cell tumour which presents as a slow-growing mass. It is most commonly seen in the vulva and is often mistaken for Bartholin's abscess. It is histologically diagnosed…
Extremely elevated CA 125, usually suggestive of ovarian malignancy, can be found in physiological or benign conditions such as endometriosis. We present a case of an extremely elevated serum CA 125 level in a patient with stage four endome…