INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) has gained widespread application in several surgical specialties. Previous studies on the feasibility and safety of RALS vs standard laparoscopy (S-LPS) for rectosigmoid endometriosi…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate feasibility of near-infrared (NIR)-indocyanine green (ICG) imaging for bowel vascularization assessment after full-thickness bowel resection for rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE). DESIGN: This is a prospective, …
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic excision of endometriotic lesions in obese women. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data involving consecutive women scheduled for complete laparoscop…
INTRODUCTION: Recto-vaginal endometriosis surgical management needing partial colpectomy is a surgically challenging condition and has been associated with a notable risk of major postoperative complications. In the present study we sought …
INTRODUCTION: The complete surgical removal of endometriosis lesions is not always feasible because some implants may be very small or hidden. The use of intraoperative near-infrared radiation (NIR) imaging after intravenous injection of in…
Introduction. The objective of the study was to evaluate the presence of different rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) vascular patterns using intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) angiography and their correlation with clinicopathological da…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and potential usefulness of near-infrared imaging (NIR) with indocyanine green (ICG) to assess ureteral perfusion after conservative surgery (ureterolysis or nodule removal) for ureteral…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To clarify the relationship of hypogastric nerves (HNs) with several pelvic anatomic landmarks and to assess any anatomic differences between the 2 sides of the pelvis, both in cadaveric and in vivo dissections. DESIGN: Pr…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate appendiceal endometriosis (AE) prevalence and risk factors in endometriotic patients submitted to surgery. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A tertiary level referral center, university hospital. …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare 2-year follow-up intestinal function and quality of life (QoL) between women with temporary protective ileostomy (PI) and recanalization and women without PI after colorectal segmental resection for deep infiltra…
OBJECTIVE: Excisional techniques used to surgically treat deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can result in inadvertent damage to the autonomic nervous system of the pelvis, leading to urinary, anorectal, and sexual dysfunction [1-4]. Thi…
During several gynecological retroperitoneal pelvic surgeries, portions of the pelvic auto- nomic nervous system can be accidentally damaged, in particular hypogastric nerves, leading to significant visceral dysfunctions, dramatically affec…
Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease and a major contributor to pelvic pain and subfertility in women of reproductive age. Its etiology and pathogenesis are not well known yet, but different studies had highligh…