Christine E. Foley

OBJECTIVE: To compare demographic characteristics of women with and without a diagnosis of endometriosis. DESIGN: Data were collected from the National Survey of Family Growth-a publicly available survey designed and administered by the Ce…

OBJECTIVE: To compare long-term decision regret between younger (30 years or younger) and older (31-49 years) patients who underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease. METHODS: We conducted a matched retrospective cohort study t…

Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is a rare type of endometriosis defined as endometrial glands and stroma located within the abdominal wall. Patients with a history of prior abdominal surgery classically present with cyclic abdominal pain…

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate a laparoscopic approach to managing a colo-ovarian fistula. DESIGN: Narrated video outlining surgical technique. SETTING: Colo-ovarian fistulas are a rare entity with a lack of systematized evidence to guide surg…

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether two-layer laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure at the time of laparoscopic hysterectomy is associated with a lower rate of postoperative complications compared with a standard one-layer cuff closure. METHODS: A r…

Objective: The aim of this research was to review preoperative and intraoperative findings in patients with rectus muscle endometriosis (RME) and to describe the current authors' novel technique of laparoscopic excision of RME. Materials an…