In patients with colorectal endometriosis the optimal surgical approach for excising disease remains unknown.
Rectal endometriosis is a severe form of deep endometriosis affecting up to 12% of patients, causing significant pain and bowel dysfunction. The optimal surgical approach can be individually tailored based …
Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) refer to a set of chronic pain disorders that frequently co-occur and may involve partially overlapping mechanisms. The U.S. National Institutes of Health currently recognizes …
To compare changes in pain-related symptoms, bowel and bladder function, rectal bleeding, quality of life, and treatment satisfaction in women with rectovaginal endometriosis treated either surgically or with hormonal treatment …
The appendix is involved in a diverse spectrum of inflammatory, infectious, benign, and malignant conditions that extend far beyond acute appendicitis. Although acute appendicitis remains the most common appendiceal emergency, …
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), particularly when involving the bowel, significantly impairs health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and gastrointestinal function. This study aimed to evaluate the short- and mid-term impact of …
Anxiety is heritable and exists on a continuum, with symptoms ranging from adaptive threat response to clinical disorder. Here we performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis of generalized anxiety symptom severity …
We aimed to explore shared genetic architectures and potential causal associations between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gynecological diseases, including ovarian cysts (OC), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and endometriosis (EMs), …
Bowel dysfunction is a common and debilitating condition affecting patients with endometriosis. Despite the extent of surgery, symptoms may persist or arise, often overlapping with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) …