Endometriosis is a chronic multisystem disease caused by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the endometrial canal, inciting inflammation and fibrosis. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and MRI have replaced diagnostic laparoscopy …
To evaluate the impact and diagnostic accuracy of an endometriosis-specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol on the management of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).
Endometriosis is a common disease that affects women worldwide. While it is most commonly located in the pelvis, lesions may occur in other areas of the body. Concurrent umbilical and …
Ovarian torsion is one of the gynecological emergencies and surgical intervention is the standard management for ovarian salvage as well as reveals some unexpected anatomical defects that increase the risk …
BACKGROUND Splenosis is the ectopic autotrasplantation of splenic tissue that can follow trauma to the spleen or splenectomy and can occur anywhere in the peritoneal cavity or extraperitoneally. Splenosis can …
A 62-year-old otherwise healthy Caucasian female patient presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of severe abdominal pain, accompanied by nausea and non-bloody emesis. She did not report …
Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of it. Although it typically affects organs within the pelvis, it can sometimes spread to other areas …
Although Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) highlight that laparoscopy is often used in the treatment of endometriosis, its diagnostic usefulness is not fully defined. Our objective was to evaluate the quality …
This manuscript presents a case of a 35-year-old nulligravida premenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain due to pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). PCS is characterized by multiple pathophysiological mechanisms …
Laparoscopy has often been considered a core part of the workup for pelvic pain. However, many of these laparoscopies find no pathology.