Background and Clinical Significance: Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is an ectopic endometrial tissue embedded into the anterior abdominal wall, mainly infiltrating the rectus abdominis or oblique muscles and subcutaneous tissue. …
More than 400 Lothian patients are waiting for surgery to treat endometriosis The Edinburgh Reporter
To evaluate intraobserver and interobserver agreement in the interpretation of subtle MRI findings classified as minimal endometriosis, to assess the impact of the Kappa paradox in low-prevalence compartments, and to …
Subepithelial lesions (SELs) in the lower gastrointestinal tract are rare, and diagnosis and treatment of colorectal SELs are often challenging. Although endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) is useful for minimally …
Catamenial pneumothorax is an uncommon manifestation of thoracic endometriosis syndrome, usually associated with small right-sided diaphragmatic fenestration. We report an extreme presentation in a woman in her late 40s who …
Background/Objectives: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, altered stool pattern, dyschezia, and nausea, are frequent in women with endometriosis and may persist despite conventional gynecological treatment. The low fermentable …
Introduction. Endometriosis affects 10-20% of reproductive-age women. Emerging evidence links the gut microbiota to endometriosis pathogenesis, but observational studies are limited by confounding, reverse causation and uncertainty about whether reported …
Endometriosis symptoms often first appear during adolescence, yet delays in seeking gynecologic consultation remain a persistent challenge worldwide. Despite growing international evidence, the specific patterns of symptom recognition and consultation …
Endometriosis presents a multitude of challenges for individuals. Current treatment of the disease is based on pharmacotherapy that aims to relieve pain, improves future fertility, potentially slows disease progression and …
To update the 2021 International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) recommendations for structured reporting of dynamic ultrasound findings in patients with suspected or known endometriosis, integrating recent technical and methodological …