Standard vs. Lower Pressure Pneumoperitoneum in Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Postoperative pain following laparoscopic surgery can delay recovery and increase opioid use. Lower insufflation pressures have been consistently shown to reduce pain in general surgery procedures, but their impact in …
Catamenial pneumothorax complicated by massive right diaphragmatic hernia with solid organ herniation.
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 …
The Association Between Endometriosis and an Increased Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Perspective on a Patient-Centered Approach to Endometriosis, a Heterogeneous Disease.
A growing body of literature has revealed that patients with endometriosis are at an increased risk for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Endometriosis is a heterogeneous disease …
Therapeutic exercise and pain neurophysiology education in quality of life and abdominal wall muscle thickness of women with endometriosis: A randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the effects of a combined programme of therapeutic exercise (TE) and pain neurophysiology education (PNE) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), abdominal wall muscle thickness, menstrual symptoms and …