Is colorectal resection necessary to improve pain and fertility outcomes in patients with deep endometriosis?
Bowel endometriosis is often considered an indication for extensive surgical management, including colorectal resection, in women undergoing surgery for concomitant endometriosis at other sites. However, several contemporary studies show little …
Unusual presentation of endometriosis as a large tubo-ovarian abscess posing a diagnostic challenge.
Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a severe complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), but it can also occur in women without prior PID or sexually transmitted infections. Recent studies suggest that …
Development and Initial Psychometric Testing of a Patient-Reported Clinical Tool for Endometriosis: The Mobility Measure for Endometriosis (MobEndo).
Background: Women with endometriosis frequently experience mobility limitations that affect daily functioning. A specific tool to assess these restrictions would help clinicians to better understand patients' functional challenges, facilitating more …
[Clear cell adenocarcinoma from cicatricial endometriosis].
Clear cell adenocarcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is extremely rare. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with a history of cesarean section and surgically treated AWE. …