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BACKGROUND
While endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age, appendiceal endometriosis accounts for less than 1% of all pelvic endometriotic lesions. Appendiceal involvement may present as acute appendicitis and definitive diagnosis is made by only postoperative histological
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Although it is common in women in the reproductive age, intestinal endometriosis is extremely rare and may lead to serious clinical problems. In this article, we present two rare cases of endometriosis
OBJECTIVE
Both irritable bowel syndrome and some gynaecological diseases can give rise to lower abdominal pain, which may result in diagnostic confusion. Disorders such as endometriosis and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can be diagnosed definitively only by laparoscopy, which is seldom
The efficacy and safety of buserelin acetate in the treatment of endometriosis was studied in 4 open non-comparative trials and 2 open randomized comparative trials with danazol. 444 women were enrolled in the buserelin group and 89 in the danazol group. Treatment was for 6-10 months using
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The aim of this study was to estimate the efficacy of elagolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, for the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain.
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This was a phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled parallel group study conducted at 37 US
Our patient had a history of chronic endometriosis and pelvic pain and complained of recent onset of right-sided abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a thick-walled mass superior and medial to the right ovary, which was thought to be an inflamed appendix. The
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of microlaparoscopy vs. conventional laparoscopy in the management of patients with early-stage pelvic endometriosis.
METHODS
In this prospective, randomized study we evaluated 54 patients with a clinical diagnosis of stage I and II pelvic
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La endometriosis es la presencia de glándulas endometriales o estroma viable fuera de la cavidad uterina, que afecta aproximadamente al 2-10% de las mujeres en edad reproductiva1. Es común la afección de estructuras pélvicas, incluyendo el intestino. La perforación del colon por
A 30-year-old female presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and vomitings during her premenstrual period. Abdominal imaging revealed a mass originating from the scar of cesarean section extending into the rectus muscle. The cesarean section was performed four years back.
Retrospectively it is established that the beginning of the endometriosis is 3-4 years after menarche. It can be found between 12-20 years of age in girls with congenital abnormality of the uterus and the urinary tract as well as with menarche before 11 years of age. Primary predilection areas are
While endometriosis typically affects the ovaries, deep infiltrating endometriosis can affect the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, and deep pelvis, awareness of which is important for radiologists. Symptoms are nonspecific and can range from chronic abdominal and deep pelvic pain to nausea,
We present a report on ultrasound findings in extragenital endometriosis and a literature review accompanied by illustrations. Intestinal endometriosis should be considered in female patients of reproductive age who present with constipation, gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea, vomiting, cramp-like
The study was undertaken to identify the presenting features of intestinal endometriosis and to evaluate its investigation and surgical management. Twenty-six cases of intestinal endometriosis were identified during a fourteen year period. The commonest site of occurrence was the rectosigmoid region
Our study objective was to describe the appearance, stage, and treatment of endometriosis in adolescents undergoing laparoscopic treatment of severe dysmenorrhea and endometriosis. We designed a retrospective analysis of adolescents with endometriosis whose primary symptom was severe dysmenorrhea.
We analyzed peri-operative outcomes of 80 patients who underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery and were diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis (revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine) between January 2007 and December 2010 at a tertiary gynecologic oncology referral center with a