Rethinking mechanisms, diagnosis and management of endometriosis

C Chapron, L Marcellin, B Borghese… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease defined as the presence of endometrial
tissue outside the uterus, which causes pelvic pain and infertility. This disease should be …

Clinical management of endometriosis

T Falcone, R Flyckt - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Endometriosis is a common and challenging condition of reproductive-aged women that
carries a high individual and societal cost. The many molecular dissimilarities between …

Strengths and limitations of diagnostic tools for endometriosis and relevance in diagnostic test accuracy research

E Pascoal, JM Wessels, MK Aas‐Eng… - … in obstetrics & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Endometriosis is a chronic systemic disease that can cause pain, infertility and reduced
quality of life. Diagnosing endometriosis remains challenging, which yields diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Choosing the right surgical technique for deep endometriosis: shaving, disc excision, or bowel resection?

O Donnez, H Roman - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Deep endometriosis (DE) remains the most difficult endometriotic entity to treat. Medical
treatment for DE can reduce symptoms but does not cure the disease, and surgical removal …

The link between immunity, autoimmunity and endometriosis: a literature update

T Zhang, C De Carolis, GCW Man, CC Wang - Autoimmunity Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Endometriosis (EMS), an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder affects
approximately 5–10% of the general female population of reproductive age and 20–90% of …

Bowel endometriosis: diagnosis and management

C Nezhat, A Li, R Falik, D Copeland, G Razavi… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The most common location of extragenital endometriosis is the bowel. Medical treatment
may not provide long-term improvement in patients who are symptomatic, and consequently …

Pathogenetic mechanisms of deep infiltrating endometriosis

C Tosti, S Pinzauti, P Santulli… - Reproductive …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease, affecting women of reproductive age
associated with chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and infertility. Ovarian …

Conservative surgery versus colorectal resection in deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum: a randomized trial

H Roman, M Bubenheim, E Huet, V Bridoux… - Human …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is there a difference in functional outcome between conservative versus
radical rectal surgery in patients with large deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum 2 years …

Recommendations for the surgical treatment of endometriosis. Part 2: deep endometriosis

Working group of ESGE, ESHRE, and … - Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION How should surgery for endometriosis be performed? SUMMARY
ANSWER This document provides recommendations covering technical aspects of different …

[HTML][HTML] New developments in the medical treatment of endometriosis

MA Bedaiwy, S Alfaraj, P Yong, R Casper - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive-age. The current treatments are
surgical and hormonal but have limitations, including the risk of recurrence, side effects …