Thoracic endometriosis: imaging perspectives in diagnosis.
Thoracic endometriosis is an uncommon but likely underrecognized manifestation of extragenital endometriosis that can present with catamenial pneumothorax, chest pain, and respiratory symptoms. This case series reviews imaging findings from …
Thoracic and Umbilical Endometriosis Concurrently Presenting During Secondary Subfertility Evaluation.
Thoracic endometriosis is a rare manifestation of extra pelvic endometriosis and it is often missed because of its variable clinical presentation. A 33-year-old woman undergoing evaluation for secondary subfertility presented …
Patient- and disease-related characteristics to anticipate segmental resection for isolated rectal endometriosis: a multicenter prospective study.
To identify predictors for segmental resection in patients with an isolated rectal endometriotic nodule (i.e. involvement of at least the muscular layer in depth and up to 15cm to the …
Presumed Hippocampal Endometriosis Presenting as Catamenial Epilepsy: Diagnostic Challenges, MRI Follow-Up, and Comparative Review of Reported Cerebral Endometriosis Case.
Background: Cerebral endometriosis is an exceptionally rare manifestation of extrapelvic endometriosis and remains a diagnostic challenge because its clinical and imaging features may mimic more common neurological, inflammatory, vascular, or …
If we accept NOSE trans-anal colectomy, why not consider disc excision with bowel suturing for deep endometriotic nodules larger than 3cm?
To present our preliminary experience with laparoscopic discoid excision for bowel endometriosis using hand-sewn bowel closure, without a circular transanal stapler.