Extra-pelvic endometriosis is a rare and complex condition characterized by endometriotic implants located outside the pelvis. It commonly poses significant diagnostic challenges and considerable surgical management difficulties.
Endometriosis is a common, chronic inflammatory condition characterized by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside of the uterus that can impact fertility through multiple mechanisms. In this review, the diagnosis, …
• Surgical outcomes in endometriosis vary substantially according to disease phenotype, symptom profile, and reproductive priorities. • Excisional surgery for ovarian endometriomas is associated with lower recurrence rates but carries …
Data on long-term outcomes of surgical management of rectal endometriosis are scarce and generally provided by cohort studies where choice of surgical technique is based on various uncontrolled factors with …
Subepithelial lesions (SELs) in the lower gastrointestinal tract are rare, and diagnosis and treatment of colorectal SELs are often challenging. Although endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) is useful for minimally …
Background: The surgical management of chronic pelvic pain (CPP), particularly in endometriosis, often focuses on lesion excision or nerve decompression. However, persistent pain frequently occurs despite "anatomical perfection," suggesting central …
Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is a distinct histological subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer characterized by unique biological behavior and heterogeneous clinicopathological features. In contrast with other epithelial ovarian malignancies, …
Thoracic endometriosis is an uncommon and frequently under recognized manifestation of endometriosis involving the pleura, diaphragm, or lung parenchyma. Patients often present with nonspecific cyclical thoracic or upper abdominal pain, …
To challenge the perception that endometriosis uniformly regresses after menopause by presenting the case of repeated, pathology-confirmed symptomatic recurrences spanning two decades after menopause, and to emphasize key considerations for …
Background/Objectives: Endometrial B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) overexpression has been proposed as a marker of progesterone resistance, occult endometriosis, and endometrial dysfunction in infertile women. Its possible association with reproductive outcomes …