Atypical vaginal location of endometriosis following repeated urogynaecological surgery.

We outline a case of vaginal endometriosis in scar tissue located in the distal part of the anterior vaginal wall close to the urethra following repeated urogynaecological surgery. Our case presents a 45-year-old woman diagnosed with pelvic endometriosis in her youth. She underwent several vaginal surgeries due to pelvic organ prolapse, symptoms of stress incontinence and decreased urinary flow.

Primary umbilical endometriosis (PUE).

Primary endometriosis of the umbilicus, Villars nodule, rarely occurs. It is characterized by a discolored change in the umbilicus which manifests itself with cyclic menstrual-related symptoms such as pain, swelling and bleeding. Often the diagnosis is based on objective findings, but imaging and histology predicts and verify the diagnosis.

Full-thickness endometriosis of the bladder: report of 31 cases.

Objective: To draw attention to the rare condition of endometriosis in the bladder. This is correlated with symptoms not normally connected to endometriosis and therefore often remains underdiagnosed for years.

Design And Setting: Retrospective study in a university teaching hospital, one of two referral centres in Denmark for surgical treatment of stage III and IV endometriosis.

Well-leg compartment syndrome after gynecological laparoscopic surgery.

Well-leg compartment syndrome in the lower extremities after surgery in the lithotomy position is a rare but severe complication requiring early diagnosis and intervention. Several circumstances predispose to this condition as a consequence of increased intra-compartmental pressure, such as positioning of the legs during operation (lithotomy and Lloyd-Davies positions), a prolonged operation, external compression and vascular insults, both pre- and intra-operatively. To prevent well-leg compartment syndrome it is important to improve knowledge of the condition among surgeons and nursing staff.

The burden of endometriosis: costs and quality of life of women with endometriosis and treated in referral centres.

Background: This study aimed to calculate costs and health-related quality of life of women with endometriosis-associated symptoms treated in referral centres.

Methods: A prospective, multi-centre, questionnaire-based survey measured costs and quality of life in ambulatory care and in 12 tertiary care centres in 10 countries. The study enrolled women with a diagnosis of endometriosis and with at least one centre-specific contact related to endometriosis-associated symptoms in 2008.

[Inguinal endometriosis].

Inguinal endometriosis is a rare manifestation of endometriosis. Four cases are presented. In three of these cases proper diagnosis was delayed due to differential diagnostic difficulties as the symptoms in these cases were interpreted as hernia.

[Treatment of endometriosis in Danish hospitals].

Unlabelled: Endometriosis is a chronic disease. The prevalence is difficult to define, but is estimated to be around 10%. Among women with chronic pelvic pain and infertility, the prevalence is considerably higher.

Laparoscopic laser resection of rectovaginal pouch and rectovaginal septum endometriosis: the impact on pelvic pain and quality of life.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the impact on pelvic pain and quality of life of laparoscopic resection of the rectovaginal pouch (RV) and RV septum in patients with endometriosis.

Methods: The design was a descriptive retrospective study. The study included 48 women presenting to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with RV pouch and RV septum endometriosis, between 1 January 2003 and 1 January 2006.

Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal vs. abdominal surgery in patients with endometrial cancer stage 1.

Background: The development of new diagnostic and surgical methods has brought a differentiated approach to the surgery of endometrial cancer. The aim of this study was to verify the peri- and postoperative differences between laparoscopic and open procedures.

Methods: In the period from January 1995 to August 2001 a total of 86 patients were treated for endometrial cancer stage 1.