By Hale Goksever CelikA pictorial overview of abdominal wall endometriosis
By Hale Goksever Celik
Abdominal wall endometriosis is the most frequent location of extrapelvic endometriosis, and defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue between the peritoneum and the skin through the abdominal wall. Although obstetric or gynecologic surgical history is indispensable for the…
Key Points Lay Summary
By Selma OransayTreatment choices for abdominal wall endometriosis
By Selma Oransay
Welch et.al, from the Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, worked with his gynecologist colleagues to underline the current treatment algorithm of abdominal wall endometriosis in Mayo Clinic. Their experience results recently published in the journal "Abdominal Radiology". Abdominal wall…
Key Points Lay Summary
By Kasthuri NairA Tool That Goes Where No One Has Gone Before
By Kasthuri Nair
Vitral et al., researchers from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, recently published a paper in the World Journal of Nuclear Medicine titled “Use of radioguided surgery in abdominal wall endometriosis: An innovative approach.” The publication focused on a…
Key Points Lay Summary
Ultrasound-guided High-intensity Focused Ultrasound can Treat Abdominal Wall Endometriosis
By Kasthuri Nair
Endometriosis is a painful and complicated disease that can manifest in various ways. One particular way is Abdominal Wall Endometriosis (AWE), which usually arises from surgery. As is true for other types of endometriosis, there has yet to be a…
Key Points Lay Summary
Abdominal Wall Endometriosis
By Kasthuri Nair
Endometriosis can present itself in many places including within the pelvic organs, the more common manifestation, and outside of the pelvic organs, often referred to as extrapelvic endometriosis. One form of extrapelvic endometriosis is Abdominal Wall Endometriosis (AWE). Yela, Trigo,…
Key Points Lay Summary
By Murat OsmanCryoablation to Treat Abdominal Wall Endometriosis
By Murat Osman
Endometriosis of the abdominal wall (AWE) is often painful and requires hormone therapy or surgery for clinical management. Thus, non-invasive treatment options to help reduce pain and the progression of these lesions will help patients who suffer from this disease.…
Key Points Lay Summary