We present a rare case of an endometrioma present within and firmly adherent to the broad ligament in a patient who experienced an episode of acute abdominal pain. The endometrioma was excised laparoscopically and the broad ligament repaired.

We report a rare case of association between a mature cystic teratoma (MCT) and an endometrioma in the ovary. This entity is extremely rare and its diagnostic is a challenge clinically and radiologically. To our knowledge we report the fourth case of the coexistence of a non-neoplastic endometrioma and a benign neoplastic mature cystic teratoma in the left ovary.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the surgical resection or aspiration with ethanol sclerotherapy (AEST) of endometrioma before in vitro fertilization (IVF) affect controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and IVF outcome in the infertilie women with endometroma undergoing IVF. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, 101 consecutive IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles that were performed i...

OBJECTIVE To identify prognostic factors for pain and endometrioma recurrence after complete laparoscopic excision of endometrioma(s). DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENT(S) One-hundred sixty-six consecutive women affected by uni- or bilateral ovarian endometrioma(s). INTERVENTION(S) Laparoscopic conservative treatment of endometrio...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to evaluate the effect of ovarian endometrioma on ovarian stimulation outcomes in in vitro fertilization cycles (IVF). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective cohort study, we followed 103 patients who underwent intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedures over a 24-months period. The study group consisted of 47 infertile women with either unilateral or b...

Printed by Summary It is believed that endometriosis has significant damaging effect on ovarian reserve. With regards to the effect of endometrioma on AMH levels, currently available evidence provides conflicting views; ranging significantly lower AMH measurements in smaller studies, to no association between AMH and endometrioma in more robust studies (Uncu et. al. 2013, Hwu et. al. 2013, Stre...

We are reporting a rare case of de novo ovarian abscess in an endometrioma. Ovarian abscess within an endometrioma is a rare gynecological problem, but de novo abscess in the endometrioma is even rarer. Most of the ovarian abscesses develop in the endometriomas following interventions, e.g., aspiration, pelvic surgery, and oocyte retrieval. We are presenting a case of a spontaneous giant absces...

PURPOSE To investigate whether preoperative serum anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels are lower in women with ovarian endometrioma and in women with mature cystic teratoma of the ovaries. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a tertiary university hospital, a retrospective case-control study was performed. Serum AMH levels between an advanced (stage III and IV) endometrioma group (n=102) and an age- and b...

BACKGROUND Transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of ovarian endometrioma has been applied and emphasized as a safe and simple procedure. CASE Two 27-year-old infertile women, both gravida 0, para 0, underwent medical follow-up examinations for cases of ovarian endometrioma. Both had undergone transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of ovarian endometrioma. Because both were continuously...

The aim was to determine the utility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW MRI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements in differentiation of endometrioma and hemorrhagic ovarian cyst. A total of 24 female patients who underwent pelvic MRI with an initial diagnosis of ovarian cyst were included in the study. The final diagnosis was endometrioma in 12 patients and he...