WCE2021 Special Focus Meeting on endometriosis in extreme ages and unusual locations

8 September 2020

SFM#3
Endometriosis in extreme ages and unusual locations

Exact date and timing will be updated soon

This pre-congress course will be divided into two relatively rare sub-topics of endometriosis. First, we will present an up-to-date overview on endometriosis in two groups of patients which are harder to manage: adolescents and peri-/postmenopausal women. We will discuss if it is meaningful to screen adolescents for endometriosis despite the fact that an early diagnosis has benefits over the progress of the disease. We will also discuss management of endometriosis in peri- and post-menopausal women. The differences and difficulties in management of this age group compared to women in reproductive age will be pointed out.

In the second part of the course extra-pelvic endometriosis, a rare type of endometriosis also harder to diagnose will be presented. Diagnosis, management, and treatment of endometriosis in these rare locations will be discussed thoroughly. Rare patient cases will be presented.

Learning objectives: at the conclusion of the course, the participants will be able to:

  1. Grasp the importance of endometriosis in extreme ages and extreme locations
  2. Discuss difficulties of diagnosis and management in early adolescents
  3. Describe management and treatment of endometriosis in peri- and postmenopausal women
  4. Diagnose, classification and treat extra-pelvic endometriosis

CHAIR: Engin Oral (TR)

Exact timing will be updated soon.
Introduction

Session 1: Endometriosis in extreme ages

Newborn vaginal bleeding? Should we screen those in adolescent period?
Sun-Wei Guo (CN)

Endometriosis in young adolescents (at 14-18 years of age)
Ertan Saridogan (UK)

How should we treat women in their forties with endometriosis?
Engin Oral (TR)

Management of endometriosis in postmenopausal women
Ludwig Kiesel (DE)

Discussion

BREAK

Session 2: Endometriosis in unusual locations

Thoracic/diaphragm endometriosis
Tamer Seckin (US)

Endometriosis of abdominal wall and scars
Hong Xu (CN)

Endometriosis in sacral roots and and sciatic nerve
Horace Roman (FR)

Recurrence, persistence or incomplete surgery, that’s the question
Joerg Keckstein (AT)

Look before you leap: advices for gynaecologists dealing with endometriosis
Taner Usta (TR)

Discussion

Close

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