title: Transurethral partial cystectomy and laparoscopic reconstruction for the management of bladder endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the successful management of bladder endometriosis with laparoscopic and transurethral partial cystectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary-care university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 36-year-old woman with bladder endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Combined laparoscopic and transurethral excision of endometriotic lesions and bladder repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  Symptoms remission.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A hypoestrogenic agent with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist was administered for 6 months after the surgery. The patient found to be in good health with normal voiding and full continence during 14 months of regular follow-up evaluations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Combined laparoscopy and transurethral resectoscopy can be an alternative treatment to traditional laparotomy in women with bladder endometriosis, especially in those who have simultaneous pelvic endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: See-Tong
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Chin-Jung
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gigin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chyi-Long
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015653:Cystectomy; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*