505: Medical Optimization for Surgical Management of Endometriosis

Sunday, November 15, 2026
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Room: RM302

Chairs: Susan Khalil

Faculty: Susan Khalil, Ido Sirota, Drorit Or, Sun-Wei Guo

Description: This course will describe medical optimization strategies for surgical management of endometriosis. A panel discussion will include the pros and cons of using medical optimzation including the benefits, limitations and how this changes surgical excision techniques for endometriosis of the uterus, adnexa, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract. Surgical video demonstrations will also be included as reference material for the panelists with voices in favor of use and against its use to present a balanced evidence based approach for guiding the endometriosis surgeon and complex benign gynecologist. This course will help surgeons perform adaptive surgical techniques in patients exposed to GNRH agonist and antagonists, along with those with overlapping pain conditions for optimization post-surgical management.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Understand management strategies of using medication optimization with endometriosis excision surgery;
2. Limitations of use of medication optimization with endometriosis excision surgery, specifically gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonists and agonists; and
3. Perform adaptive surgical techniques in patients exposed to GNRH agonist and antagonists, along with those with overlapping pain conditions for optimization post surgical management (using FIGO R U MOVING System for chronic pain).

COURSE OUTLINE

3:15 PM Medical Optimization for Surgical Management of Endometriosis and the Role of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions

S. Khalil

3:25 PM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

S. Khalil

3:30 PM Chronic Overlapping Pain Syndromes and the Role of Surgical Excision of Endometriosis

I. Sirota

3:40 PM Surgical Excision Techniques In Pre-Treated Tissue with Endometriosis

D. Or

4:05 PM TBD

S. Guo

4:15 PM Discussion Questions & Answers

4:15 PM Adjourn