Welcome to our free case review information page! We’re delighted to have the opportunity to potentially evaluate your case at no cost/no obligation, as we have done for tens of thousands of international patients since 1991. Case reviews are performed by CEC surgeons to determine if you (or a loved one) are a potential candidate for care here at our Center. Thank you for taking the time to visit! There are a lot of details about the case consult process you will need to know before proceeding, so we kindly ask that you take the time to review the following information in full, as it will help you understand our requirements, timeline expectations, and more. We appreciate you helping us to help you and thank you for your trust.
WHO SHOULD REGISTER FOR A FREE CASE REVIEW?
If you (or a loved one) wish to be considered for surgery here at the CEC for endometriosis/suspected endometriosis and/or various other surgical gynepathologies (ovarian remnant syndrome, adenomyosis, fibroids, unspecific pelvic pain, etc.), we welcome your registration for a free review to determine if you are a candidate for surgical care at our Center. A prior diagnosis is not required, and we do not need a referral from another physician or insurance company. Our patients are international, and we welcome candidates from around the world. There is never a cost for the free case review. We are always accepting new patients. If you have undergone a free case review with us already in prior years, however, we kindly ask that you schedule an appointment instead, for which there will be a cost. If you have never undergone a free review with our team, we welcome the opportunity and privilege to evaluate your case. Please read on to learn more.
Once your registration (form below) is received, an email containing highly detailed step-by-step instructions, timelines, expectations and more will be sent to the email address provided on the registration form, generally within approximately 1-2 days. In order to ensure understanding of our processes and cut down on questions that may be addressed within the email packet, we kindly ask that you please read through that material carefully once received, as it contains what you’ll need to know to send your file for review. Please note - check your junk mail folder and notify us if you did not receive your registration e-packet by email within 3 days after registering by sending us a message. Thank you!
PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER FOR A CASE REVIEW IF -
-you are ALREADY an established CEC patient from any year; instead, please call us with your needs at 770-913-0001 ext 100
-you do not wish to have surgery at the Center but would simply like a second opinion about your case, for which there will be a charge;
-you have already undergone a free review in the past with any CEC surgeon; or
-you already have, or intend to schedule, an appointment (for which there will be associated costs; please call us at 770-913-0001 ext 100, as appointments are not made online).
WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY AT THE CEC?
We gladly review cases for patients from anywhere in the world who are considering treatment here. Please understand, however, not all patients who are reviewed by the CEC are candidates for surgery. Each case is considered on a personal basis after careful review and evaluation of all pertinent, personalized factors. You will be advised during your consult with the reviewing surgeon if you are indeed a candidate.
Please also be kindly advised of the following important information before proceeding to register:
Laparoscopic safety guidelines regarding high BMI and other surgical risk factors that may be present on a case can influence a patient’s surgical candidacy. To that end, as outlined in the above-linked article, we are regrettably unable to accept candidates with a BMI above 45 for surgical safety reasons. Please know we absolutely understand the sensitivity of this matter and fully recognize that BMI does not offer context about overall health whatsoever, and it is always extremely difficult for us to arrive at such a decision as we want to help as many individuals with endometriosis and pain as possible. However, we must always place patient safety above all else when evaluating surgical candidates. We realize this may be disappointing; please also know, however, we are absolutely delighted to review records and potentially plan surgery with a patient in the future should the BMI safety threshold be met, as we have done many times for lots of our patients. We appreciate your understanding. If you do not know your BMI, you can calculate it online for free here. We strongly encourage our visitors to read our FAQs for further information as well. Other specific health situations which impact candidacy for surgery will be evaluated by and discussed with the reviewing surgeon on a case-by-case basis as well.
IS REGISTRATION INFORMATION KEPT ON FILE? SHARED? SOLD?
-Cases are not reviewed without prior registration. Records sent to our offices without a registration on file will be shredded for privacy and discarded without notice. There are no exceptions.
-Privacy/GDPR: we take your privacy very seriously. By proceeding with the following registration data input, please be advised that we will collect personal information about you, including but not limited to your name, address, email and phone number. We will use your data only to personalize your correspondence with us, administer your case, and provide any materials and/or services you have requested from us. All information is held in the strictest of confidence; no third parties have access to your data except as directed by law. All information collected herein is stored on protected servers. By proceeding with your registration input, you acknowledge this privacy notice and afford permission for the CEC staff to contact you. To learn more about our privacy policy, please click here. We do keep anonymized details, stripped of name and other identifiers, including but not limited to incidence of confirmed prior diagnoses, on file for research purposes. We do not sell, share or rent registration or any other CEC patient/potential patient data for any reason at any time.
WHO WILL REVIEW YOUR CASE? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
Both Dr Sinervo and Dr Eugenio-Colon provide free case evaluations. You are free to choose either surgeon, or “no preference” if you do not have a specific request. Please note that case reviews are not conducted on a rush basis; all evaluations are given the full and careful attention they deserve in the order in which files are received. Case reviews may take as long as 4 weeks in some circumstances before hearing from the reviewing surgeon, as they are conducted on the basis of the reviewing surgeon’s availability. Thank you for understanding.
We appreciate you taking the time to read through all of the above. We are very grateful for the time and effort you will put into gathering your package for the privilege of our review; we know you have a choice of surgeons and are very honored to be among those you are considering for your care.
Please note: Regrettably, we are unable to process any submissions that are missing or contain erroneous data (e.g., incomplete address, incorrect email), so we kindly ask you to double-check your entries. Thank you for helping us to efficiently help you or a loved one!
