Exacoustos C

No ORCID on file · 45 papers in corpus
other 2020
Medical hypotheses ·doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109833

Adenomyosis is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium within the myometrium. This features lead to structural changes in the surrounding myometrium and endometrium resulting also in functional changes. Alterations in the myome…

review 2019
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society ·doi:10.1080/13697137.2018.1549213

The incidence of endometriosis in middle-aged women is not minimal compared to that in the reproductive age group. The treatment of affected women after childbearing age to the natural transition toward menopause has received considerably p…

diagnostic-accuracy 2019
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine ·doi:10.1002/jum.14971

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the intra- and inter-rater agreement for myometrial lesions using Morphologic Uterus Sonographic Assessment terminology. METHODS: Thirteen raters with high (n = 6) or medium experience (n = 7) assessed 30 3-dimensio…

observational 2019
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.788

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To correlate the type and degree of adenomyosis, scored through a new system based on the features of transvaginal sonography, to patients' symptoms and fertility. DESIGN: This is a multicenter, observational, prospective …

other 2018
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.005
diagnostic-accuracy 2018
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.06.031

OBJECTIVE: To study the interobserver reproducibility of our new ultrasonographic mapping system to define the type and extension of uterine adenomyosis. DESIGN: Interobserver study involving two observers with different medical background…

observational 2018
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.12.026

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between ovarian endometriomas detectable at transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and other specific extraovarian lesions including adhesions, deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and adenomyosis. DESIG…

case-report 2018
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.08.026

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe a laparoscopic technique for the resection of deep endometriosis, treating the 3 compartments. DESIGN: Educational video. SETTING: Tertiary referral center in Strasbourg, France PATIENT: A 37-year-old primipar…

guideline 2018
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.19096

In 2015, the international Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) group published a consensus on which terminology to use when describing myometrial lesions seen on ultrasonography1. The use of MUSA terminology to describe ultra…

case-report 2018
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2018.1505846

Ulipristal acetate (UPA) is used for medical treatment of uterine fibroids. The aim of this study was to describe the effects on painful symptoms and the sonographic uterine modifications in patients with adenomyosis erroneously treated wit…

other 2017
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.17415

We read with interest the article by Menakaya et al.1 on the importance of accurate sonographic detection of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). They reported for the study group all details related to location, dimension and overall fea…

review 2017
Seminars in reproductive medicine ·doi:10.1055/s-0036-1597127

The main challenges of imaging for endometriosis are the detection of nonovarian disease and the evaluation of the extension of the disease into pelvic structures. Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) has been proposed as the first-line imagi…

review 2016
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.12.017

A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 28-year-old patient, attempting pregnancy for 1 year, with severe cyclic pelvic pain and with clinical examination and imaging techniques s…

observational 2016
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.06.024

OBJECTIVE: To study outcomes and complications during pregnancy and at delivery in women with a posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodule persisting after surgery and diagnosed at transvaginal sonography (TVS) in comparison wit…

guideline 2016
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.15955

The IDEA (International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group) statement is a consensus opinion on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe the sonographic features of the different phenotypes of endometriosis. Currently…

guideline 2016
Gynecological Surgery ·doi:10.1007/s10397-015-0909-1

What is the recommended diagnostic work-up of female genital anomalies according to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)/European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) system? The ESHRE/ESGE consensus for …

review 2016
Minerva ginecologica

Myomas represent a large part of benign gynecological pathology, widely spread in fertile female population. First step to diagnose fibroids is ultrasound (US) that can be 2-dimensional (2D), 3-dimensional (3D), Color Doppler (CD) and sonoh…

other 2015
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.629
observational 2015
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.09.024

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic segmental bowel resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESIGN: Retrospective clinical study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Endoscop…

observational 2015
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.14834

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether there are sonographic features of diffuse adenomyosis in 18-30-year-old nulligravid women without endometriosis and to examine their association with symptoms of dysmenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding.…