I A Brosens

OBJECTIVE: To report pregnancy outcomes of SHiP (spontaneous haemoperitoneum in pregnancy) and the association with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case note review. SETTING: Dutch referral hospitals for endometriosis. SAMPLE: Eleve…

An ultrastructural review of the cyclic changes of endometrial surface and glandular epithelial cells, stromal cells and the stromal microvasculature is presented. Endometrial biopsies were collected from infertile patients with endometrios…

Endometriosis is a disease of unknown aetiology, multiple presentations and an enigmatic course during a woman's reproductive years. Clinical aspects of the diagnosis and the rationale for its treatment are discussed.

OBJECTIVE: To review the role of laparoscopy in the management of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHOD: A literature search was conducted to obtain a clear perspective on the role of laparoscopy for CPP. RESULTS: Laparoscopy has been widely …

OBJECTIVE: To review the role of laparoscopy in the management of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHOD: A literature search was conducted to obtain a clear perspective on the role of laparoscopy for CPP. RESULTS: Laparoscopy has been widely …

Murphy, Mary CPNP, PUD; Rlsser, Nancy MN, RN,C, ANP; Giudice, L C; Tazuke, Sl; Swiersz, L; Schenken, R S; Brosens, I A; Agarwal, S K; Johnson, K M Author Information

OBJECTIVE: To explore the hypothesis that endometriosis is a disease not just because it exists but because it is functionally active. STUDY DESIGN: Qualitative research analyzing the morphologic appearances of endometriosis and the clinic…

The hypothesis is advanced that endometriosis, an ovarian steroid hormone-dependent process, is physiologic unless recurrent bleeding in the ectopic implants causes progressive disease and symptoms. Diagnosis should take into account the de…

OBJECTIVE: To describe and evaluate the surgical treatment of large ovarian endometriomas by an extraovarian endosurgical technique. DESIGN: Prospective case series study. SETTING: University center and tertiary referral center for endosc…

This study was designed to evaluate the routine use of rigid salpingoscopy during diagnostic laparoscopy for infertility, and to relate the morphologic image of the endosalpinx with pregnancy outcome. A total of 158 consecutive patients (23…

Journal Article Classification of endometriosis:Endoscopic exploration and classification of the chocolate cysts Get access Ivo A. Brosens Ivo A. Brosens University Hospital GasthuisbergB 3000 Leuven, Belgium Search for other works by this …

Journal Article Is mild endometriosis a progressive disease? Get access Ivo A. Brosens Ivo A. Brosens Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital GasthuisbergB-3000 Leuven, Belgium Search for other works by this author on:…

The current management of endometriosis includes expectant, medical, surgical and combined therapies and the selection is based on the staging of the disease proposed by the American Fertility Society (AFS). This approach, however, has prov…

Today's clinical challenge of endometriosis is to know when Its presence can be called a disease and therefore to decide when treatment is Indicated. The evolution of endometrkasls is presented as a cycle which can derail. Local pelvic fact…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of the endometrial cyst and to locate the implants for selective biopsy. DESIGN: Prospective study. SUBJECTS: Fifty-one women with one or two ovarian chocolate cysts of 3 cm or more were investig…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in peritoneal endometriosis by the type of lesion in comparison with the scoring system of the revised American Fertility Society (AFS) classification. DESIGN: Prospective evaluation at laparoscopy before and…

Salpingoscopy gives detailed visual information on the mucosal pattern of the tubal ampulla as far as the isthmoampullary junction. With experience it takes 10 minutes to perform salpingoscopy on both sides and with an additional dye test a…