Mahaut Leconte

Objective To determine whether ileocaecal endometriosis ( ICE ) is a marker for low rectal endometriosis ( LRE ) severity. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting France. Population and sample Analysis of 375 colorectal resections perfor…

Surgery for bladder endometriosis: long-term results and concomitant management of associated posterior deep lesions

To prospectively assess the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) enterography in preoperative screening of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) for the diagnosis of right DIE lesions located in the ileocaecal junction and recto sigmoid junc…

BACKGROUND: Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are the most common gynaecological benign tumors in premenopausal women. Evidences support the role of oxidative stress in the development of uterine leiomyoma. We have analysed oxidative stress mar…

L’endométriose concerne 8 à 10% des femmes en âge de procréer et est responsable de douleurs pelviennes chroniques et d’infertilité. Seule l’exérèse chirurgicale des lésions permet un traitement curatif de la maladie. Dans le cas de l’endom…

Endometriosis, a common disease that affects approximately 8 to 10% of women of childbearing age, is responsible for chronic pelvic pain and infertility. There is currently no cure other than surgical removal of lesions. In the case of deep…

L endométriose concerne 8 à 10% des femmes en âge de procréer et est responsable de douleurs pelviennes chroniques et d infertilité. Seule l exérèse chirurgicale des lésions permet un traitement curatif de la maladie. Dans le cas de l endom…

Endometriosis affects 6 to 10 % of all women of childbearing age. Intestinal involvement is defined by muscularis infiltration and has been estimated to occur in 8 % to 12 % of women with endometriosis. The most common sites are rectum, sig…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to describe an imaging method based on a CT technique, CT antegrade colonography, for the evaluation of low anastomosis and to evaluate the value of CT antegrade colonography before early ileostomy cl…

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is characterized by chronic pain, hyperproliferation of endometriotic cells and fibrosis. Since cannabinoids are endowed with antiproliferative and antifibrotic properties, in addition to their psychoge…

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a prospective study to assess the long-term results of complete surgery for low rectal endometriosis (LRE), paying particular attention to surgical complications, functional results, and disease recurrence after a fo…

Endometriosis affects 6-10% of women in their reproductive years, causing chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Its pathogenesis remains poorly understood and current treatments, based on hormonal therapy or surgery, are often insufficient. …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rate of intrinsic ureteral endometriosis in patients presenting with severe ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Observational study between June 1992 and December 2007. SETTING: University tertiary referral center. …

BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is presented as a disease with high recurrence risk. Bladder DIE is the most frequent location in cases of urinary endometriosis. Surgical removal has been recommended for bladder DIE but lo…

BACKGROUND: Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) has important advantages compared with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS): it is less invasive, is cost-effective, is a familiar and well-accepted approach, and anesthesia is not required. We …