André D’Hoore

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors for segmental resection in patients with an isolated rectal endometriotic nodule (i.e. involvement of at least the muscular layer in depth and up to 15cm to the anus). DESIGN: Multicenter prospective…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the rate of postoperative complications between conservative surgery and segmental resection in patients with rectal endometriosis.DesignSingle-center retrospective study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)A total of …

Explorative laparoscopy in patients with infertility to exclude endometriosis has become standard care. Transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in the rectosigmoid has a very good diagnostic performance, with a sensitivi…

status: Published

[Meuleman, Christel; Tomassetti, Carla; D'Hooghe, Thomas] Univ Hosp Leuven, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Leuven Univ Fertil Ctr, Leuven, Belgium. [Wolthuis, Albert; D'Hoore, Andre] Univ Hosp Leuven, Dept Abdominal Surg, Leuven, Belgium. [Van Cle…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of women requiring laparoscopic excision of moderate-severe endometriosis in women with and without bowel resection and reanastomosis. METHODS: Two hundred three patients with laparoscopically excis…

Endometriosis can be considered as a chronic disease which is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium outside the endometrial cavity and which is associated with symptoms as pelvic pain and infertility. Medical treatment is oft…

BACKGROUND: Multidisciplinary laparoscopic treatment is the standard of care for radical treatment of deep infiltrating pelvic endometriosis. If bowel resection is necessary, a muscle-split or Pfannenstiel incision is also required. The avo…

The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate clinical outcome after multidisciplinary laparoscopic excision of deep endometriosis. Patients (n = 56) were asked to complete questionnaires regarding quality of life (QOL), pain, …