Hoo WL

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus · active 2010-2014

Study types

  • article 5
  • other 2
  • letter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 3
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • endometrioma 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2014
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deu007

STUDY QUESTION: Is temporary ovarian suspension following laparoscopic surgery for severe pelvic endometriosis an effective method for reducing the prevalence of postoperative ovarian adhesions? SUMMARY ANSWER: Temporary ovarian suspension …

article 2014
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/1472-6874-14-128

BACKGROUND: Ovarian endometriomas are classified as benign ovarian lesions. During pregnancy endometriomas may undergo major morphological changes which are referred to as 'decidualisation'. Decidualised ovarian endometrioma may resemble ma…

letter 2014
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deu099
other 2014
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deu141
other 2013
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.12468

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of identifying pelvic segments of normal ureters and measuring their size on standard transvaginal ultrasound examination. METHODS: This was a prospective observational study from June to July 2012…

article 2012
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.11216

OBJECTIVE: To examine the reproducibility of assessment of severity of pelvic endometriosis by transvaginal sonography (TVS). METHODS: This was a prospective observational study conducted from August 2006 to July 2009 in two academic depart…

article 2011
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/1472-6874-11-14

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common benign condition, which is characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissue in ectopic sites outside the uterus. Laparoscopic excision of the disease is frequently carried out for the treatment of…

article 2010
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.7689

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the ability of preoperative transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) scanning to assess the severity of pelvic endometriosis. METHODS: Consecutive women with clinically suspected or proven pelvic e…