Patrick Puttemans

No ORCID on file · 44 papers in corpus · active 1987-2023

Study types

  • article 21
  • review 13
  • book-chapter 7
  • letter 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 35
  • endometrioma 8
  • infertility 7
  • die_deep_infiltrating 3
review 2004
Diagnosis of endometriosis: pelvic endoscopy and imaging techniques
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.03.002

Although laparoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis, the need for this invasive diagnostic tool is a major stumbling-block in both effective clinical management and for research into this common and debilitating dis…

review 2004
Progress in transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy
·doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2004.05.006

Reproductive performance is now more than ever determining the choice of treatment for each individual couple. The easy access to ART treatments, their financial benefits, and the relative high success rate per cycle are at the basis of a l…

article 2004
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy but not transvaginal ultrasound allows detection of small ovarian endometriomas in patients with infertility
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.913
article 2003
Endometriosis: a uterine disease with extrauterine lesions?
·doi:10.1016/s1471-7697(03)00021-2
review 2003
Endometriosis: modern surgical management to improve fertility
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/s1521-6934(02)00169-4

Endometriosis is a pleiotropic reproductive condition and the lesions visualized at laparoscopy are only one aspect of this disease process. At present, there is no evidence that surgery for endometriosis can cure infertility. The most impo…

review 2003
Non-invasive methods of diagnosis of endometriosis
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1097/00001703-200312000-00011

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Laparoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis but the need for visual evidence of the disease is a major stumbling-block for both effective clinical management of affected patients as well as for res…

review 2003
Transvaginal Laparoscopy
·doi:10.1097/00003081-200303000-00015

BROSENS, IVO MD; CAMPO, RUDI MD; PUTTEMANS, PATRICK MD; GORDTS, STEPHAN MD Author Information

article 2002
Aromatase P450 messenger RNA expression in eutopic endometrium is not a specific marker for pelvic endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03324-1

ObjectiveTo determine whether expression of aromatase P450 mRNA in eutopic endometrium is predictive of the presence of pelvic endometriosis.DesignA prospective, multicenter, observational study.SettingFour tertiary centers for reproductive…

book-chapter 1997
Reconstruction of the Ovary with Endometrioma: A Problem of Adhesions
·doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-1864-7_18
article 1996
Reconstruction of the ovary containing large endometriomas by an extraovarian endosurgical technique
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58561-6

ObjectiveTo describe and evaluate the surgical treatment of large ovarian endometriomas by an extraovarian endosurgical technique.DesignProspective case series study.SettingUniversity center and tertiary referral center for endoscopic surge…

book-chapter 1995
Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_2
article 1994
The endometriosis cycle and its derailments
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138594

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…

review 1993
5 Appearances of endometriosis
Bailliere's clinical obstetrics and gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/s0950-3552(05)80461-4
book-chapter 1990
Is There a Rationale for GnRH Analogue Therapy in Endometriosis?
·doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0721-8_1
book-chapter 1990
Is There a Rationale for GnRH Analogue Therapy in Endometriosis?
·doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2169-6_1
review 1989
9 Double-optic laparoscopy
·doi:10.1016/s0950-3552(89)80011-2

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…

article 1989
[Treatment of endometriosis with laser laparoscopy].
Der Gynakologe
article 1987
Histology and ultrastructure of human endometriotic tissues treated with dydrogesterone (Duphaston)
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/0028-2243(87)90008-6

The histological and ultrastructural changes of ectopic endometrium were studied during treatment with dydrogesterone (Duphaston) in eighteen infertile patients with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis. Three types of response to thera…

book-chapter 1987
Morphologic Evaluation of Pelvic Endometriosis
·doi:10.1159/000414915

Autoimmune phenomenon have previously been described in patients with pelvic endometriosis.Anti-endometrial antibodies have been observed, as well as increased numbers of macrophages and lymphocytes in the peritoneal fluid.These findings ma…