PR Koninckx

Objectives: The peritoneal cavity is a cavity outside the bloodstream, with a specific hormonal, immunological and microbiological micro-environment distinct from plasma. The mesothelial cells lining the peritoneal cavity react within secon…

BACKGROUND: The genetic-epigenetic theory postulates that endometriosis is triggered by a cumulative set of genetic-epigenetic (GE) incidents. Pelvic and upper genital tract infection might induce GE incidents and thus play a role in the pa…

BACKGROUND: deep endometriosis involving the bowel often is treated by segmental bowel resection. In a recent review of over 10000 segmental bowel resections for indications other than endometriosis, low rectum resections, in particular, we…

To the best of our knowledge this is the first prospective study in nonhuman primates of proven fertility in the wild, which compares fertility between animals with spontaneous minimal endometriosis and those with a normal pelvis. During 7 …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse factors associated with a ureteric injury. DESIGN: Retrospective accident analysis. SETTING: Deep endometriosis surgery in a tertiary referral centre. SAMPLE: Video recording of a surgical accident was analysed by six …

The authors have analyzed samples of peritoneal liquid to determine how and in which measure the level of steroid hormones allows to distinguish between follicular rupture and ovulation, and follicular luteinization without rupture and lack…