Bruno Borghese

BACKGROUND: An average time to diagnosis of 7 years is commonly described for endometriosis; diagnostic delay for adenomyosis is unknown. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe diagnostic delay for endometriosis and adenomyosis and to…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Is a decrease in dysmenorrhoea after suppressive hormonal therapy a marker of the endometriosis phenotype and of greater disease severity? DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort study conducted in a French university…

To determine whether recurrent endometriomas are associated with multiple deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesions. This was an observational, cross-sectional, cohort study of 611 consecutive symptomatic women with endometrioma who und…

BACKGROUND: The time between symptoms onset and endometriosis diagnosis is usually long. The negative impacts of delayed endometriosis diagnosis can affect patients and health outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study using clini…

Objective: To identify circulating miRNAs associated with ovarian endometriosis (OMA), and to analyze candidate genes targeted by these miRNAs. Methods: Putative regulating miRNAs were identified through an original bioinformatics approach.…

This review aims at better understanding the genetics of endometriosis. Endometriosis is a frequent feminine disease, affecting up to 10% of women, and characterized by pain and infertility. In the most accepted hypothesis, endometriosis is…

Abstract Study question How to assess the different adenomyosis phenotype before and after pregnancy on magnetic resonance imaging according to stringent validated criteria ? Summary answer Diffuse adenomyosis increases significantly after …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the presence of focal adenomyosis of the outer myometrium (FAOM) at preoperative magnetic resonance imaging is associated with the severity of deep infiltrating endometriosis. DESIGN: Observational cross-sec…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the endometriosis phenotype and the age at menarche. DESIGN: An observational, cross-sectional study using prospectively collected data (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Singl…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesions before and after pregnancy. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: A single French university tertiary referral hospital. PA…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between bladder deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and anterior focal adenomyosis of the outer myometrium (aFAOM) diagnosed by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). DESIGN: An observ…