Kate McIlwaine

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus · active 2011-2019

Study types

  • article 7
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 7
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 3
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • dyspareunia 1
other 2019
Can Narrowband Imaging Improve the Laparoscopic Identification of Superficial Endometriosis? A Prospective Cohort Trial
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.05.007

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of narrowband imaging (NBI) to detect additional areas of endometriosis not identified by standard white light in patients undergoing laparoscopy for the investigation of pelvic pain. DESIGN: A pro…

article 2018
Multicentre retrospective study to assess diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for superficial endometriosis—Are we any closer?
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.12911

BACKGROUND: To establish whether the ultrasound findings of minimal endometriosis are confirmed at laparoscopy and that a correlation can be established as to the anatomical sites in this mild form of the disease. AIMS: Patients with pain a…

article 2016
Can Narrowband Imaging Improve the Laparoscopic Identification of Superficial Endometriosis? A Prospective Cohort Trial
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.007
article 2016
P15.09: Multicentre retrospective study to assess diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for superficial endometriosis: are we any closer?
·doi:10.1002/uog.16644

To establish whether a correlation exists between pre-operative ultrasound assessment and laparoscopic findings in women referred to specialist gynecologists with symptoms suggestive of endometriosis. 53 patients who had laparoscopy to inve…

article 2015
Ability of MRI and Ultrasound with Multidisciplinary Meeting to Pre Operatively Predict the Need for Bowel Resection
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.078
article 2015
Are endometrial nerve fibres unique to endometriosis? A prospective case–control study of endometrial biopsy as a diagnostic test for endometriosis in women with pelvic pain
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dev259

STUDY QUESTION: Can the presence of endometrial nerve fibres be used as a diagnostic test for endometriosis in women with pelvic pain? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometrial fine nerve fibres were seen in the endometrium of women both with and without…

article 2015
Endometriosis: Does the menstrual cycle affect magnetic resonance (MR) imaging evaluation?
European journal of radiology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.08.003
article 2011
Pre-Operative MRI for Assessment of Bowel Involvement in Patients with Deep Pelvic Endometriosis – Does Timing of Menstrual Cycle Make a Difference?
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.065