Sofie Piessens

ORCID: 0000-0002-9716-1091 · 11 papers in corpus · active 2003-2023

Study types

  • article 8
  • editorial 2
  • book-chapter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 10
  • die_deep_infiltrating 7
  • infertility 4
  • adenomyosis 3
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • endometrioma 2
  • dyspareunia 2
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
article 2023
·doi:10.1142/s2661318223740195

Endometriosis is a common and often debilitating gynaecological disorder that affects 5-10% of women. The prevalence is even higher among women with symptoms of endometriosis. Approximately 80% of women suffering from endometriosis have sup…

editorial 2022
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2022.08.006
editorial 2019
·doi:10.1002/ajum.12159

Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus1. The most common hypothesis assumes endometrial glands and stroma implant in the pelvis after retrograde menstruation through the fallopian tubes.…

article 2019
·doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.07.589
article 2019
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.08.027

Study ObjectiveTo show how the evaluation for endometriosis can be included in the routine pelvic ultrasound examination.DesignStepwise narrated video demonstration of the sonographic evaluation for endometriosis in routine pelvic ultrasoun…

article 2018
·doi:10.1002/sono.12149

Abstract An estimated 5–10% of the general female population is affected by endometriosis, with an even higher prevalence among women with infertility or significant symptoms of endometriosis. Transvaginal ultrasound has been shown to be an…

article 2018
·doi:10.1177/2284026518767259

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the use of transvaginal ultrasound in predicting superficial endometriosis near the uterosacral ligaments, in women with symptoms of endometriosis. Methods: This was a prospective observational pilo…

book-chapter 2015
·doi:10.1017/cbo9781139794671.013

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article 2014
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.12242

BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is complex, and preoperative diagnosis benefits both surgeon and patient. Studies in expert centres have reported high accuracy for transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) diagn…

article 2012
·doi:10.1002/uog.11310

Surgical treatment of DIE is complex and preoperative diagnosis benefits both surgeon and patient. Several studies have reported high accuracy for the TVUS diagnosis of DIE, however, these studies were performed by experts who developed the…

article 2003
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.156

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether acoustic streaming has clinical value in the differentiation between various ovarian and adnexal cysts. METHODS: We assessed 29 adnexal cysts, for which pathological diagnosis was available, for the presence…