Christel Meuleman

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present the clinical outcome after laparoscopic radical excision of deeply infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) with colorectal extension and laparoscopic segmental bowel resection. RECENT FINDINGS: In three different stud…

BACKGROUND: An early semi-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis has the potential to allow early treatment and minimize disease progression but no such test is available at present. Our aim was to perform a combined mRNA microarray and proteo…

BACKGROUND: At present, the only way to conclusively diagnose endometriosis is laparoscopic inspection, preferably with histological confirmation. This contributes to the delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis which is 6-11 years. So far n…

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that differential surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry protein or peptide expression in plasma can be used in infertile women with or without pelvic pain to predict …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is associated with chronic subclinical inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, could serve as a biomarker of endometriosis. We tested the hypothesis that a high sensitivity CRP assay (hsCR…

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic segmental bowel resection and reanastomosis for endometriosis with colorectal wall invasion can be associated with high complication rates. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that this high complication…

Endometriosis: final diagnosis and treatment Endometriosis is a disease observed in women in the reproductive age when endometrial-like tissue is present outside the uterine cavity. This induces a chronic, inflammatory reaction. The symptom…

BACKGROUND: Multidisciplinary laparoscopic treatment is the standard of care for radical treatment of deep infiltrating pelvic endometriosis. If bowel resection is necessary, a muscle-split or Pfannenstiel incision is also required. The avo…

BACKGROUND: This study aims to quantify the non-health-care costs of endometriosis in a sample of Belgian patients over a 30-month period. METHODS: A longitudinal study enrolled patients who underwent surgical treatment for endometriosis in…

BACKGROUND: Treatment of colorectal endometriosis is difficult and challenging. We reviewed the clinical outcome of surgical treatment of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with colorectal involvement. METHODS: Review was based upon a…

Auteur(s): VAN TURNHOUT C, MEULEMAN C, D’HOOGHE T , | Samenvatting: Endometriose is een ziekte die wordt aangetroffen bij vrouwen in de reproductieve leeftijd en die zich kenmerkt door de aanwezigheid van endometriale cellen buiten de baarm…