Ignace Vergote
ORCID: 0000-0002-7589-8981
· 38 papers in corpus
2013
nonrandomized-trial
2013
STUDY QUESTION: Is there a difference between women with endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic surgery with bowel resection or without bowel resection regarding depressive symptoms, relational adjustment and sexual functioning? SUMMARY …
other
2013
HNF1B is overexpressed in clear cell epithelial ovarian cancer, and we observed epigenetic silencing in serous epithelial ovarian cancer, leading us to hypothesize that variation in this gene differentially associates with epithelial ovaria…
observational
2011
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…
2011
case-report
2011
BACKGROUND: The development of cancer from adenomyotic foci is a rare occurrence. The diagnosis is frequently delayed because of the absence of tumor in the eutopic endometrium. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 64-year-old postmenopausa…
review
2011
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…
2011
observational
2009
Pelvic surgery for gynecological cancer can affect sexuality through a number of anatomical, physiological and psychological mechanisms. We aimed to examine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and psychological functioning in women who und…
case-report
2008
BACKGROUND: Mammary tuberculosis is rare in the Western world. It has no defined clinical or imaging features, and has to be differentiated from breast cancer and an abscess. CASE REPORT: We present a case of mammary tuberculosis combined w…
other
2008
Innervation of deep endometriosis has recently been linked to its severe pain symptoms. We demonstrated for the first time that the Wilms' tumor gene 1 is overexpressed in part of these nerves.
case-report
2006
review
2004
For several decades, endometriosis has been suspected of playing a role in the aetiology of ovarian cancer. The literature concerning a possible histogenesis of ovarian cancer from benign endometriosis is reviewed in this chapter. Epidemiol…