Dominique Van Schoubroeck

INTRODUCTION: Accessory cavitated uterine malformation (ACUM) is a relatively recent term used to describe a noncommunicating, accessory uterine cavity. ACUM have been published under different terms ranging from juvenile cystic adenomyosis…

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) and International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group, the European Endometriosis League (EEL), the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHR…

Preoperative sonographic staging in patients with suspected parametrial endometriosis is essential to plan surgical intervention and anticipate the need for a multidisciplinary approach, and thus optimize surgical outcome. The results of a …

STUDY QUESTION: Can the Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) be estimated accurately before surgery? SUMMARY ANSWER: The EFI can be estimated accurately based on mere clinical/ultrasound information, with some improvement after adding data f…

Uterine contractions may affect the thickness and features of the myometrial wall as well as the shape of the uterine cavity. The transient nature of these changes can be appreciated during real-time two-dimensional ultrasound examination a…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the value of using one-stop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) vs standard radiological imaging as a supplement to transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) for the preoperative assessment of patients with endometriosis referre…

To illustrate the detection of extrauterine pathology not related to ovarian disease nor deep infiltrating endometriosis in women undergoing transvaginal gynecological ultrasonography. We present a series of 20 illustrative cases detected a…

The use of in vitro three-dimensional ultrasound examination with needle stereotaxis after hysterectomy is illustrated in a case of extensive adenomyosis. The quality of the images at in vitro ultrasonography was compared with the quality o…

The IDEA (International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group) statement is a consensus opinion on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe the sonographic features of the different phenotypes of endometriosis. Currently…

The MUSA (Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment) statement is a consensus statement on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe and report the sonographic features of the myometrium using gray-scale sonography,…

We will describe a case of a patient diagnosed with a rare identity of a benign lesion, "reactive nodular fibrous pseudotumor" (RNFP). It is a tumor which preoperatively can present as a malignant tumor and is only reported in 19 cases. Acc…

Focal adenomyosis may be missed by the pathologist at examination of the hysterectomy specimen. In this report we suggest a new method allowing in vitro, ultrasound guided localization of adenomysosis lesions prior to anatomo-pathological e…

Accurate prediction of the extent of distal bowel involvement in case of deep endometriosis could help in the planning of surgery: if the endometriotic lesion does superficially (only serosa) involve the bowel wall, conventional operative (…