Velja Mijatovic

No ORCID on file · 113 papers in corpus · active 2006-2026

Study types

  • article 69
  • other 17
  • review 15
  • letter 5
  • rct 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 100
  • infertility 20
  • dysmenorrhea 14
  • dyspareunia 11
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 11
  • endometrioma 7
  • die_deep_infiltrating 5
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 3
  • adenomyosis 3
  • bowel_endometriosis 2
article 2019

We present a microfluidic platform for less-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis based on measuring deformability of eutopic endometrial stromal cells. Primary endometrial cells from patients were found to travel inside a narrow microchannel…

review 2019
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmz024

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis commonly occurs with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and is associated with subfertility and a higher miscarriage rate. Recent evidence showed abnormal vascularization in the endometrium in patients with adenomyosis,…

article 2019
·doi:10.1093/humrep/dez206

STUDY QUESTION: Does pain or volume of used contrast medium impact the effectiveness of oil-based contrast during hysterosalpingography (HSG)? SUMMARY ANSWER: In women who report moderate to severe pain during HSG, the use of oil-based cont…

article 2019
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn

BACKGROUND: The best surgical technique for managing ovarian endometriomas is still widely debated, though the current standard is stripping cystectomy. The use of plasma energy as a treatment option is a relatively new concept and little d…

article 2019
·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoz015

STUDY QUESTION: Can we identify patient characteristics that distinguish which ovulatory infertile women undergoing hysterosalpingography (HSG) benefit more or less from flushing with oil-based contrast medium compared to water-based contra…

article 2018
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dey332

STUDY QUESTION: Does incisional endometriosis (IE) harbor somatic cancer-driver mutations? SUMMARY ANSWER: We found that approximately one-quarter of IE cases harbor somatic-cancer mutations, which commonly affect components of the MAPK/RAS…

other 2018
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-018-0556-6

BACKGROUND: Tubal pathology is a causative factor in 20% of subfertile couples. Traditionally, tubal testing during fertility work-up is performed by hysterosalpingography (HSG). Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) is a new technique t…

article 2018
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.128
letter 2017
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14948
article 2017
review 2017
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000468933

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP) is a rare, life-threatening event, particularly relevant to women with endometriosis or deciduosis. METHODS: To determine the type of lesions leading to SHiP, a literature search wa…

article 2017
review 2017
·doi:10.5301/jeppd.5000299

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in moderate to severe endometriosis patients, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted since the role of this treatment strategy in these patients is a matter…

review 2017
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.10.012
other 2016
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.05.025

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate existing evidence of a possible association in women with endometriosis between controlled ovarian hyperstimulation plus embryo transfer (COH-ET) and the occurrence of spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP). …

article 2016
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14371

OBJECTIVE: To report pregnancy outcomes of SHiP (spontaneous haemoperitoneum in pregnancy) and the association with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case note review. SETTING: Dutch referral hospitals for endometriosis. SAMPLE: Eleven w…

article 2016
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland ·doi:10.1111/codi.13569

AIM: Surgical management of patients with deep endometriosis (DE) of the rectum is difficult. Inflammation and subsequent adhesions due to DE impede access to the lower pelvis and may lead to complications during laparoscopic low anterior r…

article 2015

Background: Endometrial tissue is present outside the uterine cavity in 6-10% of fertile women. Associated symptoms such as dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia and abdominal discomfort are non-specific. For this reason, endometriosis is not always c…

other 2014
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.01.005

Performing intrauterine insemination (IUI) in moderate-to-severe endometriosis patients is not implemented in international guidelines, as only limited data exist on treatment efficacy and safety. This retrospective study examined the effic…

article 2014
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2014.932341

A prospective observational cohort study was performed to examine patient satisfaction after one Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment cycle in moderate to severe endometriosis patients. From May 2012 till September 2013, 25 pati…

article 2013
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.09.027
other 2012
Abdominal imaging ·doi:10.1007/s00261-011-9790-1

PURPOSE: To evaluate magnetic resonance (MR) imaging morphologic- and signal intensity abnormalities of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the bowel wall and to assess its value in predicting depth and extent of bowel wall infiltratio…

article 2012
article 2012
·doi:10.5301/je.2012.9230

Purpose The aim of this study is to assess post-operative complications, symptoms, patient satisfaction, and fertility outcome after a long-term follow-up period in patients with severe intestinal endometriosis. Methods In this retrospectiv…

article 2011
The American journal of the medical sciences ·doi:10.1097/maj.0b013e31820094da