Gil Dubernard

OBJECTIVE: To provide a snapshot of the surgical management of endometriosis in French high-volume activity centers. METHODS: Analysis of prospectively collected data between November 2015 and May 2017 in 21 centers with a high volume of e…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical management and risks of postoperative complications of patients with urinary tract endometriosis in France in 2017. DESIGN: Multicenter retrospective cohort pilot study. SETTING: Departments of gy…

DIE of the rectosigmoid is associated with painful symptoms. When medical treatments are ineffective, surgical resection remains the standard. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive ablative procedure. FocalOne is …

Study objectiveComparison of 3D-rectosonography (3D-RSG), rectal endoscopic sonography (RES), and MRI performances in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis using surgery as the Gold Standard.DesignMonocentric retrospective longitudina…

Tridimensional rectosonography (3-D RSG) is a transvaginal ultrasonography procedure combining intrarectal contrast with tridimensional technology. The objectives of this study were to assess the diagnostic performances of 3-D RSG in deep i…

OBJECTIVES: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the rectosigmoid is associated with painful symptoms. When medical treatment is ineffective, surgical resection remains the standard treatment, despite significant risk of adverse events.…

Introduction: Faced with a suspicion of endometriosis, transvaginal sonography is the first-line procedure to diagnose deep infiltrating endometriosis. Methods: We recently introduced the FlyThru ® mode from TOSHIBA aplio 500. With the 3D a…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of NovaSure® radiofrequency global endometrial ablation (GEA) in adenomyosis.Study designWe conducted a monocentric longitudinal cohort study at Croix-Rousse University Hospital (Lyon, France). Inclusion cr…

First-line diagnostic investigations for endometriosis are physical examination and pelvic ultrasound. The second-line investigations are: targeted pelvic examination performed by an expert clinician, transvaginal ultrasound performed by an…

Endometriosis is difficult to diagnose clinically. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is a procedure that is known to be operator-dependent, which mean that published evidences has to be balanced with the level of the sonographer that produced t…

First-line investigations to diagnose endometriosis are clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound. Second-line investigations include pelvic examination performed by a referent clinician, transvaginal ultrasound performed by a referent ech…

ObjectiveTo assess postoperative complications, improvement of pain symptoms and residual urinary functional symptoms after surgery for deep infiltrative endometriosis affecting ureter or bladder.MethodsRetrospective study of complications …

Splenosis is a pathology resulting from a rupture of the spleen due to a trauma or a surgery. We report the case of a patient presenting with a splenosis, initially diagnosed as endometriosis-related pelvic nodules, the most frequent cause …

Posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is one of the most common forms of the condition1. The rectosigmoid colon is often involved and can be associated with symptoms such as diarrhea, dyschezia and bowel cramping. As medical treat…

ObjectivesDeep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) raises a number of diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the reference technique in endometriosis, is questioned for posterior pelvic lesions, especially in re…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the performance of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound with color Doppler in the diagnosis of bladder endometriosis compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cystoscopy. DESIGN: Canadian Task Force classif…

ObjectiveTo evaluate urinary dysfunction and quality of life before and after surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).MethodsThis prospective study included 50 patients with DIE who required surgery. Urinary dysfunction was evalua…

BackgroundTo evaluate the long-term symptoms, quality of life (QOL), and fertility after colorectal resection for endometriosis.MethodsExtended analysis of a randomized controlled trial including 52 patients with colorectal endometriosis, c…

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is difficult to diagnose. Although there are symptoms associated with DIE1, they are not specific for severity or location of DIE lesions2. Some studies have shown that the performance of transvaginal s…

ObjectiveTo determine whether the surgical route of colorectal resection for endometriosis is a determinant factor for fertility.DesignProspective study.SettingTertiary-care university hospital.Patient(s)Fifty-two patients with endometriosi…

ObjectiveTo evaluate urinary symptoms before and after colorectal resection for endometriosis using validated questionnaires.Study designWe randomly assigned 52 patients with colorectal endometriosis to undergo laparoscopically assisted or …

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this prospective study were to evaluate fertility, pregnancy outcomes and their determinant factors after laparoscopic segmental colorectal resection for endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: We studied 83 women who underwent…

OBJECTIVE: We report the first randomized trial of laparoscopically assisted versus open colorectal resection for endometriosis focusing on perioperative complications, improvement in symptoms, quality of life, and fertility. SUMMARY OF BAC…