Keukens, Anne

For patients with endometrioma it is unclear what treatment: surgery and/or medication, is more effective in reducing pain and improving quality of life (QoL). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to provide an overview of the exi…

Study question What is the effectiveness of surgery compared to medication for improving pain and quality of life (QoL) in symptomatic patients with endometrioma? Summary answer In patients with symptomatic endometrioma, a surgical treatmen…

Background Patients with endometriosis often experience bowel symptoms such as changing stool, abdominal pain and bloating similar to those associated with irritable-bowel-syndrome. These symptoms reduce quality of life (QoL). Visceral hype…

Objective: To evaluate both the content of treatment counseling and the extent of shared decision making (SDM) for patients with deep endometriosis (DE) and bowel involvement in specialised endometriosis centers in the Netherlands. Methods:…

BACKGROUND: Patients with endometriosis often experience bowel symptoms such as changing stool, abdominal pain and bloating similar to those associated with irritable bowel syndrome. These symptoms reduce quality of life (QoL). Visceral hyp…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this qualitative study was to identify considerations, objections, and preferences of women with symptomatic ovarian endometrioma in the shared decision-making process. DESIGN: This study was conducted as a qualitativ…

The SOMA-trial (Surgery or Medication for women with endometrioMA) was designed as a multicentre, open-label, randomized controlled trial (RCT) along with a prospective cohort. Patients who were willing to participate in the clinical trial …

IMPORTANCE: Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease, with different forms of expression and a variety of complaints. An endometrioma, an ovarian cyst with endometrium-like lining, is one of the most common expressions of abdominal endometr…

Background- For patients with endometrioma it is unclear what treatment: surgery and/or medication, is more effective in reducing pain and improving quality of life (QoL). Objectives- To provide an overview of existing evidence on effects o…