Marcos Ballester

STUDY QUESTION: How is the expression of nectins and nectin-like molecules (Necls) detected by immunostaining altered by endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our results suggest that Nectin-1, -3, -4 and Necl-2 may contribute to the pathogenesis…

L’endometriose se definit par la presence de tissu endometrial (glandes et stroma) en dehors de la cavite uterine. Il s’agit d’une pathologie benigne touchant 3% de la population generale et environ 10% des femmes en âge de procreer (1). So…

Endometriosis is usually described as a complex multifactorial disease involving dysregulation of estrogen metabolism, inflammatory and immunological mechanisms. Recently, many authors have questioned the environmental pollution and toxins …

STUDY QUESTION: What is the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis in comparison with surgicopathological findings? SUMMARY ANSWER: MRI displayed an accuracy of 96.4% in the preoperative d…

A specific statistical tool (the cumulative summation test for learning curve or LC-CUSUM) was used to monitor the learning curve of four trainees for the diagnosis of endometriomas by transvaginal ultrasound. A large intertrainee variabili…

BACKGROUND: Although several scoring systems have been published to evaluate the pregnancy rate after ICSI-IVF in infertile patients, none of them are applicable for patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nor can they evaluate …

Daraï, Emile MD, PhD; Rouzier, Roman MD, PhD; Ballester, Marcos MD; Bazot, Marc MD Author Information

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…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependant disease that affects 10 to 15% of women of reproductive age. Its aetiology and molecular mechanisms involved have not yet been fully explored. Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrium-li…

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…

BACKGROUND: Thin-section oblique axial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful in staging endometrial and cervical carcinomas but there are no data on its contribution to assessing deep endometriosis. We evaluated the contribution of thi…

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the relationship between the severity of dysmenorrhea and endometrioma. METHODS: Descriptive study with prospective design. Two hundred and thirty-nine women with histologically proved endometriomas. The severity of …