Jan Deprest

INTRODUCTION: Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed in women. Minimally invasive methods are on the rise globally as they have been shown to decrease surgical morbidity compared with abdominal hysterectomy. Hysterectomy…

Vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a novel technique for minimally invasive gynecological surgery. Adequate training and standardization are key elements to patient safety and quality of care. Based on consen…

This report describes a case of a uterine cystic myometrial lesion in a 16-year-old adolescent girl presenting with pelvic pain and severe progressively worsening dysmenorrhoea. Patient's symptoms, ultrasound and MRI were suggestive of juve…

BACKGROUND: Selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregnancies is associated with an increased risk of perinatal mortality and morbidity and represents a clinical dilemma. Interventions include expectant management with ea…

UNLABELLED: Robotic minimal invasive surgery is gaining acceptance in surgical care. In contrast with the appreciated three-dimensional vision and enhanced dexterity, haptic feedback is not offered. For this reason, robotics is not consider…

in human blastomeres An international journal published for ESHRE, covering research and clinical work in human reproduction and relevant animal studies

The aim of a gynecological ‘one-stop bleeding clinic’ is to identify the cause of the bleeding and, if possible, to exclude endometrial carcinoma. Most of these outpatient clinics are based on the use of transvaginal sonography (TVS) with e…

The process of embryo implantation includes attachment of the embryo to the endometrium and penetration through the epithelial layer, decidualization of the basement membrane, invasion of the uterine stroma and access to blood supply. This …

To the Editor: Ureteral obstruction is an infrequent but serious complication of pelvic endometriosis. Often, endometriosis is not identified as the cause of the obstruction before surgery. Hormona...

Laparoscopic excision of deeply infiltrating endometriosis in the cul-de-sac or the rectovaginal septum by means of electrosurgery or laser is performed frequently. Little is known about the long-term results or complications of this surger…

OBJECTIVE: To describe and evaluate the surgical treatment of large ovarian endometriomas by an extraovarian endosurgical technique. DESIGN: Prospective case series study. SETTING: University center and tertiary referral center for endosc…

The use of the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser for laparoscopic enterocele repair was evaluated in four women with an enterocele as the only pathology. Three women had a large enterocele after earlier hysterectomy, and one young woman had a cong…

Today's clinical challenge of endometriosis is to know when Its presence can be called a disease and therefore to decide when treatment is Indicated. The evolution of endometrkasls is presented as a cycle which can derail. Local pelvic fact…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of the endometrial cyst and to locate the implants for selective biopsy. DESIGN: Prospective study. SUBJECTS: Fifty-one women with one or two ovarian chocolate cysts of 3 cm or more were investig…

In a prospective study, the concentrations of CA 125, 17 beta-oestradiol and progesterone were assayed in 52 consecutive ovarian cysts, laparoscopically suspected to be endometriomas. Cysts with dark brown 'chocolate' fluid (n = 42) were ex…