P. Capmas

BACKGROUND: Rectal endometriosis is among the most symptomatic forms of the disease. When hormonal therapy fails, surgery is often required. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is widely used in gynecology for the treatment of myomas a…

STUDY QUESTION: Is increasing the intensity of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) by 30% in the treatment of rectal endometriosis a safe procedure? SUMMARY ANSWER: This study demonstrates the safety of a 30% increase in the intensity…

OBJECTIVE: Unrecognized ureteral and bladder injury increase morbidity and mortality in gynecologic surgery. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the efficiency of a systematic intra-venous (IV) injection of carmine indigo to d…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To study the severity of intrauterine adhesions (IUA) after uterine arterial embolization and to evaluate fertility, pregnancy, and obstetrical outcomes after hysteroscopic treatment. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING…

Study objective: To characterize the incidence, clinical features, and demographic characteristics of women with catamenial pneumothorax with the use of a large national database in the United States. Design: Retrospective case control stud…

OBJECTIVES: To estimate diagnostic accuracy of sonography in the diagnosis of adenomyosis in current practice when compared to pathology as a "gold standard". METHODS: This diagnosis accuracy study was observational and retrospective, incl…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the epidemiologic and economic burden related to adhesions and their complications for the French healthcare system. DESIGN: A descriptive and economic retrospective analysis. SETTING: Medicalized information …

BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating ectopic pregnancy have reported many different outcomes, which are themselves often defined and measured in distinct ways. This level of variation results in an inability to compare…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between endometriosis and bowel obstruction or intussusception using a large population database. METHODS: This was a population-based study using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between endometriosis and tubal and ovarian cancers in a large population-based study. METHODS: The Health Care Cost and Utilization Project - National Inpatient Sample databases from 2005 to 2014 were u…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a 10 mg per day 12 week treatment of ulipristal acetate (UPA) on abnormal uterine bleeding due to adenomyosis. DESIGN: A double-blind phase 2 randomized controlled pilot study. SETTING: From May 2015 t…

Research questionWhat are the effects of ulipristal acetate (UPA) on the expression of endometrial proliferation and maturation markers?DesignA total of 45 endometrium-containing blocks of hysterectomy samples from non-menopausal women with…

BACKGROUND: Fertiloscopy is a recent technique designed to explore the tubo-ovarian axis in unexplained infertility. It is a simple outpatient technique, allowing to perform operative procedures, but its position relative to laparoscopy is …