Michel Canis

STUDY QUESTION: Can deep infiltrating endometriotic stromal cells (DES) sense changes in extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness and respond to them? SUMMARY ANSWER: Soft matrices inhibit cell proliferation and inactivate the fibrotic phenoty…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcomes and complications of laparoscopic ureteroneocystotomy in gynecologic surgery. DESIGN: We retrospectively reviewed all medical records of patients who underwent ureteroneocystostomy between April 2008…

We propose a new deformable slice-to-volume registration method to register a 2D Transvaginal Ultrasound (TVUS) to a 3D Magnetic Resonance (MR) volume. Our main goal is to find a cross-section of the MR volume such that the endometrial impl…

Whenever elevated signal intensity is displayed at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within an ovarian lesion on unenhanced T1-weighted sequences, some specific diagnoses should be considered because only 3 main components may be responsible…

Poster: ECR 2014 / C-1798 / Abdominal wall endometriosis : MRI features about 31 lesions with histological confirmation by: Franz, T. Klotz, P. F. Montoriol, J. M. Garcier, M. Canis, D. Da Ines; Clermont-Ferrand/FR

OBJECTIVE: While association between endometriosis and infertility is well established, there are few studies about the impact of endometriosis on adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of endometriosi…

BACKGROUND: Numerous studies concerning endometriosis and pain have been reported. However, there is no consensus on the best method to evaluate pain in endometriosis and many scales have been used. Moreover, there are only a few descriptio…

Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent disease associated with infertility and pelvic pain. Endometriosis is defined by the presence of extra-uterine endometrial tissue. It affects approximately 10% of reproductive-aged women. Howev…

Study question: To compare the pregnancy rate in patients submitted to FET (Frozen Embryos Transfer) of cleavage stage embryos (Group 1), or at the blastocyst stage (Group 2). Summary answer: Our data showed that the transfer of frozen blas…

The surgical treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis is challenging and complex. Currently, the gold standard for patient care is the referral to tertiary centers with a multidisciplinary team including gynecologists, colorectal surgeo…

STUDY QUESTION: To what extent do the management of endometriosis and the symptoms that remain after treatment affect the quality of life in women with the disease? SUMMARY ANSWER: Many women with endometriosis had impaired quality of life…

Benign ovarian tumors can be separated in three groups: teratoma, unilocular cyst and endometrioma. Laparoscopy should always be preferred for the surgical approach. Before menopause, conservative treatment should be preferred apart from pr…

L’endometriose est definie par le developpement du tissu endometrial en situation ectopique. Si cette definition est simple, la physiopathologie des lesions endometriosiques reste discutee. La proteomique est l’une des voies d’exploration a…

Purpose To compare pain symptoms and quality of life between epiphenomenon and endometriosis disease. Methods Between January 2004 and July 2008, 536 new cases of endometriosis confirmed by surgical biopsy were included in this observationa…

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to calculate costs and health-related quality of life of women with endometriosis-associated symptoms treated in referral centres. METHODS: A prospective, multi-centre, questionnaire-based survey measured costs…

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to compare the surgical outcomes of standard and reverse laparoscopic techniques for the treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in a teaching and research h…