Gyneacology-Urology

Phone+32-2-4776546, +32-2-4776529
Websitehttp://www.vub.ac.be/infovoor/onderzoekers/research/team.php?team_code=URVO

Postal address
Laarbeeklaan 103
1090 Jette
Belgium

Organisation profile

The department URVO houses the research units gynaecology, obstetrics and urology, which have as main research topics the following: 1. Gynaecology (J.J. Amy, Ph. De Sutter): - Chromosomal deviations in ovarial tumours; - Imaging of the cervix in the screening and prevention of cervical (pre-)cancer (e.g. cervicography); - Development of laparoscopy in gynaecological oncologic surgery; - Clinical trials on hormonal replacement therapy in menopause; - Clinical trials in hormonal contraception; - Co-operation in multi-centre clinical trials on surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for gynaecological cancers (e.g. EORTC). 2. Unit Obstetrics (Foulon W.): - Prevention of congenital Toxoplasmosis; - Pathophysiology of Preterm Labour: Role of ascending infection in preterm birth; - Incidence and sequelae of congenital CMV-infection. Possibilities of prevention; - Invasive procedures and prenatal diagnosis in twin pregnancies; - Chorionic villous sampling; - Early detection of foetal malformations. 3. Unit Urology (Keuppens F.); - Physiopathology of the erection micturation: clinical trials; - Clinical trials in bladder cancer and prostate cancer; - Development of endolaminale echography.

Keywords

Prevention
Preterm Labor
Congenital Toxoplasmosis

16 Finished

IOF2042: Financing IOF-program: 4R-ART: Clinical validation of optimized In Vitro Maturation and of Oocyte Quality Test for registration purposes
Smitz, J., De Vos, M., Verheyen, G. & Anckaert, E.
1/01/15 → 31/12/19
Project: Applied
FWOAL472: [machine-translated-for-iweto] Do children born after intracytoplasmatische sperm injection (ICSI) an increased risk of cardio
Devroey, P., Bonduelle, M., Smitz, J. & De Schepper, J.
1/01/08 → 31/12/11
Project: Fundamental
ADSS142: Doctoraatsbeurs voor Dr. KOLIBIANAKIS
Devroey, P.
1/10/02 → 31/08/03
Project: Fundamental
FWOAL196: Prospective study for a comparison of one and two-cell biopsy after preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and analysis of the polarisation in mouse-and human embryos and how it is influenced by biopsy.
Sermon, K. & Devroey, P.
1/01/02 → 31/12/05
Project: Fundamental
CONI66: INSCHRIJVINGEN : Congres : "Intracytoplasmic sperm injection : ten years after the first birth". - Brussel 12-14/4/2002
Devroey, P., Smitz, J., Tournaye, H. & Van Steirteghem, A.
16/06/00 → 31/12/02
Project: Fundamental

10303 Citations
60 h-index
253 Article
38 Conference paper
32 Meeting abstract (Journal)
8 Meeting abstract (Book)
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Aneuploidy induces proteotoxic stress and autophagy-mediated apoptosis in human preimplantation embryos
Regin, M., Couvreu De Deckersberg, E., Guns, Y., Verdyck, P., Verheyen, G., Van de Velde, H., Spits, C. & Sermon, K., 2021, In: Human Reproduction. 36, Suppl 1, p. 114-115 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract (Journal)
ENHANCED MCP-1 RELEASE IN EARLY AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Janssens, P., Decuypere, J-P., De Rechter, S., Breysem, L., Van Giel, D., Billen, J., Hindryckx, A., De Catte, L., Baldewijns, M., Claes, K., Wissing, K. M., Devriendt, K., Bammens, B., Meyts, I., Torres, V., Vennekens, R. & Mekahli, D., May 2021, In: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 36, p. 102-102
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract (Journal)
Next-generation sequencing in prenatal setting: Some examples of unexpected variant association
Rinaldi, B., Race, V., Corveleyn, A., Van Hoof, E., Bauters, M., Van Den Bogaert, K., Denayer, E., de Ravel, T., Legius, E., Baldewijns, M., Aertsen, M., Lewi, L., De Catte, L., Breckpot, J. & Devriendt, K., 10 Feb 2020, In: European Journal of Medical Genetics. 63, 5, 9 p., 103875.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)
A post-mortem population survey on foetal-infantile end-of-life decisions: a research protocol
Dombrecht, L., Beernaert, K., Roets, E., Chambaere, K., Cools, F., Goossens, L., Naulaers, G., De Catte, L., Cohen, J., Deliens, L. & NICU consortium, 3 Aug 2018, In: BMC Pediatrics. 18, 1, p. 260 1 p., 260.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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9 Citations (Scopus)

60 Downloads (Pure)
Birthweight of singletons born after cleavage-stage or blastocyst transfer in fresh and warming cycles
De Vos, A., Santos-Ribeiro, S., Van Landuyt, L., Van de Velde, H., Tournaye, H. & Verheyen, G., 1 Feb 2018, In: Human Reproduction. 33, 2, p. 196-201 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
24 Citations (Scopus)

7 Participation in workshop, seminar
2 Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
1 Member of PhD committee
1 Talk or presentation at a conference

28th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), Istanbul, Turkey, 1-4 July 2012
Veerle Vloeberghs (Participant)
1 Jul 2012 → 4 Jul 2012
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Dominic Stoop (Participant)
3 Jul 2011 → 6 Jul 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Paul Devroey (Participant)
3 Jul 2011 → 6 Jul 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Greta Verheyen (Participant)
3 Jul 2011 → 6 Jul 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Hilde Van De Velde (Participant)
3 Jul 2011 → 6 Jul 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar