Scarring in the female reproductive tract
ESHRE Campus symposium
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
5-6 February 2013
Organised by the ESHRE Special Interest Groups Endometriosis & Endometrium and Reproductive Surgery
Magnitude of the clinical problem of abdomino-pelvic adhesions/pain - the evidence base – Cindy Farquhar (New Zealand)
Endometrial-peritoneal cross-talk and development of endometriosis – Christian Becker (United Kingdom)
Pelvic injury due to infection – Andrew Horne (United Kingdom)
A circadian clock in inflammation and adhesion formation? – Ying Cheong (United Kingdom)
Current methods for adhesion prevention – Jasper Verguts (Belgium)
Transvaginal laparoscopy (TVL), diagnosis and operative treatment of subtle endometriotic lesions and adhesions – Stephan Gordts (Belgium)
Complications due to endometriosis in laparoscopic surgery: How to manage and their prevention – Vasilis Tanos (Cyprus)
Impact of uterine adhesions on pregnancy outcome – Tin-Chiu Li (United Kingdom)
Differentiation of mesothelial cells – potential role in fibrosis – Sarah Herrick (United Kingdom)
Lessons from liver fibrosis – John Iredale (United Kingdom)
Selective αv integrin deletion identifies a core, targetable molecular pathway that regulates fibrosis across solid organs - Neil Henderson (United Kingdom)
Keynote Speaker: Molecular mechanisms linking wound inflammation and fibrosis – Paul Martin (United Kingdom)