Staff and Consultants - Original Papers

Sonorectovaginography: a new sonographic technique for imaging of the posterior compartment of the pelvis.

Bignardi T and Condous G.
J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Oct;27(10):1479-83.

Ultrasonographic visualization of balloon placement for uterine tamponade in massive primary postpartum hemorrhage.

Cho Y, Rizvi, Uppal T, Condous G.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Aug 27;32(5):711-713

The hCG ratio can predict the ultimate viability of the intrauterine pregnancies of uncertain viability in the pregnancy of unknown location population.

Bignardi T, Condous G, Alhamdan D, Kirk E, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T.
Hum Reprod. 2008 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in patients attending an Early Pregnancy Unit: prevalence, symptoms, pregnancy location and viability.

Kirk E, Bora S, Van Calster B, Condous G, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008;87(6):601-7.

The diagnostic effectiveness of an initial transvaginal scan in detecting ectopic pregnancy

Kirk E, Papageorghiou AT, Condous G, Tan L, Bora S, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2007 Nov;22(11):2824-8

Clinical information does not improve the performance of mathematical models in predicting the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location

Condous G, Van Calster B, Kirk E, Haider Z, Timmerman D, Van Huffel S, Bourne T.
Fertil Steril. 2007 Sep;88(3):572-80

Rationalizing the follow-up of pregnancies of unknown location

Kirk E, Condous G, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2007 Jun;22(6):1744-50

What is the value of pre-operative bimanual pelvic examination in women undergoing laparoscopic total hysterectomy?

Condous G, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Lam A
J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2007 May-Jun;14(3):334-8

Prediction of ectopic pregnancy in women with a pregnancy of unknown location

Condous G, Kirk E, Haider Z, Timmerman D, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun;29(6):680-7

Reply: Ultrasound diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Condous G, Kirk E, Bourne T
Hum. Reprod. May 2007; 22: 1494

Prospective cross-validation of three methods of predicting failing pregnancies of unknown location

Condous G, Van Calster B, Kirk E, Timmerman D, Van Huffel S, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2007 Apr;22(4):1156-60. Epub 2006 Dec 20

The simple outpatient management of Bartholin's abscess using the Word catheter: a preliminary study

Haider Z, Condous G, Kirk E, Mukri F, Bourne T.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Apr;47(2):137-40

Fetal pulse oximetry and cesarean delivery

Peek MJ, Condous GS, Nanan RK
N Engl J Med. 2007 Mar 29;356(13):1377; author reply 1377-8

A validation of the most commonly used protocol to predict the success of single dose methotrexate in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy

Kirk E, Condous G, Van Calster B, Haider Z, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2007 Mar;22(3):858-863

The accuracy of first trimester ultrasound in the diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic diseas

Kirk E, Papageorghiou AT, Condous G, Bottomley C, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jan 3;29(1):70-75

There is no role for uterine curettage in the contemporary diagnostic workup of women with a pregnancy of unknown location

Condous G, Kirk E, Lu C, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2006 Oct;21(10):2706-2710. Epub 2006 Jun 21

Acute pelvic pain: transvaginal diagnosis of appendicitis

Haider Z, Condous G, Ahmed S, Kirk E, Bourne T
J Ultrasound Med. 2006 Sep;25(9):1243-1244

Hyperemesis gravidarum: is an ultrasound scan necessary?

Kirk E, Papageorghiou AT, Condous G, Bottomley C, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2006 Sep;21(9):2440-2. Epub 2006 May 23

The impact of the availability of ultrasonography in the acute gynaecology unit

Haider Z, Condous G, Khalid A, Kirk E, Mukri F, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Aug;28(2):207-213

Predicting the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location: Bayesian networks with expert prior information compared with logistic regression

Gevaert O, De Smet F, Kirk E, Van Calster V, Bourne T, Van Huffel S, Moreau Y, Timmerman D, De Moor B, Condous G
Hum Reprod. 2006 Jul;21(7):1824-31

Male to female transsexualism: Laparoscopic pelvic floor repair of prolapsed neovagina

Condous G, Jones R, Lam AM
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006 June; 46:255-257

Failing pregnancies of unknown location: a prospective evaluation of the human chorionic gonadotrophin ratio

Condous G, Kirk E, Van Calster B, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006 May;113:521-527

Do early pregnancy ultrasound measurements correlate with fetal nuchal translucency at 11-14 weeks?

Prefumo F, Condous G, Papageorghiou A, Thilaganathan B, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 June;27(6):628-631

The conservative management of cervical ectopic pregnancies

Kirk E, Condous G, Haider Z, Khalid A, Ojha K, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Apr;27(4):430-7

The use of ultrasound based "soft markers" for the prediction of pelvic pathology in women with chronic pelvic pain - can we reduce the need for laparoscopy?

Okaro E, Condous G, Khalid A, Timmerman D, Ameye L, Van Huffel S, Bourne T
Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006 Mar;113(3):251-256

The practical application of a mathematical model to predict the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location

Kirk E, Condous G, Haider Z, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Mar;27(3):311-315

Diagnostic accuracy of varying discriminatory zones for the prediction of ectopic pregnancy in women with a pregnancy of unknown location

Condous G, Kirk E, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Gevaert O, De Moor B, De Smet F, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec;26:770-775

Do levels of serum cancer antigen 125 and creatine kinase predict the outcome in pregnancies of unknown location?

Condous G, Kirk E, Syed A, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2005 Dec;20(12):3348-3354

Prediction of pregnancy of unknown location outcome: the difficult yet important case of ectopic pregnancy

Van Calster B, Condous G, Van Huffel S, Bourne T, Timmerman D
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare (CIMED 2005), Costa da Caparica (Lisbon), Portugal, 2005 Jun:98-105

Do we need to follow up complete miscarriages with serum human chorionic gonadotrophin levels?

Condous G, Okaro E, Khalid A, Bourne T
Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Jun;112(6):827-829

The use of the "tamponade test" to stop massive obstetric haemorrhage in placenta accrete

Frenzel D, Condous G, Papageorghiou AT, McWhinney N
Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 May;112(5):676-7

The accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy prior to surgery?

Condous G, Okaro E, Khalid A, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2005 May;20(5):1404-1409

A prospective evaluation of a single-visit strategy to manage pregnancies of unknown location

Condous G, Okaro E, Khalid A, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2005 May;20(5):1398-1403

Human chorionic gonadotrophin and progesterone levels for the investigation of pregnancies of unknown location

Condous G, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Timmerman D, Bourne T
International J Gynecol Obstet. 2004 Sep;86(3):351-357

The use of a new logistic regression model for predicting the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location

Condous G, Okaro E, Khalid A, Timmerman D, Zhou Y, Lu C, Van Huffel S, Bourne T
Hum Reprod. 2004 Aug;19(8):1900-10

Should we be examining the ovaries in pregnancy? The natural history of adnexal pathology detected at first trimester ultrasonography

Condous G, Khalid A, Okaro E, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Jul;24(1):62-6

Reply: The "tamponade test" in the management of massive postpartum hemorrhage

Sinha SM, Aggarwal N, Arulkumaran S, Condous G
Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep;102(3):641-642

Placental site trophoblastic tumour masquerading as an ovarian ectopic pregnancy

Condous G, Thomas J, Okaro E, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynaecol. 2003 May;21:504-506

The "Tamponade Test" in the management of massive post partum hemorrhage

Condous GS, Arulkumaran S, Symonds I, Chapman R, Sinha A, Razvi K
Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Apr;101:767-772