Dr. Horace Roman Endometriosis Surgeon
Years of Experience : 18
Nationality : France
Languages Known : English, French, Romanian, Italian
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Horace Roman is surgeon of endometriosis at Institut Franco-Européen Muntidisciplinaire d’Endométriose (IFEMEndo, Franco-European Multidisciplinary Institute for Endometriosis) in Bordeaux, France and Honorary Professor at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. He is a former Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rouen Medical University in France. He is one of the rare surgeons worldwide whose surgical activity has been exclusively reserved for endometriosis for more than ten years. His practice and clinical research focus on the surgical management of patients with deep endometriosis. He has published more than 190 scientific articles related to various surgical approaches and the probability of postoperative natural conception following surgery for deep and ovarian endometriosis. Since 2005, he has managed more than 1,400 patients with deep endometriosis infiltrating the digestive tract, more than 250 with endometriosis of the urinary tract, more than 120 with involvement of sacral plexus or sciatic nerves, and 70 with endometriosis of the diaphragm. He privileges conservative procedures in deep endometriosis of the rectum and performed more than 450 rectal disc excisions. His approach to ovarian endometriomas is based on the ablation of the cyst’s inner surface using plasma energy to preserve ovarian parenchyma and ovarian reserve. He performed the ENDORE, the unique randomized trial comparing radical and conservative surgery for colorectal endometriosis. He was conducting the MESURE randomized trial comparing medical and surgical management for rectal endometriosis. He edited the EFFORT randomized trial protocol comparing first-line surgery to first-line IVF in women with colorectal endometriosis and pregnancy intention. He is a member of the boards of the European Endometriosis League, the World Endometriosis Society, and the French Society of Gynecologic and Pelvic Surgery. He is responsible for the Surgical Task Force of the Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Diseases. He founded with Dr. Benjamin Merlot and Dr. Isabella Chanavaz-Lacheray the IFEMEndo in Bordeaux, among the 2 European centers with the highest surgical volume for complex endometriosis. He recently founded with Dr. Monica Chauhan, Dr. Sandesh Kade, and Dr. Benjamin Merlot the IFEMEndo-Middle East Clinic, a Burjeel Holdings Company, in Abu Dhabi, a department exclusively dedicated to the management of severe endometriosis. He is certified Master Surgeon in Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Care, and IFEMEndo was certified Center of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Care (COEMEC, 2019-2026). He exclusively performs minimally invasive surgery by laparoscopy with or without robotic assistance (One open surgery from 2018 to 2023). His expertise in endometriosis surgery is known worldwide, and he has already given more than 100 lectures and conferences during meetings on six continents. His areas of expertise include,
- Excision of all endometriosis localizations by laparoscopy or robotic approach
- Excision of endometriosis of the bowel by disk excision, segmental resection or shaving
- Excision of endometriosis of the bladder by bladder excision with or without combined cystoscopic and laparoscopic approach
- Robotic excision of the endometriosis of the diaphragm on abdominal or chest sides
- Robotic excision of endometriosis of sacral plexus and sciatic nerves
- Ovarian endometriosis: by excision, vaporization of sclerotherapy
- Hysterectomy with or without colpectomy
- Excision of endometriosis of parametria
- Excision of endometriosis of inguinal areas
To obtain additional information on Prof Horace’s publications, kindly refer to the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/horace.roman.1/bibliography/public/
Awards & Achievements
- Award of Best medical communication, “Vaporization of ovarian endometriomas using Plasma Jet”, The congress of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgery, New York, 2010
- Award for the Best Poster, World Symposium in Endometriosis, Atlanta, 2011
- Award of Best surgical video, “Disk excision of low rectal endometriosis by the Rouen technique”, World Endometriosis Congress, Sao Paolo, 2014
- Award for Surgical Video, “Disc excision by combined laparoscopic and transanal route for deep endometriosis involving low rectum”, European Association of endoscopic Surgery, Bucharest, 2015
- Award of Best Surgical Video, “Double disk excision for low rectal endometriosis”, 2nd meeting of the Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disease, Barcelona, 2016
- Award for the Best video at the Meeting of the French Society of Pelvic Surgery, Paris, 2016
- Award of Best Surgical Video, “Double disk excision for low rectal endometriosis”, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists in Mumbai, 2016
- Award for the Best Video, “Robotic assisted rectal disk excision: the 3 cm-diameter cut off may be abandoned”, 9th Meeting of the Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disease, Abu Dhabi 2023
- Robert B. Hunt Top Video Award for Best Video of Year in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, “Robotic management of diaphragmatic endometriosis in 10 steps”, 2022
- Grant for the randomized trial ENDORE (Conservative versus Radical Excision of Rectal Endometriosis), PHRCN, France, 2009
- Grant for the randomized trial MESURE (Medical versus Surgical management of Rectal Endometriosis) PHRCN France, 2013
- Grant for the CIRENDO regional registry for endometriosis, 2009
Research & Publications
- Roman H, Dennis T, Merlot B. Robotic excision of sacral root schwannoma. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2023 Apr 5;52(5):102585. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2023.102585
- Boulus S, Merlot B, Smith AV, Roman H. Management of a Large Endometriotic Nodule of the Right Parametrium Involving the Sacral Roots, Vagina, Rectum, and Sigmoid Colon, with Intraoperative Bleeding. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 Feb 9:S1553-4650(23)00053-5
- D'Ancona G, Merlot B, Denost Q, Roman H. Robotic assisted rectal disk excision: the 3-cm diameter cut off may be abandoned. Fertil Steril. 2023 Feb 7:S0015-0282(23)00129-2
- Nyangoh Timoh K, Lavoué V, Roman H. Anatomical Pitfalls of Excision of Deep Endometriosis Nodules of the Sciatic Nerve: A three-dimensional Reconstruction and Surgical Educational Video. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 Apr;30(4):264-265
- D'Ancona G, Verrelli L, Merlot B, Roman H. Endometriosis-related Nontraumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture with Partial Liver Herniation. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 Apr;30(4):254-256
- Daniilidis A, Grigoriadis G, Dalakoura D, D'Alterio MN, Angioni S, Roman H. Transvaginal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Endometriosis-An Overview: How, Why, and When. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Nov 23;12(12):2912
- Ferrier C, Hini JD, Gaillard T, Grynberg M, Kolanska K, Dabi Y, Nyangoh Timoh K, Lavoue V, Roman H, Darai E, Bendifallah S. First-line surgery vs first-line ART to manage infertility in women with deep endometriosis without bowel involvement: A multi-centric propensity-score matching comparison. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2023 Jan;280:184-190
- Grigoriadis G, Baekelandt JF, Merlot B, Roman H. Combined vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and robotic excision of large endometriosis nodule of low rectum, vagina and both parametria (left side extension to S3 sacral root)-A Video Vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Dec 9
- Roman H, Dennis T, Forestier D, François MO, Assenat V, Chanavaz-Lacheray I, Denost Q, Merlot B. Excision of Deep Rectovaginal Endometriosis Nodules with Large Infiltration of Both Rectum and Vagina: What Is a Reasonable Rate of Preventive Stoma? A Comparative Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 Feb;30(2):147-155
- Moawad G, Youssef Y, Ayoubi JM, Feki A, De Ziegler D, Roman H. Diaphragmatic endometriosis: robotic approaches and techniques. Fertil Steril. 2022 Dec;118(6):1194-1195
- Roman H, Dennis T, Forestier D, François MO, Assenat V, Tuech JJ, Hennetier C, Merlot B. Disk Excision Using End-to-End Anastomosis Circular Stapler for Deep Endometriosis of the Rectum: A 492-Patient Continuous Prospective Series. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 Feb;30(2):122-130
- Alborzi S, Roman H, Askary E, Poordast T, Shahraki MH, Alborzi S, Hesam Abadi AK, Najar Kolaii EH. Colorectal endometriosis: Diagnosis, surgical strategies and post-operative complications. Front Surg. 2022 Oct 4;9:978326
- Aupetit A, Grigioni S, Roman H, Coëffier M, Bréant A, Hennetier C, Achamrah N. Association between Endometriosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Eating Disorders: ENDONUT Pilot Study. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 29;11(19):5773
- Crestani A, Merlot B, Dennis T, Chanavaz-Lacheray I, Roman H. Impact of laparoscopic sclerotherapy for ovarian endometriomas on ovarian reserve. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Oct 10:S1553-4650(22)00943-8
- Crestani A, Dennis T, Roman H. Excision of a deep endometriosis nodule of the bladder (with video). J Visc Surg. 2022 Sep 30:S1878-7886(22)00131-X
- Merlot B, Dispersyn G, Husson Z, Chanavaz-Lacheray I, Dennis T, Greco-Vuilloud J, Fougère M, Potvin S, Cotty-Eslous M, Roman H, Marchand S. Pain Reduction With an Immersive Digital Therapeutic Tool in Women Living With Endometriosis-Related Pelvic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Sep 21;24(9):e39531
- Grigoriadis G, Merlot B, Dennis T, Roman H. Colectomy for endometriosis with natural orifice specimen extraction technique in 10 steps - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Sep 13. doi: 10.1111/codi.16340
- Puscasiu L, Mircea O, Hennetier C, Rubod C, Schmied R, Resch B, Merlot B, Roman H. Pregnancy rate following endometriomas management by ablation using plasma energy, cystectomy and drainage: A three-arm comparative study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Sep 9. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14444. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36085559
- Grigoriadis G, Dennis T, Merlot B, Forestier D, Noailles M, François MO, Hajdinák A, Roman H. Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction Colorectal Resection for Deep Endometriosis: A 50 Case Series. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Sep;29(9):1054-1062. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.05.009. Epub 2022 May 17. PMID: 35595229
- Bazot M, Daraï E, Benagiano GP, Reinhold C, Favier A, Roman H, Donnez J, Bendifallah S. ENDO_STAGE Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Classification to Screen Endometriosis. J Clin Med. 2022 Apr 26;11(9):2443. doi: 10.3390/jcm11092443. PMID: 35566569; PMCID: PMC9101650
- Raos M, Roman H, Seyer-Hansen M, Kesmodel US, Knudsen UB. EFFORT study: Comparing impact of operation and assisted reproductive technologies on fertility for women with deep infiltrating endometriosis - study protocol for a multicentre randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 11;12(4):e052877. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052877. PMID: 35410921; PMCID: PMC9003604
- Crestani A, Merlot B, Dennis T, Roman H. Laparoscopic sclerotherapy for an endometrioma in 10 steps. Fertil Steril. 2022 May;117(5):1102-1103. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.01.036. Epub 2022 Mar 26. PMID: 35351292
- Roman H, Dennis T, Grigoriadis G, Merlot B. Robotic Management of Diaphragmatic Endometriosis in 10 Steps. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Jun;29(6):707-708. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.03.005. Epub 2022 Mar 16. PMID: 35304303
- Roman H, Huet E, Bridoux V, Khalil H, Hennetier C, Bubenheim M, Braund S, Tuech JJ. Long-term Outcomes Following Surgical Management of Rectal Endometriosis: Seven-year Follow-up of Patients Enrolled in a Randomized Trial. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Jun;29(6):767-775. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.02.007. Epub 2022 Feb 16. PMID: 35181523
- Roman H, Crestani A, Merlot B. Excision of deep endometriosis nodules of the sciatic nerve using robotic assistance, with video. J Visc Surg. 2022 Feb;159(1):74-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2021.11.007. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PMID: 35063388
- Hudelist G, Valentin L, Saridogan E, Condous G, Malzoni M, Roman H, Jurkovic D, Keckstein J. What to choose and why to use - a critical review on the clinical relevance of rASRM, EFI and Enzian classifications of endometriosis. Facts Views Vis Obgyn. 2021 Dec;13(4):331-338. doi: 10.52054/FVVO.13.4.041. PMID: 35026095; PMCID: PMC9148714
- Roman H. Endometriosis in studies based on nationwide databases. Fertil Steril. 2022 Feb;117(2):454-455. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.12.005. Epub 2021 Dec 31. PMID: 34980430
- Namazov A, Kathurusinghe S, Mehdi E, Merlot B, Prosszer M, Tuech JJ, Marpeau L, Roman H. Evolution of Bowel Complaints after Laparoscopic Endometriosis Surgery: A 1497 Women Comparative Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Apr;29(4):499-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.11.018. Epub 2021 Nov 25. PMID: 34839059
- Mehedintu C, Frincu F, Brinduse LA, Carp-Veliscu A, Bratila E, Hennetier C, Roman H. Postoperative Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Endometriosis. J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 8;10(21):5211. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215211. PMID: 34768731; PMCID: PMC8585048
- Dernoncourt A, Serpier M, Gagneur O, Roman H, El Balkhi S, Bodeau S, Schmidt J. "Fibromyalgia syndrome" related to Essure devices. Autoimmun Rev. 2022 Feb;21(2):102959. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.102959. Epub 2021 Sep 22. PMID: 34560303
- Roman H, Prosszer M, Marabha J, Merlot B, Forestier D, Noailles M, Marpeau L, Tuech JJ. Live surgery of colorectal endometriosis broadcasted from a surgeon's routine operating theater is not associated with higher complications rate. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Dec;100(12):2176-2185. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14264. Epub 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34546562
- Roman H, Pontré J, Braund S, Khalil H, Klapczynski C, Hennetier C, Bridoux V, Tuech JJ. Interposition of a biological mesh may not affect the rate of rectovaginal fistula after excision of large rectovaginal endometriotic nodules: a pilot study of 209 patients. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Oct;23(10):2731-2740. doi: 10.1111/codi.15855. Epub 2021 Aug 14. PMID: 34365705
- Froc E, Dubernard G, Bendifallah S, Hermouet E, Rubod-Dit-Guillet C, Canis M, Warembourg S, Golfier F, Fauconnier A, Roman H, Philip CA. Clinical characteristics of urinary tract endometriosis: A one-year national series of 232 patients from 31 endometriosis expert centers (by the FRIENDS group). Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021 Sep;264:155-161. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.018. Epub 2021 Jun 16. PMID: 34303076
- Roman H, Bridoux V, Merlot B, Noailles M, Magne E, Resch B, Forestier D, Tuech JJ. Risk of Rectovaginal Fistula in Women with Excision of Deep Endometriosis Requiring Concomitant Vaginal and Rectal Sutures, with or without Preventive Stoma: A Before-and-after Comparative Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Jan;29(1):56-64.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.06.013. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PMID: 34175463. Roman H, Seyer-Hansen M, Dennis T, Merlot B. Excision of Deep Endometriosis Nodules of the Sciatic Nerve in 10 Steps. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2021 Oct;28(10):1685-1686. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2021.05.019. Epub 2021 Jun 4. PMID: 34091045
- Nastasia Ş, Simionescu AA, Tuech JJ, Roman H. Recommendations for a Combined Laparoscopic and Transanal Approach in Treating Deep Endometriosis of the Lower Rectum-The Rouen Technique. J Pers Med. 2021 May 13;11(5):408. doi: 10.3390/jpm11050408. PMID: 34068385; PMCID: PMC8153645
- Farella M, Tuech JJ, Bridoux V, Coget J, Chati R, Resch B, Marpeau L, Roman H. Surgical Management by Disk Excision or Rectal Resection of Low Rectal Endometriosis and Risk of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: A Retrospective Comparative Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2021 Dec;28(12):2013-2024. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 May 18. PMID: 34020051
- Sanguin S, Roman H, Foulon A, Gondry J, Havet E, Klein C. Deep infiltrating endometriosis with sacral plexus involvement: Improving knowledge through human cadaver dissection. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2021 Oct;50(8):102129. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102129. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33781973.
Education & Training
- MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology (France, European Community) from 2003
- PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health (France, European Community) from 2008
- Former resident of Rouen University Hospital and Clermont Ferrand University Hospital (France) 1998-2003
- Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC, USA) 2007
- Former Resident in neurosurgery (Paris Hospitals) 1994-1998
- Medical Student of Universities of Cluj Napoca (Romania, 1987-1993) and Paris XII (France, 1996-1998)
Membership
- World Endometriosis Society (member of the board 2018-2023)
- European Endometriosis League (member of the board 2016-2022)
- Society of French Gynecological and Pelvic Surgeons (member of the board 2014-2023)
- Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disease (responsible from the Surgical Task Force)
- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (2008-2023)
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