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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;223(6):809-819.e2.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.008.

Giants in Obstetrics and Gynecology Series: a profile of Ivo Brosens, MD, PhD, FRCOG (ae)

Roberto Romero  1
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Editorial

Giants in Obstetrics and Gynecology Series: a profile of Ivo Brosens, MD, PhD, FRCOG (ae)

Roberto Romero. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

The author reports no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Diagrammatic representation of the arterial blood supply to the intervillous space and placental bed. Brosens I, Robertson WB, Dixon HG. The physiological response of the vessels of the placental bed to normal pregnancy. With permission. Originally published in J Pathol Bacteriol 1967;93:569–79.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Diagram of the extent of physiological changes in the placental bed in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. Brosens IA. Morphological changes in the utero-placental bed in pregnancy hypertension. With permission. Originally published in Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 1977;4(3):573–93.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Placental bed spiral artery normal mid-trimester development (of a low resistance circulation – green), maldevelopment (blue) and disease (red). Modified with the permission from McMaster-Fay, Roger A: Uteroplacental vascular syndromes: Theories, hypotheses and controversies. Clin Obstet Gynecol Reprod Med 2018;4: 1–5.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Participants at the 1974 Leuven Symposium on Human Placentation. N.S. Assali, A. Beer, K. Benirschke, W.D. Billington, J. Bonnar, H.G. Dixon, P. Gruenwald, A. Klopper, Ch. Lauritzen, I. Mac Gillivray, W. Moll, W.W. Park, G. Pontonnnier, E. Ramsey, W.B. Robertson, B. Sheppard, H. Vorherr; R.J. Weir, R.M. Wynn, the local experts I. Brosens, R. Degraef, F. De Wolf, P. Koninckx, R. Pijnenborg, M. Renaer, M.Thiery, F.A. Van Assche, K. Vandenberghe, M. VandePutte, and guests Gillian Turner and Mary Robertson. This picture was provided by Professor Ivo Brosens.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Human Placentation. Brosens IA, Dixon G, Robertson W.B, Human Placentation. Proceedings of an International Symposium. Leuven, Belgium, 1974. Reprinted with permission from the European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology (1975, Volume 5, Issue 1–2).
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Placenta Bed Disorders: basic science and its translation to obstetrics. Pijnenborg R, Brosens I, Romero R, Eds. Placental bed disorders: Basic science and its translation to obstetrics. Cambridge University Press; New York; 2010:12. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Endometriosis—A disease because it is characterized by bleeding. Brosens IA. Endometriosis--a disease because it is characterized by bleeding. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;176:263–7. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Professor Ivo Brosens received the Rokitansky Award by German Scientific Endometriosis Foundation in 2018. Picture provided by Professor Ivo Brosens.
Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Atlas of transvaginal endoscopy. Gordts, Stephan, Hugo C. Verhoeven, Rudi Campo, and Ivo Brosens. Atlas of transvaginal endoscopy. CRC Press, 2007. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 10.
Figure 10.
Intrauterine endoscopic creation of urinary tract obstruction in the fetal lamb: a model for fetal surgery. Deprest JA, Luks FI, Peers KH, et al. Intrauterine endoscopic creation of urinary tract obstruction in the fetal lamb: a model for fetal surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995;172:1422–6. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 11.
Figure 11.
Potential role of endometrial stem/progenitor cells in the pathogenesis of early-onset endometriosis. Gargett CE, Schwab KE, Brosens JJ, Puttemans P, Benagiano G, Brosens I. Potential role of endometrial stem/progenitor cells in the pathogenesis of early-onset endometriosis. Mol Hum Reprod 2014;20:591–8. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 12.
Figure 12.
Placental bed research I: the placental bed: from spiral arteries remodeling to the great obstetrical syndromes. Placental bed research II: functional and immunological investigations of the placental bed. Brosens I, Puttemans P, Benagiano G. Placental bed research: I. The placental bed: from spiral arteries remodeling to the great obstetrical syndromes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019;221:437–56. Harris LK, Benagiano M, D’Elios MM, Brosens I, Benagiano G. Placental bed research: II. Functional and immunological investigations of the placental bed. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019;221:457–69. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 13.
Figure 13.
Ivo and Ludi celebrate their 50 wedding anniversary. Picture provided by Professor Ivo Brosens.
Figure 14.
Figure 14.
Ivo’s children. From the left: Peter (Filmmaker), Lieve (medical drug addiction expert), Jan (Professor of Reproductive Medicine at the University of Warwick), and Ann (Iyengar Yoga Teacher). Picture provided by Professor Ivo Brosens.
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References

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    1. Renaer M, Brosens I. [Spiral arterioles in the decidua basalis in hypertensive complications of pregnancy]. Ned Tijdschr Verloskd Gynaecol. 1963;63:103–118. - PubMed
    1. Dixon HG, Robertson WB. A study of the vessels of the placental bed in normotensive and hypertensive women. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Emp 1958; 65:803–809. - PubMed
    1. Brosens I The Placental Bed. London: Faculty of Medicine, University of London; 1965.
    1. Brosens IA, Robertson WB, Dixon HG. The role of the spiral arteries in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Obstet Gynecol Annu. 1972;1:177–191. - PubMed

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