Ioannis Matalliotakis
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· 84 papers in corpus
observational
2004
OBJECTIVE: In the present study we compared the levels of CA-125, CA 19-9, and CA 15-3 in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of patients with and without endometriosis, then assessed the possibility of a correlation among these tumor markers. STUDY…
case-report
2003
BACKGROUND: Although endometriosis with sigmoid serosal involvement is not uncommon in women of childbearing age, the mucosal involvement is rare and differential diagnosis from colon cancer may be difficult due to the lack of pathognomonic…
review
2003
Adenomyosis is characterized as ectopic endometrial tissues within the myometrium in the uterus. The etiology and pathogenetic mechanism(s) responsible for adenomyosis are poorly understood. Definite diagnosis is made on hysterectomy specim…
nonrandomized-trial
2003
OBJECTIVE: Peritoneal fluid (PF) inflammatory factors may participate in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate PF interleukin (IL)-18 levels in women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Controlled …
other
2003
OBJECTIVE: An increased incidence of endometriosis in the first-degree relatives of patients with endometriosis has been reported, suggesting a familial predisposition and possible genetic influence. In this study, we present a family with …
observational
2003
BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-15 is a novel cytokine with immunoregulatory and angiogenic properties. We compared IL-15 levels in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis. METHODS: PF samples were obtained from 55 w…
observational
2003
PROBLEM: Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) belongs to a group of glycoproteins isolated from extracts of human placenta. Healthy ovarian and uterine tissues are also known to express PAPP-A. We hypothesized that PAPP-A levels m…
2003
case-report
2003
OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible correlation(s) between mutations of BrCA1, BrCA2, and p53 genes versus soluble HLA expression in familial endometriosis. DESIGN: Mutation analysis. SETTING: University teaching departments and hospital. …
nonrandomized-trial
2003
Endometriosis is a common gynecologic syndrome of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Growth factors and inflammatory mediators produced by peritoneal leukocytes have recently been postulated to participate in the pathogenesis of endometrios…
case-report
2003
A 36-year-old woman with a 20-year history of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain was a unique case from a total of 700 patients with endometriosis recently evaluated at Yale University. Her previous treatments included 11 surgical procedu…
2002
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case-report
2002
OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of a patient with catamenial hemoptysis, secondary infertility, and endometriosis associated with a unicornuate uterus and noncommunicating rudimentary horn. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospit…
other
2001
OBJECTIVE: To detect allelic imbalance on specific genetic loci occurring in endometriosis. DESIGN: Microsatellite analysis. SETTING: Paraffin-embedded tissues histologically confirmed as endometriotic or normal endometrium. PATIENT(S): …
rct
2001
Adhesion molecules regulate the interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix and/or other cells. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1; CD54) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and expressed by several cell types, i…
2001
other
2001
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is defined as an inflammatory condition of the female reproductive tract, a state often associated with infertility and miscarriage. Many exogenously administered factors (treatments) control the disease via as yet…
2000
rct
2000
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of treatment with danazol and leuprolide acetate depot on serum-soluble CD23 concentrations in women with endometriosis. METHODS: This randomized trial involved 20 women 18-42 years old with regular mens…
rct
2000
In Brief Objective To determine the effects of treatment with danazol and leuprolide acetate depot on serum-soluble CD23 concentrations in women with endometriosis. Methods This randomized trial involved 20 women 18–42 years old with regula…
nonrandomized-trial
2000
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to evaluate serum leptin concentrations in women with endometriosis during treatment with danazol and with leuprolide depot. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty patients aged 18 to 42 years with regular menses and doc…
2000
other
2000
Adenomyosis is a gynecological condition in which tissue histologically similar to that in endometrium is found within the myometrium in the uterus. Although, lesions of both adenomyosis and endometriosis are identical to their sources with…