Fragestellung: Die tief infiltrierende Endometriose ist eine chronische Erkrankung, deren Pathogenese weitgehend ungeklärt ist. Eine lymphogene Dissemination von Endometriosezellen in zufällig entnommenen mesorektalen Lymphknoten und in pel…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of oxytocin (OTR) and/or vasopressin (VP1αR) receptor in patients with and without adenomyosis uteri. DESIGN: Retrospective nonrandomized study. SETTING: University hospital endometriosis research …
PurposeDeep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymp...
Purpose Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymph nodes (ILNs) and in pelvic sentinel lymp…
Purpose Endometriosis is a benign estrogen-responsive disease which shares some characteristics with malignant tumors such as invasion and unrestrained growth. In this respect, the epidermal growth factor receptor family (EGFR or erbB-1 and…
PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of different kinds of endometriotic lesions, especially peritoneal endometriotic implants in pain generation and the pain reduction after surgical excision in a prospective study. METHODS: Fifty-one pr…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical relevance of endometriosis-associated nerve fibers in the development of endometriosis-associated symptoms. DESIGN: Prospective nonrandomized study. SETTING: University hospital endometriosis center.…