OBJECTIVE: To study the techniques to repair the fascia layer of abdominal wall after the resection of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). METHODS: Fifty-five AWE patients aged 28 approximately 38 underwent resection of the lesion. After th…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of anatomical distribution of pelvic endometriosis and the correlation between visual and histologic findings of endometriosis at laparoscopy. METHODS: A prospective study of 62 patients undergoin…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the correlative factors with recurrence of endometriosis after conservative surgery. METHODS: A cohort study was performed on 285 patients who had a minimum of 36 months of follow-up after conservative surgery for en…
OBJECTIVE: To study the localization and expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) Fms-like tyrosine kinase (Flt-1) and kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR) in human ectopic and eutopic endometrium of …
OBJECTIVE: To detect the concentrations of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and bcl-2 in sera and peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. METHODS: The study group included 36 samples of peritoneal fluid and serum respectively from patients wit…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characteristics, and treatment, recurrence-related factors of abdominal wall endometriomas (AWE). METHODS: Fifty-seven cases of AWE treated at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 1983 to 2002 were r…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the temporal and spatial expression of estrogen receptor (ER), 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD) in uterine endometria and the endometrial-myometrial interface (EMI) of aden…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ureteral injury in gynecological laparoscopies and discuss its diagnosis, treatment and prevention. METHODS: Ureteral injury in gynecological laparoscopies during the past 13 years was reviewed retrospectively.…
OBJECTIVE: To study the diagnosis and therapy of the rectovaginal endometriosis. METHODS: Descriptive retrospective study, between 1992 and 2002, 10 women with rectovaginal endometriosis were treated at the Peking Union Medical College Hosp…
OBJECTIVE: To examine the operative approaches, major indications, and medical economic parameters of the hysterectomy. METHODS: Data on hysterectomy performed due to benign gynecological disorders in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) mRNA in endometriosis. DESIGN: Molecular studies in human tissue. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pe…