PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between ovarian endometrioma and the presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesions in a sample of women of the South of Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in all women unde…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the anatomical distribution of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesions in a sample of women from the South of Brazil. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on women undergoing surgical treatment for DIE from…
BACKGROUND: This study was designed to compare the surgical outcomes of standard and reverse laparoscopic techniques for the treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in a teaching and research h…
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of bone marrow derived-mononuclear stem cells transplantation in the growth, VEGF-R and TNF-alpha expression of surgically induced endometriosis in an experimental model. STUDY DESIGN: This is an experimental…
OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the complications after surgery for deep endometriosis. DESIGN: retrospective study. SETTING: data from the CHU Estaing database and patients' charts between January 1987 and December 2007. SAMPLE: all women given …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the fertility status in women suffering from major postoperative complications following deep endometriosis surgery. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study in teaching and research hospitals (tertiary centers) including…
OBJECTIVES: To develop an experimental model of endometriosis in rats. METHODS: Thirty adult female Wistar rats were used. The surgical technique consisted of median laparotomy with identification of the bicornuate uterus and resection of …