ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate whether pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, glycodelin, osteoprotegerin, and soluble CD163 are possible peritoneal fluid markers for endometriosis and to compare them with the establishe…
We report two women who presented with a recurrent, mildly painful, bluish nodule in the umbilicus. Both patients complained of local tenderness and occasional bleeding that increased during menstruation. Neither patient had had previous pe…
ObjectiveTo investigate the presence of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide 78 (ENA-78) in peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis and to identify the cells that produce this inflammatory protein.DesignCase-control stu…
Endometriose ist ein komplexes Krankheitsbild, dessen Pathogenese rätselhaft ist. Praktisch mit jedem Zyklus gelangen Endometriosezellen durch retrograde Menstruation in die Abdominalhöhle. Ein Ansiedeln dieser Zellen in ektopem Gewebe komm…
From 1980 to 1984 fifty-four patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma after operation and concluding chemotherapy with alkeran (n = 7) or cis-platin/alkeran +/- hexamethylmelamine (n = 47) as well as second-look laparotomy received follow-u…