Juan Luis Alcázar
ORCID: 0000-0002-9700-0853
· 114 papers in corpus
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the potential role of 3-dimensional (3D) sonography in the assessment of deep endometriosis. METHODS: Cases of deep endometriosis are presented to illustrate the spectrum of app…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: Thrombospondin-1 serum levels is correlate with pelvic pain in patients with ovarian endometriosis. PATIENTS: Thrombospondin-1 serum levels were prospectively analysed in 51 patients (group A asymptomatic patients or patients pr…
observational
2008
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to assess whether a correlation exists among microvascular density (MVD), expression of endothelial growth factor, and pelvic pain in patients with ovarian endometriosis. METHODS: Sixty-five pat…
review
2008
Extrauterine pelvic diseases include several kinds of adnexal masses. In addition, pelvic adhesions and deep endometriosis can be considered extrauterine pelvic diseases. In this article we will review a practical approach to adnexal pathol…
review
2008
Uterine pathology represents one of the most common sources of complaints in women. It may cause pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding or problems related to infertility. On the other hand, endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic…
diagnostic-accuracy
2007
To evaluate the intraobserver and interobserver agreement for identifying different kinds of benign cysts using typical B-mode ultrasonographic patterns, and to perform an external validation of the proposed ultrasonographic patterns. Digit…
observational
2007
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a correlation exists between angiogenesis in ovarian endometrioma with the presence of pelvic pain. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENT(S): Sixty-five patients (mean…
observational
2007
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serum levels and VEGF and cellular expression were prospectively analyzed in 60 patients (group A consisted of asymptomatic patients or patients presenting mild dysmenorrhea; 30 women comprised grou…
observational
2006
The aim of this investigation was to assess whether a correlation exists between angiogenesis in ovarian endometrioma and the presence of pelvic pain. The amount of blood flow, lowest pulsatility and resistance indexes as assessed by transv…
other
2005
OBJECTIVES: To assess intraobserver reproducibility of the endometrial volume (EV) and 3D power Doppler indices (vascularization index, VI; flow index, FI; and vascularization flow index, VFI) of the endometrium and subendometrial area usin…
observational
2004
To assess ovarian endometrioma vascularization by transvaginal color Doppler (TVCD) and serum VEGF levels and its correlation with pelvic pain. Fifty-three women (mean age: 34.3 years, range: 20 to 49 years) with sonographically suspected o…
observational
2001
BACKGROUND: The aim of this investigation was to correlate ovarian endometrioma vascularization with the presence of pelvic pain. METHODS: The presence of blood flow, peak systolic velocity (PSV, cm/s) and lowest pulsatility index (PI), as…
2000
diagnostic-accuracy
1997
OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography alone and combined with color velocity imaging and pulsed Doppler in differentiating ovarian endometriomas from other nonendometriotic masses. DESIGN: Prospective…