Laura M. Maia
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· 5 papers in corpus
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2017
AIM: To test whether plasma BDNF levels are useful to predict the presence of endometriosis in women with pelvic pain. PATIENTS & METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional study including 67 consecutive women aged 24-49 years, scheduled for lapa…
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2017
Accurate noninvasive diagnostic tests for endometriosis are still missing. This study evaluated the predictive value of the neuropeptide urocortin 1 (Ucn1) to detect pelvic endometriosis in symptomatic women. We enrolled prospectively 97 co…
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2016
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease for which no accurate peripheral diagnostic marker is available. Many cytokines and chemokines have been found altered in the plasma and peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosi…
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2010
ObjectiveTo estimate the incidence of scar endometriosis after different surgical procedures.Study designA retrospective study of 72 patients diagnosed with scar endometriosis between 1978 and 2003 was performed. Patient age, site of endome…
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2007
OBJETIVO: avaliar a freqüência e fatores associados à endometriose de cicatriz cirúrgica. MÉTODOS: foi realizado estudo observacional, tipo coorte retrospectivo, a partir da revisão de prontuários de pacientes do Hospital das Clínicas da Un…