Fernandes LF

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus
article 2019
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.07.021

ObjectiveColorectal involvement represents 90% of bowel endometriosis. The best surgical approach must consider the patient's clinical symptoms, preoperative imaging, and correlation with surgical findings. For patients with severe pain who…

article 2016
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.11.009

Study objectiveTo show a step-by-step laparoscopic approach for excision of an ovarian endometrioma following surgical principles for safety and maximal preservation of ovarian function.DesignVideo. Medical management of ovarian endometriom…

article 2014
Surgical technology international

Rectosigmoid endometriosis is one of the most advanced forms of the disease affecting 3% to 37% of patients with endometriosis. Some patients are asymptomatic but others can develop severe symptoms such as abdominal and pelvic pain, diarrhe…

other 2012
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01173.x

PROBLEM: To evaluate CD4(+) CD25(high) Foxp3(+) cells and IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, and TGF-β in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: A total of ninety-eight patients were studied: endometriosis (n = 70) and control…

review 2012
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-012-2439-7

PurposeSince the first description about oxygen toxicity made by Joseph Priestley, the oxidative stress has been enrolled as a key factor in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Our aim was to review oxidative stress biomarkers measured in pa…