OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in the performance of hysterectomy at a single certified endoscopic teaching center. METHODS: Data were collected retrospectively from 953 patients who underwent hysterectomy between 2002 and 2010 for benig…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate 3 therapy strategies: hormone therapy, surgery, and combined treatment. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled study (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: University-based teaching hospital. P…
OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease with clinical symptoms such as chronic pain, infertility and intra-abdominal adhesions. Different theories on the pathogenesis of endometriosis and especially its aggressive subty…
INTRODUCTION: In a cytological analysis of endometriotic lesions neither granulocytes nor cytotoxic T-cells appear in an appreciable number. Based on this observation we aimed to know, whether programmed cell death plays an essential role i…
OBJECTIVE: To present two exemplary cases of adenomatoid tumors. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Two laparoscopic centers in Germany. PATIENT(S): Two women of reproductive age with uterine adenomatoid tumors. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the concentration and distribution pattern of interleukin-6-producing cells in ectopic and eutopic endometrium. DESIGN: Collection of both tissues at the proliferative cycle phase. SETTING: A university endocrinolog…