Van Vugt DA

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

other 2002

Effectiveness of photodynamic ablation for destruction of endometrial explants in a rat endometriosis model

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03151-5

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential of photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) for ablation of endometrial explants in a rat endometriosis model and to compare the effect of ALA-PDT, electrosurgery, and surgical resection o…

other 1996

Fluorescence and photosensitization of experimental endometriosis in the rat after systemic 5-aminolevulinic acid administration: a potential new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70388-5

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate and compare the conversion of 5-aminolevulinic acid into the endogenous photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX in experimentally induced endometriosis and in other normal tissues in a rat model. STUDY DESI…