Georgios Koumantakis

No ORCID on file · 15 papers in corpus · active 2000-2017

Study types

  • article 14
  • other 1

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  • endometriosis 15
  • infertility 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
other 2017
Extra pelvic endometriosis: Retrospective analysis on 200 cases in two different countries
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.08.019

OBJECTIVE(S): The purpose of the study was to review patients' characteristics and the location of extrapelvic endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Out of 1000 women with endometriosis during a 20year period, we found 200 cases with extra pelvic e…

article 2017
The Familial Risk of Endometriosis among the Female Relatives of Patients with Endometriosis in Greece
·doi:10.5301/jeppd.5000290

Introduction Endometriosis is a gynecologic disease affecting up to 10% of the women and a major cause of pain and infertility. It is a complex genetic disease with an overall heritability estimated at around 4%. We aimed to study the famil…

article 2008
Familial aggregation of endometriosis in the Yale Series
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-008-0644-1

ObjectiveTo investigate the familial aggregation and the risk of endometriosis among the female relatives of women with endometriosis. We also compared the epidemiologic characteristics of women with and without family history of endometrio…

article 2008
The familial risk of breast cancer in women with endometriosis from Yale series
Surgical oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.suronc.2008.01.002

ObjectiveFew studies examining the association of endometriosis with the risk of breast cancer. Our goal was to investigate the familial risk of breast cancer in women with endometriosis.DesignRetrospective study.SettingUniversity-based end…

article 2003
Altered expression of interleukin-18 in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01122-1

ObjectivePeritoneal fluid (PF) inflammatory factors may participate in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate PF interleukin (IL)-18 levels in women with and without endometriosis.DesignControlled clinic…

article 2003
Increased levels of interleukin-15 in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: inverse correlation with stage and depth of invasion
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deg083

BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-15 is a novel cytokine with immunoregulatory and angiogenic properties. We compared IL-15 levels in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis. METHODS: PF samples were obtained from 55 wo…

article 2003
Increased Pregnancy‐Associated Plasma Protein‐A (PAPP‐A) Concentrations in Peritoneal Fluid of Women with Endometriosis
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.01164.x

PROBLEM: Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) belongs to a group of glycoproteins isolated from extracts of human placenta. Healthy ovarian and uterine tissues are also known to express PAPP-A. We hypothesized that PAPP-A levels m…

article 2003
Increased soluble VEGF levels in endometriosis appears independent of clinical indices
·doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2003.10.007
article 2003
Serum concentrations of growth factors in women with and without endometriosis: the action of anti-endometriosis medicines
International immunopharmacology ·doi:10.1016/s1567-5769(02)00216-3

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic syndrome of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Growth factors and inflammatory mediators produced by peritoneal leukocytes have recently been postulated to participate in the pathogenesis of endometrios…

article 2002
Low penetrance genes associated with increased susceptibility to endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03075-8
article 2002
Pulmonary endometriosis in a patient with unicornuate uterus and noncommunicating rudimentary horn
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03188-6

ObjectiveTo report a rare case of a patient with catamenial hemoptysis, secondary infertility, and endometriosis associated with a unicornuate uterus and noncommunicating rudimentary horn.DesignCase report.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient…

article 2001
Soluble ICAM-1 levels in the serum of endometriotic patients appear to be independent of medical treatment
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00064-x

Adhesion molecules regulate the interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix and/or other cells. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1; CD54) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and expressed by several cell types, i…

article 2001
The anti-inflammatory action of danazol and leuprorelin acetate depot on endometriosis is CRH independent
·doi:10.1163/156856001760209798
article 2000
Increase in serum leptin concentrations among women with endometriosis during danazol and leuprolide depot treatments
·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(00)78147-6
article 2000
Increase in serum leptin concentrations among women with endometriosis during danazol and leuprolide depot treatments
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1067/mob.2000.105900

ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to evaluate serum leptin concentrations in women with endometriosis during treatment with danazol and with leuprolide depot.Study designTwenty patients aged 18 to 42 years with regular menses and documente…