CIAVATTINI, Andrea
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· 12 papers in corpus
· active 1994-2006
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- article 12
Condition tags
- endometriosis 9
- dyspareunia 2
- dysmenorrhea 1
- infertility 1
- endometrioma 1
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BACKGROUND: The rectosigmoid colon is affected by deep pelvic endometriosis in 3-37% of cases. In the past, treatment of the affected gastrointestinal tract generally required conversion to conventional surgery. We describe our experience w…
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BACKGROUND: \n \nThe relationship between frequency and severity of pain symptoms and site, stage and morphological characteristics of endometriotic lesions was analysed in a multicentre cross-sectional observational study. \n \nMETHODS: …
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1998
We report a prospective pilot study which evaluated the feasibility of combined ultrasonographically guided drainage and laparoscopic excision after pre-operative administration of a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue for 3 months in …
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Our objective was to investigate the role of estrogens in the development and progression of endometriosis, and evaluate the in vitro boosting effect of lymphokines on the activity of natural killer cells from endometriosis patients, with r…
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1995
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease affecting women during their reproductive years. An abnormal immune function and, in particular, a decreased natural killer (NK) cell activity have been found in endometriosis, suggesting a rol…
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1994
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1994