Christopher Altgassen

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
other 2012
Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH), a retrospective study of 1,584 cases regarding intra- and perioperative complications
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-011-2170-9

OBJECTIVE: The main interest of this study was to assess the rate of intraoperative and perioperative complications of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) in a teaching hospital. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 1,584 laparo…

article 2009
Quality of the Clinical Diagnosis of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1177/228402650900100107

Background Endometriosis is a benign but chronic disease, often associated with chronic pelvic pain and sterility in reproductive age women. Definite diagnosis of endometriosis requires surgical intervention. In our study we determined the …

article 2007
Relative Expression of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Receptor, Vitamin D 1α-Hydroxylase, Vitamin D 24-Hydroxylase, and Vitamin D 25-Hydroxylase in Endometriosis and Gynecologic Cancers
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719107304565

The authors demonstrate expression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and its hydroxylases in the endometrium and ovaries of women with and without endometriosis and endometrial or ovarian cancer. Immunohistochemistry showed strong staining of…

review 2005
New developments in the use of peptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists versus agonists
Expert opinion on investigational drugs ·doi:10.1517/13543784.14.9.1085

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates the pituitary secretion of both luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and thus controls the hormonal and reproductive functions of the gonads. The blockade of the e…