C F Singer

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 2005-2011

Study types

  • article 3
  • review 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 6
  • endometriosis 6
  • die_deep_infiltrating 3
  • mesh:D017699 1
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • dyspareunia 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
article 2011
Transvaginal sonography vs. clinical examination in the preoperative diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.8935

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of clinical vaginal examination with that of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the presurgical diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis. METHODS: One-hundred and …

review 2010
Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for non‐invasive diagnosis of bowel endometriosis: systematic review and meta‐analysis
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.8858

OBJECTIVE: To critically analyze the diagnostic value of transvaginal sonography (TVS) for non-invasive, presurgical detection of bowel endometriosis. METHODS: MEDLINE (1966-2010) and EMBASE (1980-2010) databases were searched for relevant …

article 2009
Combination of transvaginal sonography and clinical examination for preoperative diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep013

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of routine clinical examination (per vaginam, PV) combined with transvaginal sonography (TVS) for presurgical, non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. METHODS: Two-hundr…

article 2007
Expression of Aromatase and Estrogen Sulfotransferase in Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrium: Evidence for Unbalanced Estradiol Production in Endometriosis
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719107309120
other 2005
Interleukin 1alpha and tissue-lytic matrix metalloproteinase-1 are elevated in ectopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh794

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) play an essential role in tissue remodelling and menstruation and appear to be regulated by cytokines such as interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha). In order to investigate their role in the pathogenesis…

review 2005
Matrix-Metalloproteinasen (MMPs) und deren Bedeutung für die Menstruation und Endometriose
Zentralblatt fur Gynakologie ·doi:10.1055/s-2005-836864

Endometriosis is one of the most common benign proliferative disorders of the female genital tract and occurs in up to 20 % of women, leading to symptoms such as chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea but also sterility. Although re…