Konstantinos Nirgianakis

No ORCID on file · 41 papers in corpus · active 2013-2026

Study types

  • article 23
  • other 6
  • review 4
  • meta-analysis 3
  • letter 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 34
  • die_deep_infiltrating 7
  • dysmenorrhea 6
  • endometrioma 6
  • adenomyosis 5
  • infertility 5
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 4
  • dyspareunia 4
  • bowel_endometriosis 3
  • thoracic_endometriosis 2
article 2020
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13969

INTRODUCTION: Progestins are commonly prescribed first-line drugs for endometriosis. High rates of non-response and intolerance to these drugs have been previously reported. However, no study to date has investigated the characteristics and…

other 2020
Annals of translational medicine ·doi:10.21037/atm.2020.03.36
review 2020
·doi:10.7892/boris.143339
article 2020
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13803

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common health problem, affecting 10% of women of reproductive age. Laparoscopic surgery is proven to relieve pain and to improve fertility in women with endometriosis. However, identifying peritoneal endomet…

letter 2020
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13884

We thank colleagues Turco et al for their interest in our recently published article about the use of indocyanine green (ICG) during the surgical management of endometriosis,1 and take the opportunity to respond to their comments.2 The disc…

article 2018
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.04.036
review 2018
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-018-4765-x
article 2017
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.10.028
article 2016
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew180

STUDY QUESTION: What are the effects of dienogest (DNG) on midkine (MK) production in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: DNG-mediated down-regulation of MK in vivo and in vitro. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: DNG is an oral progestin that al…

review 2016
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmv060

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, is associated with chronic pelvic pain, subfertility and an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Current treatments include the surgical removal of the les…

letter 2016
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14231
article 2015
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2015.4062

Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition with an associated chronic inflammatory response. The ectopic growth of 'lesions', consisting of endometrial cells outside the uterine cavity, stimulates an inflammatory response initiating the ac…

article 2015
other 2015
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.028

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and to define potential criteria for preoperative workup. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University ho…

article 2014
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.12490

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate possible predictive factors for recurrence after laparoscopic segmental bowel resection for bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Academic tertiary referral center. METHODS: 95 symptomatic women with bow…

article 2013