Rui Alberto Ferriani
ORCID: 0000-0001-9308-8344
· 120 papers in corpus
nonrandomized-trial
2007
This study aims to determine whether the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system can influence American Society for Reproductive Medicine endometriosis staging scores, as assessed through second-look laparoscopies, and to compare the r…
2007
observational
2006
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: One of the diag- nostic markers of endometriosis is CA-125, and elevated levels of this are caused by high concentrations in the ectopic endometrium. The objective of this study was to correlate CA-125 levels in serum…
observational
2006
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: One of the diagnostic markers of endometriosis is CA-125, and elevated levels of this are caused by high concentrations in the ectopic endometrium. The objective of this study was to correlate CA-125 levels in serum a…
other
2006
The aim of the present study was to measure the in vitro aromatase activity in granulosa cells of women with endometriosis submitted to assisted reproduction techniques. A case-control study was conducted on eight patients with endometriosi…
rct
2006
This study compared the long-term effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device with those of GnRH agonist administration on serum levels of CA-125 in patients with endometriosis. The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devi…
2005
2005
2004
other
2004
PURPOSE: To assess the influence of ovarian endometrioma during IVF. METHODS: Patients were submitted to cystectomy by the laparoscopic route for exeresis of ovarian endometrioma. Group I (n = 28) consisted of patients without ovarian endo…
2004
observational
2004
OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of lipid peroxidation in the peritoneal fluid of infertile women with peritoneal endometriosis and of fertile disease-free controls. STUDY DESIGN: Level of lipid peroxidation (malondialdeyde, malondialdeyde w…
2002
2001
review
2000
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis associated with massive, bloody ascites is an unusual occurrence. This report draws attention to this condition as a complication of endometriosis, with the description of a case and a review of 31 others. CASE: A…
2000
observational
1999
Objetivo: o objetivo do presente trabalho é apresentar um perfil das pacientes com endometriose, estadio e resultados do tratamento entre as pacientes atendidas no nosso Serviço. Métodos: foram revistos 155 prontuários médicos de pacientes …
observational
1999
PURPOSE: The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of endometriosis among the relatives of patients with confirmed endometriosis. METHODS: We analyzed the prevalence of endometriosis among first-, second-, and thir…
1996
other
1993
Growth factors play a role in the cyclical growth and vascularization of normal endometrium. Abnormal endometrial proliferation and neovascularization may result in endometriosis. This study determines the presence and localization of acidi…