João Dias

ORCID: 0000-0001-6613-0770 · 42 papers in corpus
2013
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Natural therapies assessment for the treatment of endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.717968816.793468458
other 2013
Measurement of serum and peritoneal levels of amyloid protein A and their importance in the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis
The Journal of reproductive medicine

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum and peritoneal concentrations of amyloid protein A in women with endometriosis and to compare them with those of women without endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study evaluated 76 women suspected of ha…

2012
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a determinant factor of cumulative pregnancy rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection/in vitro fertilization cycles in patients with endometriomas.
·doi:10.3410/f.13823956.15453065
2012
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Nomogram to predict pregnancy rate after ICSI-IVF cycle in patients with endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.13490971.14868103
2012
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Segmental bowel resection for colorectal endometriosis: is there a correlation between histological pattern and clinical outcomes?
·doi:10.3410/f.715547904.791102827
lab-animal 2012
Faculty Opinions recommendation of The selective vitamin D receptor agonist, elocalcitol, reduces endometriosis development in a mouse model by inhibiting peritoneal inflammation.
·doi:10.3410/f.717598004.793454352

Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: The selective vitamin D receptor agonist, elocalcitol, reduces endometriosis development in a mouse model by inhibiting peritoneal inflammation.

2012
Patients with adenomyosis are more likely to have deep endometriosis
·doi:10.1007/s10397-012-0746-4
observational 2012
Patients with endometriosis of the rectosigmoid have a higher percentage of natural killer cells in peripheral blood
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.12.021

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the concentration of natural killer (NK) cells in the peripheral blood in patients with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Tertiary referr…

2011
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Discovery of a novel biomarker in the urine in women with endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.3779963.9079054
2011
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Identification of cells with colony-forming activity, self-renewal capacity, and multipotency in ovarian endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.13334997.14707133
2011
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Ovarian endometrioma ablation using plasma energy versus cystectomy: a step toward better preservation of the ovarian parenchyma in women wishing to conceive.
·doi:10.3410/f.13371988.14780065
2011
Faculty Opinions recommendation of The post-operative decline in serum anti-Mullerian hormone correlates with the bilaterality and severity of endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.8540956.14736067
other 2011
Quality of life after segmental resection of the rectosigmoid by laparoscopy in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis with bowel involvement
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.07.014

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the quality of life of patients undergoing laparoscopic resection of a segment of the rectosigmoid for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with bowel involvement. DESIGN: Prospective application of…

2011
Transvaginal Ultrasonography with Bowel Prepare Is a Useful Tool for Predicting the Surgical Staging of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.208
other 2010
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of pelvic endometriosis–a case series
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) ·doi:10.1590/s0104-42302010000400022

OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients with pelvic endometriosis who underwent laparoscopy at our service. METHODS: Retrospective study of 892 post-laparoscopy patients with histologically confirmed diagnos…

2010
Faculty Opinions recommendation of CYP17 and CYP19 gene polymorphisms in women affected with endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.2672958.2335056
2010
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination, transvaginal sonography, rectal endoscopic sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose deep infiltrating endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.2600956.2259054
2010
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis: the goal or own goal?
·doi:10.3410/f.5016961.5390054
2010
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pain and ovarian endometrioma recurrence after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis: a long-term prospective study.
·doi:10.3410/f.4390998.4221104
2010
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Rate of severe ovarian damage following surgery for endometriomas.
·doi:10.3410/f.2136960.2957055
2010
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Women with endometriosis improved their peripheral antioxidant markers after the application of a high antioxidant diet.
·doi:10.3410/f.1829956.1369054
2010
Laparoscopic Findings and Pitfalls for the Treatment of Rectal Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.647
2010
Surgical Treatment of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis
·doi:10.5005/jp/books/11190_17
observational 2010
Th1 and Th2 ummune responses related to pelvic endometriosis
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) ·doi:10.1590/s0104-42302010000100022

OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the relationship between clinical characteristics of endometriosis and Th1/Th2 immune response patterns. METHODS: A prospective study was performed with 65 patients with endometriosis (Group A) and 33 without…

other 2009
Endometriosis at several sites, cyclic bowel symptoms, and the likelihood of the appendix being affected
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.031

In patients with endometriosis of the appendix, other sites are use to be affected by the disease, mainly bladder, rectosigmoid and retrocervical endometriosis. When these characteristics are present or if patients have more than three site…