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 hav…
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.
Study objectiveTo estimate the concentration of natural killer (NK) cells in the peripheral blood in patients with and without endometriosis.DesignCase-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingTertiary referral hospita…
Study objectiveTo 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.DesignProspective application of the S…
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 diagnosi…
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 …
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…