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· 14 papers in corpus
· active 1995-2019
Study types
- article 9
- review 4
- letter 1
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- endometriosis 14
- chronic_pelvic_pain 2
- infertility 2
- dysmenorrhea 1
- die_deep_infiltrating 1
- dyspareunia 1
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article
2019
STUDY QUESTION: What are the effects of B lymphocyte inactivation or depletion on the progression of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Skewing activated B cells toward regulatory B cells (Bregs) by Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibition usi…
review
2017
article
2016
STUDY HYPOTHESIS: Loss of protein BAF250a (ARID1A) expression is present in women with rectovaginal deep-infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and endometriosis affecting the pelvic sentinel lymph nodes (PSLN). STUDY FINDING: Partial loss of pro…
article
2015
article
2015
letter
2014
review
2013
STUDY QUESTION: Can we use chemokines as biomarkers to diagnose patients with endometriosis in clinical practice? SUMMARY ANSWER: Some chemokines, especially CXCL8 (IL-8), CCL-2 (MCP-1) and CCL5 (RANTES), have the potential to work as bioma…
review
2013
article
2003
BACKGROUND: The study aim was to assess the time elapsed between onset of symptoms and diagnosis of endometriosis, and to identify the factors associated with diagnostic delay in a group of Brazilian women. METHODS: In this retrospective co…
review
2001
Microlaparoscopy represents the development of endoscopic surgery towards a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The advantages include fewer surgical complications, faster return to daily activities, more comfortable postoperative recove…
article
1999
Abstract Objective : The authors report a case of extremely aggressive endometriosis involving a 32‐year‐old woman. Methods : Different types of medication were used and various surgical procedures applied in order to reduce the clinical si…
article
1999
OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study was to determine the concentrations of CA 125, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, carcioembryogenic antigen (CEA), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and beta-2 microglobulin (B2MG) in patients with pelvic endometriosis. …
article
1997
The aim of this study was to evaluate CA 125 II, C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) and anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) concentrations for the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis. The study population consisted of 15 women with…
article
1995
Colorectal endometriosis is a relatively rare entity that may have a wide array of clinical symptoms and radiographic findings. A 42-year-old female patient with rectal endometriosis treated with danazol under CA 125, CA 19-9 and estrogen m…