Seok Kyo Seo
ORCID: 0000-0003-3404-0484
· 84 papers in corpus
observational
2015
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of each component of the revised American Fertility Society (rAFS) classification system for the first recurrence of endometriosis after conservative laparoscopy. MATERIALS AND MET…
observational
2014
The aim of this study was to compare intrafollicular biomarkers of thiol-redox system and chronic inflammation in infertile patients with and without endometriosis, and examine correlations between biomarkers and IVF outcomes. The study inc…
2014
2013
diagnostic-accuracy
2013
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to validate and investigate the clinical value of urinary enolase I in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Urine samples of 39 patients with histologically confirmed endometriosis and 20 patients witho…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: Although the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is effective in reducing the recurrence of endometriosis-associated pain, its efficacy in preventing endometrioma recurrence is questionable. We compared the eff…
other
2013
PURPOSE: Although a variety of factors have been reported as affecting pregnancy rates after intrauterine insemination (IUI), there have been conflicting results on prognostic factors. This study aimed to determine predictive factors for pr…
case-report
2012
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside the uterus. About 1% of women with endometriosis have urinary tract implantations, and 84% of these cases involve the bladder. Abdominal partial cyst…
2012
2012
observational
2012
Cyclooxygenase-2 ( COX -2) gene-765G/C polymorphism and advanced-stage endometriosis in Korean women
PROBLEM: We investigated the association of COX -2 gene-765G/C polymorphism and risk of advanced-stage endometriosis in Korean women. METHOD OF STUDY: This study consisted of 268 women with advanced-stage endometriosis and 242 control wome…
2012
observational
2012
The aim of this study is to evaluate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its soluble receptor (sFlt-1) in peritoneal fluid (PF), peritoneal endometriotic lesions and eutopic endometrial tissues of patients with e…
2012
case-report
2012
Endometriosis is usually found in pelvic cavity such as in ovary. But, endometriosis has been described in other organs, although rare, such as intestine, kidney, lung, liver, gall bladder, and pancreas. Catamenial pneumothorax is defined a…
diagnostic-accuracy
2012
BACKGROUND: Recently, proteomic technologies have demonstrated that several proteins are differently expressed in various body fluids of patients with endometriosis compared with those without this condition. The aim of this study was to in…
diagnostic-accuracy
2012
background: Recently, proteomic technologies have demonstrated that several proteins are differently expressed in various body fluids of patients with endometriosis compared with those without this condition. The aim of this study was to in…
2011
2011
observational
2011
Because energy production involves oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondria are major sources of reactive oxygen species in the cell. Recent findings indicate that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants may play a role in the etiology of certain…
2011
2011
observational
2010
The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is effective in the treatment of dysmenorrhea associated with adenomyosis. However, the mechanism of pain relief of LNG-IUS in patients with adenomyosis is unclear. We aimed to inve…
2010
other
2010
BACKGROUND: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-activated gene-1 (NAG-1) is involved in cellular processes such as inflammation, apoptosis and tumorigenesis. However, little is known about the expression and function of NAG-1 in th…