Mauricio Simões Abrão

No ORCID on file · 37 papers in corpus · active 2003-2026

Study types

  • review 16
  • article 15
  • other 4
  • meta-analysis 1
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 32
  • infertility 7
  • dysmenorrhea 5
  • bowel_endometriosis 4
  • adenomyosis 4
  • dyspareunia 4
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • die_deep_infiltrating 2
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
article 2013
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719112466301
other 2013
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.038

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of chemokines that regulate natural killer (NK) and T-regulatory (T-reg) cell activity in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissue samples from endometriosis patients. DESIGN: Case-control study (Canadia…

article 2012
Journal of molecular histology ·doi:10.1007/s10735-012-9454-7
article 2012
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.12.021
review 2011
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS ·doi:10.1002/rcs.451

BACKGROUND: This systematic review evaluates the role of robotics in the surgical treatment of endometriosis. METHODS: Electronic database searches were conducted in MEDLINE, Scopus, and ISI Web of Knowledge for relevant studies over the pa…

review 2011
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.03.009
article 2011
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.05969.x

The human endometrium is a dynamic tissue that undergoes cycles of growth and regression with each menstrual cycle. Adult progenitor stem cells are likely responsible for this remarkable regenerative capacity; these same progenitor stem cel…

article 2009
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.031
article 2008
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina ·doi:10.1590/s1516-31802008000400012

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a common affliction that may affect the intestinal tract. The objective of this case report was to describe an unusual clinical presentation of this form of the disease. CASE REPORT: The patient was a…

rct 2005
The Journal of reproductive medicine

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of microlaparoscopy vs. conventional laparoscopy in the management of patients with early-stage pelvic endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective, randomized study we evaluated …

article 2004
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60010-2
review 2003
Arquivos de gastroenterologia ·doi:10.1590/s0004-28032003000300011

BACKGROUND: The involvement of the rectovaginal septum, of rectum and sigmoid by endometriosis leads to intense symptoms as dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, deep dyspareunia, tenesmus and hematochezia in young and middle aged women during periods…