Ajossa S

Abstract OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess whether a single determination of the serum cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) level provides additional information to sonography for specific diagnosis of benign adnexal masses in prem…

Objectives: To define the sonographic morphological description and localization of deep endometriosis in a preliminary consensus statement.\nMethods: After a preliminary request of participation, we received several suggestions from partic…

Deep pelvic endometriosis is defined as subperitoneal infiltration of endometrial implants in the uterosacral ligaments, rectum, rectovaginal septum, vagina, or bladder. Although laparoscopy and biopsy remain the gold standard for diagnosis…

Uterine pathology represents one of the most common sources of complaints in women. It may cause pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding or problems related to infertility. On the other hand, endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic…

Objective To analyse the association between use of oral contraception and risk of pelvic endometriosis. Design We compared use of oral contraception in women with and without endometriosis. Participants Eligible for the study were women wi…

Ovarian cysts are a common cause of hospital admission in several countries. For this reason, and because of the increasing impact of minimal access surgery in clinical practice, a preoperative assessment that offers a reasonable degree of …

Objective To investigate whether different resective procedures might be related to different intensities of postoperative pain and different subjective recovery times following laparoscopic surgery \n \nInterventions A total of 60 patients…

Objective: To assess the role of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with CA-125 plasma levels in the diagnosis of endometrioma. \n \nDesign: Prospective study with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis. \n \nSetting: Department of…

Endometriomas have a prevalence of 24% among all ovarian cysts. Various \nsonographic features have been proposed to identify endometriomas. Although the \nvisualization of ovarian masses with low-level internal echoes is suggestive for \n…

We have evaluated the prevalence of endometriosis in selected gynaecological conditions requiring surgery. Eligible for the study were women with primary or secondary sterility, chronic pelvic pain, fibroids or benign ovarian cysts requirin…

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