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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interstitial collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-1), known to play a pivotal role in the initiation of menstruation, contributes to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. DESIGN: Serial sections of peritoneal …
OBJECTIVE: To assess the proliferative activity of eutopic and ectopic endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and its correlation to steroid receptor content. DESIGN: The immunohistochemical use of Ki 67 was applied to investigate the …
ObjectiveTo compare the localization of adhesion proteins (laminin and fibronectin) and their receptors of the integrin family in endometriosis and endometrium.DesignAn immunohistochemical study.SettingUniversity Hospital, Department of Gyn…
Morphological and morphometric data showed similarities between eutopic endometrium and red peritoneal lesions, suggesting that these lesions are the first stage of early implantation of endometrial glands and stroma. An inflammatory reacti…
OBJECTIVE: To review the histogenesis of peritoneal, ovarian, and rectovaginal endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: The comparison of morphologic, morphometric, and histochemical data observed in each type of lesion. SETTING: A university hospi…
OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic procedure with excision of deep fibrotic endometriotic nodules of the rectovaginal septum and histological study of the lesions. SETTING: An academic teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: A series of 500 women undergoin…
This is a color-illustrated advanced clinical monograph that analyzes and compares the three forms of endometriosis: peritoneal, ovarian, and rectovaginal. Three core chapters cover the histopathology of peritoneal endometriosis, ovarian en…
A computerized morphometrical investigation was performed on endometriotic tissue from the peritoneum (n = 225) and rectovaginal nodules (n = 65) to compare histologically and stereologically the rectovaginal septum endometriotic nodule to …
A series of 231 cases of deep-infiltrating endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum is presented. Laparoscopic procedures with excision of deep fibrotic endometriotic nodules were performed in all cases. In three cases, the bowel lumen was …
Laser physics and laser. Part 1 Laser operative laparoscopy: instrumentation and operational instructions, peritoneal endometriosis - two-dimensional and three-dimensional evaluations, the association of endometriosis and pelvic pain, laser…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) and/or drainage in the management of large endometriomas. DESIGN: This prospective clinical study was conducted in a parallel and randomized design. SETTING: Department of Gynecolog…
Endometriosis most commonly affects the pelvic peritoneum close to the ovaries, including the uterosacral ligaments, the ovarian fossa peritoneum, and the perito- neum of the cul-de-sac.\nThe increased diagnosis of endometriosis at laparosc…
In this chapter, we will try to classify the different indications of surgery and/or combined (medico-surgical) therapy in 1) peritoneal endometriosis 2) ovarian endometriosis 3) deep-infiltrating endometriosis of the recto-vaginal septum 4…
To evaluate the stromal vascularization of different appearances of peritoneal endometriosis, biopsies were taken from peritoneal areas with endometriosis in a series of 135 infertile women and classified as typical (black), red, or white l…
Uterine myomas and endometriosis are benign pathologies frequently encountered in women. Myomas are often associated with infertility and/or menorrhagia particularly if they are sub-mucosal. Endometriosis is diagnosed in more than 35% of in…
Les lésions typiques d’endom étriose sont des lésions noirâtres ou bleutées. De nombreux aspects atypiques de l’endométriose péritonéale ont été décrits par Jansen et Russell en 1986. Ces lésions non pigmentées, péritonéales, sont l’opacifi…
L’endométriose péritonéale et ovarienne peut actuellement être traitée par laparoscopie grâce au laser CO2.
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In order to adequately assess the effectiveness of danazol, gestrinone, buserelin-nasal spray (IN) and buserelin-implant (SC), a prospective non randomized study was initiated in 178 patients with laparoscopically confirmed ovarian endometr…
Used endoscopically, the CO2 laser offers some advantages over other operative techniques for endometriosis and adhesions but, in spite of the continuing development of new instrumentation there are still problems with the system. The techn…