Fragestellung: Die tief infiltrierende Endometriose ist eine chronische Erkrankung, deren Pathogenese weitgehend ungeklärt ist. Eine lymphogene Dissemination von Endometriosezellen in zufällig entnommenen mesorektalen Lymphknoten und in pel…
ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of oxytocin (OTR) and/or vasopressin (VP1αR) receptor in patients with and without adenomyosis uteri.DesignRetrospective nonrandomized study.SettingUniversity hospital endometriosis research center.Pat…
PurposeDeep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymp...
Purpose Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymph nodes (ILNs) and in pelvic sentinel lymp…
Purpose Endometriosis is a benign estrogen-responsive disease which shares some characteristics with malignant tumors such as invasion and unrestrained growth. In this respect, the epidermal growth factor receptor family (EGFR or erbB-1 and…
PurposeTo investigate the influence of different kinds of endometriotic lesions, especially peritoneal endometriotic implants in pain generation and the pain reduction after surgical excision in a prospective study.MethodsFifty-one pre-meno…
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical relevance of endometriosis-associated nerve fibers in the development of endometriosis-associated symptoms.DesignProspective nonrandomized study.SettingUniversity hospital endometriosis center.Patient(s)…