STUDY QUESTION: Can a serum miRNA signature serve as a potential diagnostic biomarker for endometriosis (END)? SUMMARY ANSWER: A miRNA-based diagnostic model demonstrated an accuracy of 65.8% in distinguishing END patients from control sub…
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis (END) is a debilitating gynecological disorder. Clinical examination, imaging, and laparoscopy can provide a definitive diagnosis of END. The discovery of non-invasive biomarkers is necessary to overcome the disa…
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis (END) is a painful gynecological condition. Clinical examination, imaging, and laparoscopy can provide a definitive diagnosis of END. Nonetheless, non-invasive biomarkers could help enhance and streamlin…
BACKGROUND: Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4), kallikrein 6 (KLK6), osteopontin (OPN) and soluble mesothelin-related peptide (SMRP) are new promising biomarkers that could integrate CA125 in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) diagnosis. The aut…
Bowel complications as a consequence of laparoscopic surgery are usually due to direct injuries; on the other hand, bowel occlusion is a rarely described event. We have retrospectively analyzed our data in this field. Out of 2652 laparoscop…