Răzvan Ciortea

ORCID: 0000-0001-8454-4133 · 12 papers in corpus · active 2014-2024

Study types

  • article 9
  • review 2
  • preprint 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 11
  • endometrioma 2
preprint 2024
·doi:10.20944/preprints202406.2067.v1

Endometriosis is known to be a chronic, debilitating disease. The pathophysiological mechanisms of endometriosis development include local chronic inflammation and a certain degree of local immune deficit. We investigated the relationship b…

review 2023
Current medical imaging ·doi:10.2174/1573405620666230405093304

BACKGROUND: Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasonography has become a widely used investigative method in the diagnostic workup of endometriosis, as well as for the postoperative follow-up. The variety of lesions, the distorted anatomy c…

review 2021
Experimental and therapeutic medicine ·doi:10.3892/etm.2021.9674

Ovarian endometriosis is a frequent chronic gynecological disease with an uncertain evolution regarding its progression or association with ovarian malignant lesions. The present review summarized the histological aspects, gene expression a…

article 2018
·doi:10.12891/ceog4304.2018

Purpose of investigation: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease, with a genetic component, a series of studies involving different vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) genetic variants in endometriosis pathogenesis. In this stu…

article 2017
Turkish journal of medical sciences ·doi:10.3906/sag-1507-185

BACKGROUND/AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the serum concentration of main chemokines and interferons in patients with diagnosed endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 160 women were divided in two study groups (group 1 …

article 2017
Clujul medical (1957) ·doi:10.15386/cjmed-743

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Endometriosis is a commonly encountered disorder in women of reproductive age, consisting of the presence of active ectopic endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. Surgical scar endometriosis is a rare condit…

article 2017
·doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.03.176
article 2016
Central-European journal of immunology ·doi:10.5114/ceji.2016.60992

AIM OF THE STUDY: Aim of the study was to investigate interleukin (IL)-4 serum levels in patients with advanced endometriosis and whether IL-4 promoter region (-590C/T) genetic polymorphism is involved in genetic susceptibility to endometri…

article 2016
·doi:10.18643/gieu.2016.80

Aims. To characterize the vascularity of endometriotic cysts using color Doppler ultrasound and to differentiate more accurately between endometriotic cysts and other pelvic cyst masses. Methods. Two prospective studies were initiated: the …

article 2015
Central-European journal of immunology ·doi:10.5114/ceji.2015.50840

THE AIM OF THE STUDY: The aim of the study was to investigate the serum pro-inflammatory cytokine profile in patients with diagnosed endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 160 women, who were divided in two study groups (Gr…

article 2015
Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences ·doi:10.4103/1735-1995.166215

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a frequent gynecologic disease with a severe impact on the quality of life in the affected women; its pathogenesis is yet to be fully understood, with an altered immunity as a possible key factor. The present st…

article 2014
·doi:10.1002/uog.14550

The study's aim is to identify the Doppler profile of ovarian endometrioma. The study consists of a case-control analysis and also an analysis with type-representative sample. The case-control analysis includes two groups of patients: group…