Lan Zhu

No ORCID on file · 80 papers in corpus · active 2002-2026

Study types

  • article 52
  • other 10
  • review 5
  • case-report 3
  • book-chapter 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 62
  • adenomyosis 14
  • dysmenorrhea 11
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 9
  • endometrioma 8
  • infertility 6
  • dyspareunia 3
  • die_deep_infiltrating 2
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
paratext 2019
·doi:10.23937/2377-9004/6/6

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWHS) is a rare developmental anomaly of Mullerian ducts, characterized by the presence of a uterus didelphys with longitudinal vaginal septum obstructing the hemivagina and the presence of ipsilateral ren…

letter 2018
Chinese medical journal ·doi:10.4103/0366-6999.243572

To the Editor: Uterine adenomyosis (AM) is caused by the ectopic growth of endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium of the uterus, accompanied by hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the surrounding smooth muscle cells, leading to a diffus…

article 2018
·doi:10.1007/s00261-018-1575-3
article 2018
Chinese medical journal ·doi:10.4103/0366-6999.232790

BACKGROUND: When considering the issue of recurrence, perimenopausal women may have more dilemma during management comparing with young women, for example, whether to retain the uterus and ovary during surgery, whether it is necessary to ad…

other 2017
European radiology ·doi:10.1007/s00330-017-4919-4

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the anatomical features and clinical settings of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome and correlate them with patterns of uterine involvement. METHODS: Pelvic magnetic resonance images and medical recor…

article 2017
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-017-0343-2

BACKGROUND: To explore the risk factors of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) in women with ovarian endometriosis (OEM) aged 45 years and above in China. METHODS: This study reviewed the medical records of 1038 women in total wh…

article 2016
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.02.015

OBJECTIVE: To describe the anatomic variety of congenital cervical atresia and to explore the relationship between this disorder and pelvic endometriosis. METHODS: In a retrospective study, records were reviewed for 96 patients with a confi…

review 2016
Journal of genetics ·doi:10.1007/s12041-016-0675-5

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) promoter polymorphisms are considered to play roles in the aetiology of endometriosis and adenomyosis, however, the evidence available are inconsistent. We aimed to systematically review the asscociation betwe…

review 2016
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.01.010

ObjectiveEndometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen dependent disease. Genetic variation of estrogen biosynthesis and metabolic genes is associated with the risk of endometriosis. The CYP19 gene, encoding aromatase, plays an importa…

article 2014
article 2014
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.05.025

ObjectiveTo describe the clinical characteristics of patients with Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS) and explore the relationship between an obstructive genital abnormality and pelvic endometriosis.DesignCase series.SettingUniversity…

article 2013
·doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20123553

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery in pregnant women has become increasingly more common; however, the safety of laparoscopy in this population has been widely debated in emergent situations and big size at bigger pregnant weeks. This study w…

article 2013
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.11.023

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (HWW) syndrome. METHODS: Seventy patients with a confirmed diagnosis of HWW syndrome admitted to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital between …

article 2013
Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pathogenesis of endometriosis by studying endometriosis coexisting with variable genital tract anomalies and analysis the association between obstructive or non-obstructive anomalies with endometriosis. METHODS…

article 2013
Chinese medical journal ·doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20123569

BACKGROUND: Currently, all the diagnostic indicators for endometriosis lack perfect sensitivity and specificity. According to the characteristic of endometriosis, we analyzed the new biomarker neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the co…

article 2013
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.06.003

Study objectiveTo investigate whether the combined value of the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) can be used in diagnosing moderate to severe endometriosis.DesignA retrospective study (Canadian Task Forc…

case-report 2013
Chinese medical journal ·doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131280
article 2012
book-chapter 2012
·doi:10.5772/29909

The etiology and pathogenesis of endometriosis are complex and still incompletely understood. So many theories have been developed

article 2012
Chinese medical journal

BACKGROUND: Wide excision is considered the treatment of endometriosis. It is difficult to surgeon for reconstruction of a large full-thickness defect through the abdominal-wall. We introduce a method of mini-abdominoplasty combined with me…

article 2012
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) ·doi:10.1258/ebm.2012.012060

Endometriosis, with a prevalence rate ranging from 6% to 10%, is the major contributor to pelvic pain and subfertility, and considerably reduces the quality of life in affected women. However, the pathogenesis of this disease remains largel…

article 2012
Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi

OBJECTIVE: To study the pathologic characteristics of eutopic endometrium in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Pathologic characteristics of eutopic endometrium were studied in 176 patients with endometriosis in Peking Union Medical Col…

article 2012
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des067

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the appropriate measures for diagnosing and treating perineal endometriosis (PEM) with anal sphincter involvement. METHODS: Between January 1992 and April 2011, the clinical features, dia…

article 2011
Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi

OBJECTIVE: To investigate strategies of diagnosis and treatment of ureter endometriosis. METHODS: From 1983 to 2010, the cases registered in Peking Union Medical College Hospital and confirmed as ureter endometriosis by surgery were enrolle…

article 2011

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect and safety of sequential therapy of levofloxacin in the prevention of peri-operative infections among patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH), laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)…