To study progesterone signaling activation, we measured changes in extracellular pH as a reflection of Na+/H+ exchange (NHE) using a cytosensor microphysiometer and assessed progesterone receptor (PR) and estrogen metabolism enzymes mRNA ex…
The field of endometriosis etiopathogenesis aims to identify the origin of disease in endometrial disorders. Changes in gene and protein expression related to cell adhesion, collagenases, and, mainly, cell cycle regulators have been identif…
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is characterized by the presence of foci of ectopic endometrial tissue, fibrosis and muscular hyperplasia that have penetrated more than 5 mm into the affected pelvic organs. Rectovaginal endometriosis …
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder defined as the presence of endometrial tissue within extra-uterine sites. The primary symptoms are infertility and chronic pain. The inflammatory environment and aberrant immune responses in…
Endometriosis affects approximately 12% of reproductive-age women and is currently diagnosed using invasive laparoscopic surgery. Differences in gene expression in the eutopic endometrium between women with and without endometriosis have be…
PURPOSE: To assess function and prevalence of spasms and trigger points of the pelvic floor muscles in women with deep endometriosis. METHODS: One hundred and four (104) patients were assessed. Group 1 (G1) was composed of 52 subjects diag…
AIM OF THE VIDEO / INTRODUCTION: Pelvic congestion syndrome is a well-known cause of cyclic pelvic pain (Ganeshan et al., Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 30(6):1105-11, 2007). What is much less well known is that dilated or malformed branches o…
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the laparoscopic neuroanatomy of the autonomic nerves of the pelvis using the laparoscopic neuronavigation technique, as well as the technique for a nerve-sparing radical endometriosis surgery. DESIGN: Step-by-ste…
This literature review analyzed the evidence on nutritional aspects related to the pathogenesis and progression of endometriosis. Diets deficient in nutrients result in changes in lipid metabolism, oxidative stress and promote epigenetic ab…
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Endometriosis involving the sacral plexus is still poorly understood or neglected by many surgeons. Looking at that scenario, we have designed this educational video to explain and describe the symptoms suggesti…
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a more versatile rectosigmoid nodulectomy technique using a linear stapler. METHODS: Case series. SETTING: tertiary care (reference center for endometri…
We hypothesized that p27(kip1) overexpression can regulate endometriosis cell proliferation, apoptosis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in the endometrium. The overexpression of p27(kip1) was obtained by transduction…
Introduction and hypothesis Endometriosis involving the sacral plexus is still poorly understood or neglected by many surgeons. Looking at that scenario, we have designed this educational video to explain and describe the symptoms suggesti…
We evaluated the association between TP53 gene polymorphisms and endometriosis in Brazilian women. Genomic DNA was extracted from swabs of buccal cells collected from hospital patients. TP53 gene polymorphisms were investigated at three cod…
Aim of the video / Introduction Pelvic congestion syndrome is a well-known cause of cyclic pelvic pain (Ganeshan et al., Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 30(6):1105–11, 2007). What is much less well known is that dilated or malformed branches o…
Increased levels of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can initiate protective responses to limit or repair oxidative damage. However, H2O2 signals also fine-tune responses to growth factors and cytokines controlling cell division, differentiation, a…
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder defined as the presence of endometrial tissue within extra‐uterine sites. The proliferation of topic and ectopic endometrial tissue was demonstrated in several trials. In endometriotic tissu…
Endometriosis seems to be a precursor of epithelial ovarian cancer, especially clear cell and endometrioid adenocarcinomas. The features shared by endometriosis and cancer include the ability to evade apoptosis, the stem cell‐like ability a…
Endometriosis infiltrating the sacral nerve roots is a rarely reported manifestation of the disease. The objectives of this article are to report such a case and to describe the surgical technique for laparoscopic decompression of sacral ne…
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to analyze the changes that occur in rats with experimental endometriosis after treatment with copaiba oil. METHODS: Experimental endometriosis was induced in rats. The experimental group received copaiba…