J A Dias

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2005-2007

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 1
other 2007
Endometriosis: an inflammatory disease with a Th2 immune response component
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del516

BACKGROUND: Efforts have been made to correctly characterize the role of the immune response in endometriosis. The objective of this study was to analyse the interaction between Th1 and Th2 immune response patterns and endometriosis by eval…

article 2007
Vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations in the serum and peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.04.033

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether there is an association between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in serum and peritoneal fluid, and the presence of pelvic endometriosis and its clinical symptoms. METHODS: Blood and perito…

article 2006
Antinuclear antibodies and endometriosis
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.03.005

Endometriosis is characterized by the implant, growth and development of endometrial tissue in an extra-uterine location. Approximately 5–15% of women present the disease during the reproductive years [1]. Various immunological alterations …

article 2005
Treatment of rectosigmoid endometriosis by laparoscopically assisted vaginal rectosigmoidectomy
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.06.014

OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of mechanical anastomoses in cases of laparoscopically assisted vaginal rectosigmoidectomy for the treatment of rectosigmoid endometriosis. METHODS: Pilot study evaluating eight patients with rectosigmoid endo…