Cortez A
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· 16 papers in corpus
· active 2001-2015
Study types
- article 13
- letter 1
- other 1
- review 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 16
- adenomyosis 2
- bowel_endometriosis 1
- die_deep_infiltrating 1
- dyspareunia 1
- bladder_endometriosis 1
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Frequent coauthors
- Annie Cortez 16
- Darai E 15
- Émile Daraï 15
- Bennis M 11
- Marc Bazot 10
- Thomassin I 5
- Uzan S 5
- Isabelle Thomassin 5
- Serge Uzan 5
- Catherine Uzan 4
letter
2015
Inguinal endometriosis (IE) secondary to involvement of the extraperitoneal portion of the round ligament is a rare condition, occurring in <1% of patients with endometriosis. It is often confused with other inguinal pathology and mostly di…
article
2014
Vulvar endometriosis can occur after surgery or trauma and cause dyspareunia. A 30-year-old woman presented with orificial dyspareunia lasting for 5 months. Her history was marked by a vaginal birth without perineal injury and the removal o…
other
2009
A role for the EGF system, in particular HER1 and 2, in growth of the endometrium has been suggested but HER1 and 2 have not been studied in all locations of endometriosis and in ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma (OEC) which is a rare for…
article
2007
BACKGROUND: We compared the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and rectal endoscopic sonography (RES) for the diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE), with respect to surgical and histological findings. METHODS: Longitudinal …
article
2007
OBJECTIVES: To compare the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and rectal endoscopic sonography (RES) for the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), with respect to surgical and histological findings. METHODS: This was a …
article
2005
BackgroundEndometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrium outside the uterus. Changes in the expression of the proto-oncogene c-kit are associated with aggressive behaviour of both benign and malignant tumours, but there are few dat…
article
2005
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. Apoptosis, a physiological process by which multicellular organisms eliminate superfluous cells, is altered in tumor tissue. Here we studied the e…
article
2005
ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility and complications of laparoscopic segmental colorectal resection for endometriosis and its efficacy on gynecologic and digestive symptoms.Study designAfter magnetic resonance im…
review
2005
Deep pelvic endometriosis may involve the uterosacral ligaments, cul-de-sac of Douglas, vagina, rectum, and occasionally the bladder. Evaluation by physical examination is difficult, and imaging techniques are needed to evaluate the locatio…
article
2004
PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for the preoperative diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis and extension of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred ninety-five patients (mean age, …
article
2004
OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) for the diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis. METHODS: In a prospective study, 142 women with clinical signs of endometriosis underwent TVS followed by surgical and his…
article
2004
Endometriosis is subsequent to the ability of endometrial glands to invade normal tissues. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)--enzymes that mediate normal tissue turnover, including endometrial breakdown during menstruation-appear to be invol…
article
2004
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of colorectal resection for endometriosis on symptoms and quality of life or on potential side effects.Study designAfter magnetic resonance imaging and rectal endoscopic sonograp…
article
2003
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis and possible rectal involvement are difficult to assess by physical examination. Previous studies have shown the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging and rectal endoscopic sonography (RES) in this setting…
article
2002
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of transabdominal sonography (TAS) and transvaginal sonography (TVS) for the diagnosis of adenomyosis, and to determine the diagnostic relevance of various sonographic criteria. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A t…
article
2001
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of transabdominal (TAUS) and transvaginal sonography (TVUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of adenomyosis, and to correlate imaging with histologica…