Dias JA Jr

ObjectiveTo explore whether post-embryo transfer (ET) air travel affects in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, addressing the growing concern in medical tourism where patients frequently travel for fertility treatments.MethodsThis retrospe…

Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects around 10% of reproductive age women worldwide and a common cause of infertility. One of its manifestations is ovarian endometriomas, which are present in 17-44% of endometriosis patients. End…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum and peritoneal concentrations of amyloid protein A in women with endometriosis and to compare them with those of women without endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study evaluated 76 women suspected of hav…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a multifactorial gynecological disease characterized by the presence of functional endometrium-like tissue in ectopic sites. Several studies have focused on elucidating the immunological, endocrine, environmenta…

Study objectiveTo estimate the concentration of natural killer (NK) cells in the peripheral blood in patients with and without endometriosis.DesignCase-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingTertiary referral hospita…

Study objectiveTo estimate the quality of life of patients undergoing laparoscopic resection of a segment of the rectosigmoid for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with bowel involvement.DesignProspective application of the S…

OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients with pelvic endometriosis who underwent laparoscopy at our service. METHODS: Retrospective study of 892 post-laparoscopy patients with histologically confirmed diagnosi…

In patients with endometriosis of the appendix, other sites are use to be affected by the disease, mainly bladder, rectosigmoid and retrocervical endometriosis. When these characteristics are present or if patients have more than three site…

BACKGROUND: Successful surgical treatment of deep bowel endometriosis depends on obtaining detailed information about the lesions, prior to the procedure. The objective of this study was to determine the capability of transvaginal ultrasono…

Study objectiveTo estimate the relationship between the depth of lesions of rectal endometriosis and the percentage of the circumference of the bowel segment affected by the disease.DesignA prospective pathologic analysis of 45 surgical spe…

ObjectiveTo verify whether bladder and ureter endometriosis had the same clinical features and disease behavior.DesignCase-control study.SettingMultidisciplinary group in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Patient(s)A total of 690 patients were submitted to…

ObjectiveTo evaluate interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-18 levels in the serum and peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingUniversity hospital.PatientsInterleukin-12 and IL-18 levels were compare…

Deeply infiltrating endometriosis is the clinical form of the disease that is generally associated with conditions of more intense pain and may require more complex surgical management, consequently resulting in greater risks to the patient…

BACKGROUND: Deeply infiltrating endometriosis affecting the retrocervical region and the rectosigmoid generally requires surgical treatment. Clinical examination, transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MR…

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…

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…

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 …

ObjectiveTo report the case of a patient submitted to laparoscopic bowel resection in whom histology revealed endometriosis and schistosomiasis.DesignCase report.SettingMultidisciplinary group practice and teaching hospital.Patient(s)A 31-y…

ObjectiveTo analyze morphologic aspects of bowel endometriosis.DesignProspective study of 35 consecutive cases of bowel endometriosis.SettingMultidisciplinary group practice and teaching hospital.Patient(s)Thirty-five patients with bowel en…

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…