Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

PURPOSE: The last two decades witnessed the development of numerous innovative regimens for the management of patients with abnormally healing and infected wounds. Growth factors, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and antiseptic dressi…

PURPOSE: The peritoneum is the serous membrane that covers the abdominal cavity and most of the intra-abdominal organs. It is a very delicate layer highly susceptible to damage and it is not designed to cope with variable conditions such as…

PURPOSE: Several studies on the quality of life in patients with endometriosis have been performed with conflicting results. This cross-section survey examines the influence of endometriosis on the psychological well-being and the quality o…

PURPOSE: Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) is a mini-invasive technique, which allows exploration of the posterior pelvis. THL can be carried out as an office procedure and may replace hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy for the diagnos…

INTRODUCTION: Professor Konstantinos Logothetopoulos is considered one of the founders of modern Gynaecology in Greece. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The establishment of new hospitals and medical institutes in Greece, the invention of the Logo-pa…

PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the number of cases of occult uterine malignancies in all LASH surgeries at the MIC clinic (Berlin) and to verify how the operative technique affects the prognosis of the disease. METHODS: Data of 10,73…

PURPOSE: Follicular fluid (FF) might reflect the environment during follicle and oocyte growth, and an evaluation of oxidative stress in the FF might be useful in predicting oocyte quality. In order to measure the oxidative stress (OS) in t…

OBJECTIVE: To identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in endometriosis and further analyze molecular mechanisms implicated in disease pathogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Gene expression data (ID: GSE7846) of human endometrial endot…

PURPOSE: Findings from studies on the association between the p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism and endometriosis susceptibility have so far been inconsistent. Therefore, we undertook a meta-analysis to clarify the association of p53 Arg72Pro polym…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of post-surgical medical treatment with GnRHa in patients with DIE (Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis) that received complete or incomplete surgery laparoscopic excision. METHODS: Hundred fifty-nine patients wit…

PURPOSE: Persistent urinary retention (UR) is a complication of 3.5-14.3% of patients having undergone deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE) surgery of posterior compartment, and it is prone to persist. The purpose of this study is to identify su…

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the treatment potential of Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm. and Alchemilla persica Rothm. in the experimentally induced endometriosis model in rats. METHODS: Endometriosis was surgically…

PURPOSE: Risk factors for post-surgical adhesions following gynaecological surgery have been identified, but their relative importance has not been precisely determined. No practical tool exists to help gynaecological surgeons evaluate the …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate preoperative serum levels of Ca125 and Tag72-4 tumour markers and investigate if abnormal levels correlate to mortality and disease-free survival. METHOD: Retrospective observational study of a cohort of 282 women (m…

PURPOSE: The present work aims at showing how dyspareunia linked to endometriosis can affect the life of fertile age women and how surgical treatment of endometriosis can relieve painful symptoms and consequently improve sex and social life…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is a gynecological disease defined by the histological presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, most commonly implanted over visceral and peritoneal surface within the female pelvis. CD44 …

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a specific subtype of endometriosis and recent evidences have indicated that Tanshinone IIA (TSIIA) might be a potential therapeutic option for endometriosis. Meanwhile, endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) of adenomy…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of the cases with pure ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (OCCC), mixed type (clear plus serous or clear plus endometrioid or serous plus clear plus endometrioid)…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the expression of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) and Gankyrin in ovarian endometriosis, analyze their clinicopathological significance, and investigate their correlation. METHODS:…

PURPOSE: Association between p53 codon 72 and endometriosis has been observed in populations of East Asia but not in those of European descent. Genetic polymorphisms could interact with p53 codon 72 influencing its association with endometr…

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate prospectively the presence of endometriosis in the peritoneum of the ovarian fossa of patients affected by endometriomas and its correlation with the adhesion between this peritoneum and endomet…

PURPOSE: Etiology, diagnosis and management of vesicovaginal fistulas in women referred to the German pelvic floor center Tuebingen over a 9-year period of time were analyzed. METHODS: Records of 41 consecutive women suffering from vesicov…