Chinese medical journal

ndometriosis is a common disease in premenopausal women involving pelvic organs specially. However endometriosis that affects the appendix is rarely seen except appendiceal endometriosis that mimics acute appendicitis. In a patient with acu…

BACKGROUND: For patients with severe endometriosis, the spontaneous pregnancy rates have been reported to be near 0 due to extreme distortion of normal pelvic anatomy. Surgery is one of the treatment options; however, if patients failed to …

BACKGROUND: Stathmin was identified as an endometriosis-related protein by comparative proteomics in our previous study. As a microtubule-destabilizing factor, stathmin was shown to participate in the relay and integration of diverse intrac…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease. This study aimed to screen proteins that were expressed differently in patients with endometriosis versus normal controls using proteomic techniques, surface-enhanced laser desorp…

BACKGROUND: Annexin-1 was identified as an endometriosis-related protein by comparative proteomics in previous study. As an endogenous anti-inflammatory mediator, Annexin-1 has been shown to regulate the immune response, cell proliferation …

BACKGROUND: Direct and indirect evidences have suggested that angiogenesis is a prerequisite for the development of endometriosis. Aiming at offering experimental evidences for anti-angiogenesis therapy, we transplanted the eutopic endometr…

Endometriosis is a common benign disease affecting about 10% to 20% of women.1 The frequency of intestinal endometriosis varies between 3% and 37% in women with proven endometriosis. The most often involved site of the disease is the rectos…

Endometriosis (EM) as a common and intractable gynecological disease is characterized by unknown etiology and complex pathologic changes. Many factors of the disease are uncertain at the molecular level and it is difficult to study clinical…

OBJECTIVE: To study the optimal position and method for ovarian transposition and its benefits and indications. METHODS: We performed ovarian transposition in 34 patients from August 1989 to December 2000. Twelve patients were diagnosed wi…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 and T1 genotypes and endometriosis risk (EM). METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used to detect the presence or absence of the GSTM1 a…

OBJECTIVE: To study the role and value of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) and laparoscopy for the treatment of adenomyosis with infertility. METHODS: Four cases were seen with adenomyosis and infertility, 3 of these cases …

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the procedures, preliminary experience, and advantages of operation using combination of hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. METHODS: Sixty-five women underwent transcervical resection of endometrium (11), myoma (38), pol…