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Effect of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection upon acute salpingitis: a laparoscopic studyC R Cohen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Infect Dis 178:1352-8. 1998..Among patients with acute salpingitis, likelihood of TOA was related to HIV-1 infection and advanced immunosuppression. In general, HIV-1-seropositive women with acute salpingitis responded well to treatment...
Transient abdominal ovariopexy for adhesion prevention in patients who underwent surgery for severe pelvic endometriosisJonathan Ouahba
, , AP-HP, Paris, France
Fertil Steril 82:1407-11. 2004..Median pregnancy delay was 11.5 months (range, 4-24 months). CONCLUSION(S): Transient ovariopexy appears to be a simple, safe, and effective technique in preventing postoperative adhesion reformation in severe pelvic endometriosis...
Alterations in RCAS1 serum concentration levels during the normal menstrual cycle and the lack of analogical changes in ovarian endometriosisLukasz Wicherek
Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncology of the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Am J Reprod Immunol 59:535-44. 2008..The aim of this study has been to evaluate alterations in RCAS1 blood serum concentration in women during normal menstrual cycle (NMC) phases and to compare the levels found with those in patients with ovarian endometriosis...
Developmental origin of polycystic ovary syndrome - a hypothesisD H Abbott
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Centre, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53715, USA
J Endocrinol 174:1-5. 2002..This hypothesis therefore suggests a unifying, 'linear' model to explain the aetiology of the heterogeneous phenotype...
Characterization of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in estrogen receptor (ER) Null mice reveals hypergonadism and endocrine sex reversal in females lacking ERalpha but not ERbetaJohn F Couse
Receptor Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, MD B3 02, P O Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Mol Endocrinol 17:1039-53. 2003..The subsequent hypergonadism is illustrated as increased Cyp17, Cyp19, Hsd17b1, and ectopic Hsd17b3 expression in the ovary...
Increased occurrence of tubo-ovarian abscesses in women with stage III and IV endometriosisMei-Jou Chen
Fertil Steril 82:498-9. 2004..Women who had stage III-IV endometriosis and who were nulliparous or who had delivered no more than two children were much more likely to develop tubo-ovarian abscesses than those without endometriosis...
Differences in the blood serum levels of soluble HLA-G concentrations between the menstrual cycle phases and menopause in patients with ovarian endometriosis and uterine leiomyomaPawel Basta
Department of Gynecology and Oncology, Jagiellonian University, 23 Kopernika Str, 31 501 Krakow, Poland
Neuro Endocrinol Lett 30:91-8. 2009..The aim of the present study has therefore been to evaluate the sHLA-G blood serum concentrations levels in both women with ovarian endometriosis and women with uterine leiomyomas...
Endometrioma complicated by tubo-ovarian abscess in a woman with bacterial vaginosisShahryar K Kavoussi
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2006:84140. 2006..Therefore, aggressive treatment of BV in patients with known advanced-stage endometriosis may be considered to prevent superinfected endometriomas...
Increased immunoreactivity to SLIT/ROBO1 in ovarian endometriomas: a likely constituent biomarker for recurrenceFanghua Shen
Institute of Obstetric and Gynecologic Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, 145 Shandong Zhong Road, Shanghai 200001, China
Am J Pathol 175:479-88. 2009..Thus, the SLIT/ROBO1 system may be a potential target for reducing the risk of recurrence...
Genome-wide cDNA microarray analysis of gene-expression profiles involved in ovarian endometriosisTakahide Arimoto
Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
Int J Oncol 22:551-60. 2003..These data should provide useful information for finding candidate genes whose products might serve as molecular targets for diagnosis or treatment of endometriosis...
A case of ovarian sarcoidosis mimicking malignancyK Karmaniolas
Department of Internal Medicine, NIMTS Hospital, Athens, Greece
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 26:231-2. 2005..Histological examination after laparotomy was indicative of ovarian sarcoidosis...
Expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta (HNF-1beta) in clear cell tumors and endometriosis of the ovaryNoriko Kato
Department of Pathology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
Mod Pathol 19:83-9. 2006....
Transcriptional characterizations of differences between eutopic and ectopic endometriumYan Wu
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226-0509, USA
Endocrinology 147:232-46. 2006..The identification of these genes and their associated pathways provides new insight. Our findings will stimulate future investigations on molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of endometriosis...
CD40 ligand in pathogenesis of autoimmune ovarian disease of day 3-thymectomized mice: implication for CD40 ligand antibody therapyColin Sharp
Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Immunol 170:1667-74. 2003....
Maternal autoantibody triggers de novo T cell-mediated neonatal autoimmune diseaseYulius Y Setiady
Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Immunol 170:4656-64. 2003..Therefore, a new mechanism of neonatal autoimmunity is presented in which epitope-specific autoantibody stimulates de novo autoimmune pathogenic CD4(+) T cell response...
Regulatory T-cell, endogenous antigen and neonatal environment in the prevention and induction of autoimmune diseaseK S Tung
Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Immunol Rev 182:135-48. 2001....
Diagnosis and management of female infertilitySamuel Smith
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
JAMA 290:1767-70. 2003
Neuropathic uterine pain after hysterectomy. A case reportNorma F Chavez
Center for Uterine Fibroids, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Reprod Med 48:466-8. 2003..Attention to appropriate history and physical examination may lead to an increase in the diagnosis of neuropathic pain in gynecology patients. This may have implications for persistent pain in other gynecologic diseases...
CD10 is helpful in detecting occult or inconspicuous endometrial stromal cells in cases of presumptive endometriosisGabriel M Groisman
Department of Pathology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
Arch Pathol Lab Med 127:1003-6. 2003..Previous studies have shown that CD10 is a marker for normal, ectopic, and neoplastic endometrial stromal cells. However, its value in confirming a diagnosis of presumptive endometriosis has not been extensively studied...
Damage to ovarian reserve associated with laparoscopic excision of endometriomas: a quantitative rather than qualitative injuryR M F van der Weiden
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1874; author reply 1875. 2006
Application of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of infertilityXian Xu
The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Hum Fertil (Camb) 6:161-8. 2003..However, the task is enormous in view of the number of herbal products currently available on the market; yet among these products are undoubtedly some that will prove to be safe and beneficial...
A ruptured ovarian endometrioma mimicking ovarian malignancy: case reportA Gocmen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 24:445-6. 2003..At the laparoscopic examination, it was determined to be a ruptured endometrioma and serum CA 125 concentrations rapidly decreased after surgery...
Case study of a pregnant woman with decidualized ovarian endometriosis whose preoperative findings suggested malignant transformationH Iwamoto
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamanashi Red Cross Hospital, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 27:301-3. 2006....
Evaluation of surgery in simple ovarian cystsDing Xiaoman
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730
Chin Med Sci J 18:93-6. 2003..Postmenopausal women with cysts should have operations...
Management of ovarian endometriomaSaeed Alborzi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Clin Obstet Gynecol 49:480-91. 2006..Given the evidence available, excision of cyst wall in endometrioma is strongly recommended especially in infertile patients...
Surgery in contemporary infertilityAnnika Strandell
Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S 413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
Curr Womens Health Rep 3:367-74. 2003..Repeat surgery in severe disease should be avoided. The indications and results for these and other fertility-enhancing procedures are evaluated according to the most recent publications...
Ovarian endometrioma complicated by a Salmonella abscess caused by an enteroovarian fistula: a case reportChao-Nin Wang
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
J Reprod Med 50:871-3. 2005..CONCLUSION: Salmonella infection located in the ovary is a rare condition, often caused by bacteremia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an ovarian Salmonella abscess that occurred through a fistula...
[Surgical treatment for endometriomas]J-B Dubuisson
, , Paris, France
J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) 32:S20-2. 2003..Recurrent ovarian surgery is not recommended in women with infertility, as it might be deleterious for ovarian reserve...
Incisional hernia on the 5-mm trocar port site and subsequent wall endometriosis on the same site: a case reportRodolfo Sirito
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:878-80. 2005..A second laparoscopy was performed; the cyst was very adherent and was removed in fragments. The wall nodule was removed, and the histologic examination classified it as endometriosis...
[Clinical study of effect of laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment on pelvic endometriosis-associated infertility]Jin-fang Lin
Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 40:9-12. 2005....
Ultrasonographic evaluation of postoperative ovarian cyst formation after laparoscopic excision of endometriomasLudovico Muzii
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Biomedico, Via E Longoni 83, Rome 00155, Italy
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 11:457-61. 2004..Apart from this finding, the operated ovary is indistinguishable from the contralateral one, even 1 month after surgery...
[Surgical laparoscopy in the management of women infertility]Radhouane Rachdi
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Tunis Med 82:837-42. 2004..The rate of intra uterine pregnancy of the 81 followed patients is 40.7% with 23 newborn (28.39%), 5 abortions (6.17%) and 5 current pregnancies (6.17%). The rate of ectopic pregnancies is 3.7%...
[Laparoscopic ovariopexy--modality of ovarian endometriosis treatment]E Kucera
, Praha
Ceska Gynekol 69:408-11. 2004..CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic ovariopexis is a simple and effective method for treatment of ovarian endometriosis and prevention of extensive periadnexal adhaesions...
Bipolar electrocoagulation versus suture of solitary ovary after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomasLuigi Fedele
, Policlinico Borgoroma, Verona, Italy
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 11:344-7. 2004..06) in FSH values between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that bipolar electrocoagulation of the ovarian parenchyma after laparoscopic stripping of an endometriotic ovarian cyst adversely affects ovarian function...
Surgical cytoreduction and hormone therapy of an advanced endometrial stromal sarcoma of the ovaryFelicia L Geas
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California 92668, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:1051-4. 2004..CONCLUSION: This is an advanced case of a primary low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma of the ovary arising from endometriosis managed by total resection and progestational therapy...
[Ovarian torsion in childhood]F T C Tschirch
Radiologisches Institut, Kantonsspital Baden
Praxis (Bern 1994) 93:1193-6. 2004..Conservative ovary-sparing treatment was not possible, so right-sided adnexectomy followed. Histopathologically a haemorrhagic infarction of the ovary and the tube was seen. No signs of malignancy and no tumor could be detected...
Pathologic quiz case. A 34-year-old woman with abdominal pain and a large right multicystic ovarian mass. Mullerian adenosarcoma arising in an endometriotic cystMousa A Al-Abbadi
Department of Pathology, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, Mich 48235, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 128:1057-8. 2004
Laparoscopic removal of endometriomas: sonographic evaluation of residual functioning ovarian tissueCaterina Exacoustos
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
Am J Obstet Gynecol 191:68-72. 2004..The aim of this study was to determine whether and to what extent laparoscopic removal of ovarian endometriotic cysts is a tissue-sparing procedure...
Correlation between serum levels of CA 125 and follicular loss after laparoscopic cystectomy in women with ovarian endometriomaMario Vicino
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 14:223-7. 2007..To preoperatively predict follicular loss after laparoscopic cystectomy of ovarian endometriomas...
Laparoscopic management of ovarian remnantCeana Nezhat
Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, 5555 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 276, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
Fertil Steril 83:973-8. 2005..To report outcomes of laparoscopic management of patients with ovarian remnant (OR)...
Observation of epithelial atypia associated with intranuclear inclusions in ovarian endometriosisTadao K Kobayashi
Acta Cytol 48:458-9. 2004
Surgical management of endometriosisJacques Donnez
Department of Gynecology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 18:329-48. 2004..In case of rectovaginal adenomyotic nodules, surgery must be considered as first-line therapy, medical therapy being relatively in-efficacious...
[Ovarian endometrioma and infertility: when not to treat?]A Audebert
IGF1, Bordeaux, France
Gynecol Obstet Fertil 33:416-22. 2005..Laparoscopic surgery is still the first line treatment in many cases. Abstention can be applied in particular circumstances. Ultrasonographically guided aspiration needs to be further evaluated...
[Ovarian endometriomas: Effect of laparoscopic cystectomy on ovarian response in IVF-ET cycles]C Yazbeck
Service de gynécologie obstétrique et médecine de la reproduction, maternité Aline de Crépy, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Gynecol Obstet Fertil 34:808-12. 2006..To investigate the follicular response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in IVF-ET cycles after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for large endometriomas...
Endometriosis: novel etiopathogenetic concepts and clinical perspectivesMario Vignali
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
Fertil Steril 78:665-78. 2002..To discuss current ideas about therapy for endometriosis derived from new observations generated by using molecular biology techniques and in vivo animal models of disease...
Recurrence of chocolate cysts after laparoscopic ablationK D Jones
Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4HR, UK
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 9:315-20. 2002..CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic cyst fenestration followed by capsule ablation is safe and effective treatment for preventing recurrence of chocolate cysts...
[Endoscopic videosurgery in a gynecologic department of a military hospital]V G Romanovskiĭ
Voen Med Zh 323:36-9. 2002
[Benign ovarian tumor with ascites and high serum levels of CA125: report of 3 cases]Hua-jun Li
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 38:147-9. 2003..Positive findings of pathology and/or cytology is the only definite proof of a diagnosis of ovarian malignant tumor. On the susceptible case, laparoscopy is a useful and reliable method...
Influence of pelvic endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma on fertilityAkira Fujishita
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
Gynecol Obstet Invest 53:40-5. 2002..These observations suggest that our TOP classification describing individual tubal condition has a clinically predictive value in assessing the reproductive outcome of women with endometriosis...
The frequency of ovulation from the affected ovary decreases following laparoscopic cystectomy in infertile women with unilateral endometrioma during a natural cycleTakashi Horikawa
Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Okura, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
J Assist Reprod Genet 25:239-44. 2008..To evaluate the cystectomy-induced damage on the follicular growth and ovulation of an affected ovary during natural cycles...
[The general surgeon's experience in emergency gynaecological laparoscopy]M Schietroma
Divisione di Chirurgia Geriatrica, , L Aquila, Italy
Minerva Chir 56:133-8. 2001..It is indicated for the treatment of acute abdomen of unknown origin...
Benign or malignant ovarian neoplasms and ovarian endometriomasK Takahashi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 8:278-84. 2001..Surgeons should be aware of this possibility, and candidates for laparoscopic surgery should be carefully selected based on preoperative evaluations...
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy but not standard laparoscopy reveals subtle endometriotic adhesions of the ovaryI Brosens
Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Leuven, Belgium
Fertil Steril 75:1009-12. 2001..CONCLUSION(S): Unexplained ovarian adhesions are frequently detected on transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy but not on standard laparoscopy in infertile patients with minimal and mild endometriosis and unexplained infertility...
Classification of ovarian endometriotic cystsJ Scurry
Department of Pathology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, Vic. 3002, Australia
Int J Gynecol Pathol 20:147-54. 2001..Our study highlights the need for a prospective study using standardized pathological and clinical methods...
Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy of endometriomas does not affect the ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulationGuillermo Marconi
Instituto de Ginecología y Fertilidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fertil Steril 78:876-8. 2002..To evaluate the ovarian response cycles of IVF-ET in patients who previously underwent laparoscopic cystectomy for endometriomas...
Laparoscopic treatment of endometrioma-associated infertility and pregnancy outcomeNaoyuki Takuma
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
Gynecol Obstet Invest 54:30-4; discussion 34-5. 2002..Thus, it appears that for patients who do not require follow-up IVF-ET, fenestration with electrocoagulation of the cyst wall is suitable, whereas for patients who need follow-up IVF-ET, ethanol fixation may be a better choice...
Endometriosis: modern surgical management to improve fertilityS Gordts
Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Tiensevest 168, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 17:275-87. 2003..Furthermore, the aqueous distension medium keeps the organs afloat and provides a clear delineation between the organs and adhesions allowing atraumatic reconstructive surgery...
[Laser vaporization of ovarian endometriomas: the impact on the response to gonadotrophin stimulation]C Wyns
, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, , 10, Avenue Hippocrate, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgique
Gynecol Obstet Fertil 31:337-42. 2003..IVF outcomes are similar in patients treated for endometriosis and those presenting with unexplained or tubal infertility...
Histologic analysis of endometriomas: what the surgeon needs to knowLudovico Muzii
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
Fertil Steril 87:362-6. 2007..To evaluate by thorough pathologic analysis the histologic features of the endometrioma wall excised at laparoscopy...
Chemically assisted dissection of tissues in laparoscopic excision of endometriotic cystsLuigi Benassi
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Neonatology, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 10:205-9. 2003..CONCLUSION: Chemical dissection of tissues with Mesna proved to be a safe and suitable support in laparoscopic surgery for ovarian endometriotic cysts...
[Extrinsic ureteral obstruction secondary to inflammatory gynecologic pathology]Guillermo Conde Santos
Servicio y Cátedra de Urología, Hospital del Mar, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Espana
Arch Esp Urol 56:181-5. 2003..To present two cases of extrinsic ureteral obstruction secondary to gynaecological inflammatory diseases, and to perform a bibliographic review...
Impact of laparoscopic cystectomy on fecundity of infertility patients with ovarian endometriomaKoji Nakagawa
Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 33:671-6. 2007..To clarify the effect of laparoscopic cystectomy for ovarian endometrioma in infertility patients, the pregnancy outcome was evaluated...
[Reproductive outcome in women with ovarian endometriosis--retrospective analytical study]E Kucera
Ustav pro péci o matku a díte, Praha
Ceska Gynekol 70:431-5. 2005..To evaluate our clinical results and reproductive outcome after laparoscopic surgery for ovarian endometriosis in infertile women...
Vascular endothelial growth factor and its soluble receptor in benign and malignant ovarian tumorsPaolo Giovanni Artini
Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Biomed Pharmacother 62:373-7. 2008..In conclusion, all in all, our data indicate that an excess of local VEGF with respect to its soluble receptor VEGFR-1 may be a key factor in the onset and maintenance of pathological neo-angiogenesis in ovarian cyst formation...
[Endometriosis: from research to clinical practice]M Nisolle
Département de gynécologie obstétrique, U Lg, Hopital de la Citadelle, Liege
Bull Mem Acad R Med Belg 162:263-72; discussion 273-4. 2007..Principal cellular and molecular factors of angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and fibrosis should be identified in order to develop new therapeutic strategies of endometriosis...
Experience with transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy for reconstructive tubo-ovarian surgeryStephan Gordts
Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Tiensevest 168, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Reprod Biomed Online 4:72-5. 2002..Operative procedures were performed in 78 patients. No conversion to standard laparoscopy was necessary, and no complications occurred. All procedures were carried out on an ambulatory basis with a very low morbidity...
Minimally invasive exploration of the female reproductive tract in infertilityRudi Campo
Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Tiensevest 168, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Reprod Biomed Online 4:40-5. 2002..A multinational survey to evaluate the risk and outcome of bowel injury during THL registered 24 (0.65%) cases in 3667 procedures. In all cases, the diagnosis was made immediately and the treatment was conservative without complications...
Modulation of the sensitivity in Chinese hamster cells to photons and fast neutrons by cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycinB B Mokaleng
Radiation Biophysics, iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences, Faure, Cape Town, South Africa
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 87:347-52. 2009..These data suggest that concurrent use of these drugs with radiation for the treatment of lung and ovarian diseases radiation does not exacerbate radiation-induced normal tissue toxicity, regardless of the quality of ..
Levels of circulating cell-free nuclear and mitochondrial DNA in benign and malignant ovarian tumorsRebecca R Zachariah
Laboratory for Prenatal Medicine and Gynaecologic Oncology, Women s Hospital Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Obstet Gynecol 112:843-50. 2008....
Angiogenesis of the ovaryO Abulafia
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Brooklyn, NY, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 182:240-6. 2000..of the normal ovarian physiologic state and pathologic conditions including both benign and neoplastic ovarian diseases were reviewed...
Identification of differentially expressed genes in bovine follicular cystic ovariesChangyong Choe
Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Namwon 590 832, Korea
Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 14:265-72. 2010Follicular cystic ovary (FCO) is one of the most frequently diagnosed ovarian diseases and is a major cause of reproductive failure in mammalian species. However, the mechanism by which FCO is induced remains unclear...
MOv18 monoclonal antibody in diagnostic applications: capability to recognize the histotype of the original tumorC Belloni
IV Clinica Ostetrica Ginecologica, , Italy
Tumori 76:10-3. 1990..cancer patients, 17 patients bearing malignancies of non ovarian sites and 17 patients with non-malignant ovarian diseases, were tested using 2 methods: traditional cytology and monoclonal antibody immunofluorescence...
The importance of smoking and medical history for development of small bowel carcinoid tumor: a European population-based case-control studyLinda Kaerlev
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Cancer Causes Control 13:27-34. 2002..This study aims to evaluate these findings and to identify new associations...
[Model of aberrant DNA methylation patterns and its applications in epithelial ovarian cancer.]Xiao Hong Gu
Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 44:754-9. 2009..To profile methylation alterations of cytosine-phosphate-guanosine islands (CGI) in epithelial ovarian cancer and investigate its applications for finding new candidate tumor markers...
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and its receptors in epithelial ovarian cancerBozena Dobrzycka
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics Gynecological Care, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 47:609-13. 2009..of samples positive for TNF-alpha and TNF-R2 was higher in epithelial ovarian cancer patients than in benign ovarian diseases (p<0.001 and p=0.016, respectively)...
Adnexal torsion following gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog therapy: a case reportJesus Paula Carvalho
Pathology Division, Gynecologic Emergency Service, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo 59:128-30. 2004Adnexal torsion may occur in girls and adolescents. Often it is associated with ovarian diseases resulting in ovarian enlargement. Adnexal torsion may involve the ovary, fallopian tube or both, and the main symptom is acute pelvic pain...
Differential diagnosis of gynecologic organ-related diseases in women presenting with ascitesMing Huei Cheng
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 47:384-90. 2008..Various kinds of ovarian diseases, such as epithelial ovarian cancer, benign ovarian fibroma, stromal hyperplasia, ovarian hyperstimulation ..
Melatonin and the ovary: physiological and pathophysiological implicationsHiroshi Tamura
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 3900, USA
Fertil Steril 92:328-43. 2009..To summarize the role of melatonin in the physiology and pathophysiology of the ovary...
Female reproductive dysfunction during ageing: role of methylglyoxal in the formation of advanced glycation endproducts in ovaries of reproductively-aged miceC Tatone
Department of Health Sciences, University of L Aquila, Via Vetoio, L Aquila, Italy
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents 24:63-72. 2010..In conclusion, the present results show that impaired MG detoxification causing relevant damage to the ovarian proteome might be one of the mechanisms underlying reproductive ageing and/or ageing-like ovarian diseases.
Recurrence of ovarian endometriosis and anatomical location of the primary lesionF Ghezzi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Fertil Steril 75:136-40. 2001..To investigate whether the risk of endometriosis recurrence and pregnancy rate are related to the side of the pelvis on which the primary lesion is found...
Post-operative oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of ovarian endometrioma recurrence after laparoscopic excisionM Takamura
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 8655, Japan
Hum Reprod 24:3042-8. 2009..The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of post-operative oral contraceptives (OCs) use on the rate of recurrence after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometrioma...
The effect of hormone treatments (hCG and cloprostenol) and season on the incidence of hemorrhagic anovulatory follicles in the mare: a field studyJ Cuervo-Arango
Eliza Park Stud, Kerrie, Victoria, Australia
Theriogenology 72:1262-7. 2009..The mean (+/-SEM) interval from CLO treatment to beginning of HAF development was 6.1+/-0.5 d. Age of mares with HAF cycles was not different (12+/-1.3 yr; P>0.05) from that of mares with ovulatory cycles (10.5+/-1.5 yr)...
Prevalence and management of ovarian venous insufficiency in the presence of leg venous insufficiencyR Sutaria
St Richard s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Phlebology 22:29-33. 2007..The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ovarian venous insufficiency in those with clinically suspicious varicose veins, and to assess the effectiveness of ovarian venous embolization/ligation in treating this condition...
Management of ovarian endometriomasCharles Chapron
Assistance Publique, Hopitaux de Paris AP HP, Clinique Universitaire Baudelocque, CHU Cochin Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France
Hum Reprod Update 8:591-7. 2002..In case of infertility, the management of endometriomas is controversial. Recurrent ovarian surgery is not recommended...
Ovarian diseases at King Abdul-Aziz University HospitalIbrahim Mansoor
Department of Histopathology, King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah 21431, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 23:1551-2. 2002
Increase in nerve fibers and loss of mast cells in polycystic and postmenopausal ovariesU Heider
Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Fertil Steril 75:1141-7. 2001..CONCLUSION(S): The high density of nerve fibers in polycystic and postmenopausal ovaries, together with a conspicuous decrease in mast cells, indicates altered neuroimmune communication...
Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins and ovarian dysfunction in galactosemic ratsK W Lai
Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China
Cell Tissue Res 311:417-25. 2003..These findings support our hypothesis that ovarian dysfunction in galactosemic rats is due to increased apoptosis in granulosa cells of maturing follicles...
Cutting edge: normal regional lymph node enrichment of antigen-specific regulatory T cells with autoimmune disease-suppressive capacityKaren M Wheeler
Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Immunol 183:7635-8. 2009..We propose that peripheral tolerance for internal organs relies on the control of autoreactive effector T cells by strategic enrichment of Ag-specific Treg in the regional LN...
Salmonella ovarian abscess following travel diarrhoea episodeDavid Alonso
Department of Tropical Medicine, International Health Center, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, C Rossello 132, 4 2a, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Arch Gynecol Obstet 276:551-3. 2007..The case of a 36-year-old woman with a non-typhoidal Salmonella ovarian abscess is reported. Remarkably, pathological findings of the oophorectomy piece did not demonstrate any pre-existing ovarian abnormalities...
Involvement of nitric oxide and the ovarian blood follicle barrier in murine follicular cyst developmentRashmi V Nemade
Graduate Program in Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Fertil Steril 78:1301-8. 2002..CONCLUSION(S): Nitric oxide was found to be involved in the formation of hCG-induced murine follicular cysts and complications associated with these cysts were ameliorated by the NOS inhibitor L-NAME...
Hemorrhagic corpus luteum presenting as acute gastroenteritisRuth Stalnikowicz
Am J Emerg Med 20:133. 2002
Ovarian remnant syndrome at the port siteH Albert Chao
Branch of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dou Liou Branch of National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 15:505-7. 2008..There are many methods to reduce the risk of port-site seeding, which we must keep in mind and execute to prevent such a complication...
The value of serum CA 125 for the management of tubo-ovarian abscessesI But
Department of General Gynecology and Urogynecology, Maribor Teaching Hospital, Maribor, Solvenia
Wien Klin Wochenschr 112:1044-8. 2000....
Postpartum anestrus in dairy cattleA T Peter
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Theriogenology 71:1333-42. 2009..g., chronic debilitating diseases or uterine and ovarian diseases)...
Influence of high-dose methotrexate therapy on the primordial follicles of the mouse ovaryMert Gol
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 35:429-33. 2009..This animal study directly measures the primordial follicle loss following exposure to high-dose MTX...
Ovarian and paraovarian squamous-lined cysts (epidermoid cysts): a clinicopathologic study of 18 cases with comparison to mature cystic teratomasFatemeh Khedmati
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Int J Gynecol Pathol 28:193-6. 2009..Epidermoid cyst of the ovary as defined by histology is a heterogeneous group; pure epidermoid cyst, if it exists at all, probably represents less than 1% of ovarian surface epithelial tumors...
Massive ovarian edema and contralateral mature cystic teratoma: asymptomatic presentation in a premenarchal femaleF H Peters
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University College London Hospital, London, UK
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 22:e118-20. 2009..Massive ovarian edema is a rare entity, which in most cases occurs in adult females presenting with abdominal pain. We present an unusual case associated with contralateral teratoma in a premenarchal female...
Ovarian endometriosis associated with carcinoma and sarcoma: case reportM C Boruban
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 1439, USA
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 29:393-6. 2008..She was again treated with doxorubicin and ifosfamide. The optimal treatment for endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer depends on the type of malignancy; simultaneously occurring multiple tumor types should be treated individually...
Inverse correlation between baseline inhibin B and FSH after stimulation with GnRH: a study of serum levels of inhibin A and B, pro alpha-C and activin A in women with ovulatory disturbances before and after stimulation with GnRHF W Casper
Department of Experimental Endocrinology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D 55101 Mainz, Germany
Eur J Endocrinol 143:77-84. 2000..Interest has focused recently on the influences of the polypeptide factors inhibin and activin on the selective regulation of the pituitary secretion of gonadotropins...
Increased cardiovascular mortality after early bilateral oophorectomyCathleen M Rivera
Division of Preventive and Occupational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Menopause 16:15-23. 2009..To investigate the mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases and the effect of estrogen treatment in women who underwent unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy before menopause...
A series of 3190 laparoscopic hysterectomies for benign disease from 1990 to 2006: evaluation of complications compared with vaginal and abdominal proceduresO Donnez
Department of Gynecology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
BJOG 116:492-500. 2009..The aim of this study was to evaluate the complication rate after laparoscopic total hysterectomy and laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy (LASH) in case of benign disease...
Research Grants
- Ovary Intact Murine Model for MenopausePatricia Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2007..Characterization of the VCD-treated mouse will, therefore, make a profound contribution to the study of menopause-related pathologies and, therefore, to women's health. ..
- GRADUATE TRAINING IN SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGYPatricia Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2007..Trainees to be supported by this award will be selected based on their desire to pursue a career in systems and integrative physiology, and their interest in translational research approaches. ..
- Cell Cycle Genes and Female Reproductive FunctionHiroaki Kiyokawa; Fiscal Year: 2007..No available cell line would generate such information. It is our expectation that this program contributes to a scientific foundation for therapeutic targets against infertility and other ovarian diseases.
- Molecular Pathways Controlling Ovarian Gene ExpressionCARLOS OSCAR STOCCO; Fiscal Year: 2010..information on the regulatory mechanism underlying normal ovarian function but also may shed light on ovarian diseases due to improper granulosa cell function such as granulosa cell tumors and infertility...
- Antibody induced T cell mediated neonatal autoimmunityKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2007..RESEARCH GRANT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Nurnbet_ Face Page .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Description, ..
- Antibody induced T cell mediated neonatal autoimmunityKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2003..This proposal will therefore address fundamental mechanisms responsible for autoimmune induction and prevention, and specifically, neonatal autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus-related congenital heart block. ..
- Autoimmune Oophoritis: Consequences of Gamete VaccinesKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2006..Specifically, we will determine the immunogenetic regulation of the immune response to CP2, and the influence of the B cell epitope specificity of the ZP Ab on the induction of progenic AOD. ..
- ZONA PELLUCIDA--IMMUNOPATHOLOGIC STUDYKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2004..abstract_text> ..
- Antibody induced T cell mediated neonatal autoimmunityKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2006..This proposal will therefore address fundamental mechanisms responsible for autoimmune induction and prevention, and specifically, neonatal autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus-related congenital heart block. ..
- Zona Pellucida - Immunopathological StudyKenneth S K Tung; Fiscal Year: 2010..By exploiting appropriate autoimmune disease models, we aim to elucidate important cellular mechanisms whereby the autoimmune process is normally controlled, and how clinical autoimmunity is induced. ..
- Zona Pellucida - Immunopathological StudyKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2009..By exploiting appropriate autoimmune disease models, we aim to elucidate important cellular mechanisms whereby the autoimmune process is normally controlled, and how clinical autoimmunity is induced. ..
- Antibody induced T cell-mediated neonatal autoimmunity.Kenneth S K Tung; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Antibody induced T cell-mediated neonatal autoimmunity.Kenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Zona Pellucida - Immunopathological StudyKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 2007..By exploiting appropriate autoimmune disease models, we aim to elucidate important cellular mechanisms whereby the autoimmune process is normally controlled, and how clinical autoimmunity is induced. ..
- ZONA PELLUCIDA--IMMUNOPATHOLOGIC STUDYKenneth Tung; Fiscal Year: 1999....
- SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN CHEMICAL INDUCED OVOTOXICITYPatricia B Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2010..This will lead to an appreciation of the global impact of the environment on the reproductive life span in women. ..
- SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN CHEMICAL INDUCED OVOTOXICITYPatricia B Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2010..This will lead to an appreciation of the global impact of the environment on the reproductive life span in women. ..
- SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN CHEMICAL INDUCED OVOTOXICITYPatricia Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2007..This greater awareness will lead to an appreciation of the global impact of the environment on age of menopause in women ..
- ENVIRONMENTAL EPOXIDES--MECHANISMS OF OVOTOXICITYPatricia Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2002..The results of these studies will provide greater insight as to the impact of exposure to ovotoxic environmental chemicals on reproductive health in women. ..
- SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN CHEMICAL INDUCED OVOTOXICITYPatricia Hoyer; Fiscal Year: 2002....
- ANTIOXIDANTS AND OXIDANTS IN FOLLICLE/OOCYTE FUNCTIONHAROLD BEHRMAN; Fiscal Year: 2002..Lastly, the origins, nature, and regulation of follicular reactive oxygen species will be determined. ..
- Role of the Follicle-Depleted Ovary in the Pathogenesis of Chronic DiseasesJAY KAPLAN; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- APOPTOSIS AND REPRODUCTIVE AGING OF THE FEMALEJonathan Tilly; Fiscal Year: 2003..It is anticipated these data will provide the first unequivocal proof that exhaustion of the follicle reserve can be delayed, if not prevented, by manipulating apoptosis-regulatory genes. ..
- Autoimmunity and Pathogenesis of GlomerulonephritisHarini Bagavant; Fiscal Year: 2010..These studies will provide insights into pathogenesis of lupus nephritis and identify checkpoints for intervention in patients. ..
- SOY, LIFE STAGE, STRESS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN FEMALESJAY KAPLAN; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Role of the Follicle-Depleted Ovary in the Pathogenesis of Chronic DiseasesJAY KAPLAN; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Sequencing the Microbiome in Two Primate Species Under Two Dietary ConditionsJAY KAPLAN; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- ANDROGENIZED FEMALE AS A MODEL FOR P0LYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYDavid Abbott; Fiscal Year: 2002..Such results would offer novel insights into the origin and mechanism of PCOS, and would provide a unifying determinant for a multifactorial syndrome. ..
- Mechanisms of Female Germline Stem Cell SenescenceJonathan Tilly; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
- Origins and Functions of Mammalian Female Germline Stem CellsJonathan Tilly; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- MECHANISMS OF ARYL HYDROCARBON INDUCED OVOTOXICITYJonathan Tilly; Fiscal Year: 2000....
- MODELING THE MENOPAUSAL TRANSITION AND MENOPAUSEJAY KAPLAN; Fiscal Year: 2007..Therefore the proposed program is directly relevant to the missions of multiple NIHInstitutes, including - butnot limited to - NIA, NICHD, NHLBI, NIDDKand NIMH. ..
- Breast Cancer-Proximal Stroma Interaction and AromataseSerdar Bulun; Fiscal Year: 2006....
