...M. Shafeeq Ahmed; Robert L. Barbieri This was a retrospective study analyzing the need for reoperation for recurrent endometriomas after surgical therapy. There were 104 women who were followed after surgical excision of endometriomas, with a cross section of 46 gynecologic surgeons. When using...

...Pedro Acién; Irene Velasco; Maribel Acién; Francisco Quereda Background: To analyze the therapeutic results of recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) left in the cysts after transvaginal ultrasound (US)-guided drainage of endometriomas as an alternative to surgery. Methods: Prospective and randomized...

... was to evaluate whether serum levels of sCD163 and interleukin-6 (IL-6) could be possible markers for ovarian endometriomas discriminating adnexal benign cystic tumors. Methods: The concentrations of sCD163 and IL-6 were determined using commercial ELISA kits in frozen sera collected from 95 women prior...

...) after transvaginal ultrasound (US)-guided drainage of endometriomas under the effect of GnRH analogues. Methods: Prospective and randomized clinical trial (helped by a random number table) at a University Hospital. Twenty-four consecutive patients with endometriomas initially sent to us for laparotomy...

...Pedro Acién; Francisco J. Quereda; María-José Gómez-Torres; Rosa Bermejo; Mercedes Gutierrez We performed a double-blind, randomised controlled trial to evaluate the results of ultrasound-guided aspiration of endometriomas under the effect of GnRH analogues and a possible additional beneficial...