scholarly journals Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in the rectosigmoid: systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Guerriero ◽  
S. Ajossa ◽  
R. Orozco ◽  
M. Perniciano ◽  
M. Jurado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Transvaginal Ultrasound ◽  
Deep Endometriosis

Transvaginal Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Adenomyosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Paula Andres ◽  
Giuliano Moysés Borrelli ◽  
Juliana Ribeiro ◽  
Edmund Chada Baracat ◽  
Mauricio Simões Abrão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Transvaginal Ultrasound

scholarly journals Interleukin in endometriosis-associated infertility-pelvic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproduction ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Malvezzi ◽  
Camila Hernandes ◽  
Carla A Piccinato ◽  
Sérgio Podgaec
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Pelvic Pain ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
Elevated Serum ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Deep Endometriosis ◽  
Mediators Of Inflammation ◽  
Inflammatory Processes

The objective is to study the significance of altered interleukin levels in endometriosis-related infertility or pelvic pain. The present systematic review and meta-analysis includes a discussion on the roles of interleukin in the physiopathology of endometriosis-associated infertility and/or pelvic pain. We included all studies in which interleukins in peritoneal fluid, follicular fluid or serum from patients were measured and that correlated the findings with either peritoneal or deep endometriosis-associated infertility or pelvic pain. For the meta-analysis, we selected studies on the following cytokines: interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8). Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. Inflammatory processes clearly participate in the etiology of endometriosis. Cytokines are mediators of inflammation, and increase in their concentration in plasma or other body fluids signals the presence and extent of tissue lesions. A number of studies have reported on the association between higher cytokine levels and progression or maintenance of endometriosis and coexisting infertility or pelvic pain. The results of the analyses support that an association exists between elevated serum IL-6 and/or IL-8 concentrations and the occurrence of endometriosis-associated infertility. Such association was not found for endometriosis-associated pain. In spite of accumulated evidence on the association of pro-inflammatory cytokines and endometriosis, it still is not clear if and how these mediators participate in the physiopathology of endometriosis-associated infertility or pelvic pain, in part due to poor quality of the evidence established in the vast majority of interleukins and challenges in endometriosis research reproducibility. In summary, the results of the analyses support that an association exists between elevated serum IL-6 and/or IL-8 concentrations and the occurrence of endometriosis-associated infertility.

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