STUDY OBJECTIVE
Alexithymia is a disorder of the regulatory mechanism of the emotion elaboration. To verify the influence of the personality trait in the evaluation of quality of life (QoL), we… (More)
Epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) is a deadly disease, with a 5-year survival of 30%. The aim of the study was to perform broad-scale protein signaling activation mapping to evaluate if EOC can be… (More)
The majority of human diseases, including cancer, are characterized by abnormal protein function. Proteins regulate virtually every cellular process and exhibit multiple kinds of post-translational… (More)
Infertility, defined as the inability to conceive despite regular unprotected sexual intercourse over 12 years, affects approximately 10% of the fertile population. The commonest cause of tubal… (More)
To correlate preoperative ultrasound examination with intraoperative and anatomo-pathological findings, including estimation of number, localization and size of uterine myomas, uterine diameters and… (More)
The role of minimally invasive surgery in the management of gynecologic cancers is continuously expanding. Although few trials have focused on the safety of laparoscopy in oncology, laparoscopy is… (More)
Background:The biological mechanisms underlying early- and advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancers (EOCs) are still poorly understood. This study explored kinase-driven metabolic signalling in… (More)
Between 1990 and 1995 a European Consensus Group carried out a multicenter study to reach agreement of the definition of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A new index, the… (More)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent 0.1-1% of gastrointestinal malignancies. They are commonly asymptomatic and found incidentally during laparoscopy, surgical procedures or… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the benefit of intraoperative ultrasound applied directly to the uterine serosa during surgery for uterine fibroids.
DESIGN
Prospective study.
SETTING
University hospital,… (More)