D. Botsis

The aim of this study was to describe a new technique for laparoscopic removal of large ovarian cystic masses. The authors performed a retrospective study during the period January 2008 to December 2009 in the Second Department of Obstetric…

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US) and three-dimensional power-Doppler (3DPD-US) as adjuncts to conventional B-mode-US in evaluation of complex benign ovarian lesions. METH…

OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of standard and low-dose estrogen-progestin therapy (EPT), tibolone and raloxifene on the incidence of vaginal spotting/bleeding and endometrial thickness over a 5-year period. METHODS: Seven hundred eighty-…

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of 17beta-estradiol+norethisterone acetate and raloxifene on the endometrium and uterine volume in postmenopausal women. METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to 17beta-estradiol 2 mg+norethisterone acetat…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common symptom and a difficult condition to manage especially during adolescence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of CPP during this period of life.…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capability of transvaginal sonography to differentiate adenomyomas from leiomyomas. METHODS: Two hundred six patients scheduled for surgery for symptomatic uterine masses underwent pre…

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capability of transvaginal sonography to differentiate adenomyomas from leiomyomas. Methods Two hundred six patients scheduled for surgery for symptomatic uterine masses underwent preope…

One hundred and eight patients with cancer of the ovaries were studied retrospectively for a period of seventeen years. All the patients were managed in the Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Athens. The sym…