Fernanda Vieira Lins Arcoverde

ORCID: 0000-0002-7908-3202 · 6 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2024
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01587-8

Adenomyosis is associated with dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain; however, the triggering mechanisms of painful stimuli and the role of uterine nerve fibers in the manifestation of pain remain poorly understood. The objective of this stu…

review 2021
Minerva obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.23736/s2724-606x.21.04705-5

Deep endometriosis (DE) is classically defined as disease that infiltrates structures by more than 5 mm, such as bowel, ureters, bladder and vagina. The two major symptoms related to DE are pain and infertility. A lot of debate goes on upon…

meta-analysis 2021
Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2021.103462

Endometriosis (EDT), a common estrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder, is characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. While its pathogenesis is poorly understood, it is supposed that the immune system plays a role in its p…

meta-analysis 2020
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.11.022

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature for the preoperative clinical characteristics, surgical findings, and outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic surgical treatment of ureteral endometriosis (UE). DATA SOURCES: A systematic search …

meta-analysis 2019
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.10.004

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature on patients with extrapelvic deep endometriosis. DATA SOURCES: A thorough search of the PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases was performed. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: …

meta-analysis 2018
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.09.774

Because surgery for endometriosis can involve severe complications, it is important to determine if the patient's quality of life (QOL) is indeed improved after surgery. A systematic review and meta-analysis, when appropriate, was conducted…