René Wenzl
ORCID: 0000-0001-6177-1421
· 78 papers in corpus
observational
2016
BACKGROUND: Current evidence suggests that endometrial-derived stem cells, spilled in the peritoneal cavity via retrograde menstruation, are key players in the establishment of endometriotic lesions. The aim of this study was to determine t…
review
2016
E is a painful, chronic disease occurring when endometrium is located outside the uterus, affecting at least 6 million women worldwide. Symptoms like dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, fatigue or other gastrointestinal indications such as …
other
2016
Endometriosis is a benign but troublesome gynecological condition, characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. Lately, the discovery and validation of noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers for endometriosis is one of th…
other
2015
BACKGROUND: Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process in which epithelial cells lose polarity and cell-to-cell contacts and acquire the migratory and invasive abilities of mesenchymal cells. These abilities are thought to be p…
other
2015
Trotz der hohen klinischen Relevanz der Endometriose war es bisher nicht möglich eine Spezialisierung im Rahmen eines zertifizierten Weiterbildungsprogrammes anzustreben/anzubieten.
nonrandomized-trial
2014
OBJECTIVE: In addition to dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and subfertility, pain in the lower extremities has been described to be a further complaint in women affected by endometriosis, and lysis of nerve entrapment was thought to be associated…
nonrandomized-trial
2013
Endometriosis compromises the quality of life of countless women worldwide and is a leading cause of disability. Clinical symptoms of endometriosis can be very heterogeneous leading to a long interval between onset of symptoms and surgical …
lab-animal
2011
BACKGROUND Enhanced proliferation and survival of eutopic endometrial cells from patients with endometriosis compared with healthy women is associated with abnormal activation of extra-cellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2). Giv…
other
2011
OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of endometriosis metastatic to pelvic sentinel lymph nodes (PSLN) in women with ovarian and/or peritoneal endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective clinical study. SETTING: Academic research institution. P…
observational
2010
Family incidence of endometriosis in first-, second-, and third-degree relatives: case-control study
BACKGROUND: Initial publications examining the hereditary aspects of endometriosis appeared in the early seventies and demonstrated an up to seven-fold risk for endometriosis in first-degree relatives of endometriosis patients. The aim was …
rct
2009
BACKGROUND: Implanon has been reported to be effective in the treatment of dysmenorrhea. We compared the therapeutic efficacies of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and Implanon with regard to pain relief in women with endometriosis.…
2007
In der medikamentösen Therapie der endometriose-assoziierten Schmerzsymptomatik kommen neben GnRH-Analoga und Danazol® seit vielen Jahren Gestagene zum Einsatz. Ein akzeptiertes „Standard-Langzeittherapeutikum“ stellt dabei Depot-Medroxypro…
observational
2005
Fragestellung: Unter Endometriose wird das Vorkommen von Endometrium außerhalb der Gebärmutterhöhle verstanden, wobei eine Endometriosis interna uteri (Adenomyosis uteri) von einer Endometriosis externa uteri unterschieden wird. Warum es zu…
2005
Hintergrund: Endometriose ist eine Erkrankung die verschiedenste Erscheinungsformen zeigen kann und für die Diagnostik eine schwierig fassbare Entität darstellt. Aus epidemiologischer Sicht gibt es eine Reihe von Parametern, die häufig mit …
observational
2005
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the local matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1), estrogen receptor (ER) alpha, and ERbeta protein expression in eutopic and dystopic tissue from patients with endometriosis and to compare the endometrial expression patte…
2005
Fragestellung: Die Endometriose stellt neben Malignomen des weiblichen Genitale die häufigste Ursache für organdestruktives Wachstum im kleinen Becken dar, wodurch sich klassische Symptome wie Dypareunie, Dysmenorrhoe, Dysdefäkation oder Dy…
2005
Fragestellung: Die Endometriose stellt neben Malignomen des weiblichen Genitale die häufigste Ursache für organdestruktives Wachstum im kleinen Becken dar, wodurch sich klassische Symptome wie Dypareunie, Dysmenorrhoe, Dysdefäkation oder Dy…
2004
observational
2003
Interleukin (IL)-6 has been implicated in the etiology of endometriosis. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position -174 in the IL-6 gene promoter appears to influence IL-6 transcription rates in vitro and basal IL-6 levels in vivo.…
review
2003
Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease affecting up to 15% of women of reproductive age. This condition is characterized by the presence and growth of endometrial cells outside the uterus. Susceptibility to endometriosis depends on compl…
observational
2002
PURPOSE: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inactivates the estradiol metabolites, 2-hydroxy and 4-hydroxy catechols, which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. A COMT valine to methionine polymorphism (G-to-A) in exo…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the 306-base pair insertion polymorphism in intron G of the progesterone receptor (PROGINS) and endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Tertiary care center. PATIENT(S): Ninet…
2002
2002
observational
2001
OBJECTIVE: To investigate microvessel density in adenomyosis compared to the endometrium in patients with adenomyosis and in normal controls. DESIGN: Uterine paraffin-embedded histologic specimens were immunostained for CD34. The area with…