Defective myometrial spiral artery remodelling as a cause of major obstetrical syndromes in endometriosis and adenomyosis

Placenta

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 100-105

  Brosens, I ^a   Pijnenborg, R ^b   Benagiano, G ^c  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Deep placentation; Endometriosis; Obstetrical syndromes; Spiral arteries

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; DECIDUALIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MYOMETRIAL SPIRAL ARTERY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC SYNDROME; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADENOMYOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYOMETRIUM; PITUITARY GLAND; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84873285469     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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