Publications by authors named "Antonios Kontoravdis"
Adnexal torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain during pregnancy. It is frequently associated with ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) or with ovarian masses, mainly of functional origin. The clinical, laboratory and imaging findings are non-specific.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the hypothesis of increased systemic oxidative stress in patients with endometriosis.
Setting: Tertiary care university hospital.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of ovarian cancer and endometrial polyps in women with moderate and severe ovarian endometriosis.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 667 cases of moderate and severe endometriosis laparoscopically and histologically confirmed during the period 1997-2004.
Results: One hundred and ninety-three (29%) of cases were American Fertility Society (AFS) stage III (moderate endometriosis) and 473 (71%) were AFS stage IV (severe endometriosis).
Objective: To evaluate and compare the clinical impact of proximal tubal occlusion and salpingectomy when performed before IVF in patients with hydrosalpinges.
Design: Prospective randomized study.
Setting: Assisted reproduction unit in an obstetrics and gynecology department in a university hospital in Greece as well as assisted reproduction unit in an urban clinic in a major city in Greece.
Objective: To describe two cases of leiomyoma development in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH syndrome).
Design: Case report.
Setting: Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece.