Publications by authors named "Luiz Flavio C Fernandes"
Extrapelvic Endometriosis: A Systematic Review.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
February 2020
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: Studies in the last 20 years that reported on primary extrapelvic endometriosis were included (PROSPERO registration number CRD42019125370).
Quality of Life in Women with Endometriosis: An Integrative Review.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
March 2018
Objective: The purpose of this study was to conduct an integrative review of the health-related quality of life (QoL) burden in women with endometriosis.
Materials And Methods: This integrative review was carried out by consulting the BIREME/MEDLINE databases through July 2017. We searched for articles published in the past 12 years using the MeSH terms "quality of life" and "endometriosis" and its representations in Portuguese and English.
Purpose: Since the first description about oxygen toxicity made by Joseph Priestley, the oxidative stress has been enrolled as a key factor in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Our aim was to review oxidative stress biomarkers measured in patients with endometriosis.
Methods: Relevant studies were identified by searches of the MEDLINE database from 1990 to March 2011 using endometriosis, free radical and oxidative stress as mesh terms.