2018
EndoART: A proposed randomized controlled trial on endometriomas in assisted reproductive technologies, comparing the effect of no intervention, surgery, and prolonged GnRH downregulation on pregnancy rates
Tomassetti C, Adamson D, Arici A, Canis M, Hompes P, Hummelshoj L, Mol B, Nardo L, Rombauts L, D’Hooghe T. EndoART: A proposed randomized controlled trial on endometriomas in assisted reproductive technologies, comparing the effect of no intervention, surgery, and prolonged GnRH downregulation on pregnancy rates. Journal Of Endometriosis And Pelvic Pain Disorders 2018, 10: 158-173. DOI: 10.1177/2284026518784236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical pregnancy rateLive birth ratePregnancy rateART pregnancy rateFresh ART cyclesOvarian surgeryART cyclesOutcome measuresCumulative clinical pregnancy rateSecondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome measureMulti-center trialReproductive technologiesHigher pregnancy rateBirth rateQuality of lifeDifferent treatment groupsPelvic painOvarian reserveHormonal suppressionClinical managementTreatment groupsMatter of debateSurgeryGnRH
2011
Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain
Kulp J, Arici A. Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain. 2011, 40-49. DOI: 10.1002/9781444391855.ch4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicationsGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistAnti-inflammatory medicationsChronic pelvic painDysfunctional immune responseManagement of painOral contraceptive pillsSymptoms of endometriosisTime of laparoscopyEtiology of endometriosisSymptomatic endometriomasPelvic painSurgical treatmentHormone agonistMedical managementRetrograde menstruationContraceptive pillsLikely multifactorialImmune responseCommon conditionEndometriosisGenetic predispositionPainStem cellsPopulation of lesions
2008
Medical treatment options for leiomyomas
Bromer J, Arici A. Medical treatment options for leiomyomas. 2008, 109-122. DOI: 10.3109/9780203091425-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine myomaImportant public health problemReproductive-age womenMedical treatment optionsSubgroup of womenPreferred first lineCommon benign tumorPublic health problemMajority of casesAfrican American womenCertain ethnic populationsBowel dysfunctionPelvic painUrinary retentionConservative managementMenstrual abnormalitiesClinical entityTreatment optionsAge womenRisk factorsCaucasian womenCommon disorderBenign tumorsUterine leiomyomaMyomasMedical treatment options for endometriosis
Mahutte N, Arici A. Medical treatment options for endometriosis. 2008, 95-108. DOI: 10.3109/9780203091425-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReproductive-age womenMedical treatment optionsPrevious surgical incisionPosterior culDeep dyspareuniaPelvic painChocolate cystsEndometrial tissuePelvic sidewallTreatment optionsAge womenRectovaginal septumSurgical incisionUterosacral ligamentsEndometriosisDependent portionWomenDyspareuniaDysmenorrheaPainInfertilityLungUterusPelvisCysts
2003
Endometriosis
Arici A. Endometriosis. Seminars In Reproductive Medicine 2003, 21: 109-110. DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathogenesis of endometriosisDiagnosis of endometriosisAspects of endometriosisReproductive-aged womenTreatment of endometriosisCause of disabilityPathophysiology of endometriosisLevels of estrogenStudy of endometriosisCommon gynecologic disorderEstrogen-dependent diseaseNew therapeutic approachesPublic health concernPelvic painMedical therapySurgical managementPostsurgical managementCombination therapyGynecologic disordersOvarian functionClinical managementCell adhesion moleculeAged womenEnigmatic diseaseTherapeutic approaches
2001
Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of a fallopian tube torsion following Irving tubal sterilization: A case report
Sozen I, Kadako R, Fleischman S, Arici A. Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of a fallopian tube torsion following Irving tubal sterilization: A case report. Surgical Endoscopy 2001, 16: 217-217. PMID: 11961651, DOI: 10.1007/s004640041031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic inflammatory diseaseTubal torsionTubal ligationCase reportTubal sterilizationHistory of PIDFallopian tube torsionIntermittent pelvic painSerious clinical entityPomeroy tubal ligationTubal cauterizationPelvic painQuadrant painLaparoscopic managementDiagnostic laparoscopyClinical entityMedical historyFallopian tubeInflammatory diseasesRight tubeComputerized searchPatientsEnglish literatureSecond episodePain
1998
Recent advances in endometriosis
Arici A, Pehlivan T. Recent advances in endometriosis. Current Opinion In Endocrinology Diabetes And Obesity 1998, 5: 330-340. DOI: 10.1097/00060793-199811000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPeritoneal fluidMaximal pain reliefEndometriosis-associated infertilityEffect of endometriosisChemoattractant protein-1Pathogenesis of endometriosisPain reliefPelvic painIL-10Pathophysiologic mechanismsTreatment optionsEctopic endometriumIL-13Endometrial cellsReproductive outcomesAromatase expressionMild lesionsSide effectsFertility outcomesMatrix metalloproteinasesEndometriosisPeritoneal macrophagesApoptosis markersIntegrin expressionProtein 1
1995
Large bowel-to-pelvic sidewall adhesions associated with chronic pelvic pain
Keltz M, Peck L, Liu S, Kim A, Arici A, Olive D. Large bowel-to-pelvic sidewall adhesions associated with chronic pelvic pain. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 1995, 3: 55-59. PMID: 9050617, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)80137-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pelvic painPelvic painPrevalence of colonLeft-sided colonMajority of patientsHigh rateDiagnostic laparoscopyPelvic endometriosisPeritoneal endometriosisRetrospective reviewChronic painHistologic evidenceProspective studyProspective portionUncommon findingInflammatory processLarge bowelProspective comparisonTeaching hospitalTubal sterilizationAbdominal cavityLateral gutterRetrospective portionGeneral populationPainEndosalpingiosis found at laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain**Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of The American Fertility Society Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 5 to 10, 1994.
Keltz M, Kliman H, Arici A, Olive D. Endosalpingiosis found at laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain**Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of The American Fertility Society Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 5 to 10, 1994. Fertility And Sterility 1995, 64: 482-485. PMID: 7641898, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57780-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pelvic painPelvic pain symptomsPelvic painPain symptomsAmerican Fertility Society MeetingYale-New Haven HospitalPatient undergoing laparoscopyUndergoing laparoscopyChronic painChronic pelvicEndosalpingiosisRetrospective analysisPainPathology specimensEndometriosisLaparoscopyPatientsSymptomsSociety meetingsAnnual MeetingSurgeryPelvicHospitalSan AntonioSurgeons