Ivete de Ávila
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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BioMed Research International | 2013
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro; Ivone Dirk de Sousa Filogônio; Luciana Maria Pyramo Costa; Ivete de Ávila; Márcia Cristina França Ferreira
Background. Endometriosis is a chronic benign gynecologic disease that can cause pelvic pain and infertility affecting almost 10% of reproductive-age women. Deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a specific entity responsible for painful symptoms which are related to the anatomic location of the lesions. Definitive diagnosis requires surgery, and histological confirmation is advisable. The aim of this paper is to review the current literature regarding the possibility of diagnosing DIE accurately before surgery. Despite its low sensitivity and specificity, vaginal examination and evaluation of specific symptoms should not be completely omitted as a basic diagnostic tool in detecting endometriosis and planning further therapeutic interventions. Recently, transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) has been reported as an excellent tool to diagnose DIE lesions in different locations (rectovaginal septum, retrocervical and paracervical areas, rectum and sigmoid, and vesical wall) with good accuracy. Conclusion. There are neither sufficiently sensitive and specific signs and symptoms nor diagnostic tests for the clinical diagnosis of DIE, resulting in a great delay between onset of symptoms and diagnosis. Digital examination, in addition to TVS, may help to gain better understanding of the anatomical extent and dimension of DIE which is of crucial importance in defining the best surgical approach.Background. Endometriosis is a chronic benign gynecologic disease that can cause pelvic pain and infertility affecting almost 10% of reproductive-age women. Deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a specific entity responsible for painful symptoms which are related to the anatomic location of the lesions. Definitive diagnosis requires surgery, and histological confirmation is advisable. The aim of this paper is to review the current literature regarding the possibility of diagnosing DIE accurately before surgery. Despite its low sensitivity and specificity, vaginal examination and evaluation of specific symptoms should not be completely omitted as a basic diagnostic tool in detecting endometriosis and planning further therapeutic interventions. Recently, transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) has been reported as an excellent tool to diagnose DIE lesions in different locations (rectovaginal septum, retrocervical and paracervical areas, rectum and sigmoid, and vesical wall) with good accuracy. Conclusion. There are neither sufficiently sensitive and specific signs and symptoms nor diagnostic tests for the clinical diagnosis of DIE, resulting in a great delay between onset of symptoms and diagnosis. Digital examination, in addition to TVS, may help to gain better understanding of the anatomical extent and dimension of DIE which is of crucial importance in defining the best surgical approach.
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia | 1998
Heraldo Francisco Costa; Ivete de Ávila; Manuel Maurício Gonçalves
Objetivos: avaliar a eficiencia de varios esquemas de antibioterapia profilatica no parto na prevencao da infeccao puerperal. Metodos: segundo a via de parto (vaginal ou abdominal) e conforme a presenca ou nao de um ou mais fatores de risco para infeccao puerperal, as pacientes foram distribuidas entre os grupos de baixo, medio e alto risco para a infeccao puerperal. Foram incluidas 2.263 pacientes no periodo de marco de 1994 a junho de 1997. Resultados: a incidencia de infeccao puerperal variou entre os grupos. Foi de 3,1% no grupo de baixo risco, em que nenhum antibiotico foi administrado e de 8, 5% no grupo de alto risco, no qual todas as pacientes receberam cefalotina 1 g EV em tres doses, com intervalo de seis horas entre as doses. No grupo de medio risco a taxa de infeccao puerperal foi de 5,3 % entre as pacientes que receberam cefoxitina 1 g EV em tres doses; 5,0% entre as usuarias de cefalotina 1 g EV em tres doses; 4,0% quando se utilizou a cefoxitina em dose unica e 3,4% quando utilizou-se cefalotina em dose unica. Conclusoes: no grupo de baixo risco e desnecessaria a antibioticoterapia profilatica. A cefalosporina de 2ageracao (cefoxitina) teve eficacia semelhante a de 1ageracao (cefalotina) na prevencao a infeccao puerperal, independente da posologia utilizada. A cefalotina parece ser eficaz na prevencao da infeccao puerperal no grupo de alto risco.
JBRA assisted reproduction | 2017
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro; Luciana Maria Pyramo Costa; Ivete de Ávila
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can cause infertility and pelvic pain. There is little evidence of a clear connection between DIE and infertility, and the absolute benefits of surgery for DIE have not been established. This paper aimed to review the current literature on the effect of surgery for DIE on fertility, pregnancy, and IVF outcomes. Clinicians should bear in mind that a comprehensive clinical history is useful to identify patients at risk for endometriosis, although many women remain asymptomatic. Imaging can be useful to plan surgery. The effect of surgery on the fertility of women with DIE remains unanswered due to the heterogeneous nature of the disease and the lack of trials with enough statistical power and adequate follow-up. Surgery is not recommended when the main goal is to treat infertility or to improve IVF results. Decisions should be tailored according to the individual needs of each woman. Patients must be provided information on the potential benefits, harm, and costs of each treatment alternative, while the medical team observes factors such as presence of pelvic pain, patient age, lesion location, and previous treatments. In this scenario, management by a multidisciplinary endometriosis team is a key step to achieving successful outcomes.
JBRA assisted reproduction | 2014
Ivete de Ávila; Luciana Maria Pyramo Costa; Mario Soto; Ivone Dirk de Sousa Filogônio; Márcia Mendonça Carneiro
Objective: Evaluate the type and incidence of postoperative complications after surgery for deep infiltrative endo metriosis at Biocor Hospital. Methods: Our observational study involved a multidisciplinary surgical team that performed laparoscopy on 154 patients suffering from pelvic pain. Surgical complications occurring up to the 30th postoperative day were recorded. Results: Mean age patient age was 34.1 years. Infertility was present in 69 (45%) although 31% had not attempted to get pregnant. Dysmenorrhea was the most frequent symptom (79.3%) followed by chronic pelvic pain (59.7%) and deep dyspareunia (48,7%). Most cases required extensive surgery as the majority (n=117; 76.9%) were classified as severe endometriosis (ASRM grade IV). The most frequent surgical procedures were: 136 adhesiolysis, 100 intestinal surgeries (85 retosigmoidectomies), 92 peritonal lesion excision, 39 vaginal resections, 19 myomectomies, 21 hysterectomies and 5 partial bladder resections. Postoperative complications were recorded in 14 (9.59%) patients: 8 (5.48%) major complications and 6 (4.11%) minor. Major complications included blood transfusion (n=2) retosigmoid anastomosis dehiscence (1), rectovaginal fistula (n=1), urinary fistula (n=1), deep vein thrombosis (n=1), lower limb compartment syndrome with motor deficit (n=1) and one intestinal obstruction (n=1). Minor complications were abdominal wall infection (n=3), peripheral neuropathy (n=3), bladder atony (n=1) and bladder perforation (n=1). No deaths were observed. All major complication cases underwent retosigmoidectomy associated with vaginal resection (n=6), uterosacral ligament excision (n=5) or hysterectomy (n=3). Conclusion: The surgical treatment of DIE is complex and subject to complications. The surgical expertise of a multidisciplinary team plays a vital role in this setting.
Journal of endometriosis and pelvic pain disorders | 2010
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro; Ivone Dirk de Sousa Filogônio; Luciana Maria Pyramo Costa; Ivete de Ávila; Márcia Cristina França Ferreira
Endometriosis is a benign gynecological disease afffecting about 10% of all reproductive-age women which can significantly impair quality of life. As the clinical presentation is variable, with som...
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia | 1998
Renata Murad Macedo; Ivete de Ávila; Manuel Maurício Gonçalves
Objective: to determine the efficacy and safety of misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labor in pregnant women at term when compared with placebo. Patients and Methods: fifty-one high-risk pregnant women at term, with unripe cervix, were allocated in a double-blind trial for treatment with intravaginal misoprostol (40 mg, 4/4 h) or intravaginal placebo. Results: thirty-two patients received misoprostol and 19 received placebo. The groups were homogeneous concerning maternal age, gestacional age, parity, and indication for induction (p > 0.05). In the misoprostol group the efficacy was 87.5% and in the placebo group 21.1% (p = 0.0000087). Regarding delivery, in the misoprostol group 75% had vaginal delivery and 25% abdominal delivery, and in the placebo group only 32% had vaginal delivery and 68% abdominal delivery (p = 0.0059).The Apgar score was similar. Conclusion: in this study misoprostol was effective and safe for cervical ripening and induction of labor.
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia | 2018
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro; Luciana Maria Pyramo Costa; Maria das Graças M. Torres; Patrícia Salomé Gouvea; Ivete de Ávila
We report the case of a 33 year-old woman who complained of severe dysmenorrhea since menarche. From 2003 to 2009, she underwent 4 laparoscopies for the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis. After all four interventions, the pain recurred despite the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues and the insertion of a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). Finally, a colonoscopy performed in 2010 revealed rectosigmoid stenosis probably due to extrinsic compression. The patient was advised to get pregnant before treating the intestinal lesion. Spontaneous pregnancy occurred soon after LNG-IUS removal in 2011. In the 33rd week of pregnancy, the patient started to feel severe abdominal pain. No fever or sings of pelviperitonitis were present, but as the pain worsened, a cesarean section was performed, with the delivery of a premature healthy male, and an intestinal rupture was identified. Severe peritoneal infection and sepsis ensued. A colostomy was performed, and the patient recovered after eight days in intensive care. Three months later, the colostomy was closed, and a new LNG-IUS was inserted. The patient then came to be treated by our multidisciplinary endometriosis team. The diagnostic evaluation revealed the presence of intestinal lesions with extrinsic compression of the rectum. She then underwent a laparoscopic excision of the endometriotic lesions, including an ovarian endometrioma, adhesiolysis and segmental colectomy in 2014. She is now fully recovered and planning a new pregnancy. A transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) performed six months after surgery showed signs of pelvic adhesions, but no endometriotic lesions.
Journal of Gynecologic Surgery | 2010
Ivone Dirk de Sousa Filogônio; Ivete de Ávila; Patrícia Salomé Gouvea; Márcia Mendonça Carneiro
Femina | 1985
Manuel Maurício Gonçalves; Ivete de Ávila
Revista Brasileira De Coloproctologia | 2010
Luciana Maria Pyramo Costa; Ivete de Ávila; Ivone Dirk Souza Filogonio; Luiz Gonzaga Rodrigues Machado; Márcia Mendonça Carneiro