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This review describes the usefulness of colour Doppler energy (CDE) (or power Doppler) imaging to measure vascularization in the female reproductive tract. CDE imaging is characterized by an increased sensitivity to flow, and thus may be us…

Objective To analyse the association between use of oral contraception and risk of pelvic endometriosis. Design We compared use of oral contraception in women with and without endometriosis. Participants Eligible for the study were women wi…

We studied the role of colour Doppler energy (CDE) (or power Doppler) imaging in the differentiation between endometriomas and other adnexal masses in premenopausal non-pregnant women. A total of 170 consecutive patients with persistent adn…

Ovarian cysts are a common cause of hospital admission in several countries. For this reason, and because of the increasing impact of minimal access surgery in clinical practice, a preoperative assessment that offers a reasonable degree of …

Objective To investigate whether different resective procedures might be related to different intensities of postoperative pain and different subjective recovery times following laparoscopic surgery \n \nInterventions A total of 60 patients…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with CA-125 plasma levels in the diagnosis of endometrioma. DESIGN: Prospective study with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis. SETTING: Department of Obstetric…

Objective: To assess the role of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with CA-125 plasma levels in the diagnosis of endometrioma. \n \nDesign: Prospective study with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis. \n \nSetting: Department of…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of CA 19.9 plasma levels (with or without CA 125 levels) combined with transvaginal ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of endometrioma. METHODS: One hundred eighteen consecutive premenopausal …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an oxidized regenerated cellulose absorbable barrier (Interceed [TC7] Absorbable Adhesion Barrier) in the reduction of adhesion reformation after laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis. METHODS: …

Endometriomas have a prevalence of 24% among all ovarian cysts. Various \nsonographic features have been proposed to identify endometriomas. Although the \nvisualization of ovarian masses with low-level internal echoes is suggestive for \n…

Endometriomas have a prevalence of 24% among all ovarian cysts. Various sonographic features have been proposed to identify endometriomas. Although the visualization of ovarian masses with low-level internal echoes is suggestive for the end…

Reproductive Medicine Unit Department of obstetrics and Ginecology University of Bologna,Italy. \nDepartment of obstetrics, Ginecology and Reproductive Science Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, USA

We have evaluated the prevalence of endometriosis in selected gynaecological conditions requiring surgery. Eligible for the study were women with primary or secondary sterility, chronic pelvic pain, fibroids or benign ovarian cysts requirin…

Endometriosis is a disease of the female pelvic mesenchyme in which tissue with epithelial and stromal characteristics of the endometrium develops in a situation other than in the uterus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence…

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of laparoscopy not only in the diagnosis but also in the therapy of pelvic endometriosis. Ninety-four patients underwent laparoscopy between May 1991 and May 1993. The patients were divi…