Pier Giorgio Crosignani
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· 68 papers in corpus
rct
2003
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the frequency and severity of dysmenorrhea are reduced in women with symptomatic endometriosis in whom a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (Lng-IUD) is inserted after operative laparoscopy compared…
nonrandomized-trial
2003
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether long-term reduction of pain is obtained by continuous administration of an oral contraceptive (OC) in women with endometriosis-associated recurrent dysmenorrhea that does not respond to cyclic OC use. DESIGN…
review
2003
The quality of the evidence that supports the use of medical treatment before conservative surgery for endometriosis is manifestly poor, and no recommendations can be made based on the results of the published studies. There are practical a…
review
2003
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if a lateral asymmetry exists in the distribution of endometriotic lesions of the sciatic nerve. DATA SOURCES: All articles on sciatic nerve endometriosis identified by MEDLINE and EMBASE database searches were re…
meta-analysis
2003
In Brief OBJECTIVE To investigate if a lateral asymmetry exists in the distribution of endometriotic lesions of the sciatic nerve. DATA SOURCES All articles on sciatic nerve endometriosis identified by MEDLINE and EMBASE database searches w…
rct
2003
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic resection of the uterosacral ligaments in women with endometriosis and predominantly midline dysmenorrhea. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Two academic departments. One hun…
review
2003
We performed a MEDLINE and EMBASE search to identify all studies published in the last decade in the English language literature on the use of progestogens for the treatment of endometriosis. Our aim was to clarify the biological rationale …
2003
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cyproterone acetate versus an oral contraceptive in the treatment of endometriosis-associated recurrent pelvic pain. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Academic center. PATIENT…
2002
other
2002
2002
other
2002
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether bladder detrusor endometriosis originates intraperitoneally in the vesicouterine pouch or subperitoneally in the vesicovaginal septum and whether an association exists with uteri…
observational
2001
Objective of this case-control study was to investigate the potential risk factors for premature ovarian failure (POF). Seventy-three patients with secondary hypergonadotropic amenorrhea and, as control group, 144 women with acute, non-gyne…
observational
2000
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the depth and volume of the pouch of Douglas differs in patients with endometriosis with and without deep lesions and to compare them with subjects with a healthy pelvis or with diseases other than endometrio…
meta-analysis
2000
Six cases of endometriosis obstructing the left ureter were observed among 1,054 consecutive patients undergoing surgery in an eight-year period. In addition, 125 women with ureteral endometriosis (left-sided, n = 66; right-sided, n = 40; b…
observational
2000
To investigate the left- and right-sided distribution of ovarian malignant surface epithelial tumours, data were collected on 209 women undergoing first-line surgery for Stage I and II disease. Considering the unilateral cancers, the observ…
meta-analysis
2000
A systematic literature review of the last two decades was performed to evaluate the effect of pelvic denervations in addition to conservative surgery on dysmenorrhoea and deep dyspareunia associated with endometriosis. Chronic pelvic pain …
review
1998
The evidence of the efficacy of preoperative medical treatment with danazol, gonadotrophin releasing-hormone agonists (GnRHa) or progestins in facilitating surgery and improving the long-term results of myomectomy, hysteroscopic metroplasty…
review
1998
The following review considers the main epidemiologic data on oral contraceptives (OC) and the risk of major benign gynecologic diseases. Earlier studies investigating the relationship between OC use and functional ovarian cysts indicated t…
other
1998
diagnostic-accuracy
1998
To assess the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography and uterine needle biopsy, used singly or in combination, in the diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis, a prospective study with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis was performed. …
1997
Vercellini, Paolo; De Giorgi, Olga; Oldani, Sabina; Cortesi, Ilenia; Panazza, Stefania; Crosignani, Pier Giorgio Author Information
review
1997
Despite sporadic ovarian follicle development, hormonal contraception consistently and uniformly prevents steroidogenesis and ovulation. For their suppressive activity on ovarian androgen production, oral contraceptives remain the treatment…
meta-analysis
1997
OBJECTIVE: To obtain estimates of the effects of progestin treatment for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. DATA IDENTIFICATION: Information from studies published in the English-language literature between 1966 and 1996 was pooled…