Luca Minelli
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· 37 papers in corpus
review
2009
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Severe endometriosis is a leading cause of infertility and pelvic pain and represents one of the most challenging cases in gynecology. Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity that can lead to ureteral obstruction with sub…
review
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe how a hydronephrosis can lead to a difficult differential diagnosis between endometriosis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria…
2009
review
2009
We present a case report of laparoscopic management of a spontaneous hemoperitoneum in the second trimester of pregnancy. The patient was a 40-year-old woman at 15 weeks of gestation. At laparoscopic surgery, the hemoperitoneum was evacuate…
diagnostic-accuracy
2008
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to define the role of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) compared with laparoscopy in the diagnosis and local staging of intestinal endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search of our radiology da…
other
2008
BACKGROUND: Complete laparoscopic excision of endometriosis offers good longterm symptomatic relief, especially for those with severe or debilitating symptoms. Intestinal endometriosis affect between 3% and 36% of women with endometriosis a…
nonrandomized-trial
2008
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prospectively the efficacy of laparoscopic ureterolysis versus ureteroureterostomy in women with ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Sacro Cu…
observational
2008
STUDY OBJECTIVE: A strong association exists between adenomyosis and endometriosis and a common pathogenetic mechanism was proposed. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether and how the presence of concurrent adenomyosis can affect the…
nonrandomized-trial
2007
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Adequate surgical treatment of severe deep endometriosis requires complete excision of all implants, but the modality of bowel resection is still debated. We describe the results of our experience as a tertiary care endomet…
other
2005
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between COX-2 expression and the clinical outcome rate in a homogeneous s…
other
2004
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of COX-2 in different anatomical sites of endometriosis and its associatio…
other
2004
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess the usefulness of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) in the diagnosis of endometriotic lesions of the bowel and to define its potential value in preoperative decision making for intestinal surgery. DESIGN: Retr…