E. Ferrazzi

BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of adenomyosis has been traditionally based on patients undergoing hysterectomy for gynecological indications, while its prevalence among hysterectomies performed for obstetric complications is unknown. The aim …

To compare three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound markers of ovarian reserve between the operated and the contralateral ovary after laparoscopic stripping of endometriomas. Thirteen patients who underwent laparoscopic excision of monolateral end…

To evaluate the accuracy of 3D transvaginal sonography (3D-TVS) in the diagnosis of deep uterine adenomyosis in symptomatic premenopausal women. Twenty-four consecutive premenopausal patients with abnormal uterine bleeding, inhomogeneous an…

To determine the accuracy of 3D transvaginal sonography (3D-TVS) in the evaluation of the depth of wall infiltration of intestinal deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Some 32 consecutive fertile women with intestinal DIE were prospective…

Objectives: To report three cases of severely symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis managed by transvaginal sonography (TVS) and by a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). Design: CASE 1: A 34 years-old woman was adm…

To report three cases of severely symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis managed by transvaginal sonography (TVS) and by a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). A 34 years-old woman was admitted for severe dysmenorrhe…

A 38-year-old woman presented with cyclic worsening dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia and dyschezia during last year. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) showed normal uterus and ovaries for morphology, mobility, site, size and tenderness. On the le…