Carolina Scala
ORCID: 0000-0001-7503-0034
· 84 papers in corpus
2020
This study compared the performance of bidimensional ultrasonography (2D-TVS) and three-dimensional automated volume calculation (SonoAVC) in calculating ovarian follicle count in patients with large endometriomas undergoing in vitro fertil…
review
2019
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic benign estrogen-dependent disease characterized by the presence of endometriotic glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Although combined hormonal contraceptives and progestins, currently avai…
2019
2019
2019
observational
2019
Background and objective: Previous studies did not draw a definitive conclusion about the influence of the role of deep endometriosis (DE) and ovarian endometrioma (OE) as risk factor for developing adverse perinatal outcomes in patients af…
2019
review
2019
In conclusion, a high number of new investigational drugs targeting specific biological mechanisms have recently been proposed for treatment of endometriosis. Although the use of new hormonal treatments, such as GnRH-antagonists, is being d…
observational
2019
The primary objective of this study was to assess the changes in the ultrasonographic characteristic of endometriosis in patients undergoing long-term follow-up. The secondary outcome of the study was to assess the long-term impact of hormo…
nonrandomized-trial
2019
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in the volume of rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules during treatment with dienogest (DNG). The secondary aim of the study was to assess the changes in pain and intestinal sympt…
diagnostic-accuracy
2019
To investigate the performance of transvaginal hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography (HyCoSy) in assessing tubal patency in women with endometriosis. This study was based on the retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database of …
observational
2019
Circulating placental growth factor (PlGF) levels are increased in women with endometriosis when compared with controls, conversely decreased levels of PlFG have been reported in pregnant women developing pre-eclampsia. For this reason, end…
diagnostic-accuracy
2019
This study aims to compare the performance of bidimensional rectal-water contrast-transvaginal ultrasonography (2D-RWC-TVS) with 3D-RWC-TVS for investigating the presence and characteristics of rectosigmoid endometriosis. This prospective s…
other
2019
Adenomyosis is a gynecologic disorder characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within the uterine myometrium. It can involve most of the myometrium (diffuse adenomyosis), it may be present only in a circumscribed part of …
other
2019
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the etonogestrel (ENG)-releasing implant in treating patients with rectovaginal endometriosis. The study was based on the retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database, includin…
other
2018
2018
other
2018
Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Bucharest, Romania, 2012
review
2018
Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen and progestogen responsive inflammatory disease associated with pain symptoms and infertility. The medical therapy of endometriosis aims to induce decidualization within the hormonally dependent ectopic e…
diagnostic-accuracy
2018
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of the study was to compare the performance of the rectal water transvaginal ultrasonography (RWC-TVS) with and without bowel preparation (BP) in diagnosing rectosigmoid endometriosis. The secondary objecti…
other
2018
review
2018
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent benign chronic disease that requires a chronic medical therapy. Although currently available drugs are efficacious in treating endometriosis-related pain, some women experience partial or n…
nonrandomized-trial
2018
INTRODUCTION: This patient preference prospective study was designed to compare patients' satisfaction in women with endometriosis treated either by an extended-cycle oral contraception (OC) or by norethindrone acetate (NETA). METHODS: Thi…
diagnostic-accuracy
2018
OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) with vs without bowel preparation (BP) in detecting the presence of rectosigmoid endometriosis. Secondary objectives were to c…
meta-analysis
2018
BACKGROUND: The ureter is the second most common site affected by urinary tract endometriosis, after the bladder. Optimal strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of ureteral endometriosis (UE) are not yet well defined. OBJECTIVE AND RATI…