Gioia Villa

Study Objective: To estimate the effect of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).Design: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).Setting: Tertiary care university hospi…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with significant impairment of sexual function. AIM: To objectively evaluate the impact of laparoscopic excision of en…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with significant impairment of sexual function. AIM: To objectively evaluate the impact of laparoscopic excision of end…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: A very high percentage of patients with severe pelvic endometriosis develop adhesions after laparoscopic surgery. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the role of ovarian suspension performed during surgery for sever…

Does laparoscopic management of deep infiltrating endometriosis improve quality of life? A prospective study

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with a significant reduction of quality of life (QOL) and sexual function. AIMS: This study aims to objectively evalu…

PURPOSE: To quantify the mRNA levels of MMP-3, MMP-9, VEGF and Survivin in peripheral blood and the serum levels of CA-125 and Ca19-9 in women with and without endometriosis and to investigate the performance of these markers to differentia…

INTRODUCTION: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a form of endometriosis in which the lesion penetrates for more than 5 mm under the peritoneal surface. It is a chronic disease which can impair women's sexual function. There is a grow…

BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can affect importantly patients' quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the laparoscopic management of DIE on QOL after six months from treatment. METHODS:…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Endometriosis is an invasive disease. Its diagnosis depends on laparoscopy, which is traumatic and associated with potential complications. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid, reliable, and less invasive diagnosti…

BACKGROUND: Objective evaluation of pelvic pain symptoms using a standard pain questionnaire is essential to assessing the treatment of endometriosis and related pain. AIM: To evaluate the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) as a multi-dimensio…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To discuss our clinical and surgical experience with 30 cases of ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS: Rec…

A case of intrapartum, complete, low-posterior wall, transverse uterine rupture, complicated by uterine atony and treated by emergency hysterectomy in a primigravida with uterine adenomyosis who delivered vaginally at 37 weeks plus 5 days o…

We sought to evaluate the accuracy and potential limitations of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the preoperative evaluation of patients with bladder endometriosis. Over 656 patients operated between 2001 and 2006 at our institution for sus…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between frequency/severity of dysuria with anatomic location and diameter of bladder endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force cla…

To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the posterior compartment (rectovaginal septum, rectosigmoid) when undertaken by sonographers of differing experience. Sonograp…