Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore

Ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is associated with a significant rise in serum estrogens, which may have detrimental effects on endometriosis. This study investigates the impact of repeated ovarian stimulations on …

Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE), transrectal endoscopic ultrasonography (REU), multidetector computerized tomography enema (MDCT-e), and computed tomography colonoscopy (CTC) have been successfully used for the diagnosis of bowel endome…

Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions may be employed during transvaginal rectal water-contrast transvaginal ultrasonography (RWC-TVS) to diagnose rectosigmoid endometriosis. This study aims to evaluate the influence of bowel preparation (…

To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) with or without three dimensional (3D) and high definition real time (HDLive) modalities in comparison to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing deep myometrial and cervi…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

Endometriosis is a chronic benign disease that affects women of reproductive age. Medical therapy is often the first line of management for women with endometriosis in order to ameliorate symptoms or to prevent post-surgical disease recurre…

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…

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…

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…

CONTEXT: The bladder is the most common site affected in urinary tract endometriosis. There is controversy regarding the pathogenesis, clinical management (diagnosis and treatment), impact on fertility, and risk of malignant transformation …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the response to superovulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in patients with unilateral endometriomas with diameter ≥5cm and in the contralateral healthy ovary. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective analysis of a prospe…

OBJECTIVES: Several studies have investigated the correlation between endometriosis and adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. However, the role of adenomyosis as a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcome in women with endometriosis ha…

Over the past few years, a new topic in the field of endometriosis has emerged: the potential impact of the disease on pregnancy outcomes. This review aims to summarize in detail the available evidence on the relationship between endometrio…

To compare the precision of different imaging techniques in estimating the degree of stenosis of the bowel lumen in patients with colorectal endometriosis. This prospective study included 43 patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis who unde…

To assess whether ulipristal acetate (UPA) improves adenomyosis-related heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) persisting after the insertion of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (Lng-IUD) and to evaluate the changes in the endometri…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate spontaneous pregnancy rate (SPRs) of women with rectovaginal endometriosis (RV) with/without ovarian endometrioma (OMA) and treated with the use of expectant or surgical management. DESIGN: Retrospective study. S…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of endometriosis of the posterior cul-de-sac on quality of sleep, average daytime sleepiness and insomnia. STUDY DESIGN: This age-matched case-control study was conducted in a tertiary referral centre for th…