Pierluigi Giampaolino
ORCID: 0000-0002-5956-544X
· 35 papers in corpus
review
2019
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is involved in the physiological functions of several tissues, however, its deficiency may contribute to the development of various disorders. Recent research has been focusing on the role of vitamin D in the pathogene…
review
2019
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic disease defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue, glands and stroma in ectopic areas. Among all the pathogenic theories proposed to explain the origin of the disease, a pivotal role f…
observational
2018
PURPOSE: Progestins are successfully employed as treatment for endometriosis. Our study evaluates the effects of the etonogestrel (ENG) implant on pelvic pain, quality of life, and sexual function in women requiring long-term reversible con…
meta-analysis
2018
Endometriosis is a benign complex gynecologic condition with high morbidity that affects women of reproductive age. Pelvic adhesion formation represents a serious clinical challenge in the management of patients with endometriosis. Several …
observational
2018
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to study the efficacy of transvaginal bilateral sacrospinous fixation (TBSF) and its impact on quality of life (QoL) and sexual functions in women affected by second recurrences of vaginal vault prolapse (VVP). MATER…
rct
2015
OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the ovarian reserve in patients with different-sized endometriomas undergoing cystectomy or ablative surgery in order to determine the best surgical approach to safeguard healthy ovarian tissue. STUDY DESI…
other
2015
PURPOSE: Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) is a mini-invasive technique, which allows exploration of the posterior pelvis. THL can be carried out as an office procedure and may replace hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy for the diagnos…
2015
L'endometriosi è una patologia caratterizzata dalla presenza di tessuto simile all'endometrio al di fuori dell'utero.E' una malttia infiammatoria estrogeno-dipendente, che affligge principalmente le donne in età riproduttiva.La prevalenza r…
2014
other
2012
BACKGROUND: Diaphragmatic endometriosis is a rare condition that may cause invalidating epigastric or thoracic pain and catamenial pneumothorax. During the past decades, laparoscopy has been proposed as an optimal tool for diagnosis and sur…