Edgardo Somigliana
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· 315 papers in corpus
· active 1995-2026
Study types
- article 150
- review 79
- other 46
- letter 16
- meta-analysis 11
Condition tags
- endometriosis 283
- infertility 53
- endometrioma 37
- chronic_pelvic_pain 28
- adenomyosis 28
- dysmenorrhea 16
- dyspareunia 16
- bowel_endometriosis 13
- die_deep_infiltrating 8
- bladder_endometriosis 6
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Paolo Vercellini 195
- Paola Viganò 183
- Laura Benaglia 84
- Luigi Fedele 59
- Laura Buggio 41
- Massimo Candiani 41
- Michele Vignali 37
- Marco Reschini 36
- Giussy Barbàra 30
- Noemi Salmeri 28
other
2007
BACKGROUND: An immune-mediated defect in recognition and elimination of endometrial fragments refluxed in the peritoneal cavity has been hypothesized to play a crucial role in endometriosis development. Since vitamin D is an effective modul…
review
2006
review
2006
other
2006
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the frequency of postsurgical ovarian failure in patients undergoing laparoscopic excision of bilateral endometriomas. STUDY DESIGN: Patients who had been operated on for bilateral ovarian …
article
2006
We performed a MEDLINE and EMBASE search to identify all studies published in the English language literature on the use of progestogens for the treatment of endometriosis. The aim of our review was to clarify the biological rationale for t…
article
2006
article
2006
article
2005
article
2005
review
2005
Although population-based studies have unequivocally reported an increased risk of ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis, the biological evidence supporting the idea of endometriosis as a preneoplastic condition is scanty and not well …
other
2005
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate damage to ovarian reserve following laparoscopic cystectomy of benign ovarian cysts. DESIGN: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Tertiary gynecologic endoscopic unit at a univ…
review
2005
The laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas appears to increase the chances of spontaneous conception, but the value of this treatment in women selected for IVF-ICSI cycles is debated. Studies recruiting women with unilateral disease…
review
2005
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article is to evaluate the biological rationale for the use of an intrauterine device releasing 20 mug/day of levonorgestrel in women with endometriosis, and to assess its efficacy in relieving pelvic pain…
article
2005
An autoimmune etiology has been suggested for endometriosis mostly on the basis of an increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases in affected women. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA) 4 gene is recognized as a primary determinant for aut…
article
2004
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2004
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2004
Summary objective Endometriosis is a steroid‐dependent disease with a particular genetic background, but the locations of possible genomic aberrations are still poorly clarified. We have investigated the potential association between endome…
article
2003
article
2003
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested recently that deep endometriosis and the other forms of the disease do not share a common pathogenetic mechanism. In this study, we hypothesize that, if this is true, deep peritoneal endometriosis and the o…
article
2003
BACKGROUND: Residual ovarian function after laparoscopic excision of endometriotic ovarian cysts is a major and still unsolved topic. Ultrasonographic evaluation of ovarian response to ovulation stimulation represents a simple yet poorly em…
erratum
2003
review
2003
We performed a MEDLINE and EMBASE search to identify all studies published in the last decade in the English language literature on the use of progestogens for the treatment of endometriosis. Our aim was to clarify the biological rationale …
article
2003
Surgery is still the first line of therapy for endometriosis. At present, medical therapy is mostly indicated for treatment and prevention of recurrences. Current pharmacological regimens induce a hypoestrogenic state; this effect tends, on…
article
2002
review
2002