Francesco Filipponi

ORCID: 0000-0001-6769-5642 · 1 paper in corpus · active 2021

Study types

  • letter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 1
  • endometrioma 1
letter 2021
Decidualized endometrioma in a non‐pregnant woman
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.23643

Decidualization of endometriotic ovarian cysts was first described at the beginning of the 20th century. This phenomenon occurs in response to the altered hormonal environment during pregnancy. Specifically, progesterone induces hypertrophy…