Letizia Zannoni

ORCID: 0000-0003-1617-6855 · 29 papers in corpus · active 2011-2024

Study types

  • article 20
  • other 4
  • letter 2
  • dissertation 1
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 23
  • mesh:D004715 18
  • die_deep_infiltrating 13
  • dysmenorrhea 7
  • adenomyosis 7
  • mesh:D017699 5
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 5
  • mesh:D004414 4
  • dyspareunia 4
  • mesh:D004412 4
article 2024
·doi:10.23736/s2724-5276.20.05842-9

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of ultrasound diagnosis of adenomyosis and endometriosis in young women complaining of pelvic pain and to find the symptoms and clinical characteristics associated with these …

article 2020
Minerva pediatrics ·doi:10.23736/s0026-4946.20.05842-9

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of ultrasound diagnosis of adenomyosis and endometriosis in young women complaining of pelvic pain and to find the symptoms and clinical characteristics associated with these …

article 2020
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine ·doi:10.1002/jum.15237

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the classic ultrasound (US) signs of adenomyosis, the question mark sign and transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) uterine tenderness, in the diagnosis of adenomyosis. METHODS: This was a prospect…

other 2019
Journal of computer assisted tomography ·doi:10.1097/RCT.0000000000000867

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a specific protocol of computed tomography-colonography with intravenous contrast medium and urographic phase, which combined simultaneously the study of the intes…

other 2019
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine ·doi:10.1002/jum.14971

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the intra- and inter-rater agreement for myometrial lesions using Morphologic Uterus Sonographic Assessment terminology. METHODS: Thirteen raters with high (n = 6) or medium experience (n = 7) assessed 30 3-dimensio…

dissertation 2017
·doi:10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/7818

Objective: to evaluate the diagnostic accuracies of well-known sonographic markers of adenomyosis and of two innovative ones, the question mark sign and the transvaginal ultrasound uterine tenderness. \nMethods: 78 patients scheduled for hy…

other 2017
Japanese journal of radiology ·doi:10.1007/s11604-017-0665-4

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and computed tomography-colonography with contrast media and urographic phase (CTCU) in the preoperative detection of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). MATER…

article 2017
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2017.04.020

OBJECTIVE: At present, there is growing evidence of the existence of a genetic predisposition in both thrombophilic disorders and endometriosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate for the first time the prevalence of some thrombophilic di…

other 2017
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.12.008

Endometriosis is a chronic benign disease affecting women of fertile age, associated with pelvic pain and subfertility, often with negative impacts on quality of life. Meetings involving 5 gynecologists skilled in endometriosis management a…

article 2017
·doi:10.1002/uog.17660

To evaluate intra- and interobserver agreement in the reporting of ultrasonographic features associated with ill-defined lesions using the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) terms. Multicentre clinical study, using three-dim…

article 2017
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/01443615.2017.1349083

Ureteral endometriosis (UE) can be classified as severe when there is obstruction to urinary flow (ureteral compression (UC)). In this retrospective study on 205 patients, we evaluated intraoperatively the frequency of severe ureteral endom…

article 2017
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2017.1405932

Ovarian endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder. To date, progestins are recommended as the first-line medical treatment for symptomatic ovarian endometriosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the main histopathological effect…

review 2016
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.12.017

A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 28-year-old patient, attempting pregnancy for 1 year, with severe cyclic pelvic pain and with clinical examination and imaging techniques s…

article 2016
Pediatric annals ·doi:10.3928/19382359-20160727-03

Dysmenorrhea, cyclic pelvic pain, and acyclic pelvic pain are common in adolescent girls, and at least 10% of these girls are at risk for subsequent development of endometriosis. In this article we highlight practical tips for the managemen…

article 2016
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.073
article 2016
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.17323

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction seems to play an important role in the pathophysiology of pelvic pain, including that associated with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the static a…

article 2016

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article 2015
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deu360

STUDY QUESTION: In women with deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) what is the prevalence of involvement of endometriotic tissue and fibrosis in ureteral endometriosis (UE), as assessed by histological staining? SUMMARY ANSWER: In women …

letter 2015
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.02.006
article 2014
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2013.11.008
article 2014
letter 2014
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.14750

Adenomyosis as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium is an elusive condition that is challenging to diagnose due to the similarity between its clinical symptoms and ultrasound characteristics and those …

rct 2014
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.04.016

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…

article 2014
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.05.012
article 2013
·doi:10.5301/je.5000167

Purpose To investigate the effect of a low-dose oral contraceptive containing drospirenone/ethinylestradiol 3 mg/20 μg on endometrioma mean diameter. Methods Fifty women with sonographic diagnosis of ovarian endometrioma and at least 12 mon…