M Vignali

No ORCID on file · 115 papers in corpus · active 1991-2026

Study types

  • article 79
  • review 16
  • other 15
  • letter 2
  • erratum 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 94
  • endometrioma 15
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 11
  • dysmenorrhea 8
  • adenomyosis 5
  • infertility 4
  • dyspareunia 4
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
article 2019
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoz009

A network of endometriosis experts from 16 Italian academic departments and teaching hospitals distributed all over the country made a critical appraisal of the available evidence and definition of 10 suggestions regarding measures to be de…

other 2018
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.10.004

OBJECTIVE(S): Endometriosis is a major cause of infertility and disability for women, caused by the presence of inflammatory endometrial implants in extrauterine locations. Among the constituents involved in the immune response during the d…

article 2018
·doi:10.14660/2385-0868-85
article 2018
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.11.012
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 2015
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dev313

STUDY QUESTION: Is the combined excisional/ablative technique for the treatment of ovarian endometriomas better than the traditional stripping technique in terms of recurrence rate? SUMMARY ANSWER: There is no evidence that the combined exc…

article 2015
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.01.021

A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 35-year-old patient desiring pregnancy with a history of previous surgery for endometrioma and bowel obstruction symptoms. Many questions t…

article 2015
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/jog.12830

AIM: The long-term effects of laparoscopic cystectomy on ovarian reserve in patients with unilateral and bilateral ovarian endometriomas were evaluated. METHODS: A total of 22 patients undergoing laparoscopic cystectomy for unilateral endom…

article 2015

BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent stimulus of angiogenesis potentially contri-buting to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between the single…

article 2014
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.08.458
article 2014
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.08.066
article 2014
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.08.136
article 2014
·doi:10.5301/je.5000178

We report a case of umbilical endometriosis and review the literature about the finding. The patient was a 39-year-old woman who presented with 6 months of umbilical bleeding and pain during the first day of her period. A soft tissue ultras…

article 2013

An alteration of immune recognition and killing of misplaced endometrial cells, refluxed with menstrual debris in ectopic sites, has been claimed to be responsible for the initiation and progression of endometriosis. In particular, current …

article 2012
·doi:10.3109/09513590.2011.588746

Uterine leiomyomas are the most common tumors in the human female pelvis and the leading indication for pelvic surgery. Lack of understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of leiomyoma has put severe limitations on the availability of alter…

article 2012
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2012.08.790
article 2011
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.026
article 2011
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.514
other 2011
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der270

BACKGROUND: Pelvic inflammatory phenomena have been suggested as critical players in the natural history of endometriosis. However, to what extent these events could affect the systemic immunologic status remains to be clarified. Here, we c…

article 2011
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.034

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether the amount of ovarian tissue inadvertently removed along with the endometrioma cyst wall at laparoscopy differs in relation to the operating surgeon's level of expertise.DesignMulticenter, prospective trial.Sett…

article 2011
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.513
article 2010
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000291809

Recent evidence suggested that periovulatory treatment with an immunomodulatory agent such as verapamil might be an effective alternative to conventional treatment for endometriosis-associated subfertility. In particular, it has been report…

other 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.014

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate differences in endometrial stromal cell (ESC) migration between patients with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Differences in ESC migration, cellular morphology, and cytoskeletal-actin dynamics were evaluated in re…

article 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.12.018

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether alterations of the P receptor-A/P receptor-B ratio could be considered an etiopathogenetic factor for endometriosis. We failed to observe statistically significant differences in both …

article 2010
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.124