Lucia Manganaro

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecologic malignancy in developed countries and its incidence is increasing. First-level treatment, if no contraindicated, is based on surgery. Pre-operative imaging is needed for evaluation of local…

Gynecological tumors, including endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancer, have increased in incidence over time. The widespread introduction of screening programs and advances in diagnostic imaging methods has lead to a progressive increase…

The role of imaging after surgery is pivotal to drive clinical management of early and/or late onset complications. Most frequently used imaging technique after pelvic surgery is Ultrasound (US), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Compute…

Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare bleeding syndrome characterized by deficiency or defect of platelet aggregation complex. The pathogenesis of endometriosis is controversial but the strongest evidence leans towards retrograde menstr…

Introduction: Endometriosis is a chronic disease often associated with pelvic pain and infertility. It has been shown that vitamin D plays an important role in the physiological functions of the reproductive system. Conflicting data have be…

PURPOSE: Real-time virtual sonography (RVS) allows displaying and synchronizing real-time US and multiplanar reconstruction of MRI images. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and ability of RVS to assess adenomyosis si…

To describe Ultrasound (US) characteristics of three cases of decidualised ectopic implants of endometriosis during pregnancy. Between 2014 and 2017 we collected three pregnant patients in which the presence of hypoechoic peritoneal tissue …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the sacral nerve root features by the means of magnetic resonance imaging-diffusion tensor imaging (MRI-DTI) tractography in women with endometriosis and/or adenomyosis, and to analyze the correlations among DTI abno…

UNLABELLED: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition of unknown aetiology that primarily affects women of reproductive age. The accepted first-line imaging modality is pelvic ultrasound. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) i…

CONCLUSION: In platinum–taxane resistant epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we aimed to determine the effectiveness. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 2004 and 2013, patients afflicted with platinum–taxane resistant EOC and who were administered…

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare condition defined as the presence of endometriotic stroma and glands outside the pelvis and elsewhere in the body. The cervix, vagina, vulva, intestinal tract, urinary tract, diaphragm, abdominal wall, in…

Endometriosis affects between 5 and 45% of women in reproductive age, is associated with significant morbidity, and constitutes a major public health concern. The correct diagnosis is fundamental in defining the best treatment strategy for …

BACKGROUND: Aim of this prospective, case-control study was to evaluate uterine arteries' blood flow before and after laparoscopic surgery in patients with ovarian endometriosis and its possible correlation with infertility. METHODS: We pr…

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate microstructural abnormalities in sacral nerve roots in women affected by chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. METHODS: We enrolled 30 women with an ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis an…

BACKGROUND: Surgical excision of ovarian endometriomas in patients desiring pregnancy has recently been criticized because of the risk of damage to healthy ovarian tissue and consequent reduction of ovarian reserve. A correct diagnosis in c…

Endometriosis is a gynecological disease, which involves the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, commonly in the pelvic region. The etiology of the disease is unclear, but multiple factors may contribute to its pathogen…

Purpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy of 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing the involvement of uterosacral ligaments (USLs) in deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Methods Between July 2010 and July 2012, 42 women, age…

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is the ectopic localization of endometrial glands. Symptoms include a wide variety of chronic pelvic pain. Ovarian endometriosis represents the most frequent site of implantation followed by the Douglas pouch which…

L’endometriosi è una patologia ginecologica caratterizzata dalla presenza di tessuto endometriale al di fuori della cavità uterina, più frequentemente nella pelvi. L’eziopatogenesi di questa malattia non è ancora stata completamente chiarit…

Poster: ECR 2012 / C-1201 / Fiber tracking of the sacral nerves in female pelvis: a potential method to evaluate endometriosis-related fibres alteration? by: L. Manganaro, V. Vinci , F. Fierro, P. Lodise, M. E. Sergi, S. Bernardo, G. Vitto…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis represents an important clinical problem in women of reproductive age with high impact on quality of life, work productivity and health care management. The aim of this study is to define the role of 3T magnetom …

Neoplasms of the ovary present an increasing challenge to the physician. Neoplastic ovarian cysts can resemble endometriomas in ultrasound imaging and need to be carefully considered in the differential diagnosis. We report the case of a wo…