Carlo Saccardi

No ORCID on file · 31 papers in corpus · active 2007-2024

Study types

  • article 23
  • other 4
  • review 2
  • letter 1
  • meta-analysis 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 27
  • mesh:D004715 9
  • die_deep_infiltrating 5
  • endometrioma 3
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • bowel_endometriosis 3
  • infertility 3
  • dyspareunia 3
  • bladder_endometriosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
article 2024
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm13051488

Background: The Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI), is a crucial validated surgical tool used for predicting fertility outcomes in women with endometriosis. This study aims to assess the concordance between a preoperative clinical and inst…

other 2022
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms24010310

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with pelvic pain, infertility, and increased cardiovascular risk. Recent studies suggest a possible role of aldosterone as a pro-inflammatory hormone in the pathogenesis of the dise…

review 2019
Diagnostics ·doi:10.3390/diagnostics9040225

OBJECTIVES: A meta-analysis, with a head-to-head approach, was carried out to compare the three most common techniques for a deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE) diagnosis. We focused on: transvaginal-sonography (TVS), magnetic-resonance imaging…

review 2017
Minerva ginecologica ·doi:10.23736/s0026-4784.17.04059-x

Bladder endometriosis is a specific form of endometriosis characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in the detrusor muscle. Such disease may involve different sites of the bladder, most frequently the base and the dome,…

article 2016
·doi:10.1007/s00464-016-4881-2
other 2015
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-014-3591-z

PURPOSE: Restoring the anatomical relationship and preserving the function of pelvic organs represent the ideal outcome of surgical intervention in patients suffering from endometriosis-related infertility. The aim of the study was to compa…

article 2015
·doi:10.3892/mmr.2015.3677

Electrical surgical devices may determine tissue damage through lateral thermal spread and activation of inflammatory processes. Several tissue effects are associated with the use of different surgical instruments. The aim of the present st…

letter 2015
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.14754

It was with great interest that we read the manuscript by Reid et al.1, published recently in the Journal, which proposed a new modified transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) technique (office gel sonovaginography, SVG) with the intention of improv…

other 2015
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-015-3792-0
meta-analysis 2015
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.05.002

OBJECTIVE: To collate all available evidence with respect to ultrasound techniques in the management of deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE) and compare the sensitivity and specificity of each to determine the most suitable site-specific method.…

article 2014
·doi:10.5301/je.5000182

Purpose The aim of this study was to assess obstetric outcomes and symptoms during and after pregnancy in women submitted to surgical treatment for deep pelvic endometriosis. Methods We evaluated 123 women who underwent surgery for severe d…

article 2014
·doi:10.1002/uog.14551

A prospective study to compare sonovaginography and nuclear magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of posterior deep pelvic endometriosis. All women underwent sonovaginography and nuclear magnetic resonance. Laparoscopic surgery and histologic…

article 2014
·doi:10.5301/je.5000183

Background Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is considered a symptom but also a syndrome with misunderstood pathophysiology and treatment options ranging from conservative management to opioid analgesia and surgical intervention. The aim of this st…

article 2013
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2012.758704

Operative laparoscopy is the gold standard in the treatment of endometriotic ovarian cysts. Excisional surgery is the best technique to prevent recurrences and improve symptoms but it may result in ovarian reserve damage due to the removal …

article 2013
·doi:10.1155/2013/503419

The aim of the study was to investigate the possible overexpression of estrogen (ERs) and progesterone (PRs) receptors both in EPs glandular and stromal cells in postmenopausal women with levothyroxine-treated hypothyroidism in comparison t…

article 2012
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2208-5
article 2012
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.11102

OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical evaluation, transvaginal sonography (TVS), saline contrast sonovaginography (SCSV) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of posterior deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE). METHODS: Women suspected o…

article 2011
·doi:10.1002/uog.9152

To assess the most accurate diagnostic tool in diagnosing deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). A longitudinal prospective study between May 2005 and January 2011, in which 54 women suspected to have DIE on the basis of clinical symptoms, …

article 2011
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.507
article 2010
·doi:10.5301/je.2010.5781

Purpose: To verify if different endometrial lesions determine the diagnostic symptom panel for a specific symptom. Methods: We recruited 537 women with endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic surgery. Data on patient characteristics, sever…

article 2010
·doi:10.1177/228402651000200307

Purpose To verify if different endometrial lesions determine the diagnostic symptom panel for a specific symptom. Methods We recruited 537 women with endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic surgery. Data on patient characteristics, severit…

article 2009
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.531
article 2009
·doi:10.5301/je.2010.2497

Purposeto determine the efficacy of laparoscopic excision of deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE).MethodsOne hundred and two highly symptomatic women with DPE underwent clinical examination, transvagina...

article 2009
·doi:10.1177/2284026509001003-405

Purpose to determine the efficacy of laparoscopic excision of deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE). Methods One hundred and two highly symptomatic women with DPE underwent clinical examination, transvaginal ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance…

article 2009
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.067