Mathew Leonardi
ORCID: 0000-0001-5538-6906
· 236 papers in corpus
meta-analysis
2019
OBJECTIVE: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim to answer whether operative laparoscopy is an effective treatment in a woman with demonstrated endometriosis compared with alternative treatments. Moreover, we aimed…
other
2018
diagnostic-accuracy
2018
OBJECTIVE: Knowledge of rectouterine cul-de-sac state and consistent classification among surgeons are important in the surgical management of women with endometriosis. The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy an…
other
2018
Ultrasound has become an invaluable tool for the workup and management of patients with symptoms and signs of endometriosis. Until the publication on the systematic approach to ultrasound in patients with suspected endometriosis by the Inte…
2018
This is a preliminary external validation of the ultrasound-based endometriosis scoring system (UBESS). The main aim was to predict the level of complexity of laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis, based on ultrasound in order to assess it…
observational
2018
In the preoperative evaluation of patients, a basic pelvic transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) can reliably predict the presence or absence of ovarian endometriomas. The visualisation of an endometrioma and the known association between endometri…
observational
2018
The prevalence of endometriosis in patients with infertility can reach up to 70%. Non-invasive tools to understand disease severity remain limited. Many patients facing infertility proceed with routine evaluation of the uterine cavity and f…
2018
case-report
2017
Ultrasonography is often chosen as a first-line imaging modality to investigate patients presenting with pelvic complaints based on its demonstrated safety and effectiveness for decades. On occasion, findings may not align with traditional …
case-report
2017
Ovarian endometriomas are thought to originate from invagination of the ovarian cortex around an endometriotic deposit. Pelvic pain and infertility are known concerns in women with endometriosis. Ovarian epithelial malignancy is another imp…
observational
1993
The authors examine the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gynecological post-menopausal pathologies and report the activities of the ultrasound out-patient clinic over the past 5 years. Due to the prolonged life expectation of wom…