Gian Benedetto Melis
ORCID: 0000-0002-2260-9277
· 65 papers in corpus
nonrandomized-trial
2004
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and patient satisfaction of long-term danazol delivered vaginally as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. DESIGN: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: …
other
2003
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of bilateral laparoscopic transperitoneal ligation of the ovarian veins in women with symptomatic pelvic varices. DESIGN: Prospective pilot study performed in a small series (Canadian Ta…
rct
2003
Recurrence of ovarian teratomas was evaluated in a randomised trial to determine whether laparoscopic cystectomy had the same efficacy as laparotomy. Forty premenopausal non-pregnant women with a unilateral teratoma no larger than 10 cm wer…
2000
1999
diagnostic-accuracy
1998
We studied the role of colour Doppler energy (CDE) (or power Doppler) imaging in the differentiation between endometriomas and other adnexal masses in premenopausal non-pregnant women. A total of 170 consecutive patients with persistent adn…
observational
1996
Objective To investigate whether different resective procedures might be related to different intensities of postoperative pain and different subjective recovery times following laparoscopic surgery Interventions A total of 60 patients unde…
other
1996
rct
1996
To demonstrate the advantages of laparoscopic management of endometriomas in comparison with laparotomy, 32 premenopausal nonpregnant women, 18–40 years of age, without acute pelvic symptoms, were prospectively submitted to surgical managem…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
ObjectiveIntravaginal estriol (E3) effectively improves postmenopausal genito-urinary disturbances, without stimulating endometrial proliferation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of intravaginal estriol (E3) plus nas…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
ObjectiveTo verify if a 6-month period of hypoestrogenism due to chronic treatment with GnRH analogue (GnRH-a) causes irreversible bone loss in young women.DesignControlled clinical study in volunteer women.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics a…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
OBJECTIVE: To verify if a 6-month period of hypoestrogenism due to chronic treatment with GnRH analogue (GnRH-a) causes irreversible bone loss in young women. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study in volunteer women. SETTING: Department of Ob…
diagnostic-accuracy
1996
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of CA 19.9 plasma levels (with or without CA 125 levels) combined with transvaginal ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of endometrioma. METHODS: One hundred eighteen consecutive premenopausal …
rct
1995
OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopy and laparotomy in the management of benign adnexal cysts, with particular attention to postoperative convalescence. METHODS: Forty premenopausal, nonpregnant women, 18-40 years of age and without acute pel…
other
1991