Pier Luigi Venturini

To compare the precision of different imaging techniques in estimating the degree of stenosis of the bowel lumen in patients with colorectal endometriosis. This prospective study included 43 patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis who unde…

The role of deep endometriosis (DIE) and ovarian endometrioma (E) as a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes in women with endometriosis has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to explore if fetal and maternal outcomes, in…

To assess if the ultrasonographic features of rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules allow predicting the depth of infiltration of endometriosis in the intestinal wall. This study included patients who had ultrasonographic diagnosis of rectosig…

To investigate the changes in the sonographically detectable alterations of the myometrium caused by adenomyosis in patients treated with ulipristal acetate (UPA) because of uterine fibroids. This prospective study included women of reprodu…

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic endometrial tissue is found in 2% to 6% of women of reproductive age, in up to 60% of those with dysmenorrhoea, and in up to 30% of women with subfertility, with a peak incidence at around 40 years of age. However, sym…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease defined by the growth of endometrial stroma and glands outside of the uterus. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that estrogen is essential for the growth of endometriosis. …

INTRODUCTION: Dienogest (DNG) is an oral progestin, derivative of 19-nortestosterone, that has recently been introduced for the treatment of endometriosis. AREAS COVERED: This review examines the clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability o…

STUDY QUESTION: Do endometriotic ovarian cysts influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriotic cysts, no matter what their volume, do not influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation in the affected ovary. WHAT IS …

PURPOSE: To compare the accuracy of multidetector computerized tomography enema (MDCT-e) and magnetic resonance enema (MRI-e) in determining the presence of sigmoid and rectal endometriotic nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 260 women (32.6 ±…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of norethisterone acetate (NETA; group N) or letrozole combined with NETA (group L) in treating endometriotic ovarian cysts. STUDY DESIGN: This patient-preference study included 20 patients in group N and…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate patient satisfaction at 6-month treatment in women with symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis and migraine without aura with (progestogen-only contraceptive pill, POP versus sequential combined oral contraceptives, COC)…

To investigate the changes in the sonographically detectable alterations of the myometrium caused by adenomyosis after treatment with aromatase inhibitor. This prospective study included symptomatic women with adenomyosis. The diagnosis of …

INTRODUCTION: Over the past 30 years, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) have been used to induce a hypoestrogenic status in women with endometriosis with the aim to cause an improvement in pain symptoms similar to that observ…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of multidetector computerized to- mography enteroclysis (MDCT-e) and magnetic resonance enteroclysis (MR-e) in determining the presence and the mucosa layer involvement of sig- moid and rectal endometrioti…