Luigi Selvaggi

ORCID: 0000-0002-3910-1963 · 19 papers in corpus · active 1995-2015

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  • mesh:D004715 10
  • endometrioma 3
  • mesh:D017699 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
article 2015
A rare case of primary clear-cell adenocarcinoma of the bladder arising from bladder endometriosis
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.3109/01443615.2015.1004526

Endometriosis is a common benign gynaecological condition affecting 5–15% of women in their reproductive age and only 3–5% of post-menopausal women, in which endometrial tissue grows outside uterin...

article 2014
Hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography (HyCoSy) in the assessment of tubal patency in endometriosis patients
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.12.013
article 2012
Accuracy of transvaginal sonography and contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance‐colonography for the presurgical staging of deep infiltrating endometriosis
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.11179

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance-colonography (CE-MR-C) for the presurgical assessment of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). METHODS: Ninety women were enro…

article 2011
Follicular loss in endoscopic surgery for ovarian endometriosis: quantitative and qualitative observations
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.078
article 2011
OC11.05: Accuracy of transvaginal sonography and contrast‐enhanced MR‐colonography for the pre‐surgical assessment of deep pelvic endometriosis
·doi:10.1002/uog.9155

To investigate accuracy of TVS and contrast-enhanced MR-colonography (CE-MR-C) for pre-surgical assessment of deep pelvic endometriosis. Prospective, single center study (January 2010–January 2011). Twenty-five women with suspicious of DPE.…

article 2009
Apoptosis in normal ovaries of women with and without endometriosis
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.09.024
article 2008
Fibrotic tissue in the endometrioma capsule: surgical and physiopathologic considerations from histologic findings
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.157
article 2006
A randomized study comparing triptorelin or expectant management following conservative laparoscopic surgery for symptomatic stage III–IV endometriosis
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.10.034
article 2004
Laparoscopic treatment of ovarian endometrioma: The value of CA 125 serum levels in predicting follicular loss
·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(04)80291-3
article 2004
Preoperative Double-Contrast Barium Enema in Patients with Suspected Intestinal Endometriosis
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60203-4
article 2002
Angiogenesis extent and expression of matrix metalloproteinase‐2 and ‐9 agree with progression of ovarian endometriomas
European journal of clinical investigation ·doi:10.1046/j.1365-2362.2002.00960.x

BACKGROUND: Changes in angiogenesis and expression of extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes have been substantiated in tumour changeover and progression. METHODS: Tissues from 44 biopsies of stage III and IV ovarian endometriomas, and 10 b…

article 2001
Angiogenesis extent and expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in ovarian endometriomata.
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02148-3
article 2001
Transforming growth factor-β1 and insulin-like growth factor-1 expression in ovarian endometriotic cysts: a preliminary study
International journal of molecular medicine ·doi:10.3892/ijmm.7.4.423

Increased concentrations of TGF-beta 1 in endometriotic tissue are considered important in the pathophysiology of endometrial diseases since TGF-beta 1 may inhibit natural killer activity and induce angiogenesis and proliferation of endomet…

article 2001
Umbilical Endometriosis
·doi:10.1089/10424060152474695

Primary cutaneous endometriosis is uncommon. The authors report a case of spontaneous umbilical endometriosis in a young woman. Clinical diagnosis was based on the observation of an umbilical bluish nodule with cyclical pain and bloody disc…

article 1999
Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon During Pregnancy: A Rare Complication of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1089/gyn.1999.15.155

Perforation of the sigmoid colon in a 28-year-old woman during the 35th week of pregnancy is reported. The patient was admitted for crampy lower abdominal pain, and fetal distress observed on cardiotocography led to the decision of an emerg…

article 1999
TGF-beta 1 and IGF-1 expression in atrophic post-menopausal endometrium
·doi:10.1016/s0378-5122(98)00095-4
article 1998
Pure lipoma of the uterus in association with endometrial carcinoma
·doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(98)00094-3
article 1996
Hysteroscopic polypectomy in the office without anesthesia
·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(96)80273-8
article 1995
Effect of oestrogen replacement on bone metabolism and cytokines in surgical menopause
·doi:10.1007/bf02214935