Salvatore Dessole

PurposeTo evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic excision of endometriotic lesions in obese women.MethodsRetrospective analysis of prospectively collected data involving consecutive women scheduled for complete laparoscopic rem…

Background: Rectovaginal endometriosis (RVE) is a severe form of deep pelvic endometriosis associated with dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain, and dyspareunia. Diagnosis of RVE is a challenge for clinicians. Aim of outhe present study was to compar…

Endometriosis is a common, benign, estrogen-dependent gynecological disease that represents one of the main causes of hospitalization in industrialized countries. It is well established that a large amount of natural and man-made chemicals …

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…

To define the sonographic morphological description and localization of deep endometriosis in a preliminary consensus statement. After a preliminary request of participation, we received several suggestions from participants about definitio…

to compare the diagnostic accuracy of sonovaginography and NMR in the diagnosis of recto-vaginal endometriosis. alongitudinal prospective study in which women with recto-vaginal endometriosis suspected with medical history and/or pelvic exa…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the side effects and complications of, difficulties with, and possible solutions to the problems associated with sonohysterosalpingography.DesignProspective study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)One thousand, one h…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of a new technique, the sonovaginography, for the assessment of rectovaginal endometriosis.DesignProspective study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)Forty-six women were scheduled for laparotomic or lapa…