Luigi Raio

ORCID: 0000-0003-3957-3810 · 7 papers in corpus
article 2013

Copyright © 2012 Malek Tabbara et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is pro…

article 2006
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.010

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate whether pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, glycodelin, osteoprotegerin, and soluble CD163 are possible peritoneal fluid markers for endometriosis and to compare them with the establishe…

other 2005
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2064

CONTEXT: Glycodelin (GdA) is an immunosuppressive endometrial glycoprotein critical for embryonic implantation and pregnancy establishment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of dioxin [2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodib…

article 2005
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.094

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether the presence of kissing ovaries at ultrasound is a marker for endometriosis and whether it correlates with the severity of the disease.DesignProspective observational study.SettingGynecologic departments of two …

review 2004
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-003-4245-6

We report two women who presented with a recurrent, mildly painful, bluish nodule in the umbilicus. Both patients complained of local tenderness and occasional bleeding that increased during menstruation. Neither patient had had previous pe…

article 2003
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques ·doi:10.1097/00129689-200308000-00007

The removal of surgical specimen at operative laparoscopy through an incision of the posterior fornix is frequently performed for the removal of pelvic masses of the internal genital tract. We present a technique for the removal of the appe…

review 2002
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-002-9043-z

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical outcome of patients undergoing operative laparoscopy for a benign pelvic mass followed by vaginal extraction of the surgical specimen.MethodsPatients presenting with a suspected benign mass greater than …