Lucia Lazzeri

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) represents the most complex form of endometriosis and its treatment is still challenging. The coexistence of DIE with other appearances of endometriosis stimulates new studies to improve the preoperativ…

Laparoscopic treatment of deep endometriosis is the most challenging surgery for gynecologists. The difficulties of this approach are associate with a quite large number of complications. Presurgical sonographic diagnostic findings are ofte…

The aim of this study was to review the sonographic aspects of bladder endometriosis and to establish their usefulness for surgical management. 51 patients with histologically confirmed bladder endometriosis underwent sonographic evaluation…

The aim of this study was to assess three-dimensional (3D) transvaginal sonography (TVS) detectable alterations of the uterine junctional zone (JZ) in patients with only endometriomas (OMAs) or with only deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE…

ObjectiveTo investigate the amount of perceived stress in a group of women with different forms of endometriosis-related pain before and after surgical treatment.DesignProspective clinical trial.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)A group …

ObjectiveTo assess the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in defining size and location of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with laparoscopic/histologic confirmation.DesignProspective observational study.SettingUniversity hospit…

Purpose To determine the impact of chronic pelvic pain on quality of life in women with or without endometriosis Methods A total of 162 women with chronic pelvic pain were enrolled in a cross-sectional study and divided into two groups: 84 …

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and infertility, which may be treated surgically and/or medically. The medical treatment of endometriosis may be used as a first-line option, as an a…

New perspectives for the treatment of endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic condition characterized by growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Common symptoms include dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, non-cyclic pelvic pain, and infertility. Endometriosis is often treated surgically up…

Transvaginal sonography (TVS) in expert hands is very accurate to evaluate the pelvic extension of DIE. However the TVS findings are often not comprehensive to the surgeon in order to establish accurate management and counseling of the pati…

Rectal and sigmoid endometriosis lesions have surgically different approaches but also different postsurgical events and complications. The management and counseling of the affected patients is very different according also to the prevalent…

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of dienogest as a long-term treatment in endometriosis, with follow-up after treatment discontinuation. The study included women with endometriosis, who had previously completed a 12-week, pla…

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, including 25–40% of infertile women. Dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain are the most common symptoms. Currently available…

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, including 25–40% of infertile women. Dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain are the most common symptoms. Currently available…

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, which induced a chronic inflammatory reaction. The data collected from Italy showed that around 3 million women are affected by endoemtriosis and the co…