Luca Minelli
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· 37 papers in corpus
review
2009
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Severe endometriosis is a leading cause of infertility and pelvic pain and represents one of the most challenging cases in gynecology. Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity that can lead to ureteral obstruction with sub…
review
2009
ObjectiveTo describe how a hydronephrosis can lead to a difficult differential diagnosis between endometriosis and retroperitoneal fibrosis.DesignCase report.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General H…
article
2009
review
2009
We present a case report of laparoscopic management of a spontaneous hemoperitoneum in the second trimester of pregnancy. The patient was a 40-year-old woman at 15 weeks of gestation. At laparoscopic surgery, the hemoperitoneum was evacuate…
article
2008
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to define the role of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) compared with laparoscopy in the diagnosis and local staging of intestinal endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search of our radiology dat…
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2008
BACKGROUND: Complete laparoscopic excision of endometriosis offers good longterm symptomatic relief, especially for those with severe or debilitating symptoms. Intestinal endometriosis affect between 3% and 36% of women with endometriosis a…
article
2008
ObjectiveTo evaluate prospectively the efficacy of laparoscopic ureterolysis versus ureteroureterostomy in women with ureteral endometriosis.DesignProspective study.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Sacro Cuore of Neg…
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2008
Study objectiveA strong association exists between adenomyosis and endometriosis and a common pathogenetic mechanism was proposed. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether and how the presence of concurrent adenomyosis can affect the o…
article
2007
Study objectiveAdequate surgical treatment of severe deep endometriosis requires complete excision of all implants, but the modality of bowel resection is still debated. We describe the results of our experience as a tertiary care endometri…
article
2005
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between COX-2 expression and the clinical outcome rate in a homogeneous s…
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2004
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of COX-2 in different anatomical sites of endometriosis and its associatio…
article
2004
Study objectivesTo assess the usefulness of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) in the diagnosis of endometriotic lesions of the bowel and to define its potential value in preoperative decision making for intestinal surgery.DesignRetrospect…