Valerio Gaetano Vellone
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· 64 papers in corpus
· active 2005-2025
Study types
- article 48
- review 8
- letter 4
- other 2
- book-chapter 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 56
- bowel_endometriosis 7
- adenomyosis 5
- die_deep_infiltrating 3
- dysmenorrhea 3
- chronic_pelvic_pain 3
- endometrioma 3
- infertility 2
- dyspareunia 2
- bladder_endometriosis 2
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2019
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2019
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2019
Circulating placental growth factor (PlGF) levels are increased in women with endometriosis when compared with controls, conversely decreased levels of PlFG have been reported in pregnant women developing pre-eclampsia. For this reason, end…
article
2019
This study aims to compare the performance of bidimensional rectal-water contrast-transvaginal ultrasonography (2D-RWC-TVS) with 3D-RWC-TVS for investigating the presence and characteristics of rectosigmoid endometriosis. This prospective s…
letter
2019
Endometriosis is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of hormone-responsive endometriotic glands and stroma outside the uterus that affect at least 4% of reproductive age women (1). It may be asymptomatic, but it frequently cause…
letter
2019
Adenomyosis is a gynecologic disorder characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within the uterine myometrium. It can involve most of the myometrium (diffuse adenomyosis), it may be present only in a circumscribed part of …
article
2019
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the etonogestrel (ENG)-releasing implant in treating patients with rectovaginal endometriosis. The study was based on the retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database, includin…
article
2018
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of the study was to compare the performance of the rectal water transvaginal ultrasonography (RWC-TVS) with and without bowel preparation (BP) in diagnosing rectosigmoid endometriosis. The secondary objecti…
article
2018
OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) with vs without bowel preparation (BP) in detecting the presence of rectosigmoid endometriosis. Secondary objectives were to c…
review
2018
BACKGROUND: The ureter is the second most common site affected by urinary tract endometriosis, after the bladder. Optimal strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of ureteral endometriosis (UE) are not yet well defined. OBJECTIVE AND RATIO…
article
2017
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2017
OBJECTIVES: Several studies have investigated the correlation between endometriosis and adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. However, the role of adenomyosis as a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcome in women with endometriosis ha…
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2017
To compare the precision of different imaging techniques in estimating the degree of stenosis of the bowel lumen in patients with colorectal endometriosis. This prospective study included 43 patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis who unde…
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2017
To assess the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) combined with computed tomographic colonography (CTC) in the diagnosis of bowel endometriosis. This prospective study included patients of reproductive age with clinical suspicion…
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2017
To assess whether ulipristal acetate (UPA) improves adenomyosis-related heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) persisting after the insertion of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (Lng-IUD) and to evaluate the changes in the endometri…
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2017
To assess the changes in the volume of endometriomas and rectovaginal endometriotic nodules (RVE) during 12-month treatment with norethindrone acetate (NETA) versus extended-cycle oral contraceptive. This patient preference prospective stud…
article
2017
The role of deep endometriosis (DIE) and ovarian endometrioma (E) as a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes in women with endometriosis has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to explore if fetal and maternal outcomes, in…
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2017
article
2016
OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) and rectal water-contrast transvaginal sonography (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis, and compare precision in estimating the length of …
article
2016
OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance enema (MR-e) and rectal water-contrast transvaginal sonography (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis. METHODS: This prospective study included 286 patients of repro…
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2016
To assess if the ultrasonographic features of rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules allow predicting the depth of infiltration of endometriosis in the intestinal wall. This study included patients who had ultrasonographic diagnosis of rectosig…
article
2016
This study investigates whether bowel preparation (BP) influences the performance of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis. This prospective study included 214 patients who were referred to our in…
review
2015
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic disease requiring long-term therapy. Therefore, the choice of medical treatment should be based on efficacy, preference of patients, incidence and severity of adverse effects and …
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2015
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2015