Alessandro Arena

No ORCID on file · 56 papers in corpus · active 2015-2026

Study types

  • article 42
  • other 4
  • letter 3
  • review 3
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 50
  • die_deep_infiltrating 16
  • dysmenorrhea 12
  • dyspareunia 12
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 9
  • adenomyosis 5
  • endometrioma 1
  • infertility 1
article 2017
Anorectal Angle at Transperineal Ultrasound in Women with Rectal Endometriosis: Another Cause of Bowel Symptoms?
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.076
article 2017
OP31.03: Pelvic floor morphometry at three‐ and four‐dimensional transperineal ultrasound in women with ovarian endometriosis or deep infiltrating endometriosis
·doi:10.1002/uog.17991

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) seems to be associated with pelvic floor muscle (PFM) hypertonic disorder, while no data are reported for women with ovarian endometriosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the PFM morphometry of wo…

article 2017
Pelvic floor muscle assessment on three‐ and four‐dimensional transperineal ultrasound in women with ovarian endometriosis with or without retroperitoneal infiltration: a step towards complete functional assessment
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.18924

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies comparing women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and healthy controls have underlined an association between pelvic floor muscle (PFM) hypertonic dysfunction and deep lesions. The aim of this study was…

article 2017
Severe ureteral endometriosis: frequency and risk factors
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/01443615.2017.1349083

Ureteral endometriosis (UE) can be classified as severe when there is obstruction to urinary flow (ureteral compression (UC)). In this retrospective study on 205 patients, we evaluated intraoperatively the frequency of severe ureteral endom…

article 2017
Short-term histopathological effects of dienogest therapy on ovarian endometriomas: in vivo, nonrandomized, controlled trial
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2017.1405932

Ovarian endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder. To date, progestins are recommended as the first-line medical treatment for symptomatic ovarian endometriosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the main histopathological effect…

letter 2015
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Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.02.006