Cortesi I

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
diagnostic-accuracy 1998
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.10.2884

To assess the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography and uterine needle biopsy, used singly or in combination, in the diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis, a prospective study with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis was performed. …

meta-analysis 1997
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00193-3

OBJECTIVE: To obtain estimates of the effects of progestin treatment for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. DATA IDENTIFICATION: Information from studies published in the English-language literature between 1966 and 1996 was pooled…

case-report 1996
Journal of Urology ·doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66550-9

PURPOSE: We examined the pathogenesis of vesical endometriosis, identified the diagnostic signs and defined a successful management strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The records of 8 patients with bladder detrusor endometriosis were reviewe…

rct 1996
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70152-7

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate versus an oral contraceptive combined with very-low-dose danazol in the long-term treatment of pelvic pain in women with endometriosis. STU…

observational 1996
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58089-3

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether prevalence and severity of pain symptoms are related to endometriosis stage and site, with particular reference to deep infiltrating vaginal lesions. DESIGN: Systematic assessment of chronic pelvic pain sym…

other 1996
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58622-1

OBJECTIVE: To determine the outcome of laparoscopy compared with laparotomy in conservative surgical treatment for severe endometriosis. DESIGN: Comparison of nonrandomized historical surgical series. SETTING: Two teaching hospitals and r…