Luca Savelli

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus
2026
Ultrasound features of malignant transformation of deep endometriosis: preliminary results from a multicentre descriptive study
·doi:10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.102912
review 2024
Epidemiology of infertility in women with endometriosis
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102454

Endometriosis is a benign, chronic, inflammatory condition affecting up to 10 % of women and characterised by the presence of glands and stroma tissue outside the uterus. Epidemiological and clinical studies demonstrate a consistent associa…

case-report 2021
Transvaginal ultrasound features of normal uterosacral ligaments
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.11.019

OBJECTIVE: To show a step-by-step technique to assess normal uterosacral ligaments (USLs) during transvaginal ultrasound. Uterosacral ligaments represent the most common location of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) in the posterior com…

diagnostic-accuracy 2020
Comparison of Virtual Ultrasonographic Hysteroscopy with Conventional Hysteroscopy in the Workup of Patients Who Are Infertile
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.03.003

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the tolerability and diagnostic accuracy of virtual ultrasonographic hysteroscopy (VUH) with that of conventional diagnostic outpatient hysteroscopy in the workup of patients who are infertile. DESIGN: A single-…

review 2020
Endometriosis and the Urinary Tract: From Diagnosis to Surgical Treatment
Diagnostics ·doi:10.3390/diagnostics10100771

We aim to describe the diagnosis and surgical management of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE). We detail current diagnostic tools, including advanced transvaginal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical diagnostic tools such as…

observational 2013
Do women with deep infiltrating endometriosis have more tubal alterations? Objective evaluation of 473 patients
The Journal of reproductive medicine

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is associated with tubal alterations. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective study. Our study included 335 women with ovarian endometriosis (Group A), 66 women with DIE (…

diagnostic-accuracy 2012
Preoperative ultrasound diagnosis of deep endometriosis: importance of the examiner's expertise and lesion size
Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine ·doi:10.1002/j.2205-0140.2012.tb00227.x

Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the posterior compartment (rectovaginal septum, uterosacral ligaments, rectosigmoid colon, vagina) when under…

diagnostic-accuracy 2009
7 Imaging in gynaecology: How good are we in identifying endometriomas?

AIM: To evaluate the performance of subjective evaluation of ultrasound findings (pattern recognition) to discriminate endometriomas from other types of adnexal masses and to compare the demographic and ultrasound characteristics of the tru…

rct 2009
Long-term oral contraceptive pills and postoperative pain management after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometrioma: a randomized controlled trial
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.083

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate postoperative long-term cyclic and continuous administration of combined oral contraceptive (OC) pills in preventing endometriosis-related pain recurrence. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:…

observational 2008
Dyschezia and posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis: analysis of 360 cases
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2008.07.005

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between anatomic locations and diameter of endometriotic lesions with severity of perimenstrual dyschezia (pain with defecation) as a possible location-indicating pain symptom for posterior deep…