Laura Cocchi

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus · active 2017-2023

Study types

  • article 9
  • letter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 10
  • die_deep_infiltrating 7
  • mesh:D004715 6
  • dyspareunia 5
  • mesh:D004414 4
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 4
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • mesh:D017699 1
article 2023
Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Physiotherapy on Urinary, Bowel, and Sexual Functions in Women with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) ·doi:10.3390/medicina60010067

Background and Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic and recurrent disease defined as the presence and proliferation of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. It affects up to 6–10% of women of reproductive age and can b…

article 2023
Endometriosis in the time of internet: how web navigation affects women with endometriosis
Annals of medicine ·doi:10.1080/07853890.2023.2215537

Objectives Patients often search for health-related information on the internet allthough this trend may have some benefits, it also has some risks, such as misinformation. The aim of this study is to evaluate how Internet information seeki…

article 2022
Impact of nerve‐sparing posterolateral parametrial excision for deep infiltrating endometriosis on postoperative bowel, urinary, and sexual function
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.14089

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the functional outcomes of nerve-sparing surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with or without posterolateral parametrectomy. METHODS: A multicenter, observational, retrospective, cohort study was performe…

article 2022
Pelvic floor dysfunction at transperineal ultrasound and chronic constipation in women with endometriosis
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.14088

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between sonographic findings at transperineal ultrasound (TPU) and chronic constipation (CC) in women with endometriosis. METHODS: An observational prospective cohort study was performed by enrolling all…

article 2022
Three‐Dimensional Ultrasound Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction in Women Affected by Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: Application of a Quick Contraction Scale
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine ·doi:10.1002/jum.15996

OBJECTIVES: Using transperineal 3D/4D ultrasound, we evaluated the prevalence of the various categories of a 4-point pelvic contraction scale among women affected by ovarian endometriosis (OE), deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and hea…

article 2021
Assessment of levator hiatal area using 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and superficial dyspareunia treated with pelvic floor muscle physiotherapy: randomized controlled trial
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.23590

OBJECTIVES: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is associated with chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia and pelvic floor muscle hypertonia. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor physiotherapy (PFP) on the ar…

article 2021
Diagnosis and treatment of uncommon ileal endometriosis: a case report and literature review
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn ·doi:10.52054/fvvo.13.4.046

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It is a common finding in premenopausal women and commonly affects the gastrointestinal tract, especially the rectosigmoid tract. Small bowel involve…

letter 2021
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·doi:10.1002/uog.23637

We thank Dr Hirsch and his colleagues for their interest in our study1 and their constructive comments. We agree that the development of core outcome sets is a priority in endometriosis research. In our paper, we reported data about the imp…

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…