Salvatore Dessole

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic excision of endometriotic lesions in obese women. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data involving consecutive women scheduled for complete laparoscop…

Background: Rectovaginal endometriosis (RVE) is a severe form of deep pelvic endometriosis associated with dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain, and dyspareunia. Diagnosis of RVE is a challenge for clinicians. Aim of outhe present study was to compar…

Endometriosis is a common, benign, estrogen-dependent gynecological disease that represents one of the main causes of hospitalization in industrialized countries. It is well established that a large amount of natural and man-made chemicals …

OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical evaluation, transvaginal sonography (TVS), saline contrast sonovaginography (SCSV) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of posterior deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE). METHODS: Women suspected …

To define the sonographic morphological description and localization of deep endometriosis in a preliminary consensus statement. After a preliminary request of participation, we received several suggestions from participants about definitio…

to compare the diagnostic accuracy of sonovaginography and NMR in the diagnosis of recto-vaginal endometriosis. alongitudinal prospective study in which women with recto-vaginal endometriosis suspected with medical history and/or pelvic exa…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the side effects and complications of, difficulties with, and possible solutions to the problems associated with sonohysterosalpingography. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): One t…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of a new technique, the sonovaginography, for the assessment of rectovaginal endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty-six women were scheduled for lapar…