Valentina Martelli

ORCID: 0000-0003-1578-3645 · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2018
Transperineal ultrasound in women with rectal endometriosis: could sonographic parameters be correlated with bowel symptoms?
·doi:10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/8390

STUDY OBJECTIVE: to compare levator hiatal area and anorectal angle at rest and after maximal contraction, at transperineal 2D/3D/4D ultrasound between patients with rectal endometriosis and asymptomatic healthy women and, secondly, to find…

other 2018
Transvaginal and transperineal ultrasound follow-up after laparoscopic correction of uterine retrodisplacement in women with posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.12882

BACKGROUND: Retrodisplacement of the uterus (retroflexion and/or retroversion) may be associated with pelvic pain symptoms and posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Previous studies in symptomatic women with retrodisplacement of …

observational 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…

observational 2016
OC26.03: Pelvic floor dysfunction at three‐dimensional transperineal ultrasound in women affected by deep infiltrating endometriosis
·doi:10.1002/uog.16152

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction seems to play an important role in pathophysiology of pain symptoms and pelvic organs' alterations in women with pelvic syndromes, including deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).The aim of the present study …

2016
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction at 3- and 4-Dimensional Transperineal Ultrasound in Patients with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.073
observational 2016
Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction on 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis: a pilot study
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.17323

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction seems to play an important role in the pathophysiology of pelvic pain, including that associated with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the static a…