Effectiveness of the association micronized N-Palmitoylethanolamine (PEA)-transpolydatin in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain related to endometriosis after laparoscopic assessment: A pilot study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-86

  Cobellis, Luigi ^a   Castaldi, Maria Antonietta ^a   Giordano, Valentino ^a   Trabucco, Elisabetta ^a   De Franciscis, Pasquale ^a   Torella, Marco ^a   Colacurci, Nicola ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; N Palmitoylethanolamine; Pelvic pain; Transpolydatin

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; GLUCOSIDE; PALMIDROL; PLACEBO; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRANSPOLYDATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 80051876845     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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