Barra F
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· 39 papers in corpus
2021
review
2021
The impact of bowel endometriosis on fertility is unclear, and the optimal management of patients who wish to conceive is not well-defined. Infertile patients with bowel endometriosis may either undergo surgery to enhance fertility or assis…
diagnostic-accuracy
2021
OBJECTIVE: The use of three-dimensional (3D) transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) has been investigated for the diagnosis of deep endometriosis (DE). This study aimed to evaluate if 3D reconstructions improve the performance of TVS) in assess…
2020
review
2020
Over the last twenty years, segmental resection (SR) has been the technique most frequently used to treat bowel endometriosis. Nowadays, it is most commonly performed by laparoscopy; however, there is evidence that it can be safely performe…
observational
2020
RESEARCH QUESTION: Several studies have investigated reproductive outcomes following surgical treatment of colorectal endometriosis, mainly segmental colorectal resection. This study examines pregnancy and live birth rates of women with rec…
diagnostic-accuracy
2020
OBJECTIVES: Rectosigmoid involvement by endometriosis causes intestinal symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, and dyschezia. A precise diagnosis about the presence, location, and extent of bowel implants is required to plan the most appr…
review
2020
Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE), transrectal endoscopic ultrasonography (REU), multidetector computerized tomography enema (MDCT-e), and computed tomography colonoscopy (CTC) have been successfully used for the diagnosis of bowel endome…
observational
2020
Pretreatment with dienogest in women with endometriosis undergoing IVF after a previous failed cycle
RESEARCH QUESTION: The major causes of IVF failure in women with endometriosis have been attributed to decreased ovarian reserve, low embryo quality and impaired receptivity of the endometrium. Dienogest (DNG) has anti-inflammatory and anti…
review
2020
Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) should be the first-line investigation in patients with suspicion of deep endometriosis and, in particular, of rectosigmoid endometriosis. TVS cannot assess the presence of intestinal nodules located proxi…
other
2020
therapeutic target for this benign hormone-dependent disease Further studies are needed to draw definitive conclusions on the relationship between endometriosis and vitamin D.
2019
2018
other
2018