Ruffolo AF

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

case-report 2025

10-steps laparoscopic excision for a rudimentary uterine horn

Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction ·doi:10.1016/j.jogoh.2025.102930

Uterine malformations of the rudimentary horn type affect 2 to 4 % of women. Resulting from a defect in the fusion of Muller's ducts, they are responsible for dysmenorrhea and lead to ectopic pregnancies, as well as endometriosis. These imp…

article 2024

Protective defunctioning stoma in bowel segmental resection at the time of total hysterectomy for endometriosis: when less is more

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-024-07629-5

PURPOSE: To compare postoperative complications in women undergoing total hysterectomy with segmental resection (TH-SR) for intestinal endometriosis with or without protective defunctioning stoma (PDS) confection. METHODS: Retrospective co…