Fabio Barra
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· 136 papers in corpus
· active 2017-2026
Study types
- article 55
- review 35
- book-chapter 15
- letter 12
- other 10
Condition tags
- endometriosis 122
- bowel_endometriosis 13
- chronic_pelvic_pain 11
- infertility 11
- dysmenorrhea 11
- adenomyosis 10
- endometrioma 7
- dyspareunia 7
- die_deep_infiltrating 6
- bladder_endometriosis 2
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review
2023
Adenomyosis, characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue within the uterine wall, poses significant challenges in treatment. The literature primarily focuses on managing abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and dysmenorrhea, the main sympt…
other
2023
BACKGROUND: Sexual health is a major concern in women with endometriosis, however only a few controlled studies have examined this with validated instruments. The effect of hormonal treatments on sexual function in endometriosis is also an …
article
2023
STUDY OBJECTIVE: There is great consensus that the implementation of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) approach is beneficial for surgical patients, but there is a paucity of data concerning its application in women with deep endom…
other
2023
letter
2023
This letter discusses the article "The Effects of Rituximab on Experimental Endometriosis Model in Rats" by Dogan et al., which evaluated the potential therapeutic efficacy of rituximab in an experimental animal model of endometriosis. Whil…
review
2023
Endometriosis is a painful gynecological disease with a high prevalence, affecting millions of women worldwide. Innovative, non-invasive treatments, and new patient follow-up strategies are needed to deal with the harmful social and economi…
review
2022
INTRODUCTION: Uterine fibroids are the most common benign gynecological tumors affecting women of reproductive ages. Although surgery is the definitive treatment choice, several medical approaches have been investigated to control their sym…
letter
2022
book-chapter
2022
book-chapter
2022
Medical therapy has a pivotal role in the long-term treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. Combined oral contraceptives and progestins, available for multiple routes of administration, are effective first-line therapies. Several random…
other
2022
PURPOSE: To explore the psychological status of infertile women and men who had in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment interrupted or postponed because of the COVID-19 emergency. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An electronic survey (NCT04395755) wa…
article
2022
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ultrasonographic findings as a first-line imaging tool to indirectly predict the presence of parametrial endometriosis (PE) in women with suspected deep endometriosis (DE) undergoing surgery. DESIGN: Retrospect…
editorial
2022
article
2021
INTRODUCTION: Preoperative assessment of deep endometriotic (DE) nodules is necessary to inform patients about the possible treatments and provide informed consent in case of surgery. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic performanc…
review
2021
AIM: The scar of cesarean section (CS) is the most common site of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE), whose tumor degeneration has been reported in an increasing number of cases; the most frequent histological type is clear cell carcinoma (…
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…
review
2021
INTRODUCTION: Uterine myomas and endometriosis are benign hormone-dependent diseases affecting women of reproductive age. Substantial efforts have been made to develop innovative medical options for treating these gynecologic diseases. Elag…
article
2021
article
2021
article
2021
review
2021
INTRODUCTION: Pharmacotherapy has a key role in the management of endometriosis. However, a significant proportion of patients gains only intermittent or limited benefits. In this regard, alternative and novel drug delivery methods are of p…
book-chapter
2021
article
2021
Intrauterine pathologies are common in postmenopausal women and clinicians must identify signs and symptoms accurately to provide the adequate diagnosis and treatment. The quality of life (QoL) and sexuality of women are important outcomes …
dataset
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…
other
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…