Renato Seracchioli

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy and the potential limitations of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the preoperative evaluation of women with clinically suspected bladder endometriosis and to describe the sonographic features of the path…

BACKGROUND: The available data on effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors in treating pain symptoms related to endometriosis is limited. We compared the efficacy and tolerability of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole combined with norethistero…

ObjectiveTo evaluate postoperative long-term cyclic and continuous administration of combined oral contraceptive (OC) pills in preventing endometriosis-related pain recurrence.DesignProspective, randomized, controlled trial.SettingTertiary …

BACKGROUND: Objective evaluation of pelvic pain symptoms using a standard pain questionnaire is essential to assessing the treatment of endometriosis and related pain. AIM: To evaluate the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) as a multi-dimensio…

To compare the diagnostic features of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) in the diagnosis of posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Sixty nine patients with symptoms suggestive of DIE and sched…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis recurrence after conservative surgery is not infrequent. Variable regimens of hormonal therapy have been proposed as adjuvant post-operative measures for prophylaxis against recurrence. Among these, the combined or…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between anatomic locations and diameter of endometriotic lesions with severity of perimenstrual dyschezia (pain with defecation) as a possible location-indicating pain symptom for posterior deep…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To discuss our clinical and surgical experience with 30 cases of ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS: Rec…

ObjectiveTo evaluate long-term cyclic and continuous administration of oral contraceptive pills (OCP) in preventing ovarian endometrioma recurrence after laparoscopic cystectomy.DesignProspective, randomized, controlled trial.SettingTertiar…

A case of intrapartum, complete, low-posterior wall, transverse uterine rupture, complicated by uterine atony and treated by emergency hysterectomy in a primigravida with uterine adenomyosis who delivered vaginally at 37 weeks plus 5 days o…

We sought to evaluate the accuracy and potential limitations of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the preoperative evaluation of patients with bladder endometriosis. Over 656 patients operated between 2001 and 2006 at our institution for sus…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between frequency/severity of dysuria with anatomic location and diameter of bladder endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force cla…

The aim of this study was to assess the long-term outcome of treating severely symptomatic women with deep infiltrating intestinal endometriosis by laparoscopic segmental rectosigmoid resection. Detailed intraoperative and postoperative rec…

Endometrial carcinoma is the most commonly reported gynaecologic malignancy in industrialized countries. Traditionally the surgical treatment of endometrial cancer is total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and perito…

To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the posterior compartment (rectovaginal septum, rectosigmoid) when undertaken by sonographers of differing experience. Sonograp…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Involvement of the bladder is seen in only 1% to 2% of patients with endometriosis. The diagnosis of vesical endometriosis is difficult to formulate, and it should be confirmed by cystoscopy with biopsy. However, thi…

ObjectiveTo test the efficiency and overall acceptability of hysteroscopic GIFT when compared with laparoscopic GIFT.DesignWe performed a randomized comparison between these techniques as regards pregnancy rate (PR), implantation rate, misc…

ObjectiveTo evaluate efficacy and safety of the hysteroscopic cannulation by flexible catheter of the fallopian tubes for gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT).DesignWe studied the pregnancy rate (PR) and the safety of this new technique.Se…