C D'Ercole

The authors report the results of a retrospective series concerning 121 patients who presented abnormal uterine bleeding resistant to progestogen therapy. These patients were adenomyosis carriers and who underwent loop endometrial ablation.…

OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopic surgery using insufflation of carbon dioxide gas with laparoscopic surgery using abdominal wall retractor in gynecology. SETTING: University hospital. DESIGN: Prospective randomized study. MATERIAL AND …

Gynecological endoscopy is now a well-established procedure and it has been proved that the laparoscopic surgical technique can be used in the management of most gynecological disorders thus replacing conventional laparotomic procedures. Th…

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of hepatic endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT: A 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of cyclic right subcostal pain. INTERVENTIONS: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of transcervical resections in menstrual disorders. DESIGN: Retrospective consecutive patient follow-up. PATIENTS: From 1987 to 1993, 395 patients with menstrual disorders (menorrhagia an…

Pelvic adhesions may be responsible for pelvic pain, at least partially, in the following conditions: sequelae of past infection, chronic active inflammatory state, endometriosis, post-operative adhesions. The problem in the presence of adh…