Stefano Ferrari

No ORCID on file · 46 papers in corpus · active 2007-2023

Study types

  • article 35
  • book-chapter 3
  • letter 2
  • review 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 34
  • endometrioma 13
  • infertility 8
  • dyspareunia 3
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • adenomyosis 2
  • bowel_endometriosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
article 2017
The Impact on Ovarian Reserve of Ovarian Cystectomy Versus Laser Vaporization in the Treatment of Ovarian Endometrioma: A Randomized Clinical Trial
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.103
article 2017
The origin of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer from uterine neoplastic lesions
Medical hypotheses ·doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2017.11.006
article 2016
Ovarian Reserve Following CO2 Laser Fiber Vaporization in the Treatment of Ovarian Endometriomas
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.271
article 2015
ADENOMYOSIS AND ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN FERTILITY (REVIEW ARTICLE)

Received: 31 March 2014 Accepted: 4 February 2015 Abstract Adenomyosis is a widespread disease affecting the reproductive period of women’s life. In the last ten years, different pathogenetic hypotheses have been proposed to explain the ini…

article 2015
External Validation of the Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) for Predicting Spontaneous Pregnancy after Surgery: Further Considerations on Its Validity
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000366443

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification of endometriosis has a limited predictive value for pregnancy after surgery. A tool for predicting spontaneous pregnancy or pregnancy following assisted …

review 2014
Triptorelin for the treatment of endometriosis
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy ·doi:10.1517/14656566.2014.916279

INTRODUCTION: Over the past 30 years, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) have been used to induce a hypoestrogenic status in women with endometriosis with the aim to cause an improvement in pain symptoms similar to that observ…

article 2013
Endometriosis, endometrium, implantation and fallopian tube
·doi:10.1093/humrep/det211

Study question: To compare the pregnancy rate in patients submitted to FET (Frozen Embryos Transfer) of cleavage stage embryos (Group 1), or at the blastocyst stage (Group 2). Summary answer: Our data showed that the transfer of frozen blas…

letter 2012
An ovarian endometriotic cyst in a patient with prepubertal hypopituitarism due to a craniopharyngioma: a clue for endometrioma pathogenesis
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.016
article 2012
Continuous low‐dose oral contraceptive in the treatment of colorectal endometriosis evaluated by rectal endoscopic ultrasonography
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01366.x

OBJECTIVE: Limited attention has been focused on the medical treatment of bowel endometriosis. This study evaluates the efficacy of administration of a continuous low-dose oral contraceptive in treating pain and other symptoms associated wi…

book 2011
Deep Pelvic Endometriosis
·doi:10.1007/978-88-470-1866-2
book-chapter 2011
Diagnosis
·doi:10.1007/978-88-470-1866-2_2
book-chapter 2011
Introduction
·doi:10.1007/978-88-470-1866-2_1
article 2011
Proangiogenic Tie2+ Macrophages Infiltrate Human and Murine Endometriotic Lesions and Dictate Their Growth in a Mouse Model of the Disease
The American journal of pathology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.07.029
article 2011
[Role of a mini-invasive approach in the diagnosis and treatment of tubo-peritoneal infertility as an altenative to IVF].
Minerva ginecologica

AIM: Tubal factor infertility accounts for approximately 25-35% of cases of female infertility. Identifiable causes of tubal infertility are postinfectious tubal damage, postsurgical adhesion formation, and endometriosis-related adhesions. …

book-chapter 2011
Treatment
·doi:10.1007/978-88-470-1866-2_3
article 2010
Endoscopic rectal ultrasound and elastosonography are useful in flow chart for the diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis with rectal involvement
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01413.x

Abstract Aim: Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. The disease causes pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia and urinary symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the u…

article 2010
Innate Immune Cells: Gatekeepers of Endometriotic Lesions Growth and Vascularization
·doi:10.1177/228402651000200202

Infiltration by inflammatory leukocytes is a hallmark of all forms of endometriosis. Conversely, the innate immune system plays a key role in regulating events such as cell adhesion, migration, survival and neoangiogenesis of transformed or…

article 2009
Laparoscopic Treatment of Deep Pelvic Endometriosis with Rectal Involvement
Diseases of the colon and rectum ·doi:10.1007/dcr.0b013e318197d716

PURPOSE: Our study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and outcome of laparoscopic excision of deep pelvic endometriosis with extensive rectal involvement causing severe symptoms. METHODS: Ten patients, mean age 32 years (range, 27-43), with …

article 2009
Macrophages Are Alternatively Activated in Patients with Endometriosis and Required for Growth and Vascularization of Lesions in a Mouse Model of Disease
The American journal of pathology ·doi:10.2353/ajpath.2009.081011
article 2008
Response
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2008.01.007
article 2007
Defects of the broad ligament of the uterus
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2007.02.009