Andrea Giannini

Background: Desmoid tumors (DTs) are rare, locally aggressive soft-tissue neoplasms that often affect women of reproductive age. Pregnancy and prior abdominal surgery or trauma have been associated with tumor development and growth, while i…

Endometriosis is characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, and it is associated with alterations in the expression of hormone receptors and inflammation. Estetrol (E4) is a weak estrogen that recently has be…

Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease with a chronic course and a tendency to recur. The association between endometriosis and cancer has been studied for several years. Numerous reports have demonstrated a stron…

BackgroundThe application of carbon dioxide (CO2) laser for laparoscopic gynecologic surgery was introduced in 1979 and spread after improving instrumentation, due to the versatility of the CO2 laser technology and the parallel increase of …

INTRODUCTION: Unicornuate uterus is a rare Müllerian anomaly. Its potential association with a rudimentary uterine horn can cause a diagnostic delay. The most common consequences are pelvic pain, hematometra, and endometriosis. Diagnosis of…

Introduction: Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Salpinges are a common location of endometriotic implants. Endometriosis located into the broad ligament is a rare event. Case…

Introduction: Surgical treatment of ureteral endometriosis is necessary to relieve urinary symptoms of obstruction and to preserve renal function. Which surgical approach to ureteral endometriosis should be considered the most appropriate i…

Background Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease associated with pelvic pain, inflammation and infertility. Drugs that modulate the release of chemokines and angiogenic and inflammatory molecules are under eval…

A key step forward in the treatment of hormone-dependent diseases has been made since the discovery of tissue-specific steroid receptor modulators (SRMs), or receptor ligands that elicit agonistic or antagonistic effects in a cell- and tiss…

Purpose Endometriosis is a benign gynecological disease affecting women in their Reproductive age and characterized by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Previous studies have demonstrated the role of neurotrophins (in particular brain-de…

Purpose: Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecological diseases affecting women of reproductive age; it is characterized by the presence and growth of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. This complex di…

Purpose Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecological diseases affecting women of reproductive age; it is characterized by the presence and growth of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. This complex dis…