Marilena Farella

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2017-2021

Study types

  • article 6
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 7
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2021
Surgical Management by Disk Excision or Rectal Resection of Low Rectal Endometriosis and Risk of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: A Retrospective Comparative Study
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2021.05.007

Study objectiveTo assess the risk of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) between women managed by either disk excision or rectal resection for low rectal endometriosis.DesignRetrospective study of a prospective database.SettingUniversity…

article 2020
Low anterior resection syndrome following different surgical approaches for low rectal endometriosis: A retrospective multicenter study
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14046

INTRODUCTION: There is increasing evidence that intermediate and long-term bowel dysfunction may occur as a consequence of radical surgery for rectal deep endometriosis (DE). Typical symptoms include constipation, feeling of incomplete evac…

article 2020
Pregnancy outcomes in women with history of surgery for endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.12.037

ObjectiveTo assess the relationship between history of surgery for endometriosis and adverse obstetrical outcomes.DesignRetrospective study using prospectively recorded data.SettingReferral center.Patient(s)Total of 569 women with history o…

article 2019
Progression of deep infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dez188

STUDY QUESTION: What is the risk of progression of deep endometriotic nodules infiltrating the rectosigmoid? SUMMARY ANSWER: There is a risk of progression of deep endometriotic nodules infiltrating the rectosigmoid, particularly in menstru…

article 2018
Elagolix for endometriosis: all that glitters is not gold
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dey368

Elagolix, an orally active non-peptidic GnRH antagonist, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis. As the degree of ovarian suppression obtained with e…

article 2018
High postoperative fertility rate following surgical management of colorectal endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dey146

STUDY QUESTION: What are fertility outcomes in patients surgically managed for large deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum who intend to get pregnant postoperatively? SUMMARY ANSWER: Surgical management for rectal endometriosis is foll…

review 2017
‘Money for nothing’. The role of robotic-assisted laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.010

Despite higher costs for robotic-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) than standard laparoscopy (SL), RAL treatment of endometriosis is performed without established indications. PubMed/MEDLINE was searched for 'robotic surgery' and 'endometriosis' o…