F Barbieri

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether anti-hypertensive therapy is a risk factor for the onset of endometrial polyps in hypertensive women. METHODS: A sample of 305 hypertensive patients was analyzed. By applying multivariable logistic regressi…

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether adenomyosis is associated with uterine polyps.Study designTo perform an ethical human study, we planned a large retrospective observational study covering the entire patient population of the ULSS 17-Veneto dist…

ObjectiveEndometriosis is a chronic oestrogen-dependent gynaecological disorder, the most common symptom of which is pain. Inflammation can be considered one of the major causes of pain in endometriosis. In particular, degranulating mast ce…

INTRODUCTION: Postmenopausal endometriosis is a rare form of a common disease, since the absence of estrogenic hormone production should halt disease progression. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 54-year-old Italian Caucasian wom…

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effects of laparoscopic excision of endometriosis with unilateral parametrectomy on bladder, rectal, and sexual function as well as patient satisfaction. METHODS: Women who underwent this procedure between Feb…

Study objectiveAdequate surgical treatment of severe deep endometriosis requires complete excision of all implants, but the modality of bowel resection is still debated. We describe the results of our experience as a tertiary care endometri…

AIM: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue, including endometrial glands and stroma, outside the uterine cavity. The incidence of endometriosis in the general population is almost unknown, because it varies between 1% and 50%,…

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the morbidity associated with laparoscopic complete excision of endometriosis in terms of urinary, digestive and sexual function. METHODS: We performed a prospective non-randomized study in 45 patients with…

Study objectivesTo assess the usefulness of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) in the diagnosis of endometriotic lesions of the bowel and to define its potential value in preoperative decision making for intestinal surgery.DesignRetrospect…