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Background: Endometriosis is associated with infertility and impaired assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes, potentially due to an altered follicular microenvironment characterized by chronic inflammation. This study investigates …

Risk-reducing surgery (RRS) is recommended in BRCA-mutated carriers because of their increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, while its role is still discussed for women harboring mutations in non-BRCA homologous repair genes. The aim o…

Migraine is an invalidating neuro-vascular disorder largely spread in the world population. Currently, its pathophysiology is not yet completely understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the urinary proteome of women sufferin…

The endometrium is a challenging site for metagenomic analysis due to difficulties in obtaining uncontaminated samples and the limited abundance of the bacterial population. Indeed, solid correlations between endometrial physio-pathologic c…

A 51-year-old asymptomatic woman was referred for colorectal cancer screening. During colonoscopy, a rectosigmoid subepithelial lesion was found, measuring approximately 2 cm and covered by normal mucosa ([Fig. 1]). An endoscopic ultrasound…

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BACKGROUND: Ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors (SCST) are rare in childhood and include a variety of neoplasms with different clinical features and biologic behavior. Aim of the analysis was to report the clinical findings and treatment result…

A 35-year-old woman underwent exploratory laparotomy for ovarian enlargement, massive ascites, and intestinal obstruction. Sclerosing peritonitis associated with florid mesothelial hyperplasia, ovarian fibromatosis, and endometriosis were d…

Pregnancy has long been considered to have beneficial effects on endometriosis. We describe a patient who underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy at gestation week 35 for rupture of an ovarian endometrioma.