Vito Cela

ORCID: 0000-0001-9425-6231 · 34 papers in corpus · active 2005-2026

Study types

  • article 21
  • review 7
  • other 5
  • book-chapter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 31
  • infertility 11
  • die_deep_infiltrating 7
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 4
  • endometrioma 4
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • dyspareunia 2
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
other 2026
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm15051723

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 …

article 2025
·doi:10.21037/asvide.2025.261
review 2024
Nutrition reviews ·doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuae120

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder affecting millions of women worldwide, causing chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, and infertility, and severely impacting their quality of life. Treatment primarily involves hor…

article 2024
·doi:10.3390/biom14101325

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Microbiota modification at the endometrial level can favor gynecological diseases and impair women's fertility. The overgrowth of pathogen microorganisms is related to the contemporary alteration of estrogen-metaboliz…

other 2024
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.15734

OBJECTIVE: To compare robotic-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) and laparoscopy (LPS) for intraoperative and postoperative outcomes, and functional results after a 6-month follow-up period among patients having undergone excision of deep endometri…

article 2023
·doi:10.33393/ao.2023.2547

Introduction: Endometriosis is a very common disease that affects up to 10% of the female population. Although medical therapy represents the first-line treatment for endometriosis, it does not always manage to control symptoms. Laparoscopy…

article 2021
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines9111681

Endometriosis (EMS) pathogenesis has been related to the release of inflammatory mediators in peritoneal fluid, creating an altered microenvironment that leads to low-grade oocyte/embryos and to the reduction of implantation rates. The Epit…

article 2020
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.09.010
article 2020
·doi:10.21037/gpm-20-43

: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent, benign, debilitating disease that affects women during the reproductive age. Its clinical behaviour is extremely heterogeneous ranging from an asymptomatic finding to a severe disorder involving mul…

review 2020
Journal of robotic surgery ·doi:10.1007/s11701-020-01061-y
article 2019
·doi:10.31038/nams.2019235
article 2019
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2019.1640674

Ovarian endometriomas are common manifestations of endometriosis. Surgical excision has been shown to potentially decrease ovarian reserves. In this prospective study, we included 81 patients with ovarian endometriosis. 40 were treated with…

review 2019
Minerva anestesiologica ·doi:10.23736/S0375-9393.19.13360-3

INTRODUCTION: Proper management of patients undergoing robotic-assisted urologic and gynecologic surgery must consider a series of peculiarities in the procedures for anesthesiology, critical care medicine, respiratory care, and pain manage…

other 2018
Frontiers in surgery ·doi:10.3389/fsurg.2018.00051

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…

review 2017
Minerva ginecologica ·doi:10.23736/s0026-4784.17.04045-x

The advent of robot-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) is an important innovation which has provided new perspectives for the treatment of endometriosis, and particularly of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). RAL offers several technical advant…

other 2016
International journal of colorectal disease ·doi:10.1007/s00384-015-2477-2

PURPOSE: Sexual and urinary dysfunctions are complications in radical treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with colorectal involvement. The aim of this article is to report the preliminary results of our single-institution exp…

article 2015
·doi:10.5301/je.5000232

Background The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of dienogest treatment in improving quality of life in women with endometriosis. Methods This was a prospective observational multicenter study at the universities of Siena, Milano…

review 2015
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1062868

Infertility is a common problem in patients with endometriosis and the involved mechanisms are still not completely known. The management of infertility in endometriosis patients includes surgery as well as assisted reproductive technology.…

other 2015
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1017812

Several recent studies report the detrimental effect of endometrioma excision on the ovarian reserve. Surgical technique and the excessive use of bipolar coagulation could be the key factors. Single-port access laparoscopy (SPAL) ovarian cy…

article 2014
·doi:10.5301/je.5000179

Background Thoracic endometriosis is a rare disorder affecting women in reproductive age. The etiopathogenesis of this disease is not well understood. The symptoms appear, but not necessarily, during periods in person affected by the condit…

article 2014
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-014-3480-3
review 2014
·doi:10.1089/gyn.2014.0045

Background: Minimally invasive surgery has a central role in managing benign and malignant conditions in gynecology patients. While laparoscopy decreases morbidity directly related to the surgical approach, each working port used carries an…

article 2013
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2012.758704

Operative laparoscopy is the gold standard in the treatment of endometriotic ovarian cysts. Excisional surgery is the best technique to prevent recurrences and improve symptoms but it may result in ovarian reserve damage due to the removal …

review 2013
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2012.705391

Thyroid autoimmunity is the most prevalent autoimmune state that affects up to 5-20% of women during the age of fertility. Prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity is significantly higher among infertile women, especially when the cause of infert…

article 2012
Abdominal imaging ·doi:10.1007/s00261-012-9848-8