S Ferrero
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· 33 papers in corpus
· active 2004-2025
Study types
- article 24
- letter 3
- other 3
- review 3
Condition tags
- endometriosis 30
- bowel_endometriosis 10
- dyspareunia 6
- chronic_pelvic_pain 6
- infertility 5
- dysmenorrhea 4
- endometrioma 1
- die_deep_infiltrating 1
- adenomyosis 1
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
Top journals
- Human Reproduction 10
- Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 5
- Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 2
- British journal of pharmacology 1
- European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology 1
Frequent coauthors
review
2025
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease affecting up to 10% of reproductive-aged women. Current therapies are predominantly hormone-based and offer symptomatic relief without correcting the immune d…
article
2023
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the presence of ectopic endometrium-like tissue in extrauterine sites (ovaries, uterosacral ligaments, fallopian tubes or peritoneum), affecting up to 10% of young women. Clinical ma…
article
2022
Abstract Study question To compare the live birth rate in infertile patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis treated by surgery or IVF/ICSI. Summary answer In infertile women with rectosigmoid endometriosis, IVF/ICSI is associated with a hi…
article
2021
Endometriosis is a chronic disease of the female reproductive system, which is characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus especially in the pelvic cavity that includes ovaries, fallopian tubes and it may occur ex…
review
2019
First-line medical therapies for treating pain associated with endometriosis mainly consist in combined oral contraceptives and progestins. However, some women, having persistence of symptoms, may require further therapeutic options. Among …
article
2018
article
2016
OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) and rectal water-contrast transvaginal sonography (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis, and compare precision in estimating the length of …
article
2016
OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance enema (MR-e) and rectal water-contrast transvaginal sonography (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis. METHODS: This prospective study included 286 patients of repro…
article
2016
The IDEA (International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group) statement is a consensus opinion on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe the sonographic features of the different phenotypes of endometriosis. Currently…
article
2015
article
2015
article
2015
To correlate the elastographic characteristics of rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules with symptoms and histology. This prospective study included patients with rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules scheduled for laparoscopic segmental colourec…
other
2015
article
2015
article
2014
STUDY QUESTION: Do endometriotic ovarian cysts influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriotic cysts, no matter what their volume, do not influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation in the affected ovary. WHAT IS …
article
2012
article
2011
OBJECTIVES: To compare the accuracy of multidetector computerized tomography enteroclysis (MDCT-e) and rectal water contrast transvaginal ultrasonography (RWC-TVS) in determining the presence and extent of bowel endometriosis. METHODS: This…
other
2010
BACKGROUND: The 5-HT(4) receptor agonist prucalopride enhances large intestinal contractility by facilitating acetylcholine release through activation of 5-HT(4) receptors on cholinergic nerves and is effective in patients with constipation…
article
2010
AIM: The rectosigmoid is the most frequent location of intestinal endometriosis. Although several techniques have been proposed for the diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis, no gold standard is currently available. In this review, we descr…
other
2009
BACKGROUND: The available data on effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors in treating pain symptoms related to endometriosis is limited. We compared the efficacy and tolerability of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole combined with norethistero…
article
2009
BACKGROUND: This pilot study evaluates the efficacy of norethisterone acetate in treating pain and gastrointestinal symptoms of women with colorectal endometriosis. METHODS: This prospective study included 40 women with colorectal endometri…
article
2008
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether adding water-contrast in the rectum during transvaginal ultrasonography (RWC-TVS) improves the diagnosis of rectal infiltration in women with rectovaginal endometriosis. METHODS: Th…
letter
2008
letter
2007
Sir, We read with interest the article by Lorencatto et al. evaluating the prevalence of depression in women with endometriosis with and without chronic pelvic pain (1). Although the authors should be congratulated for their findings, we wo…
review
2006
Oral contraceptives, androgenic agents, progestins and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues have all been successfully used in the treatment of endometriosis. However, none of these drugs can eradicate the disease. It is widely accepted…