Simone Ferrero

We read with interest the manuscript entitled "Serum and peritoneal fluid levels of vascular en-dothelial growth factor in women with endometrio-sis " recently published in the International Journal of Fertility and Sterility (1).…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of multidetector computerized to- mography enteroclysis (MDCT-e) and magnetic resonance enteroclysis (MR-e) in determining the presence and the mucosa layer involvement of sig- moid and rectal endometrioti…

Appendiceal mucocele is a rare cause of pain in the right lower abdominal quadrant. This case report describes a case of coexistence of endometriosis and appendiceal mucocele, which were diagnosed pre-operatively by computed tomography, mag…

PurposeTo evaluate the changes in the volume of rectovaginal endometriotic nodules infiltrating the rectum during 12-month treatment with hormonal therapies.Materials and methodsThis prospective, non-randomized, self-controlled clinical tri…

Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Several studies have found an epidemiological correlation between endometriosis and migraine, probably due to the association o…

PurposeThis study aims to present the clinical characteristics of a series of postmenopausal women with endometriosis and to evaluate the preferential location, extension and histopathological features of the lesions.MethodsWe retrospective…

Study objectiveTo estimate whether the suture of the ovary is superior to bipolar coagulation in preserving ovarian reserve in infertile women undergoing laparoscopic stripping of bilateral endometriomas.DesignRandomized controlled trial (C…

BACKGROUND: Aromatase inhibitors have recently been proposed for the treatment of endometriosis; however, no previous study examined the effects of these agents on pain and urinary symptoms of premenopausal women with bladder endometriosis.…

Current treatment of endometriosis is mainly based on surgery and ovarian suppressive agents. In the last 10 years, it has been demonstrated that aromatase P450, a key enzyme for estrogen biosynthesis, may have a pathogenic role in endometr…

Bowel endometriosis affects between 3.8% and 37% of women with endometriosis. The evaluation of symptoms and clinical examination are inadequate for an accurate diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis. Transvaginal ultrasonography is the firs…

BACKGROUND: When aromatase inhibitors are used to treat premenopausal women with endometriosis, additional drugs should be used to effectively down-regulate gonadal estrogen biosynthesis. This randomized prospective open-label study compare…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of MDCT enteroclysis with a split-bolus technique in detecting ureteral compression caused by endometriosis in women with suspected bowel endometriosis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS…

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…

To define the sonographic morphological description and localization of deep endometriosis in a preliminary consensus statement. After a preliminary request of participation, we received several suggestions from participants about definitio…