Simone Ferrero
ORCID: 0000-0002-9711-1502
· 357 papers in corpus
rct
2011
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…
nonrandomized-trial
2011
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 METHOD…
diagnostic-accuracy
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: Thi…
guideline
2011
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…
review
2011
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that causes pain and infertility. Combined oral contraceptives and progestins are commonly used for the treatment of endometriosis because they reduce the severity of pain symptoms in 60–70% of patients an…
diagnostic-accuracy
2011
Introduction: Tubal dysfunction is a leading factor in female infertility. Laparoscopy dye is the gold standard to detect tubal patency (laparoscopic chromohydrotubation, LSC-CHT), but hysterosalpingography (HSG) and hystero-contrast-sonogr…
meta-analysis
2011
This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) in treating pain symptoms caused by endometriosis. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify all the published studies evaluating the efficac…
other
2011
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with vaginal danazol in improving the pain symptoms caused by rectovaginal endometriosis that persist after insertion of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD). METHOD…
2010
review
2010
IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Medical therapy is the most commonly used treatment for endometriosis. In particular, the administration of hormonal therapies aims to improve symptoms with minimal adverse effects. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW: Ob…
review
2010
Since the presence of intestinal endometriosis cannot be reliably established by physical examination or the evaluation of intestinal symptoms, imaging techniques are required for the diagno- sis of bowel endometriosis. This review evaluate…
review
2010
Since the presence of intestinal endometriosis cannot be reliably established by physical examination or the evaluation of intestinal symptoms, imaging techniques are required for the diagnosis of bowel endometriosis. This review evaluates …
meta-analysis
2010
INTRODUCTION: Ectopic endometrial tissue is found in 1.5% to 6.2% of women of reproductive age, in up to 60% of those with dysmenorrhoea, and in up to 30% of women with subfertility, with a peak incidence at around 40 years of age. However,…
observational
2010
Objective To determine the concentration of haptoglobin (Hp) in peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis and its correlation with the phase of the menstrual cycle. The expression of Hpβe (determined by two-dimensional p…
lab-animal
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…
2010
2010
other
2010
OBJECTIVE: Up to now limited attention has been given to the medical treatment of bowel endometriosis. This study evaluates the efficacy of aromatase inhibitors and norethisterone acetate in treating pain and gastrointestinal symptoms cause…
other
2010
This study analyzed by immunofluorescence staining the sympathetic innervation in the bowel adjacent to the endometriotic lesion and in the healthy tissue at the border of the resected specimen. Sympathetic nerve fibers are significantly re…
2010
2010
observational
2010
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of newly diagnosed endometriosis in premenopausal women who requested a consultation with their general practitioner because of non-gynecological problems. METHOD: Participants in the study were inv…
2010
review
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…
2010