Paolo Vercellini

OBJECTIVE: To describe our technique for laparoscopic management of post-cesarean section isthmocele. DESIGN: Surgical video article. Local Institutional Review Board approval for the video reproduction has been obtained. SETTING: Univers…

Endometriosis management seems to be influenced by outcome-independent biomedical, pharmacological, and technological developments. The propensity towards doing more affects several aspects of care, sometimes translating into proposals that…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the degree of patient satisfaction in women with symptomatic colorectal endometriosis who choose medical or surgical treatment after a shared decision-making (SDM) process? SUMMARY ANSWER: The degree of satisfaction…

STUDY QUESTION: What factors affect the mental health of women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Not only pelvic pain, but also individual characteristics (i.e. self-esteem, body esteem and emotional self-efficacy), time from diagnosis a…

Despite higher costs for robotic-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) than standard laparoscopy (SL), RAL treatment of endometriosis is performed without established indications. PubMed/MEDLINE was searched for 'robotic surgery' and 'endometriosis' o…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disorder that requires a life-long management plan. Long-term adherence to treatment is pivotal to ensure an effective clinical management. In this optic, one of the cornerstone of…

PURPOSE: We aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the role of the vagina as a route for drug delivery and absorption, with a particular focus on the use of vaginal hormonal compounds for the treatment of deep infiltrating symptomatic e…

Defining whether medical therapy is effective in women with deep rectovaginal endometriosis and in which circumstances it can be considered an alternative to surgery is important for patients and physicians. Numerous observational and some …

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Endometriosis is currently defined as presence of endometrial epithelial and stromal cells at ectopic sites. This simple and straightforward definition has served us well since its original introduction. However, with advances in disease kn…

KEYWORDS: Endometriosispelvic painmedical therapysurgerylaparoscopylow-value careminimally disruptive medicinetreatment burden

It is well known that endometriosis is associated with an increase in the risk of deep dyspareunia, with potential negative effects on global female sexual functioning and couple relationship. The aims of this study were to review the liter…

(Abstracted from Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2016; doi: 10.1111/aogs.13031) Endometriosis occurs in 5% to 10% of women of reproductive age. Approximately two-thirds of women with this chronic disease experience some type of sexual dysfunction…

A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 28-year-old patient, attempting pregnancy for 1 year, with severe cyclic pelvic pain and with clinical examination and imaging techniques s…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition that affects women in their reproductive period. Alterations in ovarian follicle morphology and function have been documented in affected women. The local intrafollicular…

Endometriosis is characterized by frequent recurrences of symptoms and lesions even after extirpative surgery. Because medical therapies control but do not cure the disease, long periods of pharmacologic management may be needed until pregn…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at ectopic sites. A rare and life-threatening complication associated with endometriosis is represented by spontan…

3To whom correspondence should be addressed To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for adenomyosis, the clinical records of consecutive women undergoing hysterectomy during a 3 year period were retrieved. Data were collected on indicat…

Pier Giorgio Crosignani1 history of dilatation and currettage have been associated with the risk of the conditions (Vercellini et al., 1995).1Centro Medicina della Riproduzione, I Clinica Ostetrico In order to reanalyse the role of these fa…

'To whom correspondence should be addressed Long episodes of regular, prolonged, abundant menstrual flows are generally agreed to increase the risk of endometriosis. Since oral oestrogen-progestogen combina-tions reduce and intra-uteri…

The ef®ciency of medical therapy as a unique treatment for endometrioma has not been demonstrated. Operative laparoscopic management is the `gold standard ' for surgical treatment, and there are no indications to prescribe medical trea…

The management of endometriosis-related infertility remains debated. However, in recent years, the role of in vitro fertilization (IVF) has progressively grown. Reasons to explain this change include (1) the improvement of the effectiveness…