Stefano Restaino

No ORCID on file · 14 papers in corpus · active 2014-2026

Study types

  • article 6
  • review 4
  • other 2
  • case-report 1
  • editorial 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 9
  • adenomyosis 4
  • dyspareunia 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
other 2026
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-026-04348-8

BACKGROUND: Pain is the primary symptom of endometriosis and may progress into a chronic, acyclic condition driven by neuroinflammatory mechanisms, leading to neuropathic and ultimately nociplastic pain. Central sensitization, a form of noc…

review 2026
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2026.04.021

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is linked to an increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), especially clear cell and endometrioid subtypes. The extent and prognostic significance of this link are still not fully understood. This systematic…

article 2025
·doi:10.36129/jog.2025.222

A diagnostic challenge: spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy versus uterine rupture

editorial 2025
·doi:10.3390/jcm14196988

In recent decades, gynecology has undergone a profound transformation driven by technological, pharmacological, and biotechnological innovations that have fundamentally changed the diagnosis, management, and treatment of numerous gynecologi…

article 2025
·doi:10.3389/fsurg.2025.1681831

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) for enlarged uteri presents a significant challenge for surgeons due to limited surgical field exposure, increasing the risk of injury to the bowel, bladder, ureters, and blood vessels. To minimize thes…

review 2025
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.15145

Abstract Introduction Dienogest is a synthetic fourth‐generation progestin that has been approved for the medical treatment of endometriosis, and its efficacy on pain symptoms and quality of life is well established even in the long term. N…

article 2025
Biomolecules ·doi:10.3390/biom15040493

This feasibility study explores the potential of salivary microRNAs (miRNAs) as non-invasive biomarkers for diagnosing endometriosis and assessing treatment response. Almost one-third of patients with endometriosis do not respond to the sta…

other 2024
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines12020463

The 2022 Delphi revision of the MUSA (Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment) criteria for the ultrasound diagnosis of adenomyosis divides the ultrasound signs for diagnosis into direct and indirect ones, considering the presence of at…

case-report 2024
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/healthcare12100988

Uterine rupture is a rare and life-threatening condition. It usually occurs in patients with uterine scars (most commonly for a previous myomectomy or caesarean section), but it can also affect an unharmed uterus. This complication is more …

article 2023
Journal of personalized medicine ·doi:10.3390/jpm13121646

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a gynecological condition affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age and characterized by chronic pain. Pain is the major cause of the impairment of quality of life in all aspects of these patients. Previo…

article 2023
·doi:10.1002/uog.27215

To assess the performance of both clinical rectovaginal and transvaginal ultrasound examinations in the diagnosis of parametrial infiltration in patients with endometriosis, using surgery as reference standard. This is a multicentre prospec…

review 2023
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers15143679

The female genital tract can be involved as a secondary manifestation of disseminated lymphomas or leukaemia but can rarely be the primary site of so-called extranodal lymphomas. Primary lymphomas of the female genital tract can affect the …

review 2020
Journal of robotic surgery ·doi:10.1007/s11701-020-01061-y
article 2014
·doi:10.3109/09513590.2014.936847

Estroprogestins with "natural oestrogen" has represented a new option in terms of combined hormonal contraception. So, the aim of this study is to investigate how estroprogestins with natural estrogen may modify the vaginal niche. In litera…