Diego Raimondo

To evaluate clinical and sonographic preoperative risk factors for ureteral involvement in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). We enrolled women with diagnosis of DIE scheduled for laparoscopic surgery. Transvaginal and transa…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To clarify the relationship of hypogastric nerves (HNs) with several pelvic anatomic landmarks and to assess any anatomic differences between the 2 sides of the pelvis, both in cadaveric and in vivo dissections. DESIGN: Pr…

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of spontaneous hemoperitoneum in a woman affected by deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESIGN: Technical video showing laparoscopic management of a spontaneous hemoperitoneum in a patient with DIE. SETTI…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate appendiceal endometriosis (AE) prevalence and risk factors in endometriotic patients submitted to surgery. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A tertiary level referral center, university hospital. …

Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is effective in treating the symptoms of menopause. Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity with a tendency towards invasion and infiltration. B…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare 2-year follow-up intestinal function and quality of life (QoL) between women with temporary protective ileostomy (PI) and recanalization and women without PI after colorectal segmental resection for deep infiltra…

OBJECTIVE: Excisional techniques used to surgically treat deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can result in inadvertent damage to the autonomic nervous system of the pelvis, leading to urinary, anorectal, and sexual dysfunction [1-4]. Thi…

OBJECTIVE: To describe laparoscopic management of a case of leyomiomatosis peritonealis disseminata associated with ovarian endometriosis. DESIGN: Surgical video article. SETTING: Academic hospital. PATIENT: We present a case of a 30-yea…

To assess the effect of pelvic floor physiotherapy on levator hiatal area (LHA) and dyspareunia in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). We recruited a series of nulliparous women with a sonographic diagnosis of DIE and associat…

We conducted an observational study between March 2015 and March 2018 in our academic center. Symptomatic, sexually active women with clinical and sonographic diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) or isolated ovarian endometrio…

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) has been associated with pelvic floor muscle (PFM) alteration and voiding dysfunction (VD). The aim of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the presen…

A network of endometriosis experts from 16 Italian academic departments and teaching hospitals distributed all over the country made a critical appraisal of the available evidence and definition of 10 suggestions regarding measures to be de…

OBJECTIVE: To describe a new use of endovenous indocyanine green (ICG) to allow real-time visualization of bowel perfusion in women with recto-sigmoid endometriosis who may be candidates for segmental resection. DESIGN: Step-by-step explan…

Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease and a major contributor to pelvic pain and subfertility in women of reproductive age. Its etiology and pathogenesis are not well known yet, but different studies had highligh…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Despite the enormous impact of lateral parametrial endometriosis (LPE), only a few studies have evaluated its diagnosis, prevalence, and clinical features. Our aim was to estimate the intraoperative prevalence of LPE in pat…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare long-term surgical, clinical, and functional outcomes between conservative and radical surgery in patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) and preoperative intermediate risk of segmental resection. DESIGN:…

BACKGROUND: Retrodisplacement of the uterus (retroflexion and/or retroversion) may be associated with pelvic pain symptoms and posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Previous studies in symptomatic women with retrodisplacement of …

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) seems to be associated with pelvic floor muscle (PFM) hypertonic disorder, while no data are reported for women with ovarian endometriosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the PFM morphometry of wo…

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies comparing women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and healthy controls have underlined an association between pelvic floor muscle (PFM) hypertonic dysfunction and deep lesions. The aim of this study was…

Ureteral endometriosis (UE) can be classified as severe when there is obstruction to urinary flow (ureteral compression (UC)). In this retrospective study on 205 patients, we evaluated intraoperatively the frequency of severe ureteral endom…

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction seems to play an important role in pathophysiology of pain symptoms and pelvic organs' alterations in women with pelvic syndromes, including deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).The aim of the present study …

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction seems to play an important role in the pathophysiology of pelvic pain, including that associated with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the static a…