Giacomo Ruffo

No ORCID on file · 57 papers in corpus · active 2002-2024

Study types

  • article 42
  • other 9
  • review 3
  • letter 2
  • book-chapter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 56
  • die_deep_infiltrating 17
  • bowel_endometriosis 13
  • dyspareunia 3
  • thoracic_endometriosis 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • endometrioma 2
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
  • infertility 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2013
Neuro-anatomy of the posterior parametrium and surgical considerations for a nerve-sparing approach in radical pelvic surgery
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-013-3043-z
letter 2013
Re: “Long-term comparison of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy and open distal gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer” (Surg Endosc (2010) 24:1:63–67)
·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2748-8
review 2013
The outcomes of laparoscopic resection of bowel endometriosis
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1097/gco.0b013e3283630e26

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present the outcome of laparoscopic resection for bowel endometriosis. RECENT FINDINGS: In the last 12 months, numerous articles have been published to demonstrate and underline the efficiency and feasibility of the la…

article 2012
Laparoscopic surgical treatment of diaphragmatic endometriosis: a 7-year single-institution retrospective review
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2505-z
article 2012
Nerve-sparing laparoscopic eradication of deep endometriosis with segmental rectal and parametrial resection: the Negrar method. A single-center, prospective, clinical trial
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2153-3
review 2012
Pericardial, pleural and diaphragmatic endometriosis in association with pelvic peritoneal and bowel endometriosis: a case report and review of the literature.
Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques ·doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.26758

Diaphragmatic endometriosis is a rare entity, often asymptomatic, which has been described only in small series. It is almost always associated with severe pelvic involvement. The most plausible theory about this condition is based on retro…

article 2011
Discoid Resection With Combined Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Approach for Rectal Endometriosis: Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes
·doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(11)64284-4
article 2011
Early Postoperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Segmental Colorectal Resection for Endometriosis: The Impact of Surgical Experience
·doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(11)64282-0
article 2011
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery for Bowel Endometriosis With Transvaginal Resection and Specimen Extraction: Perioperative Results in 40 Consecutive Patients
·doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(11)64283-2
article 2011
Laparoscopic rectal resection for severe endometriosis of the mid and low rectum: technique and operative results
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-011-1991-8
other 2010
Colorectal endometriosis: benefits of long-term follow-up in patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.029

In this retrospective cohort study, three groups of patients were included: 60 women who underwent endometriosis surgery with colorectal segmental resection, 40 women with surgical evidence of bowel endometriosis who underwent endometriosis…

letter 2010
Deep rectal and parametrial infiltrating endometriosis with monolateral pudendal nerve involvement: case report and laparoscopic nerve-sparing approach
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.07.032
article 2010
Fertility and clinical outcome after bowel resection in infertile women with endometriosis
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.12.029
article 2010
Laparoscopic ileocecal resection for bowel endometriosis
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-010-1354-x
review 2010
Laparoscopic nerve-sparing transperitoneal approach for endometriosis infiltrating the pelvic wall and somatic nerves: anatomical considerations and surgical technique
Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA ·doi:10.1007/s00276-010-0624-6
article 2010
Laparoscopic Neurolysis for Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis of the Pelvic Wall and Somatic Nerves: Technique Feasibility and Efficacy
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.176
article 2010
Nerve-Sparing Laparoscopic Radical Excision of Deep Endometriosis with Rectal and Parametrial Resection
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.03.018
article 2010
Nerve-Sparing Laparoscopic Radical Excision of Deep Endometriosis with Rectal and Parametrial Resection
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.018
article 2009
Discoid or segmental rectosigmoid resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: a case-control study
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.066
article 2009
Evaluation of colonic involvement in endometriosis: double-contrast barium enema vs. magnetic resonance imaging
Abdominal imaging ·doi:10.1007/s00261-009-9544-5
article 2009
Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Bowel Endometriosis
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) ·doi:10.1001/archsurg.2008.555

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: This study included 357 consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection. We evaluated intraoperati…

article 2009
Laparoscopic colorectal resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: analysis of 436 cases
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0517-0
article 2009
Laparoscopic conservative surgery for stage IV symptomatic endometriosis: short-term surgical complications
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.035
article 2009
Laparoscopic treatment of bowel endometriosis in infertile women
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep083

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of bowel endometriosis on fertility, and to study whether its removal improves fecundity in women with endometriosis-associated infertility. METHODS: Three groups of infert…

article 2008
Laparoscopic Disk Resection for Bowel Endometriosis Using a Circular Stapler and a New Endoscopic Method to Control Postoperative Bleeding from the Stapler Line
Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.037

BACKGROUND: Complete laparoscopic excision of endometriosis offers good longterm symptomatic relief, especially for those with severe or debilitating symptoms. Intestinal endometriosis affect between 3% and 36% of women with endometriosis a…