Ricciarda Raffaelli

INTRODUCTION: Pharmacotherapy has a key role in the management of endometriosis. However, a significant proportion of patients gains only intermittent or limited benefits. In this regard, alternative and novel drug delivery methods are of p…

INTRODUCTION: Pharmacotherapy has a key role in endometriosis treatment and management, however, a significant proportion of patients have only intermittent or limited benefits with current treatment options. Therefore, novel therapeutic ap…

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecologic disease characterized by the presence and growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity, with an estimated prevalence of 10% in re...

Objective(s)To investigate Mesenteric vascular and nerve Sparing Surgery (MSS) as surgical laparoscopic technique to perform segmental intestinal resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).Study designProspective cohort study betwe…

The aim of our study was to verify the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in the pre-operative evalu-ation of bladder endometriosis. Six patients with suspected bladder endometriosis were studied. At referral to our department all …

To evaluate the accuracy of Transrectal Sonography (TRS) and a new technique, Transvaginal Sonography with Water-Contrast in the Rectum (RWC-TVS), in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis, and the accuracy of Barium Enema (BE) and RWC…

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the diagnosis and local staging of endometriosis by comparing results with laparoscopic findings.Materials and metho…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the laparoscopic excision of primary versus recurrent ovarian endometriomas. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Tertiary referral center for the treatment of endometriosis. PATIENT(S): Between 1993 and 2002, 359 co…

ObjectiveTo present a rare case of endometrial stromal sarcoma arising in endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum.DesignCase report.SettingAcademic tertiary referral center for endometriosis treatment.Patient(s)A 50-year-old woman with a h…

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to observe the natural history of untreated asymptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis.Study designThis was a prospective, observational study. Eighty-eight patients with untreated asymptomatic rectovagin…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a levonorgestrel-releasing IUD as therapy for endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum.DesignProspective therapeutic non-randomized, self-controlled clinical trial analyzing changes in pain symptoms…

ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-month course of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment for patients with symptomatic endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum.Study designFifteen patients wit…

Study objectiveTo compare the effect of HRT with transdermal estradiol and that of treatment with tibolone in post-menopausal women with residual endometriosis.Materials and methods21 women with residual pelvic endometriosis after bilateral…

ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy and diagnostic value of GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) therapy in cases of hidden sciatic nerve endometriosis.DesignCase report.SettingAcademic tertiary referral center for endometriosis treatment.Patient(s)Three pati…

ObjectiveTo describe the anatomopathologic characteristics of endometriosis infiltrating the bladder detrusor.DesignDescriptive anatomopathologic study.SettingTertiary care center for endometriosis.Patient(s)Four patients, aged 22-38 years,…

The objective of this study was to clarify which is the better surgical conservative treatment for recurrent endometriosis. We compared two consecutive surgical series at a tertiary care centre for the cure of endometriosis. The patients we…

The aim of our study was to verify the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in the pre-operative evaluation of bladder endometriosis. Six patients with suspected bladder endometriosis were studied. At referral to our department all s…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of treatment with a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) in women affected by adenomyosis-associated menorrhagia.SettingTertiary care center.DesignProspective, open, noncompar…