Stefano Bianchi

OBJECTIVE: To summarise the available evidence on frequency of ovarian cyst development during mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) treatment. METHODS: PubMed/Medline and EMBASE databases were searched, from 1990 up to March 202…

Background: The most frequent congenital anomalies of the genital tract in women are caused by irregular development of the Müllerian ducts. At present, known Müllerian anomalies include abnormal ductal unification, aplasia, and vaginal cys…

Genetic profile, inflammation, hormonal activity, menstrual cyclicity, organochlorine burden, prostaglandin metabolism and immunological factors have been suggested to play a role in the establishment and development of endometriosis. From …

BACKGROUND: The potential association between endometriosis and physical activity (PA) has been suggested in several epidemiological studies.We aimed to establish whether PA influences endometriosis risk. METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were se…

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 …

AIM: We carried out an association study between T-cell receptor beta polymorphism (TCRB) and endometriosis to investigate the difference in allelic frequency. Polymorphisms in T-cell receptor genes can provide important information for the…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a contraceptive vaginal ring and transdermal patch in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. DESIGN: Patient preference cohort study. SETTING: Academic center. PATIENT(S): …

BACKGROUND: Umbilical endometriosis represents the most common site of cutaneous endometriosis. Although its treatment is typically surgical, in literature the approach used is variable and extends from diathermocoagulation to omphalectomy.…

We report 2 case of an atypical variant of unicornuate uterus in 2 adolescent patients with severe dysmenorrhea. Pelvic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging identified a normal uterine contour. On the right side within the uterine…

A prospective comparative clinical trial was done in a tertiary referral center for the treatment of endometriosis in 10 patients with bladder detrusor endometriosis: five were treated with a continuous oral contraceptive (OC) and another f…

BACKGROUND: The main objective was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new questionnaire for the presurgical diagnosis of bladder endometriosis in patients with a high suspicion index for this disease. METHODS: We included all patient…

Like endometriosis and uterine myomas, adenomyosis presents the typical characteristics of oestrogen-dependent diseases. The medical treatment of adenomyosis is based on the hormonal dependency of the disease and its strongly debated simila…

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of inguinal endometriosis can be complex, and patients are often first operated by a general surgeon for a hernia. We present five cases of inguinal endometriosis in which primary surgery resulted in recurrence and…

ObjectiveTo assess whether deep endometriosis has different risk factors compared with endometriosis at other sites. In epidemiological terms, this should be the case if deep endometriosis represents a different condition than ovarian and p…

and urethro-vaginal (UVF) fistula are infrequently encountered in current UK practice. We reviewed the outcome of 26 consecutive patients treated in a 6-year period.

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…

Current approved medical therapies for endometriosis rely on drugs that suppress ovarian steroids and induce a hypoestrogenic state, which determines the atrophy of the ectopic endometrium. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs such as dan…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the long-term outcome of surgical conservative treatment of bladder endometriosis. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Tertiary referral center for the treatment of endometriosis. PATIENT(S): Forty-seven patients w…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the risk of recurrence of deep endometriosis after conservative surgery.DesignRetrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3).SettingTertiary care university hospital.PatientsOne hundred fifteen s…

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to compare the outcome of standard extrafascial hysterectomy and tailored radical hysterectomy as a definitive treatment of recurrent deep endometriosis.Study designThis was a descriptive study that co…

Study objectiveTo compare the functional ovarian damage associated with the use of bipolar coagulation versus ovarian suture after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas in patients with a solitary ovary.DesignRetrospective study (C…

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…

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term results in patients who received conservative surgical treatment for rectovaginal endometriosis.Study designWe analyzed the follow-up data for 83 women who underwent surgery for r…