Stefano Bianchi

Symptomatic women with stage III to IV endometriosis today are most often managed by conservative laparoscopic surgery, but recurrences continue to occur. Roughly one in five patients will have further disease within 5 years after complete …

BACKGROUND: In order to decrease endometriosis recurrence after surgical therapy, it has been proposed to use a post-surgical oestrogen-lowering medical treatment. Results from previous trials on this topic are contradictory. METHODS: A tot…

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…

The effect of treatment with danazol was evaluated with respect to expectant management after laparoscopic conservative surgery. All patients conservatively operated at laparoscopy for stage III-IV endometriosis from July 1994 to October 19…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of conservative laparoscopic surgery in a series of patients with stage III-IV endometriosis.DesignProspective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1).SettingUniversity-affiliated hospital.Pat…

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…

ObjectiveOur purpose was to evaluate the recurrence rate after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometrioma.Study designAn unrandomized prospective clinical study was performed at 2 tertiary-care centers of 366 patients who had a minimum o…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of transrectal ultrasonography in the assessment of rectovaginal endometriosis. METHODS: We compared the findings of transrectal ultrasonographic examination performed before surgery with the operative a…

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…

Our objective was to study the anatomic features, associated pelvic and urologie abnormalities, and histologic endometrial patterns of women with unicornuate uterus. We reviewed the clinical records of women with unicornuate uterus who unde…

ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy of danazol and a GnRH agonist as preoperative preparation for hysteroscopic metroplasty in women with septate uterus.DesignProspective randomized clinical study.SettingTertiary care center.PatientsThirty pat…

The medium- and long-term effects of gestrinone and danazol on the endometrium were examined in 36 patients with endometriosis. Endometrial biopsies were taken from each patient before treatment and after 3 and 6 months of treatment with 60…