Aubert Agostini

BackgroundLaparoscopic surgery has become the preferred surgical approach due to a reduction in postoperative pain, better recovery, shorter hospitalization, and improved esthetic outcomes. Laparoscopic surgery with single-port laparoscopy …

Endometriosis is a common condition that causes pain and infertility. It can lead to absenteeism and also to multiple surgeries with a consequent risk of impaired fertility, and constitutes a major public health cost. Despite the existence …

PurposeTo assess the factors associated with a poor prognosis for a cumulative IVF live birth rate (LBR) in women with stage III and IV endometriosis according to the revised classification of the American Fertility Society (rAFS).MethodsA …

Background: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is commonly encountered in ă clinical practice. Objectives: To provide up-to-date guidelines on ă management of PID. Search strategy: An initial search of the Cochrane ă database, PubMed, and Em…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is commonly encountered in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: To provide up-to-date guidelines on management of PID. SEARCH STRATEGY: An initial search of the Cochrane database, PubMed, and Embase w…

STUDY QUESTION: Does the live birth rate after IVF depend on the etiology of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)? SUMMARY ANSWER: IVF outcome and live birth rate are significantly impaired in women with DOR caused by a previous cystectomy for …

Urinary tract injuries are unfortunate complications of pelvic surgery. These frequently involve the bladder. The incidence of iatrogenic ureteral lesions ranges from 0.05% to 30%. Even though some lesions are observed intraoperatively, mos…

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the Joel-Cohen method for cesarean section to the traditional transrectal incision.MethodFifty-two patients requiring a caesarean section were enrolled in this prospective study. Overall morbidi…

ObjectiveOvarian endometrioma recurrence is frequent. Conventional treatment of ovarian endometrioma is by surgical cystectomy. We proposed an alternative medical treatment for recurrent ovarian endometrioma: cyst aspiration followed by in …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to compare morbidity for women undergoing laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy (LAVHO) and vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy without laparoscopic assistanc…