Filippo Bellati

OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis is the consequence of the myometrial invasion by endometrial glands and stroma. Transvaginal ultrasonography plays a decisive role in the diagnosis and monitoring of this pathology. Our study aims to evaluate the effi…

Study objectiveTo evaluate continuous (CON) compared with cyclic (CYC) administration of combined oral estroprogestins for 6 months after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas associated with pain.DesignMulticenter, prospective, ra…

OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic factors for pain and endometrioma recurrence after complete laparoscopic excision of endometrioma(s). DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENT(S): One-…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the use of FloSeal, a 2-component (collagen granules and thrombin) topical hemostatic agent for the control of minor bleeding of the ovarian wall at the end of the laparoscopic stripping procedure for endometrioma…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate by thorough pathologic analysis the histologic features of the endometrioma wall excised at laparoscopy. DESIGN: Prospective series of consecutive patients. SETTING: Tertiary care, university hospital. PATIENT(S): …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery has become the gold-standard treatment for ovarian endometriomas. The objective of this trial was to evaluate different procedures for the laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas with the stripping te…

BACKGROUND: The stripping technique for endometriomas excision has been reported to be associated with follicular loss. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the presence and nature of ovarian tissue adjacent to the endometrioma cyst …

Study objectiveTo evaluate, by means of serial transvaginal ultrasound (US) examinations, the ovary after laparoscopic excision of endometriomas with the stripping technique.DesignProspective, controlled, single-blind clinical trial (Canadi…