Giacomo Ruffo
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· 57 papers in corpus
· active 2002-2024
Study types
- article 42
- other 9
- review 3
- letter 2
- book-chapter 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 56
- die_deep_infiltrating 17
- bowel_endometriosis 13
- dyspareunia 3
- thoracic_endometriosis 3
- chronic_pelvic_pain 2
- endometrioma 2
- bladder_endometriosis 1
- infertility 1
- adenomyosis 1
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Roviglione G 40
- Marcello Ceccaroni 38
- Liliana Minelli 31
- Minelli L 22
- Roberto Clarizia 20
- Giovanni Roviglione 19
- Francesco Bruni 18
- Barbieri F 15
- Clarizia R 14
- Roberto Rossini 14
article
2013
BackgroundEfforts to improve approaches to the so called "parametrium" with minimally invasive and less dangerous techniques have led to a better study of the anatomic location and composition of that region. Nevertheless, many misconceptio…
letter
2013
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2013
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present the outcome of laparoscopic resection for bowel endometriosis. RECENT FINDINGS: In the last 12 months, numerous articles have been published to demonstrate and underline the efficiency and feasibility of the la…
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2012
BackgroundDiaphragmatic endometriosis is a rare condition that may cause invalidating epigastric or thoracic pain and catamenial pneumothorax. During the past decades, laparoscopy has been proposed as an optimal tool for diagnosis and surgi…
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2012
BackgroundThe weight of surgical radicality, together with a lack of anatomical theoretical basis for surgery and inappropriate practical skills, can lead to serious impairments to bladder, rectal, and sexual functions after laparoscopic ex…
review
2012
Diaphragmatic endometriosis is a rare entity, often asymptomatic, which has been described only in small series. It is almost always associated with severe pelvic involvement. The most plausible theory about this condition is based on retro…
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2011
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2011
BackgroundAlthough several studies have shown that laparoscopic resection is safe and feasible in bowel endometriosis, limited data are available on the specific treatment for endometriosis of the rectum. The aim of this study is to describ…
other
2010
In this retrospective cohort study, three groups of patients were included: 60 women who underwent endometriosis surgery with colorectal segmental resection, 40 women with surgical evidence of bowel endometriosis who underwent endometriosis…
letter
2010
article
2010
Bowel resection for endometriosis improves pain symptoms and quality of life in symptomatic women. However, little is known about fertility after surgery, particularly after such treatment in women suffering from infertility. The aim of the…
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2010
BackgroundIleocecal endometriosis is a very rare entity, and its diagnosis is usually made during surgery for other endometriosis sites or, rarely, because of direct complications of ileal involvement. This study was designed to analyze per…
review
2010
PurposeEndometriotic or fibrotic involvement of sacral plexus and pudendal and sciatic nerves may be quite frequently the endopelvic cause of ano-genital and pelvic pain. Feasibility of a laparoscopic transperitoneal approach to the somatic…
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2010
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2010
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2009
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of discoid resection for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis and whether it could be considered to be a valid alternative to the rectosigmoid segmental resection.DesignCase-control study.Settin…
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2009
BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to compare the accuracy of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis using the histological examination on resected specimen …
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2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: This study included 357 consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection. We evaluated intraoperati…
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2009
BackgroundComplete removal of all visible lesions is considered the adequate treatment of pelvic endometriosis in order to reduce recurrence. Laparoscopic colorectal resection of bowel endometriosis is still challenging. A large series is r…
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2009
ObjectiveTo study severe endometriosis as a cause of pelvic pain, which represents one of the most challenging disorders in gynecology.DesignRetrospective study.SettingTeaching hospital.Patient(s)A total of 1,363 women with severe endometri…
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2009
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of bowel endometriosis on fertility, and to study whether its removal improves fecundity in women with endometriosis-associated infertility. METHODS: Three groups of infert…
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2008
BACKGROUND: Complete laparoscopic excision of endometriosis offers good longterm symptomatic relief, especially for those with severe or debilitating symptoms. Intestinal endometriosis affect between 3% and 36% of women with endometriosis a…