Stefano Ferla

Deep infiltrating endometriosis and oncologic radical pelvic surgeries pose a significant risk of nerve damage. A thorough understanding of pelvic anatomy is essential for surgical precision and to avoid neurological complications or dysfun…

OBJECTIVE: Bowel endometriosis affects 8% to 12% of women with infiltrating endometriosis, mostly involving the rectum and sigmoid [1]. Surgery is preferred when medical therapy fails or is contraindicated. Although segmental resection has …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Although surgery is the gold standard treatment for pain refractory to medical management or partial occlusion owing to rectosigmoid endometriosis, surgical resection can be associated with major perioperative complications…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Anatomic anomalies of the female reproductive genital tract affect approximately 5.5% of women [1]. The hemiuterus or class U4 by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology / European Society for Gynaecologic…

OBJECTIVE: Involvement of the lower urinary tract is found in 0.2 to 2.5% of all deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) [1,2]. The bladder is the most affected organ with a prevalence of up to 80% of cases [3]. Patients with bladder endometr…

Adenomyosis has been associated with better survival outcomes in women with endometrial cancer. However, although the endometrial cancer patients' risk stratification has been revolutionized by molecular findings, the impact of the molecula…