Giovanni Scambia

No ORCID on file · 87 papers in corpus · active 1983-2025

Study types

  • article 61
  • other 11
  • review 8
  • meta-analysis 3
  • letter 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 63
  • die_deep_infiltrating 12
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 12
  • dyspareunia 8
  • adenomyosis 8
  • dysmenorrhea 6
  • infertility 4
  • bowel_endometriosis 4
  • endometrioma 2
  • mesh:D004716 1
letter 2020
Value of indocyanine green and laparoscopic near‐infrared technology in the surgical management of endometriosis: What is the evidence?
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13864

Sir, Siegenthaler et al1 published a report on the role of indocyanine green and near-infrared vision (NIR-ICG) in the management of endometriosis, investigating not only the diagnostic value of NIR-ICG but also the parameters that alter it…

article 2019
EP1301 Minimally-invasive cytoreduction in recurrent endometrial cancer: laparoscopic and uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) combined approach
·doi:10.1136/ijgc-2019-esgo.1306
article 2019
EP755 Laparoscopically modified laterally extended endopelvic resection for gynecological malignancies involving pelvic side wall: a feasibility analysis
·doi:10.1136/ijgc-2019-esgo.807
review 2019
Joint consensus on anesthesia in urologic and gynecologic robotic surgery: specific issues in management from a task force of the SIAARTI, SIGO, and SIU
Minerva anestesiologica ·doi:10.23736/S0375-9393.19.13360-3

INTRODUCTION: Proper management of patients undergoing robotic-assisted urologic and gynecologic surgery must consider a series of peculiarities in the procedures for anesthesiology, critical care medicine, respiratory care, and pain manage…

article 2019
Long-term evaluation of quality of life and gastrointestinal well-being after segmental colo-rectal resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis (ENDO-RESECT QoL)
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-019-05382-8
article 2019
OC12.04: A new advanced tool in gynecological surgery: the intraoperative ultrasound examination
·doi:10.1002/uog.20502

Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) is an imaging technique already used in different surgical scenarios, nevertheless only few case series have been published on the role of IOUS in gynecologic surgery. The aim of this study was to describe a…

article 2018
Functional outcomes of nerve-sparing laparoscopic eradication of deep infiltrating endometriosis: a prospective analysis using validated questionnaires
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-018-4852-z
article 2018
Imaging in gynecological disease (13): clinical and ultrasound characteristics of endometrioid ovarian cancer
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.19026

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical and ultrasound characteristics of ovarian pure endometrioid carcinomas. METHODS: This was a retrospective multicenter study of patients with a histological diagnosis of pure endometrioid carcinoma. We ide…

article 2018
Imaging in gynecological disease (14): clinical and ultrasound characteristics of ovarian clear cell carcinoma
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.19171

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical and ultrasound characteristics of ovarian pure clear cell carcinoma. METHODS: This was a retrospective study involving data from 11 ultrasound centers. From the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA)…

article 2018
Laparoscopic Neuronavigation for Deep Lateral Pelvic Endometriosis: Clinical and Surgical Implications
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.02.015
article 2018
Near-Infrared Imaging with Indocyanine Green for Detection of Endometriosis Lesions (Gre-Endo Trial): A Pilot Study
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.02.023
article 2017
Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma Arising from Endometriosis
·doi:10.5301/jeppd.5000287

The malignant transformation of endometriosis is a very uncommon event but can occur in 0.7% to 1% of all cases. Any histological type of tumor found in the endometrium might also occur in endometriosis. Most malignant tumors that originate…

article 2017
Robotic-Assisted Conservative Excision of Retrocervical-Rectal Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Case Series
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.03.011
article 2017
Single-Institution Propensity-Matched Study to Evaluate the Psychological Effect of Minimally Invasive Interval Debulking Surgery Versus Standard Laparotomic Treatment: From Body to Mind and Back
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.12.007
review 2016
Endometriosis-associated clear cell carcinoma arising in caesarean section scar: a case report and review of the literature
World journal of surgical oncology ·doi:10.1186/s12957-016-1054-7

Malignant transformation has been reported in approximately 1% of the endometriosis cases; herein, we report a case of clear cell endometrial carcinoma arising from endometriosis foci located within a caesarean section scar. In November 201…

article 2016
Laparoscopic En Bloc Right Diaphragmatic Peritonectomy for Diaphragmatic Endometriosis According to the Sugarbaker Technique
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.09.020
article 2016
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy using a percutaneous surgical system: a pilot study towards scarless surgery
·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.05.007
article 2015
Imaging techniques for evaluation of uterine myomas
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2015.11.014
book-chapter 2014
Laparoscopic Adnexal Surgery
·doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6840-0_3
other 2014
Mutational status of KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF in primary clear cell ovarian carcinoma
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology ·doi:10.1007/s00428-014-1599-1

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is a subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer with characteristic biological features and aggressive clinical behavior. OCCCs show a pattern of gene mutations different from other type I ovarian malignancies,…

article 2012
W113 NARROW BAND IMAGING: A NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN ADENOMYOSIS?
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61838-4
article 2010
Histological Analysis of Specimens from Endometrioma Excision Performed by Different Surgeons: Does the Surgeon Matter?
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.124
article 2009
Discoid or segmental rectosigmoid resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: a case-control study
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.066
article 2009
Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Bowel Endometriosis
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) ·doi:10.1001/archsurg.2008.555

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…

article 2009
OC25.07: Ovarian cancer arising in endometrioma: ultrasound findings
·doi:10.1002/uog.6611

To describe sonographic characteristics of malignant transformation in endometriosis. Women with histological diagnosis of ovarian borderline tumor (BOT) or carcinoma arising in endometriotic cysts, according to Samson's criteria, and under…