Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 1218-1222 , September 2010

Laparoscopic conservative surgery for stage IV symptomatic endometriosis: short-term surgical complications

  • Luca Minelli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    • Gynecologic Oncology Division, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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  • Marcello Ceccaroni, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    • Gynecologic Oncology Division, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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  • Giacomo Ruffo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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  • Francesco Bruni, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    • Gynecologic Oncology Division, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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  • Paola Pomini, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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  • Giovanni Pontrelli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    • Gynecologic Oncology Division, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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  • Martino Rolla, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • Marco Scioscia, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    • Department of Perinatal Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marco Scioscia, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General Hospital, Via Don A. Sempreboni, 5 37024 Negrar (VR), Italy (FAX: 39-045-750-0480).

Received 26 June 2009 ,Revised 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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 L.M. has nothing to disclose. M.C. has nothing to disclose. G.R. has nothing to disclose. F.B. has nothing to disclose. P.P. has nothing to disclose. G.P. has nothing to disclose. M.R. has nothing to disclose. M.S. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)03510-9

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.035

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 1218-1222 , September 2010

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