Biomedical subjects

G F Catalano

Publications and source records attributed to G F Catalano.

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Tubal factor infertility.

Various studies demonstrated that there is no close correlation between the intratubal damage and the extent and type of pelvic adhesions. Moreover, the results of prospective studies on the prognostic value of salpingoscopy showed that the tubal mucosal status is the most important prognostic factor in terms of reproductive outcome. Salpingoscopy has modified the management of patients with tubal infertility, since the accurate evaluation of the tubal mucosa permits the selection of patients with a normal mucosa (34-42% of the patients with hydrosalpinx and 76-80% of those with periadnexal adhesions) who can benefit from tubal reconstructive surgery. In these patients the term pregnancy rate is 60% in case of hydrosalpinx and 70% in case of periadnexal adhesions.

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Endometriosis externa and interna: endoscopic diagnosis.

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of the endometrium outside the endometrial cavity. If the ectopic mucosa is located within the endometrium, the disease is defined as endometriosis interna, or adenomyosis, whereas the localization of the endometrium outside the uterus is defined as endometriosis externa, or pelvic endometriosis. The diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis requires invasive techniques, such as laparoscopy or laparotomy, with histologic confirmation on the surgical specimen. The diagnosis of adenomyosis should be based on histology of hysterectomy specimen, since the endoscopic diagnosis is still too inaccurate. Laparoscopy allows the visualization of the different aspects of pelvic endometriosis, i.e. superficial implants, deep lesions, and associated adhesions. Staging is based on a score attributed to each location in order to establish a prognosis in terms of the patient's reproductive performance.

Endometriosis↗

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Operative laparoscopy.

Operative laparoscopy has replaced the conventional approach by laparotomy to the treatment of most benign gynecological diseases (benign adnexal cysts, ectopic pregnancy, tubal infertility, polycystic ovarian disease, endometriosis, myomas), with advantages in terms of shorter hospital stay, less discomfort and complications for the patient, minor social costs due to the early resumption of normal working activities, and comparable results in terms of reproductive outcome.

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Absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures in ovarian microsurgery: experimental results in the rabbit model.

Microsurgery has been shown to reduce the risk of adhesion formation when compared to conventional surgery in cases of benign ovarian pathology. However, the microsurgeons have contrasting opinions concerning the use of absorbable versus non-absorbable suture materials. In the present study we compared nylon versus vicryl sutures for ovarian surgery using the rabbit as an experimental model. No differences were found in terms not only of post-operative adhesions but also in terms of post-operative reproductive outcome for the sutures analyzed.

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