List of works by Francesco Plotti

A Predictive Score for Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer (SeC-Score): A Single-Centre, Controlled Study for Preoperative Patient Selection.

scientific article published on 26 March 2015

A comparison of three different entry techniques in gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a randomized prospective trial

scientific article published on 23 September 2013

A critical review on HE4 performance in endometrial cancer: where are we now?

scientific article published on 26 September 2013

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as a pelvic mass: A case report

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

A new type of absorbable barbed suture for use in laparoscopic myomectomy.

scientific article published on 23 March 2012

A randomized controlled trial comparing four versus six courses of adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer patients previously treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy plus radical surgery.

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Adjuvant chemotherapy after primary treatments for cervical cancer: a critical point of view and review of the literature

scientific article published on 03 February 2014

An ultra-miniinvasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence in complicated older patients.

scientific article published on 19 January 2010

Anterior colporrhaphy plus inside-out tension-free vaginal tape for associated stress urinary incontinence and cystocele.

scientific article published on 6 June 2008

Aortic lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer: anatomy, classification and technique.

scientific article published on 28 August 2007

Bladder function after laparoscopic nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy

scientific article published on 03 December 2010

Bulky lymph node resection in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: impact of surgery.

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Can HE4 predict platinum response during first-line chemotherapy in ovarian cancer?

scientific article published on 21 April 2014

Chemotherapy as Adjuvant Treatment for Intermediate-High Risk Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: A Pilot Study.

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Chronic subtorsion of the ovary with subsequent ovarian hypoplasia.

scientific article published on 9 March 2013

Continent ileocolonic urinary diversion (Rome pouch) for gynecologic malignancies: technique and feasibility.

scientific article published on 8 August 2007

Does HE4 have a role as biomarker in the recurrence of ovarian cancer?

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

Does extensive upper abdomen surgery during primary cytoreduction impact on long-term quality of life?

scientific article published in March 2013

Early prolapse of a neovagina created with self-dilatation and treated with sacrospinous ligament suspension in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome: a case report.

scientific article published on 12 November 2009

Economic Impact Among Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer.

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape compared with transobturator tape in women with stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published in June 2009

Effects of exogenous progesterone on fetal nuchal translucency: an observational prospective study

scientific article published in March 2015

Feasibility and safety of carboplatin plus paclitaxel as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a pilot study

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

Feasibility and safety of type C2 total extraperitoneal abdominal radical hysterectomy (TEARH) for locally advanced cervical cancer

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Feasibility of the use of novel matrix hemostatic sealant (FloSeal) to achieve hemostasis during laparoscopic excision of endometrioma

scientific article published on 09 January 2009

Influence of pneumoperitoneum pressure on surgical field during robotic and laparoscopic surgery: a comparative study

scientific article published on 27 September 2014

Laparoscopic fertility-sparing staging in unexpected early stage ovarian malignancies

scientific article published on 13 June 2008

Laparoscopic stripping of endometriomas: a randomized trial on different surgical techniques. Part I: clinical results

scientific article published on 31 March 2005

Late morbidity following nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy

scientific article published on 11 June 2010

Long-term bladder function in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and type 3-4 radical hysterectomy

scientific article published on 01 May 2004

Long-term cervical cancer survivors suffer from pelvic floor symptoms

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Long-term lower urinary tract dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in patients with early postoperative voiding dysfunction

scientific article published on 23 June 2010

Minilaparotomy versus laparoscopy in the treatment of benign adnexal cysts: a randomized clinical study

scientific article published on 23 June 2006

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Radical Surgery in Patients Affected by FIGO Stage IVA Cervical Cancer

scientific article published on 12 June 2007

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery in patients affected by vaginal carcinoma

scientific article published on 16 August 2008

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus radical surgery followed by chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer.

scientific article published on 20 July 2012

Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate?

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

One-year follow-up of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and trans-obturator suburethral tape from inside to outside (TVT-O) for surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: a prospective randomised trial.

scientific article published on 7 November 2006

Patient's fertility desire should be taken into consideration in the surgical treatment algorithm of infiltrating endometriosis.

scientific article published on 11 December 2009

Pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical carcinoma: laparotomy extraperitoneal, transperitoneal or laparoscopic approach? A randomized study

scientific article published on 27 June 2006

Post radical hysterectomy urinary incontinence: a prospective study of transurethral bulking agents injection

scientific article published on 25 October 2008

Post-radical hysterectomy detrusor dysfunctions: is sacral neurostimulation a valid treatment strategy?

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Primary chemotherapy versus primary surgery for ovarian cancer

Quality of Life in Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: Chemotherapy Versus Surgery Plus Chemotherapy.

scientific article published on 13 January 2015

Quality of life and sexual function after type C2/type III radical hysterectomy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a prospective study

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Quality of life in patients with endometrial cancer treated with or without systematic lymphadenectomy

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REM (risk of endometrial malignancy): a proposal for a new scoring system to evaluate risk of endometrial malignancy.

scientific article published on 27 August 2013

Re: Axelsen SM, Bek KM, Petersen LK. 2007. Urodynamic and ultrasound characteristics of incontinence after radical hysterectomy. Neurourol Urodynam

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Re: Does treatment progress follow the Cinderella principle?

scientific article published on 14 January 2013

Re: Hsiao et al.: Risk factors affecting cure rate after retropubic and transobturator midurethral tape procedure for female urodynamic stress incontinence (Urology 2009;73:981-986).

scientific article published in December 2009

Re: Tomasz Rechberger, Konrad Futyma, Katarzyna Jankiewicz, et al. The clinical effectiveness of retropubic (IVS-02) and transobturator (IVS-04) midurethral slings: randomized trial. Eur Urol 2009;56:24-30

scientific article published on 31 July 2009

Real-time infrared thermography for ureter detection during hysterectomy

scientific article published on 20 July 2012

Relaxant effect of proton pump inhibitors on in vitro myometrium from pregnant women

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Reply to: is there only CO2 insufflation pressure impact on surgical field visualization during robotic surgery?

scientific article published on 01 December 2015

Sacral neuromodulation after stabilization of L2-S1 vertebrae with metallic fixation devices: is it feasible?

scientific article published on 30 October 2010

Sexual function after modified radical hysterectomy (Piver II/Type B) vs. classic radical hysterectomy (Piver III/Type C2) for early stage cervical cancer. A prospective study

scientific article published in March 2012

Single agent cisplatin chemotherapy in surgically resected vulvar cancer patients with multiple inguinal lymph node metastases

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Suburethral sling in autoimmune patients: complications, quality of life, and success rate.

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Success rates, quality of life, and feasibility of sacral nerve stimulation in elderly patients: 1-year follow-up

scientific article published on 8 September 2012

Surgical treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis with extensive vaginal infiltration: results of a systematic three-step vagino-laparoscopic approach.

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Ten years of HPV vaccines: State of art and controversies.

scientific article published on 2 April 2016

Tension-free vaginal tape versus transobturator suburethral tape: five-year follow-up results of a prospective, randomised trial.

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The challenge of preoperative identification of uterine myomas: Is ultrasound trustworthy? A prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

The effects of giving patients verbal or written pre-operative information in gynecologic oncology surgery: a randomized study and the medical-legal point of view

scientific article published on 13 April 2014

The impact of gynecologic oncology training in the management of cancer patients: is it really necessary? A prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 20 November 2014

The role of HE4 in endometrial cancer recurrence: how to choose the optimal follow-up program.

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

The role of novel biomarker HE4 in endometrial cancer: a case control prospective study.

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The role of ovarian fossa evaluation in patients with ovarian endometriosis

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

The use of novel hemostatic sealant (Tisseel) in laparoscopic myomectomy: a case-control study

scientific article published on 01 February 2012

Three-day topotecan schedule in heavily pretreated recurrent ovarian cancer patients

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Total rectosigmoidectomy versus partial rectal resection in primary debulking surgery for advanced ovarian cancer

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Transurethral polydimethylsiloxane implantation: a valid option for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency without urethral hypermobility.

scientific article published in March 2005

Transurethral polydimethylsiloxane injection: a valid minimally invasive option for the treatment of postradical hysterectomy urinary incontinence

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Ultrasonographic evaluation of postoperative ovarian cyst formation after laparoscopic excision of endometriomas

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Umbilical port site enterocutaneous fistula after laparoscopy for endometrial malignancy

scientific article published on 20 November 2009

Update on lymphadenectomy in early and advanced ovarian cancer.

scientific article published on February 2008

Update on urodynamic bladder dysfunctions after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

scientific article published on 31 January 2011

Urinary incontinence after gynecologic cancer treatment

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Urinary incontinence after radical vulvectomy treated with Macroplastique implantation.

scientific article published in January 2008

Urologic function and urodynamic evaluation of urinary diversion (Rome pouch) over time in gynecologic cancers patients.

scientific article published on 10 August 2007

Use of music to reduce anxiety during office hysteroscopy: prospective randomized trial.

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Utility of tumor marker HE4 as prognostic factor in endometrial cancer: a single-center controlled study.

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Vaginal cancer

scientific article published on 14 May 2011

Where should bulking agents for female urodynamic stress incontinence be injected?

scientific article published on 24 April 2008