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List of works by Barbara Costantini

Administration of exogenous ghrelin in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: effects on plasma levels of growth hormone, glucose, and insulin.

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Clinical Impact of a Surgical Energy Device in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Surgery Including Bowel Resection.

scientific article published in March 2018

Comparison of optimal cytoreduction rates in emergency versus non-emergency admissions for advanced ovarian cancer: a multi-institutional study

scientific article published on 05 June 2013

Cytoreductive surgery plus HIPEC in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients: a case-control study on survival in patients with two year follow-up

scientific article published on 25 September 2012

Early postoperative bladder training in patients submitted to radical hysterectomy: is it still necessary? A randomized trial

scientific article published on 2 October 2014

Effect of pioglitazone treatment on the adrenal androgen response to corticotrophin in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

scientific article published on 12 February 2004

Estro-progestin supplementation enhances the growth hormone secretory responsiveness to ghrelin infusion in postmenopausal women.

scientific article published on 16 May 2007

External hemipelvectomy as treatment for solitary coxofemoral metastasis from endometrial carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.

scientific article published on 13 March 2012

Fasting and post-methionine homocysteine levels in Alzheimers disease and vascular dementia.

scientific article published in May 2009

HIPEC in recurrent ovarian cancer patients: morbidity-related treatment and long-term analysis of clinical outcome.

scientific article published on 4 May 2011

Hepatoceliac Lymph Node Involvement in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients: Prognostic Role and Clinical Considerations

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women: the role of folate supplementation.

scientific article published on January 2007

Influence of intraperitoneal dissemination assessed by laparoscopy on prognosis of advanced ovarian cancer: an exploratory analysis of a single-institution experience

scientific article published on 22 May 2014

Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy After Concomitant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Phase II Study.

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Secondary Cytoreduction in Ovarian Cancer Patients With Localized Spleen Recurrence: Feasibility and Technique

scientific article published on 8 January 2016

Laparoscopic Versus Laparotomic Surgical Staging for Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Case-Control Study.

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Laparoscopic surgical management of localized recurrent ovarian cancer: a single-institution experience

scientific article published on 11 January 2014

Learning a new robotic surgical device: Telelap Alf X in gynaecological surgery.

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Learning curve and pitfalls of a laparoscopic score to describe peritoneal carcinosis in advanced ovarian cancer.

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Long-Term Survival for Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Patients Treated with Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery Plus Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC).

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Low- and standard-estrogen dosage in oral therapy: dose-dependent effects on insulin and lipid metabolism in healthy postmenopausal women.

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Metformin improves endothelial function in normoinsulinemic PCOS patients: a new prospective.

scientific article published on 20 June 2008

Minilaparoscopic versus single-port total hysterectomy: a randomized trial.

scientific article published on 17 January 2013

Minimally invasive interval debulking surgery in ovarian neoplasm (MISSION trial-NCT02324595): a feasibility study.

scientific article published on 31 October 2015

Minimally invasive salvage lymphadenectomy in gynecological cancer patients: A single institution series

scientific article published on 17 August 2018

Minimally invasive secondary cytoreduction plus HIPEC for recurrent ovarian cancer: a case series

scientific article published on 27 December 2013

Minimally invasive secondary cytoreduction plus HIPEC versus open surgery plus HIPEC in isolated relapse from ovarian cancer: a retrospective cohort study on perioperative outcomes

scientific article published on 26 November 2014

Ovarian cancer patients with localized relapse: clinical outcome and prognostic factors.

scientific article published on 20 June 2013

Phase III randomised clinical trial comparing primary surgery versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer with high tumour load (SCORPION trial): Final analysis of peri-operative outcome.

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Pioglitazone reduces the adrenal androgen response to corticotropin-releasing factor without changes in ACTH release in hyperinsulinemic women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 06 March 2007

Positron emission tomography-laparoscopy based method in the prediction of complete cytoreduction in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer.

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Randomized study comparing use of THUNDERBEAT technology vs standard electrosurgery during laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for gynecologic cancer.

scientific article published on 8 December 2013

Robotic Radical Hysterectomy After Concomitant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Phase II Study

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

Robotic Total Mesometrial Resection versus Laparoscopic Total Mesometrial Resection in Early Cervical Cancer: A Case-Control Study

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Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Staging for Early Ovarian Cancer: A Case-Matched Control Study.

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Should laparoscopy be included in the work-up of advanced ovarian cancer patients attempting interval debulking surgery?

scientific article published on 28 October 2009

Single-Institution Propensity-Matched Study to Evaluate the Psychological Effect of Minimally Invasive Interval Debulking Surgery vs Standard Laparotomic Treatment: From Body to Mind and Back

scientific article published on 18 December 2017

TELELAP ALF-X Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Feasibility and Perioperative Outcomes.

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Telelap ALF-X vs Standard Laparoscopy for the Treatment of Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: A Single-Institution Retrospective Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 18 November 2015

Telelap Alf-X-Assisted Laparoscopy for Ovarian Cyst Enucleation: Report of the First 10 Cases.

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

The differential effect of the phytoestrogen genistein on cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women: relationship with the metabolic status.

scientific article published on 18 November 2008

The new robotic TELELAP ALF-X in gynecological surgery: single-center experience

scientific article published on 04 April 2015

Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy With Percutaneous (Percuvance) Instruments: New Frontier of Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery.

scientific article published on 16 September 2015

Upper abdominal surgery in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer: role of diaphragmatic surgery.

scientific article published on 11 December 2009

Urologic surgery in gynecologic oncology: a large single-institution experience

scientific article published on 20 February 2014