A multicentric trial (Olympia-MITO 13) on the accuracy of laparoscopy to assess peritoneal spread in ovarian cancer.

Objective: The objective of the study was to prospectively evaluate the accuracy of laparoscopy performed in satellite centers (SCs) to describe intraabdominal diffusion of advanced ovarian cancer (AOC).

Study Design: Patients with a clinical/radiological suspicion of AOC were included in the protocol. SCs were selected among those surgeons, spending a short intensive training period at the coordinator center (CC) to learn the application of staging laparoscopy (S-LPS) in AOC.

Risk factors for type 2 diabetes in women attending menopause clinics in Italy: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To analyze risk factors for type 2 diabetes among women attending menopause clinics in Italy for counselling about the menopause.

Subjects: Women attending a network of first-level outpatient menopause clinics in Italy for general counselling about menopause or treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with no exclusion criteria.

Factors associated with climacteric symptoms in women around menopause attending menopause clinics in Italy.

Objective: To obtain data on correlates of climacteric symptoms in women around menopause attending menopause clinics in Italy.

Methods: Since 1997 a large cross sectional study has been conducted on the characteristics of women around menopause attending a network of first level menopause outpatient's clinics in Italy. A total of 66,501 (mean age 54.

One laparoscopic puncture for treatment of ovarian cysts with adnexal torsion in early pregnancy. A report of two cases.

In two cases a simple laparoscopic technique was used to treat ovarian cysts with adnexal torsion in early pregnancy. A single laparoscopic route was sufficient. This procedure has great value for girls and young women for whom the preservation of fertility is a major concern.

Routine maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein measurement in 210 pregnancies.

Of 210 maternal serum samples none had alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level above the mean and 22 (10.4%) had a level under the mean; of these, 21 had maternal serum AFP levels within normal limits upon repeat sampling within 1-2 weeks of the original evaluation. When low AFP values are interpreted in order to identify women at risk of carrying a fetus with Down's syndrome, obstetricians should be aware of high incidence of false positive at the first assay.