About the Authors

Salvatore Gizzo

Affiliations Department of Woman and Child Health – University of Padua, Padua, Italy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - NHS Trust - Northampton General Hospital– Northampton, United Kingdom

Marco Noventa

marco.noventa@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Woman and Child Health – University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Amerigo Vitagliano

Affiliation Department of Woman and Child Health – University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Andrea Dall’Asta

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences – University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Donato D’Antona

Affiliation Department of Woman and Child Health – University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Clive J. Aldrich

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - NHS Trust - Northampton General Hospital– Northampton, United Kingdom

Michela Quaranta

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Tiziana Frusca

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences – University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Tito Silvio Patrelli

Affiliations Department of Surgical Sciences – University of Parma, Parma, Italy, Vicenza General Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MQ TF TSP. Performed the experiments: SG AV MN. Analyzed the data: SG AV MN. Wrote the paper: SG AV MN ADA DD CJA.