- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Hernia repair and management
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Renal function and acid-base balance
AULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana
2009-2024
ASL Roma
2022
Ospedale di Cattinara
2021
University of Padua
2001-2010
Istituto Oncologico Veneto
2005-2008
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2005-2008
University of Southern California
2003-2008
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
2008
University of Rochester
2007
Southern California University for Professional Studies
2005-2006
In Brief Objective: Laparoscopic myotomy is the currently preferred treatment for achalasia. Our objectives were to assess long-term outcome of this operation and preoperative factors influencing said outcome. Methods: Demographic clinical characteristics data on prospectively collected patients undergoing laparoscopic achalasia at our institution from 1992 2007. Treatment failure was defined as a postoperative symptom score higher than 10th percentile (>9). Logistic regression analysis used...
Objective To assess the causes of failure laparoscopic Heller myotomy and to verify whether endoscopic pneumatic dilation is a feasible treatment. Summary Background Data Laparoscopic has proved an effective treatment for esophageal achalasia, with good or excellent results in 90% patients. The failures remains controversial, however. Methods From 1992 1999, 113 patients underwent achalasia. Ten (8.7%) reported dysphagia (n = 7) chest pain 3) median 5 months after surgery (range 1–12) were...
Aims: To explore the effect of baclofen in a dose 20 mg three times per day, compared with already studied 10 treatment alcohol dependence. Methods: We present secondary analysis 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial two doses baclofen, specifically t.i.d. and Out 94 subjects consecutively screened, 42 were into study. Fourteen patients randomly allocated to placebo, 14 group treated (B10 mg) (B20 mg). Results: Compared B10 had 53% reduction number drinks day (P...
The clinical benefit of extended prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) after laparoscopic surgery cancer is unclear. efficacy and safety direct oral anticoagulants this indication are unexplored. PROphylaxis LAParoscopic Surgery colorectal Study II (PROLAPS II) was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, investigator-initiated, superiority study aimed at assessing the with rivaroxaban cancer. Consecutive patients who had were randomized to receive (10 mg once daily) or placebo...
Abstract Background Laparoscopic lavage was proposed in the 1990s to treat purulent peritonitis patients with perforated acute diverticulitis. Prospective randomized trials had mixed results. The aim of this study determine success rate laparoscopic sepsis control and identify a group that could potentially benefit from treatment. Methods This retrospective multicentre international included consecutive 24 centres who underwent 2005 2015. Results A total 404 were included, 231 whom Hinchey...