A5078760829- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
- Radiology practices and education
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
Marconi University
2024
Policlinico Universitario di Catania
2022-2023
Fondazione Vincenzo Pansadoro
2008-2023
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele
2022
Universitat de València
2019
University of Messina
1992-2018
Santa Maria Nuova Hospital
2018
St Vincent Hospital
2017
Rina Services (Italy)
1991
An increased prevalence of acromegaly was found some years ago in a highly polluted area North-Eastern Sicily, where high concentration nonmethane hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and cadmium found. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) pathway has key role detoxification these compounds tumorigenesis.We correlated the occurrence AHR and/or AHR-interacting protein (AIP) gene variants with severity according to pollution exposition.This an observational, perspective study conducted over 7...
Background: Axial involvement in psoriatic arthritis (axPsA) presents clinical and radiological differences from ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which may influence the therapeutic response. While Guselkumab has demonstrated efficacy peripheral PsA, its role axPsA is less well established, particularly real-world settings. Objective: To evaluate positive effects of therapy patients with (PsA), 58.6% whom have axial involvement, a 12-month, single-center, longitudinal, prospective observational...
To investigate the value of computed tomography (CT) for depicting relationship between carcinomatous solitary pulmonary nodules and bronchial tree predicting results various bronchoscopic biopsy techniques, authors retrospectively reviewed CT scans from 27 consecutive patients with associated a positive bronchus sign. All underwent bronchoscopy transbronchial biopsy. Macroscopic demonstration tumor-bronchi was obtained in 18 patients. Five basic types tumor-bronchus relationships were...
Many techniques for the endovascular retrieval of lost or misplaced foreign objects have been developed, and removal almost every object has become possible. In this paper, we report our experience in retrieving during cardiac device implantations previous extraction procedures.This study was a retrospective analysis case records all patients referred to institution transvenous intravascular objects.Over 10 years, 45 consecutive underwent procedures objects. These were: 25 distal portions...
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) pathway has a key role in cellular detoxification mechanisms and seems implicated tumorigenesis. Moreover, polymorphisms mutations of AHR gene have been associated with several human animal tumours. Although found differently expressed pituitary adenomas, mutation status never investigated acromegalic patients.In this study, we evaluated patients apparently sporadic GH-secreting adenoma for variants.Seventy (M = 27, age 59.1 ± 1.6 years) 157 sex- age-matched...
Background. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and brain metastases (MTS) are significant clinical problems in the cancer patient population. Brain MTS deep vein thrombosis life-threatening conditions because of risk fatal endocranic hypertension pulmonary embolism. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is a major treatment for patients suffering from VTE with regard to management acute phase subsequent secondary prophylaxis. Treatment anticoagulants feared triggering massive intracranial...
Button battery ingestion (BBI) is common in children and its prevalence has increased the last decades. BBI can be responsible for very severe potentially fatal complications if not promptly detected. We describe successful management of two cases that occurred previously healthy infants. Both patients presented with vague symptoms no witness foreign body ingestion. The prolonged time exposure to corrosive effects disk batteries was development tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)...
The CT halo sign has been described as the finding of a low-attenuation zone surrounding pulmonary nodule. It is an early clue to diagnosis invasive aspergillosis. We describe case associated with tuberculoma. Therefore, we think that other than aspergillosis should be considered in presence immunocompetent patients.
Splenic hamartoma (or splenoma) is a rare, benign, vascular tumor, often incidentally found at imaging, surgery or autopsy. Albeit usually asymptomatic and rare in children, when it occurs the pediatric population more commonly symptomatic. We report case of 15-year-old girl with iron-deficiency anemia beta-thalassemia, who had large (10 x 8 7 cm) splenic lesion calcifications, during follow-up for splenomegaly histologically characterized as calcified areas. The association hematological...
Ampullary carcinoma is an uncommon gastrointestinal disease. Its natural history often characterized by the occurrence of liver metastases. Among patients who undergo pancreatoduodenectomy, those presenting with lymph nodes involvement are more prone to early distant disease relapse. In this report, a patient previously diagnosed ampullary had been treated curative surgery. After subsequent adjuvant gemcitabine, developed significant myelotoxicity and suffered from single metastasis few...