A5040945248- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
University of Pisa
1997-2022
Humanitas Gavazzeni
2018-2022
Humanitas University
2022
Collaborative Group (United States)
2021
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2012
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2012
Imperial College London
2012
Kameda Medical Center
2012
University of Alberta
2012
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
2009
In Brief Objective/Background: The GONO-FOLFOXIRI regimen improved the rate of R0 secondary resection metastases in initially unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer. objective this study was to evaluate long-term outcome resected patients and impact FOLFOXIRI on perioperative morbidities, mortality, chemotherapy induced hepatotoxicity. Patients Methods: Overall, 196 with cancer were treated 2 phase II 1 III trial. This associated an elevated response (70.4%) 37 (19%) could undergo a...
Benign thyroid cysts often recur after aspiration; the effectiveness of tetracycline instillation in case recurrence has been questioned. We, therefore, tested efficacy percutaneous ethanol injection 20 patients with "pure" cyst relapsing aspiration. After evacuation, 95% was instilled under sonographic guidance and re-aspirated 5 min later. The procedure performed twice for larger cysts. Follow-up studies were carried out 1, 3, 6, 12 months. In at 1 month, (n = 5) submitted to a second...
Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) has been suggested as an alternative to radioiodine and surgery for the treatment of autonomous thyroid nodules (ATN).In this study we have defined long-term efficacy safety PEI ATN, attempted optimize clinical usefulness improve technical approach treatment.One hundred seventeen patients with 26 males 91 females, aged 48 +/- 12.9 years (mean SD), were offered when other established treatments refused or contraindicated. Seventy-seven affected by toxic...
Background: Recent reports place colorectal cancer (CRC) as the third most common for both sexes. Elderly patients are often viewed high‐risk surgical candidates with high rates of emergency presentations and perioperative mortality. The aim our study was to examine characteristics morbidity mortality elderly presented CRC surgery. Methods: We retrospectively studied 248 who underwent surgery at institution between July 2003 December 2005. Risk factors included sex, age, localization, Dukes’...
Abstract Background This study compared patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery in 20 hospitals of northern Italy 2019 versus 2020, order to evaluate whether COVID-19-related delays screening resulted more advanced cancers at diagnosis and worse clinical outcomes. Method was a retrospective multicentre cohort analysis March December 2020. Independent predictors disease stage (oncological stage, associated symptoms, T4 metastasis) outcome (surgical complications, palliative surgery,...
Background:Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare but potentially serious postpartum complication, which occurs in 0.05% to 0.18% of pregnancies and diagnosed on the right side 80% 90% cases.Case Report:A 32-year-old woman presented at 15 days our emergency department with severe abdominal pain, fever, distension. Abdominal examination revealed lower quadrant pain rebound tenderness. The plain radiography evidenced diffuse fecal stasis; ultrasound showed presence free fluid Douglas’ pouch...
We describe our 5-year experience with percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for the treatment of cold benign thyroid nodules and report its efficacy side effects. Fifty-four euthyroid outpatients (aged 44.8 ± 12.7 years, mean SD) were divided into two groups matched sex, age, nodule volume: 27 patients treated only by PEI additionally levothyroxine-suppressive therapy (median follow-up: 24 months, range 6–48). Mean pretreatment volume was 21.0 mL (range 5.4–54.6). Ethanol (1.3 0.6 mL/mL...
Abstract Sonographically guided percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) has been recently used with excellent results in the treatment of toxic and pretoxic thyroid adenoma. The aim present study was to assess efficacy PEI also “cold” nodules. Twenty patients, each a single nodule, underwent PEI. In all cases nodules were found be cold by scintiscan. A total 16.1 mL ± 3.1 injected once week. No adverse effects observed during therapy. striking nodular shrinkage obtained cases, ranging from...
A 72-year-old cirrhotic woman underwent percutaneous ethanol injection treatment of a liver metastasis unknown origin. subcutaneous developed at the site punctures. Needle track seeding is rare complication fine-needle biopsy but has never--to authors' knowledge--been reported after injection. The possible causes this are discussed.
A retrospective review of 200 patients with intra-abdominal abscesses treated by percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage is reported. Abscesses were simple in 151 (75.5 per cent) and complex 49 (24.5 cent). In 12 the abscess communicated gastrointestinal tract. There 17 critically ill for whom was only therapeutic option possible. The success rate 94.7 cent (143 patients) 69 (34 49) abscess. overall 88.5 cent. mortality 1.3 (two 16 (eight 5.0 Percutaneous should be initial procedure a...
The aim of our study was to define the long-term efficacy and safety percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for treatment autonomous thyroid nodule (ATN), optimise clinical usefulness such a therapy. We treated 132 patients with ATN (30 M 102 F, aged 47.5+/-12.9 years; mean+/-SD), in case other established treatments were refused or contraindicated. Eighty-five affected by toxic adenoma 47 suffered from pre-toxic nodules. Ethanol administered weekly under sonographic control, 7 sessions (range...
Acute thromboembolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery is a condition with an unfavorable prognosis. Treatment this focused on early diagnosis, surgical or intravascular restoration blood flow to ischemic intestine, resection necrotic bowel and supportive intensive care. In report, we describe case 39-year-old woman who developed small infarct because acute thrombotic artery, also involving splenic artery.A Caucasian presented abdominal pain signs intestinal occlusion. The patient...
The objective was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFT), performed during laparoscopy with a cooled-tip electrode needle, in treatment neoplastic hepatic focal lesions. Seven patients hepatocarcinoma (10 lesions) were treated RFT using 100-watt RF generator 17-gauge, dual-lumen, needles 3-cm exposed tip. mean exposure time 12 minutes for each needle insertion. Spiral computed tomography scanning detected complete tumor necrosis nine...
Ectopic thyroid tissue can be found anywhere between the foramen cecum and normal position of gland, most commonly located in anterior cervical area, region thyroglossal duct. Although cancer has been described frequently duct remnants, dysfunction related to this is rare. We report a patient with recurrent Graves' disease arising remnant.A 40-year-old woman history total thyroidectomy for disease, presented slowly enlarging midline neck mass association clinical signs hyperthyroidism....