Congenital hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma associated with mesenchymal stem villous hyperplasia of the placenta: case report.

A newborn with an unusual association of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and mesenchymal stem villous hyperplasia of the placenta is presented. At birth, the large hepatic mass caused severe respiratory distress necessitating early surgical intervention. This report on the association of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and mesenchymal stem villous hyperplasia of the placenta strongly suggests a common pathogenetic origin of the 2 lesions.

Drug Prescription and Delirium in Older Inpatients: Results From the Nationwide Multicenter Italian Delirium Day 2015-2016

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between polypharmacy and delirium, the association of specific drug categories with delirium, and the differences in drug-delirium association between medical and surgical units and according to dementia diagnosis. Methods Data were collected during 2 waves of Delirium Day, a multicenter delirium prevalence study including patients (aged 65 years or older) admitted to acute and long-term care wards in Italy (2015-2016); in this study, only patients enrolled in acute hospital wards were selected (n = 4,133). Delirium was assessed according to score on the 4 "A's" Test. Prescriptions were classified by main drug categories; polypharmacy w…

Randomized comparison of local vs. low dose combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for tension free vaginal tape (TVT)

Green biotechnology for valorisation of residual biomasses in nutraceutic sector: Characterization and extraction of bioactive compounds from grape pomace and evaluation of the protective effects in vitro.

The grape pomace (GP) is an important by-product of winemaking, accounting for about 13-25% of the grapes processed. The aim of this work was to investigate the nutritional and antioxidant composition of GP obtained from Nero d’Avola (NA) grape, one of the most important indigenous varieties in Italy, in order to verify application in nutraceutics. Seeds and skin of the GP were studied for their nutritional and antioxidants composition, fatty acid and polyphenols profile, bioactives properties in vitro, by gravimetric, spectrophotometric and chromatographic techniques. The results showed that NAGP seeds are rich in the beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids and that the polyphenols extracte…

Infezione da HIV nel tratto genitale femminile. Diffusione virale ed immunità locale

Tromboprofilassi in gravidanza in donne con aborto ricorrente precoce "inspiegato": esiti del trattamento con basse dose di aspirina versus aspirina ed eparina

L'aborto ricorrente spontaneo (ARS), sindrome caratterizzata dal ripetersi di tre o più aborti consecutivi precoci( I trimestre)complicanti gravidanze opttenute con lo stesso partner, interessa l'1-5% delle coppie ed ha etiopatogenesi in gran parte ancora sconosciuta.Infatti, a dispetto degli studi a riguardo,solo in pochi casi si può stabilire un rapporto causa-effetto tra un fattore riscontrato in corso di indagini e la perdita embrio-fetale e, nonostante gli accertamenti cui la coppia viene sottoposta, il 40-50% dei casi rimane inspiegato. E' problematica la gestione di una nuova gravidanza in queste donne che, anche se informate della possibilità di essere vittime di un evento casuale p…