L’attaccamento intergenerazionale nei pattern relazionali dipendenti.

Di fondamentale importanza nello studio dei pattern relazionali è l’indagine delle interazioni precoci con la figura di accudimento: le esperienze di attaccamento e la rappresentazione delle aspettative costituiscono gli elementi fondanti dei Modelli Operativi Interni (Bowlby 1980), che guidano presimbolicamente specifiche azioni, scelte e sentimenti di attaccamento nel corso del ciclo di vita. I comportamenti di dipendenza da partner violenti sembrano essere associati ad attaccamenti insicuri; le ricerche empiriche sulla Love Addiction indicano come l’elemento ricorsivo e maggiormente nocivo la difficoltà di sottrarsi a relazioni negative (Reynaud 2010; April 2005). All’interno di questo q…

PROPHYLACTIC BLADDER INSTILLATIONS WITH IALURIL (R) MAY REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE RADIATION CYSTITIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIOTHERAPY FOR PELVIC TUMOURS

Introduction: Acute radiation cystitis (RC) is a common and debilitating problem in patients undergoing radiotherapy for urogenital malignancies. Acute RC symptoms include painful micturition, urgency, frequency, and nicturia We studied the feasibility and efficacy of intravesical instillations with Ialuril® (sodium hyaluronate and chondroitin sulfate sterile solution) to reduce acute radiation cystitis in men and women undergoing pelvic radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: The single-arm study was performed between September 2010 and June 2011 and included 15 patients who met the following criteria: primary or adjuvant radiotherapy for pelvic cancer. Exclusion criteria were: bladder cancer…

Intergenerational transmission of dysfunctional relationship: The case study of a mother daughter dyad with violent partner

PREDICTING BLADDER CANCER AT THE EMERGENCY UNIT: THE IMPACT OF HEMOGLOBIN VALUE

Aim of the study Haematuria represents the most common symptom at presentation in patients with bladder Cancer (BCa). However, no study has tested the predictors of BCa in patients presenting with haematuria. This prospective study was aimed to assess the factors associated with the presence of BCa in patients presenting at our emergency unit due to gross-hematuria. Materials and methods All patients presenting at the emergency unit of our institution for their first episode of gross haematuria between January and December 2012 were evaluated. All clinical patient characteristics, including the ongoing antiplatelets and/or oral anticoagulative treatment, were recorded. Demographical, hemato…

Comparative study on volatile compounds and FAMEs profile from sicilian monovarietal virgin oils

L’attaccamento nei nuclei familiari esposti a violenza domestica

Un contesto di ricerca che consente di analizzare la continuità dell’attaccamento intergenerazionale tra madri e figli in condizioni di IPV è rappresentato dalle strutture residenziali che offrono protezione alle donne e ai loro figli. In questo studio abbiamo voluto analizzare la qualità dei legami di attaccamento in nuclei familiari formati da madri e figli con esperienze di IPV; inoltre, abbiamo considerato le diverse tipologie di violenza subita sia dalle madri che dai figli, distinguendo tra violenza psicologica e violenza fisica. Allo studio hanno partecipato 16 nuclei familiari ospiti di cinque case dedicate all’ospitalità di donne e minori vittime di abuso e di maltrattamento.

Comparative survey on nine Pistacchio curtivars grown in Sicily regarding their volatile fraction and fatty acids content

THE ROLE OF PERI-OPERATIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSION ON CANCER SPECIFIC AND OVERALL MORTALITY AFTER RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER

Only few studies investigated the impact of the peri-operative blood transfusion (PBT) rate on both cancerspecific (CSM) and overall mortality (OM) after radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (Bca). To date, no study has taken into account the possible prognostic role of the pre-operative hemoglobin level (Hb). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of both pre-operative Hb level and PBT rate on CSS and OS of patients who underwent RC. Materiali e metodi The study cohort included 1575 patients treated with RC for BCa between 1990 and 2012 at a single tertiary referral center. Complete clinical, pathological and follow up-data was available for all the patients. Kaplan- Meier …

THE IMPACT OF NUMBER OF LYMPH NODE REMOVED IN THE DETECTION OF LYMPHNODE METASTASIS: A SENSITIVITY CURVE ANALYSIS.

Scopo del lavoro To assess the correct number of lymph nodes (LNs) to removed at Radical Cystectomy (RC) to ensure an accurate lymph nodes metastasis (LNM) staging. Materiali e metodi Between 1995 and 2012, 1016 RC for bladder cancer (BCa) were completed at a single tertiary care institution. Demographical, clinical and pathological variables were recorded for each patient. The relationship between the number of removed LNs and the probability to find a LNI at definitive pathology examination was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. The ROC curve coordinates were used to graph the probability of finding LNI according to the number of LNs removed and examined with a …