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C. Di Marco

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Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in compensated cirrhosis with radio-frequency thermal ablation (RFTA): a prospective study

2005

Abstract BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess the effectiveness and the safety of radio-frequency thermal ablation (RFTA) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or = 35 g/L, platelet count > or = 100.000/mmc, tumor size < or = 3 cm, complete response at 1 month and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging classification. Overall recurrence rates were 22, 38, and 44% at 12, 24, and 30 months, respectively. One procedure-related death occurred. The proportion of major complications after treatment was 3.9%. CONCLUSIONS: A complete response after RFTA significantly increases survival. The longest survival is obtained in the presence of HCC < or = 3 cm and of higher baseline albumin levels a…

Liver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma HepatocellularCirrhosisGastroenterologyCohort StudiesInternal medicineHumansMedicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studySurvival analysisAgedLaparotomyHepatologybusiness.industryProportional hazards modelLiver NeoplasmsMiddle AgedPrognosismedicine.diseaseSurvival AnalysisSurgeryHepatocellular carcinoma Radio frequency thermal ablation CirrhosisHepatocellular carcinomaCohortCatheter AblationFemaleNeoplasm Recurrence LocalbusinessLiver cancerFollow-Up StudiesCohort study
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Changes in surgicaL behaviOrs dUring the CoviD-19 pandemic. The SICE CLOUD19 Study

2021

Abstract Background The spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease, profoundly impacted the surgical community. Recommendations have been published to manage patients needing surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey, under the aegis of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery, aims to analyze how Italian surgeons have changed their practice during the pandemic. Methods The authors designed an online survey that was circulated for completion to the Italian departments of general surgery registered in the Italian Ministry of Health database in December 2020. Questions were divided into three sections: hospital organization, screening policies, and safety profile of…

Laparoscopic surgerySettore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALEmedicine.medical_treatmentlaparoscopyCOVID-19; Elective surgery; Emergency surgery; Laparoscopic surgery; SurveyOral HealthLaparoscopic surgerycross infection (MeSH)COVID-19; Elective surgery; Emergency surgery; Laparoscopic surgery; Survey.Surveys and QuestionnairesEpidemiologyPandemicInfection controlPractice Patterns Physicians'emergency surgeryLaparoscopySurveyhumansmedicine.diagnostic_testGeneral Commentarylaparoscopic surgeryinfection controlItalyEmergency surgeryphysicians'Original ArticleElective Surgical ProcedureHumanheating ventilation air conditioningmedicine.medical_specialtyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)fallow periodelective surgical procedurespandemicsNOaerosol generating proceduresSurvey.COVID-19; elective surgery; emergency surgery; laparoscopic surgery; survey; COVID-19; elective surgical procedures; humans; infection control; Italy; laparoscopy; pandemics; practice patterns physicians'; SARS-CoV-2; surveys and questionnairesmedicinesurveyElective surgeryElective surgeryInfection ControlElective Surgical ProcedurePandemicbusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2General surgerySurvey; Laparoscopic surgery; COVID-19; Elective surgery; Emergency surgeryCOVID-19practice patternsSurgeryelective surgerysurveys and questionnairesLaparoscopySurgerybusiness
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Exocrine pancreatic function in children with coeliac disease before and after a gluten free diet.

1991

This study was designed to determine the extent of pancreatic insufficiency in untreated coeliac disease and whether pancreatic secretion is impaired after a prolonged gluten free period. Three groups of patients were studied: group A comprised 44 patients, mean (SD) age 4.0 (3.1) years, with coeliac disease and total or subtotal atrophy of the intestinal mucosa; group B comprised 67 patients, mean age 4.4 (3.0) years, with coeliac disease but with normal morphology of the intestinal villi (after 12.9 months of a gluten free diet); group C comprised 49 control subjects, mean age 3.2 (3.0) years, with normal jejunal histology. In all subjects exocrine pancreatic function was determined by th…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentGlutensDuodenumDiet therapyGastroenterologyCoeliac diseaseSecretinFecesSecretinIntestinal mucosaInternal medicinemedicineChymotrypsinHumansIntestinal MucosaChildExocrine pancreatic insufficiencyPancreasbusiness.industryGastroenterologyInfantmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesCeliac DiseaseEndocrinologymedicine.anatomical_structureChild PreschoolDuodenumExocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyFemaleGluten freePancreasbusinessCeruletideResearch ArticleGut
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Ipriflavone prevents radial bone loss in postmenopausal women with low bone mass over 2 years.

1997

Two hundred and fifty-five postmenopausal women with distal forearm bone mineral density (BMD) 1 SD below the mean value for normal age-matched postmenopausal subjects were randomly allocated to a 2-year treatment with oral ipriflavone (200 mg t.i.d.) or a matched placebo, according to a double-masked, parallel-group design. All patients also received a 1 g/day calcium supplement. Distal radius BMD and bone metabolism markers were measured at baseline, and every 6 months. Blood haematology and chemistry and physical parameters were monitored at the same time. One hundred and ninety-six patients completed 2 years of treatment. BMD changes from baseline were analysed according to valid comple…

medicine.medical_specialtyBone diseaseEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismOsteoporosisUrologyPlaceboBone and BonesBone remodelingchemistry.chemical_compoundBone DensityHumansMedicineOsteoporosis PostmenopausalAgedBone mineralCreatinineIntention-to-treat analysisbusiness.industryMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseIsoflavonesSurgeryHydroxyprolineRadiuschemistryFemaleIpriflavonebusinessmedicine.drug
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