26
|
Fagotti A, Vizzielli G, Fanfani F, Chiantera V, Margariti P, Gallotta V, Costantini B, Ferrandina G, Tortorella L, Scambia G. Phase III SCORPION trial (ID number: NCT01461850) in epithelial ovarian cancer patients with high tumor load receiving PDS versus NACT: An interim analysis on peri-operative outcome. Gynecol Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
|
27
|
Petrillo M, Vizzielli G, Fanfani F, Gallotta V, Cosentino F, Chiantera V, Scambia G, Fagotti A. Definition of a dynamic laparoscopic model for the prediction of incomplete cytoreduction in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: Proof of concept. Gynecol Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
28
|
Fanfani F, Fagotti A, Gallotta V, Margariti P, Monterossi G, Restaino S, Chiantera V, Shallayeva E, Scambia G. Feasibility of tertiary and quaternary cytoreduction in recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.01.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
29
|
Fagotti A, Petrillo M, Costantini B, Fanfani F, Gallotta V, Chiantera V, Turco L, Bottoni C, Scambia G. Minimally invasive secondary cytoreduction plus HIPEC for recurrent ovarian cancer: A case series. Gynecol Oncol 2014; 132:303-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
|
30
|
Ferrandina G, Lucidi A, De Ninno M, Carbone A, Chiantera V, Morganti AG, Macchia G. Successful treatment of a young patient with locally advanced clear cell adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix undergoing chemoradiation followed by radical surgery. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2013; 77:64-7. [PMID: 24296792 DOI: 10.1159/000356685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCAC) of the uterine cervix is a rare variant of cervical adenocarcinoma accounting for approximately 4-9% of this disease. Given the rarity of this pathological entity, the optimal treatment management is far from being defined. Earlier evidence suggested that the prognosis of patients bearing cervical CCAC is worse than with other histotypes, thus making the investigation of multimodal treatment strategies clinically worthwhile. Herein, we report the first case of locally advanced, large size cervical CCAC in a young woman who was triaged to concomitant chemoradiotherapy followed by radical surgery and experienced a pathologically assessed optimal response to this multimodal approach.
Collapse
|
31
|
Tan CW, Lee YH, Choolani M, Tan HH, Griffith L, Chan J, Chuang PC, Wu MH, Lin YJ, Tsai SJ, Rahmati M, Petitbarat M, Dubanchet S, Bensussan A, Chaouat G, Ledee N, Bissonnette L, Haouzi D, Monzo C, Traver S, Bringer S, Faidherbe J, Perrochia H, Ait-Ahmed O, Dechaud H, Hamamah S, Ibrahim MG, de Arellano MLB, Sachtleben M, Chiantera V, Frangini S, Younes S, Schneider A, Plendl J, Mechsner S, Ono M, Hamai H, Chikawa A, Teramura S, Takata R, Sugimoto T, Iwahashi K, Ohhama N, Nakahira R, Shigeta M, Park IH, Lee KH, Sun HG, Kim SG, Lee JH, Kim YY, Kim HJ, Jeon GH, Kim CM, Bocca S, Wang H, Anderson S, Yu L, Horcajadas J, Oehninger S, Bastu E, Mutlu MF, Celik C, Yasa C, Dural O, Buyru F, Quintana F, Cobo A, Remohi J, Ferrando M, Matorras R, Bermejo A, Iglesias C, Cerrillo M, Ruiz M, Blesa D, Simon C, Garcia-Velasco JA, Chamie L, Ribeiro DMF, Riboldi M, Pereira R, Rosa MB, Gomes C, de Mello PH, Fettback P, Domingues T, Cambiaghi A, Soares ACP, Kimati C, Motta ELA, Serafini P, Hapangama DK, Valentijn AJ, Al-Lamee H, Palial K, Drury JA, von Zglinicki T, Saretzki G, Gargett CE, Liao CY, Lee KH, Sung YJ, Li HY, Morotti M, Remorgida V, Venturini PL, Ferrero S, Nabeta M, Iki A, Hashimoto H, Koizumi M, Matsubara Y, Hamada K, Fujioka T, Matsubara K, Kusanagi Y, Nawa A, Zanatta A, Riboldi M, da Rocha AM, Guerra JL, Cogliati B, Pereira R, Motta ELA, Serafini P, Bianchi PDM, Zanatta A, Riboldi M, da Rocha AM, Cogliati B, Guerra JL, Pereira R, Motta ELA, Serafini P, Prieto B, Exposito A, Mendoza R, Rabanal A, Matorras R, Bedaiwy M, Yi L, Dahoud W, Liu J, Hurd W, Falcone T, Biscotti C, Mesiano S, Sugiyama R, Nakagawa K, Nishi Y, Kuribayashi Y, Akira S, Germeyer A, Rosner S, Jauckus J, Strowitzki T, von Wolff M, Khan KN, Kitajima M, Fujishita A, Nakashima M, Masuzaki H, Kajihara T, Ishihara O, Brosens J, Ledee N, Petitbarat M, Rahmati M, Vezmar K, Savournin V, Dubanchet S, Chaouat G, Balet R, Bensussan A, Chaouat G, Lee YH, Loh SF, Tannenbaum SR, Chan JKY, Scarella A, Chamy V, Devoto L, Abrao M, Sovino H, Krasnopolskaya K, Popov A, Kabanova D, Beketova A, Ivakhnenko V, Shohayeb A, Wahba A, Abousetta A, al-inany H, Wahba A, El Daly A, Zayed M, Kvaskoff M, Han J, Missmer SA, Navarro P, Meola J, Ribas CP, Paz CP, Ferriani RA, Donabela FC, Tafi E, Maggiore ULR, Scala C, Remorgida V, Venturini PL, Ferrero S, Hackl J, Strehl J, Wachter D, Dittrich R, Cupisti S, Hildebrandt T, Lotz L, Attig M, Hoffmann I, Renner S, Hartmann A, Beckmann MW, Urquiza F, Ferrer C, Incera E, Azpiroz A, Junovich G, Pappalardo C, Guerrero G, Pasqualini S, Gutierrez G, Corti L, Sanchez AM, Bordignon PP, Santambrogio P, Levi S, Persico P, Vigano P, Papaleo E, Ferrari S, Candiani M, van der Houwen LEE, Schreurs AMF, Lambalk CB, Schats R, Hompes PGA, Mijatovic V, Xu SY, Li J, Chen XY, Chen SQ, Guo LY, Mathew D, Nunes Q, Lane B, Fernig D, Hapangama D, Lind T, Hammarstrom M, Golmann D, Rodriguez-Wallberg K, Hestiantoro A, Cakra A, Aulia A, Al-Inany H, Houston B, Farquhar C, Abousetta A, Tagliaferri V, Gagliano D, Immediata V, Tartaglia C, Zumpano A, Campagna G, Lanzone A, Guido M, Matsuzaki S, Darcha C, Botchorishvili R, Pouly JL, Mage G, Canis M, Shivhare SB, Bulmer JN, Innes BA, Hapangama DK, Lash GE, de Graaff AA, Zandstra H, Smits LJ, Van Beek JJ, Dunselman GAJ, Bozdag G, Calis PT, Demiralp DO, Ayhan B, Igci N, Yarali H, Acar N, Er H, Ozmen A, Ustunel I, Korgun ET, Kuroda K, Kuroda M, Arakawa A, Kitade M, Brosens AI, Brosens JJ, Takeda S, Yao T. Endometriosis, endometrium, implantation and fallopian tube. Hum Reprod 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
|
32
|
Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Gaßmann J, Erdemoglu E, Drechsler I, Frangini S, Schneider A, Böhmer G. Prospective Comparison of Loop Excision under Colposcopic Guidance versus Vitom Guidance. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2012; 72:945-948. [PMID: 25258454 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1327779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 08/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Aim of the study was to compare the quality of loop excision using a colposcope with results using the VITOM system. Results compared included cervical volume removed, intra- and postoperative complications, and positive resection margins. Methods: A total of 200 patients with histologically confirmed high-grade cervical premalignant lesions, persistent atypical cytological results and/or suspicious colposcopic findings, and cytological and histological discrepancies were included in the study. In transformation zone type 1 (T1) only a superficial cone biopsy was done, in zones type 2 and 3 (T2 and T3) a superficial outside cone biopsy or a deeper inside cone biopsy were done respectively, followed by endocervical curettage. Volume of removed tissue, complications, and positive resection margins were compared for the colposcopy and the VITOM groups. Findings: Demographic and reproductive features were similar between groups. In the VITOM group 49 % of patients had zone T1, 30 % had zone T2, and 21 % had zone T3. In the group of patients managed by colposcopy, 48, 45, and 7 % of patients had zone T1, T2 and T3 zone, respectively (p < 0.01). A "top hat" procedure was done in 65 % of patients in the VITOM group and in 38 % of patients in the colposcopy group (p < 0.05). Mean volume of removed cervical tissue measured was similar, with 1.2 cm3 measured in the VITOM group and 1.14 cm3 in the colposcopy group (p > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the type of procedure or the mean volume of removed tissue. Results were similar for both groups with respect to positive resection margins and complications. Conclusion: VITOM is a safe and reliable system. Results using the VITOM system are comparable to those obtained with conventional colposcopy. The potential advantage of VITOM is the broader availability of endoscopic systems in the operating theatre.
Collapse
|
33
|
Nesbitt-Hawes E, Campbell N, Won H, Maley P, Henry A, Abbott J, Potdar N, Mason-Birks S, Elson CJ, Gelbaya TA, Nardo LG, Stavroulis A, Nnoaham K, Hummelshoj L, Zondervan K, Saridogan E, GSWH Consortium WERF, Chamie LP, Soares ACP, Kimati CT, Gomes C, Fettback P, Riboldi M, Serafini P, Lalitkumar S, Menezes J, Evdokia D, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Lalitkumar PGL, Bailey J, Newman TA, Johnston A, Zisimopoulou K, White M, Sadek K, Shreeve N, Macklon N, Cheong Y, Al-Akoum M, Akoum A, Giles J, Garrido N, Vidal C, Mondion M, Gallo C, Ramirez J, Pellicer A, Remohi J, Ghosh S, Chattopadhyay R, Jana S, Goswami SK, Bose G, Chakravarty M, Chowdhuri K, Chakravarty BN, Kendirci Ceviren A, Ozcelik Tanriverdi N, Urfan A, Donmez L, Isikoglu M, Romano A, Schreinemacher MH, Backes WH, Slenter JM, Xanthoulea SA, Delvoux B, van Winden L, Beets-Tan RG, Evers JLH, Dunselman GAJ, Jana SK, Chaudhury K, Chattopadhyay R, Chakravarty BN, Maruyama T, Yamasaki A, Miyazaki K, Arase T, Uchida H, Yoshimura Y, Kaser D, Ginsburg E, Missmer S, Correia K, Racowsky C, Streuli I, Chouzenoux S, de Ziegler D, Chereau C, Weill B, Chapron C, Batteux F, Arianmanesh M, Fowler PA, Al-Gubory KH, Urata Y, Osuga Y, Izumi G, Nagai M, Takamura M, Yamamoto N, Saito A, Hasegawa A, Takemura Y, Harada M, Hirata T, Hirota Y, Yoshino O, Koga K, Taketani Y, Mohebbi A, Janan A, Nasri S, Lakpour MR, Ramazanali F, Moini A, Aflatoonian R, Germeyer A, Novak O, Renke T, Jung M, Jackus J, Toth B, Strowitzki T, Bhattacharya J, Mitra A, Kundu S, Pal M, Kundu A, Gumusel A, Basar M, Yaprak E, Aslan E, Arda O, Ilvan S, Kayisli U, Guzel E, Haouzi D, Monzo C, Lehmann S, Hirtz C, Tiers L, Hamamah S, Choi D, Choi J, Jo M, Lee E, Shen X, Wang BIN, Li X, Tamura I, Maekawa R, Asada H, Tamura H, Sugino N, Tamura H, Tamura I, Maekawa R, Asada H, Sugino N, Liu H, Jiang Y, Chen J, Zhu L, Shen X, Wang B, Yan G, Sun H, Coughlan C, Sinagra M, Ledger W, Li TC, Laird SM, Dafopoulos K, Vrekoussis T, Chalvatzas N, Messini CI, Kalantaridou S, Georgoulias P, Messinis IE, Makrigiannakis A, Xue Q, Xu Y, Zuo WL, Zhang L, Shang J, Zhu SN, Bulun SE, Tomassetti C, Geysenbergh B, Meuleman C, Fieuws S, D'Hooghe T, Suginami K, Sato Y, Horie A, Matsumoto H, Fujiwara H, Konishi I, Jung Y, Cho S, Choi Y, Lee B, Seo S, Urman B, Yakin K, Oktem O, Alper E, Taskiran C, Aksoy S, Takeuchi K, Kurematsu T, Yu-ki Y, Fukumoto Y, Homan Y, Sata Y, Kuroki Y, Takeuchi M, Awata S, Muneyyirci-Delale O, Charles C, Anopa J, Osei-Tutu N, Dalloul M, Weedon J, Muney A, Stratton P, Yilmaz B, Kilic S, Aksakal O, Kelekci S, Aksoy Y, Lordlar N, Sut N, Gungor T, Chan J, Tan CW, Lee YH, Tan HH, Choolani M, Griffith L, Oldeweme J, Barcena de Arellano ML, Reichelt U, Schneider A, Mechsner S, Barcena de Arellano ML, Munch S, Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Schneider A, Mechsner S, Santoro L, D'Onofrio F, Campo S, Ferraro PM, Tondi P, Gasbarrini A, Santoliquido A, Jung MH, Kim HY, Barcena de Arellano ML, Arnold J, Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Schneider A, Mechsner S, Arnold J, Barcena de Arellano ML, Buttner A, Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Schneider A, Mechsner S, Karaer A, Celik O, Bay Karabulut A, Celik E, Kiran TR, Simsek OY, Yilmaz E, Turkcuoglu I, Tanrikut E, Alieva K, Kulakova E, Ipatova M, Smolnikova V, Kalinina E. ENDOMETRIOSIS, ENDOMETRIUM, IMPLANTATION AND FALLOPIAN TUBE. Hum Reprod 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/27.s2.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
|
34
|
Fiebitz A, Fritsch M, Reichelt U, Ruester C, Chiantera V, Vercellino GF, Darwish A, Schneider A, Mechsner S. Optimized culture conditions for tissue explants of uterine leiomyoma. Clin Lab 2012; 58:1153-1164. [PMID: 23289184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumours in women, which arise from smooth muscle cells of the uterine myometrium and usually are multicentric. In spite of their frequency pathogenesis is widely unknown, mainly due to the absence of a suitable model system. We describe the systematic optimization of culturing leiomyoma tissue explants in an economical and effective ex vivo system. METHODS Different concentrations of oxygen, different media, sera, hormones, and growth factor supplements were tested. Immunohistochemical stainings with antibodies against hormone receptors as well as specifying proliferation and apoptotic indices and real-time PCR were performed. RESULTS Main parameters for culturing myoma tissue explants were tested for finding an optimal protocol. Standard medium D-MEM-F12 in combination with the use of horse serum in a reduced concentration of 1% turned out to be optimal for these tissue cultures as well as the addition of estradiol and epidermal growth factor EGF to media. Reduced oxygen content in the incubator air showed no positive effect. CONCLUSIONS For culturing tissue explants of uterine leiomyoma several conditions were optimized. The established tissue culture model allows examining the effects of known and potential therapeutic substances and the influence of immune competent cells in the process of tumour formation to find new targets for medical treatment.
Collapse
|
35
|
Dutta M, Joshi M, Srivastava S, Chakravarty B, Chaudhury K, Juan Z, Cui YG, Hou Z, Mao YD, Liu JY, Dogan OE, Soysal D, Posaci C, Saatli HB, Kizildag S, Soysal S, Koyuncuoglu M, Chan RWS, Chan YY, Lee CL, Ng EHY, Yeung WSB, Maruyama T, Yamasaki A, Miyazaki K, Arase T, Uchida H, Yoshimura Y, Novella-Maestre E, Herraiz S, Vila JM, Pellicer A, Arellano Estrada C, Barcena de Arellano ML, Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Schneider A, Mechsner S. SESSION 74: ENDOMETRIOSIS/ENDOMETRIUM: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR INSIGHTS 3. Hum Reprod 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/27.s2.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
|
36
|
Koehler C, Gottschalk E, Chiantera V, Marnitz S, Hasenbein K, Schneider A. From laparoscopic assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy to vaginal assisted laparoscopic radical hysterectomy. BJOG 2011; 119:254-62. [PMID: 22082331 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Abstract
Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy is the standard surgical treatment for patients with early stage cervical cancer. The majority of radical hysterectomies are performed with the open technique. However, laparoscopic, combined laparoscopic and vaginal, and robotic-assisted approaches may also be used. Compared with the abdominal radical hysterectomy (ARH), laparoscopic techniques are associated with less blood loss, shorter hospital stay, better cosmesis, and faster recovery. A further breakthrough in laparoscopic technique can only be made if safety and oncological clearance are comparable with ARH. We describe the technique and results of laparoscopic assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy and the transition to vaginal assisted laparoscopic radical hysterectomy.
Collapse
|
37
|
Barcena de Arellano ML, Arnold J, Rüster C, Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Ebert AD, Schneider A, Mechsner S. Neurotrophic events in peritoneal endometriotic lesions. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1292729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
|
38
|
Barcena de Arellano ML, Gericke J, Reichelt U, Okuducu AF, Ebert AD, Chiantera V, Schneider A, Mechsner S. Immunohistochemical characterization of endometriosis-associated smooth muscle cells in human peritoneal endometriotic lesions. Hum Reprod 2011; 26:2721-30. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
|
39
|
Münch S, Barcena de Arellano ML, Arnold J, Vercellino GF, Chiantera V, Mechsner S. Die Rolle von Neurotrophinen und Kalzium-bindenden Proteinen in der Endometriose-assoziierten Innervation. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
|
40
|
Barcena de Arellano ML, Arnold J, Vercellino F, Chiantera V, Rüster C, Ebert A, Schneider A, Mechsner S. Spielen Neurotrophine in der Pathogenese von Endometrioseschmerzen eine Rolle? Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
|
41
|
Gericke J, Barcena de Arellano ML, Reichelt U, Ebert AD, Chiantera V, Schneider A, Mechsner S. Muskelmetaplasie in peritonenalen Endometrioseläsionen. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
|
42
|
Favero G, Chiantera V, Oleszczuk A, Galotta V, Hertel H, Herrmann J, Köhler C, Schneider A. New aspects in the treatment of cervical cancer complicated by pregnancy: Laparoscopic nodal evaluation before oncologic treatment delay. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
|
43
|
Parazzini F, Cipriani S, Chiaffarino F, Sandretti F, Bortolus R, Chiantera V. Induced abortion and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth. BJOG 2007; 114:1414-8. [PMID: 17803719 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the possibility of an association between previous induced abortion and subsequent birth of a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING General and university hospitals. METHODS Cases were 555 women who delivered SGA babies. Controls were 1966 women who gave birth at term (>37 weeks of gestation) to healthy infants of normal weight on randomly selected days at the hospital where cases had been identified. All women in the case and control categories were interviewed on the obstetric wards by one of a team of six interviewers. During the interviews, information was obtained regarding general socio-demographic factors, personal characteristics and habits, gynaecological and obstetric history, general anamnesis, family history of obstetric and gynaecological diseases, and the age of the father of the child. Further information on current pregnancy and delivery was also collected. We used conditional multiple logistic regression (with age as the matching variable), with maximum likelihood fitting, to obtain odds ratios and their corresponding 95% CIs. Included in the regression equations were terms for education, plus terms significantly associated in this data set with the risk of SGA birth (smoking in pregnancy, history of SGA, gestational hypertension and parity). POPULATION Women admitted to a general and a university hospital. RESULTS No significant increase in the risk of SGA birth was observed in women with a previous induced abortion [odds ratio (OR) 1.0; 95% CI 0.6-1.7]. The OR for SGA birth was 1.2 (95% CI 0.7-2.1) for preterm and 1.0 (95% CI 0.7-1.4) for term SGA births. CONCLUSION This study found no association between risk of SGA birth and induced abortion.
Collapse
|
44
|
Possover M, Baekelandt J, Flaskamp C, Li D, Chiantera V. Laparoscopic neurolysis of the sacral plexus and the sciatic nerve for extensive endometriosis of the pelvic wall. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 50:33-6. [PMID: 17546541 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-970075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to report on the feasibility of laparoscopic neurolysis of the plexus sacralis and the sciatic nerve in deep endometriotic infiltration of the lateral pelvic wall. METHODS A transperitoneal approach to the pelvic nerves combined with the LANN technique for intraoperative assessment of the function of the exposed nerves permit exposure and sparing of all somatic nerves during resection of the endometriotic lesion. RESULTS We report on our short experience with 21 patients who underwent this technique for the treatment of endometriotic infiltration of the sacral plexus at different levels. CONCLUSION In young patients with chronic unilateral sciatica or unilateral pudendal neuralgia - Alcock's canal syndrome - where no neurological/orthopedic etiologies have been found, endometriotic infiltration of the lateral pelvic wall has to be implicated as a potential etiology and an indication for laparoscopy must be discussed. Laparoscopic neurolysis of the pelvic somatic nerves is a feasible procedure for trained laparoscopic surgeons who have a good knowledge of the retroperitoneal pelvic (neuro)anatomy.
Collapse
|
45
|
Possover M, Baekelandt J, Kaufmann A, Chiantera V. Laparoscopic endopelvic sacral implantation of a Brindley controller for recovery of bladder function in a paralyzed patient. Spinal Cord 2007; 46:70-3. [PMID: 17420771 DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND A number of techniques are being investigated to accomplish bladder control recovery in paralyzed patients using the neurostimulation, but currently, all techniques are based on the dorsal implantation of the electrodes using a laminectomy. METHODS On 27 April 2006 we performed a laparoscopic implantation of a Finetech-Brindley bladder controller on the endopelvic sacral roots in a Th8 completely paralyzed woman who had previously undergone the removal of a Brindley controller due to an arachnoiditis after extrathecal implantation with intradural sacral deafferentation. RESULTS We required about 3.5 h for the entire surgical procedure; no complications occurred and the patients went home on 5th postoperative day. The patient is now able to void empty her bladder and her rectum using the controller without further need for self-catheterisation. CONCLUSIONS The presented new technique of laparoscopic implantation of electrodes on the endopelvic portion of the sacral nerve roots is an option to be considered in all paralyzed patients with further wish for electrical induced miction/defecation after previous deafferentation.
Collapse
|
46
|
Possover M, Chiantera V. Isolated infiltrative endometriosis of the sciatic nerve: a report of three patients. Fertil Steril 2007; 87:417.e17-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 05/12/2006] [Accepted: 05/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
|
47
|
Chiaffarino F, Parazzini F, Chatenoud L, Ricci E, Tozzi L, Chiantera V, Maffioletti C, Fedele L. Coffee drinking and risk of preterm birth. Eur J Clin Nutr 2006; 60:610-3. [PMID: 16391589 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We analysed the association between coffee drinking before and during the three trimesters of pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth of babies normal for gestational age (NGA) or small for gestational age (SGA). METHODS Case-control study conducted in University clinics of North Italy. Cases were 502 women who delivered at <37 weeks of gestation. The controls included 1966 women who gave birth at term (>or=37 weeks of gestation) to healthy infants on randomly selected days at the hospitals where cases had been identified. RESULTS There was inverse association for coffee consumption in the third trimester of pregnancy in SGA cases compared to NGA (heterogeneity test between OR: chi1(2)=5.6811 P<0.05). In comparison with not drinkers, all the ORs of overall intake of caffeine were closed near the unity for both SGA and NGA preterm birth. CONCLUSION Compared with no consumption, a low consumption of coffee during pregnancy may not have significant effects on preterm birth.
Collapse
|
48
|
Parazzini F, Chiaffarino F, Chatenoud L, Tozzi L, Cipriani S, Chiantera V, Fedele L. Maternal coffee drinking in pregnancy and risk of small for gestational age birth. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004; 59:299-301. [PMID: 15454971 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We have analysed the association between coffee drinking before and during the three trimesters of pregnancy and risk of small for gestational age (SGA) birth. METHODS Cases were 555 women who delivered SGA births (ie <10th percentile according Italian standard). The controls included 1966 women who gave birth at term (>/=37 weeks of gestation) to healthy infants of normal weight. RESULTS In comparison with nondrinkers, the ORs for SGA birth were 1.3 (95% confidence interval, CI, 0.9-1.9) for consumption of four or more cups of coffee/day before pregnancy, and 1.2 (95% CI 0.8-1.8), 1.2 (95% CI 0.8-1.8) and 0.9 (95% CI 0.6-1.4) for consumption of three or more cups of coffee/day during the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy, respectively. CONCLUSION These findings were consistent in women who delivered preterm and at term births and were not affected by potential confounding such as smoking.
Collapse
|
49
|
Parazzini F, Chiaffarino F, Surace M, Chatenoud L, Cipriani S, Chiantera V, Benzi G, Fedele L. Selected food intake and risk of endometriosis. Hum Reprod 2004; 19:1755-9. [PMID: 15254009 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND To offer data on the relationship between diet and risk of pelvic endometriosis, we analysed data collected in the framework of two case-control studies. METHODS Data from two case-control studies conducted in Northern Italy between 1984 and 1999 were combined. Cases were 504 women aged < 65 years (median age 33 years, range 20-65) with a laparoscopically confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis, admitted to a network of obstetrics and gynaecology departments in Milan, Brescia and Pavia. Controls were 504 women (median age 34 years, range 20-61) admitted for acute non-gynaecological, non-hormonal, non-neoplastic conditions. RESULTS Compared to women in the lowest tertile of intake, a significant reduction in risk emerged for higher intake of green vegetables [odds ratio (OR) = 0.3 for the highest tertile of intake] and fresh fruit (OR = 0.6), whereas an increase in risk was associated with high intake of beef and other red meat (OR = 2.0) and ham (OR = 1.8). Consumption of milk, liver, carrots, cheese, fish and whole-grain foods, as well as coffee and alcohol consumption, were not significantly related to endometriosis. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests a link between diet and risk of endometriosis.
Collapse
|
50
|
Parazzini F, Di Cintio E, Chiantera V, Guaschino S. Determinants of different Candida species infections of the genital tract in women. Sporachrom Study Geoup. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2000; 93:141-5. [PMID: 11074134 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-2115(00)00289-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We have analyzed the differences in the epidemiological characteristics of women with different Candida low female genital tract infection. STUDY DESIGN Eligible for the study were 4228 women aged 18-70 years with symptomatic low gynecological tract infection and clinical findings suggestive for Candida infection consecutively attending during the study period first level outpatients gynecological services in Italy. CHROMagar Candida method was used to identify albicans and non-albicans species and among non-albicans ones Candida glabrata, tropicalis and krusei. RESULTS Out of the 4228 women who entered the study, Candida infection was confirmed by CHROMagar test in 3351 cases (79.3%): Candida albicans was identified in 1431 cases (43%) and non-albicans in 1920. Among the 1920 women with non-albicans infection, Candida glabrata was identified in 1207 women, Candida krusei in 290, Candida tropicalis in 404 (in 19 cases other species or non-specified species were involved). Candida albicans infection was more frequently reported than non-albicans ones in diabetic women (Odds Ratio, OR=1.7, 95%, Confidence Interval, CI 1.1-2.7). Current oral contraceptive users tended more frequently to be infected with Candida albicans than non-albicans, however the estimated OR was only slightly above unity and of borderline statistical significance (OR 1.3, 9.5%, CI 1.1-1.5). Women reporting previous treatment with topic antimicotic reported more frequently non-albicans infection, than Candida albicans ones. However the association was limited and of borderline statistical significance (OR albicans vs. non albicans 0.7, 95% CI 0.5-1.0). Albicans infection was more frequently identified in women whose partner reported symptomatology for Candida infection (OR 1.7, 95% C.I. 1.4-2.0). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that in this Italian population with symptomatic Candida infection of low female genital tract, there are some differences in the epidemiological characteristics of women with albicans and non-albicans infection.
Collapse
|