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Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Labricciosa FM, Al Omari AH, Bains L, Baraket O, Catarci M, Cui Y, Ferreres AR, Gkiokas G, Gomes CA, Hodonou AM, Isik A, Litvin A, Lohsiriwat V, Kotecha V, Khokha V, Kryvoruchko IA, Machain GM, O’Connor DB, Olaoye I, Al-Omari JAK, Pasculli A, Petrone P, Rickard J, Sall I, Sawyer RG, Téllez-Almenares O, Catena F, Siquini W. Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Proposal for a Global Evidence-Based Bundle. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:100. [PMID: 38275329 PMCID: PMC10812782 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13010100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
In the multimodal strategy context, to implement healthcare-associated infection prevention, bundles are one of the most commonly used methods to adapt guidelines in the local context and transfer best practices into routine clinical care. One of the most important measures to prevent surgical site infections is surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP). This narrative review aims to present a bundle for the correct SAP administration and evaluate the evidence supporting it. Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention guidelines published by the WHO, CDC, NICE, and SHEA/IDSA/APIC/AHA, and the clinical practice guidelines for SAP by ASHP/IDSA/SIS/SHEA, were reviewed. Subsequently, comprehensive searches were also conducted using the PubMed®/MEDLINE and Google Scholar databases, in order to identify further supporting evidence-based documentation. The bundle includes five different measures that may affect proper SAP administration. The measures included may be easily implemented in all hospitals worldwide and are based on minimal drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics knowledge, which all surgeons should know. Antibiotics for SAP should be prescribed for surgical procedures at high risk for SSIs, such as clean-contaminated and contaminated surgical procedures or for clean surgical procedures where SSIs, even if unlikely, may have devastating consequences, such as in procedures with prosthetic implants. SAP should generally be administered within 60 min before the surgical incision for most antibiotics (including cefazolin). SAP redosing is indicated for surgical procedures exceeding two antibiotic half-lives or for procedures significantly associated with blood loss. In principle, SAP should be discontinued after the surgical procedure. Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship programmes can optimise the treatment of infections and reduce adverse events associated with antibiotics. In the context of a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, it is essential to encourage an institutional safety culture in which surgeons are persuaded, rather than compelled, to respect antibiotic prescribing practices. In that context, the proposed bundle contains a set of evidence-based interventions for SAP administration. It is easy to apply, promotes collaboration, and includes measures that can be adequately followed and evaluated in all hospitals worldwide.
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Affiliation(s)
- Massimo Sartelli
- Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, 62100 Macerata, Italy;
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Unit, Pisa University Hospital, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan;
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- Department of General Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India;
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- Department of General Surgery, Bizerte Hospital, Bizerte 7000, Tunisia;
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- General Surgery Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, 00157 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China;
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- Department of Surgery, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina;
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, “Aretaieio” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus, Juiz de Fora 25520, Brazil;
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Parakou, Parakou 03 BP 10, Benin;
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- Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul 34000, Turkey;
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- Department of Surgical Diseases No. 3, Gomel State Medical University, 246000 Gomel, Belarus;
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand;
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- Department of General Surgery, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania;
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- General Surgery Unit, Podhalanski Specialized Hospital, 34-400 Nowy Targ, Poland;
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- Department of Surgery No. 2, Kharkiv National Medical University, 61000 Kharkiv, Ukraine;
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- Department of Surgery, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, San Lorenzo 1055, Paraguay;
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Trinity College, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland;
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- Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin 240101, Nigeria;
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- Medical College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Hussein Hospital, Zarqa 13313, Jordan;
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, University of Bari “A. Moro”, 70125 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, Mineola, NY 11501, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
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- Department of General Surgery, Military Teaching Hospital, Dakar 3006, Senegal;
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA;
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- General Surgery Department of Saturnino Lora Provincial Hospital, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba,
26P2+J7X, Santiago de Cuba 90100, Cuba;
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- Department of Surgery, “Bufalini” Hospital, 47521 Cesena, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, 62100 Macerata, Italy;
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Di Meo G, Panzera P, Pasculli A, Prete FP, Gurrado A, Testini M. Aberrant hepatic artery in an elderly patient with pancreatic head tumor. Surg Open Sci 2023; 16:98-99. [PMID: 37822641 PMCID: PMC10562741 DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2023.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Giovanna Di Meo
- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
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Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Avenia N, Bellantone R, Boniardi M, Merante Boschin I, Calò PG, Camandona M, Cavallaro G, Cianchi F, Conzo G, D’Andrea V, De Crea C, De Pasquale L, Del Rio P, Di Meo G, Dionigi G, Dobrinja C, Docimo G, Famà F, Galimberti A, Giacomelli L, Graceffa G, Iacobone M, Innaro N, Lombardi CP, Materazzi G, Medas F, Mullineris B, Oragano L, Palestini N, Perigli G, Pezzolla A, Prete FP, Raffaelli M, Renzulli G, Rosato L, Scerrino G, Sgaramella LI, Sorrenti S, Testini C, Veroux M, Gasparri G, Testini M, pTRANI Study Group. Parathyroid Retrospective Analysis of Neoplasms Incidence (pTRANI Study): An Italian Multicenter Study on Parathyroid Carcinoma and Atypical Parathyroid Tumour. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6297. [PMID: 37834940 PMCID: PMC10573774 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12196297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Parathyroid cancer (PC) is a rare sporadic or hereditary malignancy whose histologic features were redefined with the 2022 WHO classification. A total of 24 Italian institutions designed this multicenter study to specify PC incidence, describe its clinical, functional, and imaging characteristics and improve its differentiation from the atypical parathyroid tumour (APT). METHODS All relevant information was collected about PC and APT patients treated between 2009 and 2021. RESULTS Among 8361 parathyroidectomies, 351 patients (mean age 59.0 ± 14.5; F = 210, 59.8%) were divided into the APT (n = 226, 2.8%) and PC group (n = 125, 1.5%). PC showed significantly higher rates (p < 0.05) of bone involvement, abdominal, and neurological symptoms than APT (48.8% vs. 35.0%, 17.6% vs. 7.1%, 13.6% vs. 5.3%, respectively). Ultrasound (US) diameter >3 cm (30.9% vs. 19.3%, p = 0.049) was significantly more common in the PC. A significantly higher frequency of local recurrences was observed in the PC (8.0% vs. 2.7%, p = 0.022). Mortality due to consequences of cancer or uncontrolled hyperparathyroidism was 3.3%. CONCLUSIONS Symptomatic hyperparathyroidism, high PTH and albumin-corrected serum calcium values, and a US diameter >3 cm may be considered features differentiating PC from APT. 2022 WHO criteria did not impact the diagnosis.
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- Angela Gurrado
- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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- General and Endocrine Surgery Unit, S. Maria University Hospital, University of Perugia, 05100 Terni, Italy;
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy;
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- General Oncology and Mini-Invasive Surgery Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy;
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- Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, 35143 Padua, Italy; (I.M.B.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (P.G.C.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (M.C.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Digestive Surgery Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.C.); (G.P.); (C.T.)
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- Division of General, Oncological, Mini-Invasive and Obesity Surgery, Department of Medical and Traslational Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- UOC Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (C.D.C.); (M.R.)
- Centro di Ricerca in Chirurgia delle Ghiandole Endocrine e dell’Obesità, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of General and Specialist Surgery, Parma University Hospital, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy;
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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- Division of Surgery, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34125 Trieste, Italy;
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University Hospital “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of General and Speciality Surgery, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy; (G.G.); (G.S.)
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- Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, 35143 Padua, Italy; (I.M.B.); (M.I.)
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- Unit of Endocrine Surgery, AOU “Dulbecco”, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy;
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- Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University Hospital of Pisa, 56121 Pisa, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (P.G.C.); (F.M.)
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- Unit of General Surgery, Emergency and New Technologies, Modena Hospital, 41126 Modena, Italy;
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- Surgical Unit of General Surgery, “San Biagio” Hospital, 28845 Domodossola, Italy;
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, Fondazione Piemontese per l’Oncologia, 10060 Candiolo, Italy;
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- Digestive Surgery Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.C.); (G.P.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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- UOC Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (C.D.C.); (M.R.)
- Centro di Ricerca in Chirurgia delle Ghiandole Endocrine e dell’Obesità, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Pathology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery-ASL TO4, Ivrea Hospital, 10015 Ivrea, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy; (G.G.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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- Digestive Surgery Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.C.); (G.P.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (M.C.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University Medical School of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.G.); (G.D.M.); (A.P.); (F.P.P.); (L.I.S.); (M.T.)
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Kirkpatrick AW, Coccolini F, Tolonen M, Minor S, Catena F, Gois E, Doig CJ, Hill MD, Ansaloni L, Chiarugi M, Tartaglia D, Ioannidis O, Sugrue M, Colak E, Hameed SM, Lampela H, Agnoletti V, McKee JL, Garraway N, Sartelli M, Ball CG, Parry NG, Voght K, Julien L, Kroeker J, Roberts DJ, Faris P, Tiruta C, Moore EE, Ammons LA, Anestiadou E, Bendinelli C, Bouliaris K, Carroll R, Ceresoli M, Favi F, Gurrado A, Rezende-Neto J, Isik A, Cremonini C, Strambi S, Koukoulis G, Testini M, Trpcic S, Pasculli A, Picariello E, Abu-Zidan F, Adeyeye A, Augustin G, Alconchel F, Altinel Y, Hernandez Amin LA, Aranda-Narváez JM, Baraket O, Biffl WL, Baiocchi GL, Bonavina L, Brisinda G, Cardinali L, Celotti A, Chaouch M, Chiarello M, Costa G, de'Angelis N, De Manzini N, Delibegovic S, Di Saverio S, De Simone B, Dubuisson V, Fransvea P, Garulli G, Giordano A, Gomes C, Hayati F, Huang J, Ibrahim AF, Huei TJ, Jailani RF, Khan M, Luna AP, Malbrain MLNG, Marwah S, McBeth P, Mihailescu A, Morello A, Mulita F, Murzi V, Mohammad AT, Parmar S, Pak A, Wong MPK, Pantalone D, Podda M, Puccioni C, Rasa K, Ren J, Roscio F, Gonzalez-Sanchez A, Sganga G, Scheiterle M, Slavchev M, Smirnov D, Tosi L, Trivedi A, Vega JAG, Waledziak M, Xenaki S, Winter D, Wu X, Zakaria AD, Zakaria Z. The unrestricted global effort to complete the COOL trial. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:33. [PMID: 37170123 PMCID: PMC10173926 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-023-00500-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis (SCIAS) has an increasing incidence with mortality rates over 80% in some settings. Mortality typically results from disruption of the gastrointestinal tract, progressive and self-perpetuating bio-mediator generation, systemic inflammation, and multiple organ failure. A further therapeutic option may be open abdomen (OA) management with negative peritoneal pressure therapy (NPPT) to remove inflammatory ascites and attenuate the systemic damage from SCIAS, although there are definite risks of leaving the abdomen open whenever it might possibly be closed. This potential therapeutic paradigm is the rationale being assessed in the Closed Or Open after Laparotomy (COOL trial) ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03163095 ). Initially, the COOL trial received Industry sponsorship; however, this funding mandated the use of a specific trademarked and expensive NPPT device in half of the patients allocated to the intervention (open) arm. In August 2022, the 3 M/Acelity Corporation without consultation but within the terms of the contract canceled the financial support of the trial. Although creating financial difficulty, there is now no restriction on specific NPPT devices and removing a cost-prohibitive intervention creates an opportunity to expand the COOL trial to a truly global basis. This document describes the evolution of the COOL trial, with a focus on future opportunities for global growth of the study. METHODS The COOL trial is the largest prospective randomized controlled trial examining the random allocation of SCIAS patients intra-operatively to either formal closure of the fascia or the use of the OA with an application of an NPPT dressing. Patients are eligible if they have free uncontained intraperitoneal contamination and physiologic derangements exemplified by septic shock OR severely adverse predicted clinical outcomes. The primary outcome is intended to definitively inform global practice by conclusively evaluating 90-day survival. Initial recruitment has been lower than hoped but satisfactory, and the COOL steering committee and trial investigators intend with increased global support to continue enrollment until recruitment ensures a definitive answer. DISCUSSION OA is mandated in many cases of SCIAS such as the risk of abdominal compartment syndrome associated with closure, or a planned second look as for example part of "damage control"; however, improved source control (locally and systemically) is the most uncertain indication for an OA. The COOL trial seeks to expand potential sites and proceed with the evaluation of NPPT agnostic to device, to properly examine the hypothesis that this treatment attenuates systemic damage and improves survival. This approach will not affect internal validity and should improve the external validity of any observed results of the intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION National Institutes of Health ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03163095 ).
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- Andrew W Kirkpatrick
- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, EG23T2N 2T9, Canada.
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Londrina State University, and National COOL Coordinator for Brazil, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- General Surgery I, San Matteo Hospital Pavia, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- 4th Department of Surgery, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital "George Papanikolaou", Thessaloniki, Greece
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- University of Samsun, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Espoo, Finland
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- Global Project Manager, COOL Trial and the TeleMentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions Research Group, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery, Macerata, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, NSHA-Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- 4th Department of Surgery, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital "George Papanikolaou", Thessaloniki, Greece
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- General Surgery Department of Koutlimbaneio, Triantafylleio General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
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- General and Emergency Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Chirurgia Generale E d'Urgenza, Ospedale M. Bufalini - Cesena, AUSL Della Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery "V. Bonomo", University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- General Surgery Department, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- General Surgery Department of Koutlimbaneio, Triantafylleio General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery "V. Bonomo", University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Unit of Academic General Surgery "V. Bonomo", University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Ospedale M. Buffalini Di Cesena, Cesena, Italy
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Afe Babalola University Multisystem Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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- University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital IMIB-Arrixaca, Ctra. Madrid-Cartagena, S/N, Murcia, Spain
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- Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Nurse Master of Nursing, Professor and Coordinator of the teaching-service relationship, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sucre, Sincelejo, Colombia
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Unit. General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Milan Medical School, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General Hospital Madonna del Soccorso, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, UO Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale Maggiore Di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale Di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Colorectal and Digestive Surgery Unit-DIGEST Department, Beaujon University Hospital AP-HP, University Paris Cité, Clichy, France
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- Department of General Surgery, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Proctology, Clinic for Surgery, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Insubria, University Hospital of Varese, ASST Sette Laghi, Regione Lombardia, Italy
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- Unit of Digestive and Metabolic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Clinique Saint Louis, Poissy, Poissy, Ile de France, France
- Unit of Emergency and General Surgery, Guastalla Hospital, AUSL Reggio Emilia, Guastalla, Italy
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- Chirurgie Digestive, Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire Et, Générale University Hospital of Bordeaux FR, Bordeaux, France
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- Emergency and General Consultant Surgeon, Nuovo Ospedale "S. Stefano", Azienda ASL Toscana Centro, Prato, Italy
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- Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus, SUPREMA, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- General Surgery, University Hospitals, Sussex, UK
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- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- International Fluid Academy, Lovenjoel, Belgium
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Department of General Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital - San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Rio, Greece
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- Department of Surgical Science, Cagliari State University, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India
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- School of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Cagliari University Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Hüseyin Kemal Raşa, Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Unit. General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Unit and Trauma Team, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, South Ural State Medical University, Chelyabinsk City, Russia
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences and Hospital USM, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences and Hospital USM, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown, Malaysia
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Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Maruccia M, Elia R, Moschetta M, Telegrafo M, Lavermicocca W, Poli E, Sgaramella L, De Luca G, Prete F, Giudice G, Testini M. P191 Skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy with one-stage or two-stage reconstruction: analysis of early outcomes and patient’s satisfaction. Breast 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(23)00309-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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Fugazzola P, Cobianchi L, Di Martino M, Tomasoni M, Dal Mas F, Abu-Zidan FM, Agnoletti V, Ceresoli M, Coccolini F, Di Saverio S, Dominioni T, Farè CN, Frassini S, Gambini G, Leppäniemi A, Maestri M, Martín-Pérez E, Moore EE, Musella V, Peitzman AB, de la Hoz Rodríguez Á, Sargenti B, Sartelli M, Viganò J, Anderloni A, Biffl W, Catena F, Ansaloni L, Augustin G, Morić T, Awad S, Alzahrani AM, Elbahnasawy M, Massalou D, De Simone B, Demetrashvili Z, Kimpizi AD, Schizas D, Balalis D, Tasis N, Papadoliopoulou M, Georgios P, Lasithiotakis K, Ioannidis O, Bains L, Magnoli M, Cianci P, Conversano NI, Pasculli A, Andreuccetti J, Arici E, Pignata G, Tiberio GAM, Podda M, Murru C, Veroux M, Distefano C, Centonze D, Favi F, Bova R, Convertini G, Balla A, Sasia D, Giraudo G, Gabriele A, Tartaglia N, Pavone G, D’Acapito F, Fabbri N, Ferrara F, Cimbanassi S, Ferrario L, Cioffi S, Ceresoli M, Fumagalli C, Degrate L, Degiuli M, Sofia S, Licari L, Improta M, Patriti A, Coletta D, Conti L, Malerba M, Andrea M, Calabrò M, De Zolt B, Bellio G, Giordano A, Luppi D, Corbellini C, Sampietro GM, Marafante C, Rossi S, Mingoli A, Lapolla P, Cicerchia PM, Siragusa L, Grande M, Arcudi C, Antonelli A, Vinci D, De Martino C, Armellino MF, Bisogno E, Visconti D, Santarelli M, Montanari E, Biloslavo A, Germani P, Zaghi C, Oka N, Fathi MA, Ríos-Cruz D, Hernandez EEL, Garzali IU, Duarte L, Negoi I, Litvin A, Chowdhury S, Alshahrani SM, Carbonell-Morote S, Rubio-Garcia JJ, Moreira CCL, Ponce IA, Mendoza-Moreno F, Campaña AM, Bayo HL, Serra AC, Landaluce-Olavarria A, Serradilla-Martín M, Cano-Paredero A, Dobón-Rascón MÁ, Hamid H, Baraket O, Gonullu E, Leventoglu S, Turk Y, Büyükkasap Ç, Aday U, Kara Y, Kabuli HA, Atici SD, Colak E, Chooklin S, Chuklin S, Ruta F, Estraviz-Mateos B, Markinez-Gordobil I. Prediction of morbidity and mortality after early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: results of the S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C. study. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:20. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1186/s13017-023-00488-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023] Open
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Background
Less invasive alternatives than early cholecystectomy (EC) for acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) treatment have been spreading in recent years. We still lack a reliable tool to select high-risk patients who could benefit from these alternatives. Our study aimed to prospectively validate the Chole-risk score in predicting postoperative complications in patients undergoing EC for ACC compared with other preoperative risk prediction models.
Method
The S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C. study is a World Society of Emergency Surgery prospective multicenter observational study. From 1st September 2021 to 1st September 2022, 1253 consecutive patients admitted in 79 centers were included. The inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of ACC and to be a candidate for EC. A Cochran-Armitage test of the trend was run to determine whether a linear correlation existed between the Chole-risk score and a complicated postoperative course. To assess the accuracy of the analyzed prediction models—POSSUM Physiological Score (PS), modified Frailty Index, Charlson Comorbidity Index, American Society of Anesthesiologist score (ASA), APACHE II score, and ACC severity grade—receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was used to compare the diagnostic abilities.
Results
A 30-day major morbidity of 6.6% and 30-day mortality of 1.1% were found. Chole-risk was validated, but POSSUM PS was the best risk prediction model for a complicated course after EC for ACC (in-hospital mortality: AUC 0.94, p < 0.001; 30-day mortality: AUC 0.94, p < 0.001; in-hospital major morbidity: AUC 0.73, p < 0.001; 30-day major morbidity: AUC 0.70, p < 0.001). POSSUM PS with a cutoff of 25 (defined in our study as a ‘Chole-POSSUM’ score) was then validated in a separate cohort of patients. It showed a 100% sensitivity and a 100% negative predictive value for mortality and a 96–97% negative predictive value for major complications.
Conclusions
The Chole-risk score was externally validated, but the CHOLE-POSSUM stands as a more accurate prediction model. CHOLE-POSSUM is a reliable tool to stratify patients with ACC into a low-risk group that may represent a safe EC candidate, and a high-risk group, where new minimally invasive endoscopic techniques may find the most useful field of action.
Trial Registration: ClinicalTrial.gov NCT04995380.
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Gallo G, Guaitoli E, Barra F, Picciariello A, Pasculli A, Coppola A, Pertile D, Meniconi RL. Restructuring surgical training after COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide survey on the Italian scenario on behalf of the Italian polyspecialistic young surgeons society (SPIGC). Front Surg 2023; 9:1115653. [PMID: 36713665 PMCID: PMC9875563 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1115653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the disruption of surgical training. Lack of communication, guidelines for managing clinical activity as well as concerns for safety in the workplace appeared to be relevant issues. This study aims to investigate how surgical training has been reorganized in Italy, almost 2 years after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods A 16-item-electronic anonymous questionnaire was designed through SurveyMonkey© web application. This survey was composed of different sections concerning demographic characteristics and impacts of the second COVID-19 pandemic wave on surgical and research/didactic activities. Changes applied in the training programme and activities carried out were also investigated. The survey was carried out in the period between June and October 2021. Results Four hundred and thirty responses were collected, and 399 were considered eligible to be included in the study analysis. Three hundred and thirty-five respondents continued working in Surgical Units, with a significant reduction (less than one surgical session per week) of surgical sessions in 49.6% of them. With concern to didactic and research activities, 140 residents maintained their usual activity, while 116 reported a reduction. A sub-group analysis on resident moved to COVID-19 departments showed a reduction of research activities in 35% of them. During the period considered in this survey, the surgical training program was not substantially modified for most of participants (74.6%). Conclusion Our survey demonstrated that surgical residency programs haven't improved 2 years after the beginning of the pandemic. Further improvements are needed to guarantee completeness of surgical training, even in emergency conditions.
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- Gaetano Gallo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy,Correspondence: Arcangelo Picciariello
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University “A. Moro” of Bari, Policlinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Mengardo V, Weindelmayer J, Veltri A, Giacopuzzi S, Torroni L, de Manzoni G, Agresta F, Alfieri R, Alfieri S, Antonacci N, Baiocchi GL, Bencini L, Bencivenga M, Benedetti M, Berselli M, Biondi A, Capolupo GT, Carboni F, Casadei R, Casella F, Catarci M, Cerri P, Chiari D, Cocozza E, Colombo G, Cozzaglio L, Dalmonte G, Degiuli M, De Luca M, De Luca R, De Manzini N, De Pasqual CA, De Pascale S, De Ruvo N, Di Cosmo M, Di Leo A, Di Paola M, Elio A, Ferrara F, Ferrari G, Fiscon V, Fumagalli U, Garulli G, Gennai A, Gentile I, Germani P, Gualtierotti M, Guerini F, Gurrado A, Inama M, La Torre F, Laterza E, Losurdo P, Macrì A, Marano A, Marano L, Marchesi F, Marino F, Massani M, Menghi R, Milone M, Molfino S, Montuori M, Moretto G, Morgagni P, Morpurgo E, Abdallah M, Nespoli L, Olmi S, Palaia R, Pallabazer G, Parise P, Pasculli A, Pericoli Ridolfini M, Pesce A, Pinotti E, Pisano M, Poiasina E, Postiglione V, Rausei S, Rella A, Rosa F, Rosati R, Rossi G, Rossit L, Rovatti M, Ruspi L, Sacco L, Saladino E, Sansonetti A, Sartori A, Scaglione D, Scaringi S, Schoenthaler C, Sena G, Simone M, Solaini L, Strignano P, Tartaglia N, Testa S, Testini M, Tiberio GAM, Treppiedi E, Vagliasindi A, Valmasoni M, Viganò J, Zanchettin G, Zanoni A, Zardini C, Zerbinati A. Current practice on the use of prophylactic drain after gastrectomy in Italy: the Abdominal Drain in Gastrectomy (ADiGe) survey. Updates Surg 2022; 74:1839-1849. [PMID: 36279038 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-022-01397-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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AbstractEvidence against the use of prophylactic drain after gastrectomy are increasing and ERAS guidelines suggest the benefit of drain avoidance. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether this practice is still widespread. We conducted a survey among Italian surgeons through the Italian Gastric Cancer Research Group and the Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons, aiming to understand the current use of prophylactic drain. A 28-item questionnaire-based survey was developed to analyze the current practice and the individual opinion about the use of prophylactic drain after gastrectomy. Groups based on age, experience and unit volume were separately analyzed. Response of 104 surgeons from 73 surgical units were collected. A standardized ERAS protocol for gastrectomy was applied by 42% of the respondents. Most of the surgeons, regardless of age, experience, or unit volume, declared to routinely place one or more drain after gastrectomy. Only 2 (1.9%) and 7 surgeons (6.7%) belonging to high volume units, do not routinely place drains after total and subtotal gastrectomy, respectively. More than 60% of the participants remove the drain on postoperative day 4–6 after performing an assessment of the anastomosis integrity. Interestingly, less than half of the surgeons believe that drain is the main tool for leak management, and this percentage further drops among younger surgeons. On the other hand, drain’s role seems to be more defined for duodenal stump leak treatment, with almost 50% of the surgeons recognizing its importance. Routine use of prophylactic drain after gastrectomy is still a widespread practice even if younger surgeons are more persuaded that it could not be advantageous.
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Dobrinja C, Samardzic N, Giudici F, Raffaelli M, De Crea C, Sessa L, Docimo G, Ansaldo GL, Minuto M, Varaldo E, Dionigi G, Spiezia S, Boniardi M, Pauna I, De Pasquale L, Testini M, Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Pezzolla A, Lattarulo S, Calò PG, Graceffa G, Massara A, Docimo L, Ruggiero R, Parmeggiani D, Iacobone M, Innaro N, Lombardi CP, de Manzini N. Hemithyroidectomy versus total thyroidectomy in the intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancer: the Italian Societies of Endocrine Surgeons and Surgical Oncology Multicentric Study. Updates Surg 2021; 73:1909-1921. [PMID: 34435312 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-021-01140-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The surgical treatment of the intermediate-risk DTC (1-4 cm) remains still controversial. We analyzed the current practice in Italy regarding the surgical management of intermediate-risk unilateral DTC to evaluate risk factors for recurrence and to identify a group of patients to whom propose a total thyroidectomy (TT) vs. hemithyroidectomy (HT). Among 1896 patients operated for thyroid cancer between January 2017 and December 2019, we evaluated 564 (29.7%) patients with unilateral intermediate-risk DTC (1-4 cm) without contralateral nodular lesions on the preoperative exams, chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, familiarity or radiance exposure. Data were collected retrospectively from the clinical register from 16 referral centers. The patients were followed for at least 14 months (median time 29.21 months). In our cohort 499 patients (88.4%) underwent total thyroidectomy whereas 65 patients (11.6%) underwent hemithyroidectomy. 151 (26.8%) patients had a multifocal DTC of whom 57 (10.1%) were bilateral. 21/66 (32.3%) patients were reoperated within 2 months from the first intervention (completion thyroidectomy). Three patients (3/564) developed regional lymph node recurrence 2 years after surgery and required a lymph nodal neck dissection. The single factor related to the risk of reoperation was the histological diameter (HR = 1.05 (1.00-1-09), p = 0.026). Risk stratification is the key to differentiating treatment options and achieving better outcomes. According to the present study, tumor diameter is a strong predictive risk factor to proper choose initial surgical management for intermediate-risk DTC.
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- C Dobrinja
- UOC Clinica Chirurgica di Trieste, Dipartimento Universitario Clinico di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e della Salute, Trieste, Italy
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- UOC Clinica Chirurgica di Trieste, Dipartimento Universitario Clinico di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e della Salute, Trieste, Italy. .,Division of General Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Cattinara Hospital, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
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- UOC Clinica Chirurgica di Trieste, Dipartimento Universitario Clinico di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e della Salute, Trieste, Italy
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- UNITÀ OPERATIVA COMPLESSA Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Dipartimento Scienze mediche e chirurgiche, Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, Italy
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- UNITÀ OPERATIVA COMPLESSA Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Dipartimento Scienze mediche e chirurgiche, Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, Italy
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- UNITÀ OPERATIVA COMPLESSA Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Dipartimento Scienze mediche e chirurgiche, Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, Italy
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- UOSD Chirurgia Tiroidea Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- U.O.S. di Chirurgia Endocrina, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- U.O.S. di Chirurgia Endocrina, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- U.O.S. di Chirurgia Endocrina, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- UOSD di Chirurgia Endocrina e Mininvasiva, Policlinico Gaetano Martino MESSINA Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Messina, Italy
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- Chirurgia Endocrina-Chirurgia Oncologica e Mininvasiva, Ospedale Niguarda di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Chirurgia Endocrina-Chirurgia Oncologica e Mininvasiva, Ospedale Niguarda di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Servizio di Chirurgia di Tiroide e Paratiroidi, U.O. ORL Asst Santi Paolo e Carlo, Ospedale Polo Universitario San Paolo, Via A. di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milano, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale Universitaria "V. Bonomo", Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Bari. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale Universitaria "V. Bonomo", Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Bari. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale Universitaria "V. Bonomo", Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Bari. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi "A. Moro" di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Policlinico di Bari, UOS Videolaparoscopica, Bari, Italy
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- Policlinico di Bari, UOS Videolaparoscopica, Bari, Italy
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- Chirurgia Generale Polispecialistica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- UO CH ONCOLOGICA, Policlinico P. Giaccone di Palermo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- UO CH ONCOLOGICA, Policlinico P. Giaccone di Palermo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- XI Chirurgia Generale, Universita' della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
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- XI Chirurgia Generale, Universita' della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
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- XI Chirurgia Generale, Universita' della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
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- Endocrinochirurgia- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Endocrinochirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Chirurgia Endocrina, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Clinica Chirurgica di Trieste, Dipartimento Universitario Clinico di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e della Salute, Trieste, Italy
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Sgaramella LI, Gurrado A, Pasculli A, de Angelis N, Memeo R, Prete FP, Berti S, Ceccarelli G, Rigamonti M, Badessi FGA, Solari N, Milone M, Catena F, Scabini S, Vittore F, Perrone G, de Werra C, Cafiero F, Testini M. The critical view of safety during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Strasberg Yes or No? An Italian Multicentre study. Surg Endosc 2021; 35:3698-3708. [PMID: 32780231 PMCID: PMC8195809 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-07852-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered the gold standard for the treatment of gallbladder lithiasis; nevertheless, the incidence of bile duct injuries (BDI) is still high (0.3-0.8%) compared to open cholecystectomy (0.2%). In 1995, Strasberg introduced the "Critical View of Safety" (CVS) to reduce the risk of BDI. Despite its widespread use, the scientific evidence supporting this technique to prevent BDI is controversial. METHODS Between March 2017 and March 2019, the data of patients submitted to laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 30 Italian surgical departments were collected on a national database. A survey was submitted to all members of Italian Digestive Pathology Society to obtain data on the preoperative workup, the surgical and postoperative management of patients and to judge, at the end of the procedure, if the isolation of the elements was performed according to the CVS. In the case of a declared critical view, iconographic documentation was obtained, finally reviewed by an external auditor. RESULTS Data from 604 patients were analysed. The study population was divided into two groups according to the evidence (Group A; n = 11) or absence (Group B; N = 593) of BDI and perioperative bleeding. The non-use of CVS was found in 54.6% of procedures in the Group A, and 25.8% in the Group B, and evaluating the operator-related variables the execution of CVS was associated with a significantly lower incidence of BDI and intraoperative bleeding. CONCLUSIONS The CVS confirmed to be the safest technique to recognize the elements of the Calot triangle and, if correctly performed, it significantly impacted on preventing intraoperative complications. Additional educational programs on the correct application of CVS in clinical practice would be desirable to avoid extreme conditions that may require additional procedures.
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- Lucia Ilaria Sgaramella
- Unit of General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Henri Mondor Hospital, Université Paris-Est (UEP), Créteil, France
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University “Aldo Moro” of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, “Sant’Andrea” Hospital La Spezia, La Spezia, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, San Donato Hospital, via Pietro Nenni 20-22, 52100 Arezzo, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II” University, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II” University, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Melaccio A, Sgaramella LI, Pasculli A, Di Meo G, Gurrado A, Prete FP, Vacca A, Ria R, Testini M. Prognostic and Therapeutic Role of Angiogenic Microenvironment in Thyroid Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13112775. [PMID: 34204889 PMCID: PMC8199761 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Angiogenesis is an essential event for the progression of solid tumors and is promoted by angiogenic cytokines released in the tumor microenvironment by neoplastic and stromal cells. Over the last 20 years, the role of the microenvironment and the implication of several angiogenic factors in tumorigenesis of solid and hematological neoplasms have been widely studied. The tumor microenvironment has also been well-defined for thyroid cancer, clarifying the importance of angiogenesis in cancer progression, spread, and metastasis. Furthermore, recent studies have evaluated the association of circulating angiogenic factors with the clinical outcomes of differentiated thyroid cancer, potentially providing noninvasive, low-cost, and safe tests that can be used in screening, diagnosis, and follow-up. In this review, we highlight the mechanisms of action of these proangiogenic factors and their different molecular pathways, as well as their applications in the treatment and prognosis of thyroid cancer. Abstract Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, with a typically favorable prognosis following standard treatments, such as surgical resection and radioiodine therapy. A subset of thyroid cancers progress to refractory/metastatic disease. Understanding how the tumor microenvironment is transformed into an angiogenic microenvironment has a role of primary importance in the aggressive behavior of these neoplasms. During tumor growth and progression, angiogenesis represents a deregulated biological process, and the angiogenic switch, characterized by the formation of new vessels, induces tumor cell proliferation, local invasion, and hematogenous metastases. This evidence has propelled the scientific community’s effort to study a number of molecular pathways (proliferation, cell cycle control, and angiogenic processes), identifying mediators that may represent viable targets for new anticancer treatments. Herein, we sought to review angiogenesis in thyroid cancer and the potential role of proangiogenic cytokines for risk stratification of patients. We also present the current status of treatment of advanced differentiated, medullary, and poorly differentiated thyroid cancers with multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitors, based on the rationale of angiogenesis as a potential therapeutic target.
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- Assunta Melaccio
- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine “G. Baccelli”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (A.V.); (R.R.)
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- Academic General Surgery Unit “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.I.S.); (A.P.); (G.D.M.); (A.G.); (F.P.P.)
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- Academic General Surgery Unit “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.I.S.); (A.P.); (G.D.M.); (A.G.); (F.P.P.)
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- Academic General Surgery Unit “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.I.S.); (A.P.); (G.D.M.); (A.G.); (F.P.P.)
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- Academic General Surgery Unit “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.I.S.); (A.P.); (G.D.M.); (A.G.); (F.P.P.)
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- Academic General Surgery Unit “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.I.S.); (A.P.); (G.D.M.); (A.G.); (F.P.P.)
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine “G. Baccelli”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (A.V.); (R.R.)
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine “G. Baccelli”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (A.V.); (R.R.)
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- Academic General Surgery Unit “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.I.S.); (A.P.); (G.D.M.); (A.G.); (F.P.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-3355370914
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Di Meo G, Prete FP, De Luca GM, Pasculli A, Sgaramella LI, Minerva F, Logoluso FA, Calculli G, Gurrado A, Testini M. The Value of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Selective Lateral Cervical Neck Lymphadenectomy for Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Study. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13112737. [PMID: 34073149 PMCID: PMC8198597 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Lymph node metastases from papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are frequent. Selective neck dissection (SND) is indicated in PTC with clinical or imaging evidence of lateral neck nodal disease. Both preoperative ultrasound (PreUS) and intraoperative palpation or visualization may underestimate actual lateral neck nodal involvement, particularly for lymph-nodes located behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle, where dissection may also potentially increase the risk of postoperative complications. The significance of diagnostic IOUS in metastatic PTC is under-investigated. (2) Methods: We designed a prospective diagnostic study to assess the diagnostic accuracy of IOUS compared to PreUS in detecting metastatic lateral neck lymph nodes from PTC during SND. (3) Results: There were 33 patients with preoperative evidence of lateral neck nodal involvement from PTC based on PreUS and fine-needle cytology. In these patients, IOUS guided the excision of additional nodal compartments that were not predicted by PreUS in nine (27.2%) cases, of which eight (24.2%) proved to harbor positive nodes at pathology. The detection of levels IIb and V increased, respectively, from 9% (PreUS) to 21% (IOUS) (p < 0.0001) and from 15% to 24% (p = 0.006). (4) Conclusions: In the context of this study, IOUS showed higher sensitivity and specificity than PreUS scans in detecting metastatic lateral cervical nodes. This study showed that IOUS may enable precise SND to achieve oncological radicality, limiting postoperative morbidity.
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- Giovanna Di Meo
- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-3492123970
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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- Unit of Academic Internal Medicine “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Unit of Academic Endocrinology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantations, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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- Unit of Academic General Surgery “V. Bonomo”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Polyclinic Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.P.); (G.M.D.L.); (A.P.); (L.I.S.); (G.C.); (A.G.); (M.T.)
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DE Rosa M, Pasculli A, Rondelli F, Mariani L, Avenia S, Ceccarelli G, Testini M, Avenia N, Bugiantella W. Could diagnostic and therapeutic delay affect the prognosis of gastrointestinal primary malignancies in the COVID-19 pandemic era? A literature review. Minerva Surg 2021; 76:467-476. [PMID: 33890444 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5691.21.08736-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Emergency situations, as the Covid-19 pandemic that is striking the world nowadays, stress the national health systems which are forced to rapidly reorganizing their sources. Therefore, many elective diagnostic and surgical procedures are being suspended or significantly delayed. Moreover, patients might find it difficult to refer to physicians and delay the diagnostic and even the therapeutic procedures because of emotional or logistic problems. The effect of diagnostic and therapeutic delay on survival in patients affected by gastrointestinal malignancies is still unclear. METHODS We carried out a review of the available literature, in order to determine whether the delay in performing diagnosis and curative-intent surgical procedures affects the oncological outcomes in patients with oesophageal, gastric, colorectal cancers, and colorectal liver metastasis. RESULTS The findings indicate that for oesophageal, gastric and colon cancers delaying surgery up to 2 months after the end of the staging process does not worsen the oncological outcomes. Oesophageal cancer should undergo surgery within 7-8 weeks after the end of neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Rectal cancers should undergo surgery within 31 days after the diagnostic process and within 12 weeks after neoadjuvant therapy. Adjuvant therapy should start within 4 weeks after surgery, especially in gastric cancer; a delay up to 42 days may be allowed for oesophageal cancer undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Gastrointestinal malignancies can be safely managed taking into account that reasonable delays of planned treatments appear a generally safe approach, not having a significant impact on long-term oncological outcome.
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- Michele DE Rosa
- General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Foligno, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Unit Of Endocrine, Digestive And Emergency Surgery, University A. Moro of Bari, Polyclinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- General and Specialized Surgery, Santa Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy.,Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Foligno, Perugia, Italy
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- Postgraduate School of General Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Foligno, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Unit Of Endocrine, Digestive And Emergency Surgery, University A. Moro of Bari, Polyclinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- General and Specialized Surgery, Santa Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy.,Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Foligno, Perugia, Italy -
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Sgaramella LI, Gurrado A, Fischetti E, De Luca GM, Pasculli A, Brascia D, Cazzato G, Trabucco S, Testini M. Rare gastrointestinal metastases from primary lung cancer. Two case reports of patients managed with emergency surgery. Ann Ital Chir 2021; 92:155-161. [PMID: 34031285 DOI: pmid/34031285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer represents the second leading cause of death in US and the high mortality rate could be related to the diagnosis, usually, performed in an advanced metastatic stage. Gastrointestinal metastases from non-small cell lung cancer, are extremely rare and only few cases complicated by digestive haemorrhage and/or perforation have been reported in literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS We report two cases of gastrointestinal metastases and their rare clinical onset with haemorrhage and perforation of the digestive tract. Both patients were admitted in an emergency setting. The first case was a 59-year-old man complained of abdominal pain and massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an ulcerated gastric mass and an emergency CT-scans showed a right lung mass with biopsy conclusive for a large cell lung cancer. The second case was a 62-year-old man with abdominal pain and shock due to gastrointestinal bleeding. He was submitted to an emergency CT-scan showing two lung nodules (1.0 and 3.5 cm of diameter) as well as widespread metastases, intraperitoneal free air and fluids. RESULTS Both patients were surgical managed in emergency and pathology revealed the metastatic origin from an unknown large-cell lung cancer and a rare lung adenocarcinoma in the second one. CONCLUSIONS Despite the rare clinical condition, in patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer managed in emergency for gastrointestinal complication, gastrointestinal metastases should be taken into account, and referred to the primary disease in order to tailor the best approach. KEY WORDS Gastrointestinal metastases, Lung cancer, Tailored surgery.
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Pasculli A, Gurrado A, Vittore F, De Luca GM, Sammarco A, Testini M. Robotic-assisted treatment of intestinal malrotation in an adult man - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:2335-2336. [PMID: 32668098 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- A Pasculli
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Academic Unit of General Surgery 'V. Bonomo', University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Academic Unit of General Surgery 'V. Bonomo', University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Academic Unit of General Surgery 'V. Bonomo', University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Academic Unit of General Surgery 'V. Bonomo', University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Academic Unit of General Surgery 'V. Bonomo', University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Academic Unit of General Surgery 'V. Bonomo', University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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Tucci M, Pasculli A, Sgaramella LI, Cazzato G, Macorano E, Piscitelli D, Gurrado A, Testini M. Severe anemia in a patient with vulvar melanoma. Surgery 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Sgaramella LI, Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Prete FP, Catena F, Testini M. Open necrosectomy is feasible as a last resort in selected cases with infected pancreatic necrosis: a case series and systematic literature review. World J Emerg Surg 2020; 15:44. [PMID: 32727508 PMCID: PMC7391590 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-020-00326-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis is a common inflammatory pancreatic disorder, often caused by gallstone disease and frequently requiring hospitalization. In 80% of cases, a rapid and favourable outcome is described, while a necrosis of pancreatic parenchyma or extra-pancreatic tissues is reported in 10-20% of patients. The onset of pancreatic necrosis determines a significant increase of early organ failure rate and death that has higher incidence if infection of pancreatic necrosis (IPN) or extra-pancreatic collections occur. IPN always requires an invasive intervention, and, in the last decade, the advent of minimally invasive techniques has gradually replaced the employment of the open traditional approach. We report a series of three severe cases of IPN managed with primary open necrosectomy (ON) and a systematic review of the literature, in order to understand if emergency surgery still has a role in the current clinical practice. METHODS From January 2010 to January 2020, 3 cases of IPN were treated in our Academic Department of General and Emergency Surgery. We performed a PubMed MEDLINE search on the ON of IPN, selecting 20 from 654 articles for review. RESULTS The 3 cases were male patients with a mean age of 61.3 years. All patients referred to our service complaining an evolving severe clinical condition evocating a sepsis due to IPN. CT scan was the main diagnostic tool. Patients were initially conservatively managed. In consideration of clinical worsening conditions, and at the failure of conservative and minimal invasive treatment, they were, finally, managed with emergency ON. Patients reported no complications nor procedure-related sequelae in the follow-up period. CONCLUSION The ON is confirmed to be the last resort, useful in selected severe cases, with a defined timing and in case of proven non-feasibility and no advantage of other minimally invasive approaches.
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- Lucia Ilaria Sgaramella
- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
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Ceccarelli G, Pasculli A, Bugiantella W, De Rosa M, Catena F, Rondelli F, Costa G, Rocca A, Longaroni M, Testini M. Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted emergency treatment of strangulated giant hiatal hernias: report of five cases and literature review. World J Emerg Surg 2020; 15:37. [PMID: 32487136 PMCID: PMC7268602 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-020-00316-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Giant hiatal hernia (GHH) is a condition where one-third of the stomach migrates into the thorax. Nowadays, laparoscopic treatment gives excellent postoperative outcomes. Strangulated GHH is rare, and its emergent repair is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. We report a series of five cases of strangulated GHH treated by a minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted approach, together with a systematic review of the literature. Methods During 10 years (December 2009–December 2019), 31 patients affected by GHH were treated by robot-assisted or conventional laparoscopic surgical approach. Among them, five cases were treated in an emergency setting. We performed a PubMed MEDLINE search about the minimally invasive emergent treatment of GHH, selecting 18 articles for review. Results The five cases were male patients with a mean age of 70 ± 18 years. All patients referred to the emergency service complaining of severe abdominal and thoracic pain, nausea and vomiting. CT scan and endoscopy were the main diagnostic tools. All patients showed stable hemodynamic conditions so that they could undergo a minimally invasive attempt. The surgical approach was robotic-assisted in three patients (60%) and laparoscopic in two (40%). Patients reported no complications or recurrences. Conclusion Reviewing current literature, no general recommendations are available about the emergent treatment of strangulated hiatal hernia. Acute mechanical outlet obstruction, ischemia of gastric wall or perforation and severe bleeding are the reasons for an emergent surgical indication. In stable conditions, a minimally invasive approach is often feasible. Moreover, the robot-assisted approach, allowing a stable 3D view and using articulated instruments, represents a reasonable option in challenging situations.
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- Graziano Ceccarelli
- General Surgery, "San Giovanni Battista" Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Via Massimo Arcamone 1, 06034, Foligno, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
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- General Surgery, "San Giovanni Battista" Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Via Massimo Arcamone 1, 06034, Foligno, Italy
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- General Surgery, "San Giovanni Battista" Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Via Massimo Arcamone 1, 06034, Foligno, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Viale Antonio Gramsci 11, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- General Surgery, "San Giovanni Battista" Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Via Massimo Arcamone 1, 06034, Foligno, Italy
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- General Surgery, "San Giovanni Battista" Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Via Massimo Arcamone 1, 06034, Foligno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Via Francesco de Sanctis 1, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- General Surgery, "San Giovanni Battista" Hospital, USL Umbria 2, Via Massimo Arcamone 1, 06034, Foligno, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "A. Moro", Polyclinic of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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Ria R, Prete F, Melaccio A, Di Meo G, Saltarella I, Solimando AG, Gurrado A, Ferraro V, Pasculli A, Sgaramella LI, Racanelli V, Vacca A, Testini M. Effect of thyroidectomy on circulating angiogenic cytokines in papillary thyroid carcinoma and benign goiter: Potential for new biomarkers? Surgery 2020; 169:27-33. [PMID: 32482341 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Circulating angiogenic factors have been associated with clinical outcomes of papillary thyroid carcinoma, although they may also be released in the context of benign multinodular goiter. We sought to investigate the effect of thyroidectomy on the activity and importance of multiple circulating angiogenic factors in papillary thyroid carcinoma and benign multinodular goiter. METHODS Between May 2015 and December 2016, patients scheduled for total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma or benign multinodular goiter were offered to enroll in this study. Serum levels of angiopoietin-2, fibroblast growth factor-2, hepatocyte growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor-BB, placenta growth factor, heparin-binding epidermal growth factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor-A and -C were collected preoperatively and 2 weeks postsurgery. These levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and compared with those of 35 healthy control subjects. RESULTS Sixty patients with a median age of 52 years, 37 of whom were females, were included: 36 had papillary thyroid carcinoma, and 24 had benign multinodular goiter. In both benign multinodular goiter and papillary thyroid carcinoma, preoperative, circulating angiogenic factors levels were increased with respect to controls (P < .0001), and a decrease after total thyroidectomy was observed in the levels of angiopoietin-2 (P < .0001), fibroblast growth factor-2 (P < .0001), hepatocyte growth factor (P < .001), and heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (P < .01 each). Only patients with papillary thyroid carcinomas, however, showed decrease in the postoperative levels of platelet-derived growth factor-BB and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (P = .001 each). CONCLUSION Results from this study raise the potential for vascular endothelial growth factor-A and platelet-derived growth factor-BB to be used as biomarkers of the effectiveness of treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma. These results warrant further investigation and may have potential prognostic implications.
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- Roberto Ria
- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine "G. Baccelli", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy.
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine "G. Baccelli", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine "G. Baccelli", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine "G. Baccelli", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine "G. Baccelli", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Internal Medicine "G. Baccelli", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, (BA), Italy
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Prete FP, Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Sgaramella LI, Catalano G, Sallustio PNM, Carbotta G, Ialongo P, Cavallaro G, Testini M. A Combined Open and Laparoscopic Technique for the Treatment of Umbilical Hernia: Retrospective Review of a Consecutive Series of Patients. Surg Technol Int 2020; 36:124-130. [PMID: 32227329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the safety and outcomes of laparoscopic control of intraperitoneal mesh positioning in open umbilical hernia repair. METHODS This study is a retrospective review of a series of adult patients with uncomplicated umbilical hernia who underwent elective open repair with a self-expanding patch with laparoscopic control from March 2011 to December 2018. The adequacy of mesh positioning was inspected with a 5-mm 30° scope in the left flank. The primary endpoint was recurrence. Secondary endpoints were rate of mesh repositioning, intraoperative complications and time, length of stay and postoperative pain. RESULTS Thirty-five patients underwent open inlay repair of primary umbilical hernia with laparoscopic control. Six patients (17.1%) were obese. The mean operating time was 63.3 min. The mean defect size was 2.6 cm (0.6-5) and the mean mesh overlap was 3.2cm (2.2-4.5). There were no intraoperative complications. Laparoscopic control required mesh repositioning in 5 cases (14.3%). The median length of stay was 2 days. Perioperative complications were recorded in three cases (8.6%): one seroma and two serous wound discharge (Clavien-Dindo I). The recurrence rate was 2.9% (1 case) at a median follow-up of 60 months. BMI>30 was associated with a higher rate of intraoperative mesh repositioning (p=0.001). Non-reabsorbable mesh and COPD were associated with a higher incidence of postoperative complications (p=0.043). Postoperative pain scores were consistently at mild levels, with no statistically significant differences between patients who had their mesh repositioned and those who had not. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic control of mesh positioning is a safe addition to open inlay umbilical hernia repair and enables the accurate verification of correct mesh deployment with low complication and recurrence rates.
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- Francesco Paolo Prete
- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery "P. Valdoni", University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Academic General Surgery Unit "V. Bonomo", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Guaitoli E, Gallo G, Cardone E, Conti L, Famularo S, Formisano G, Galli F, Giuliani G, Martino A, Pasculli A, Patini R, Soriero D, Pappalardo V, Casoni Pattacini G, Sparavigna M, Meniconi R, Mazzari A, Barra F, Orsenigo E, Pertile D. Consensus Statement of the Italian Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC): Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis. J INVEST SURG 2020; 34:1089-1103. [PMID: 32167385 DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1740360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention. Approximately 20% of AA cases are characterized by complications such as gangrene, abscesses, perforation, or diffuse peritonitis, which increase patients' morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of AA can be difficult, and evaluation of clinical signs, laboratory index and imaging should be part of the management of patients with suspicion of AA.Methods: This consensus statement was written in relation to the most recent evidence for diagnosis and treatment of AA, performing a literature review on the most largely adopted scientific sources. The members of the SPIGC (Italian Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons) worked jointly to draft it. The recommendations were defined and graded based on the current levels of evidence and in accordance with the criteria adopted by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) for the strength of the recommendations.Results: Fever and migratory pain tend to be present in patients with suspicion of AA. Laboratory and radiological examinations are commonly employed in the clinical practice, but today also scoring systems based on clinical signs and laboratory data have slowly been adopted for diagnostic purpose. The clinical presentation of AA in children, pregnant and elderly patients can be unusual, leading to more difficult and delayed diagnosis. Surgery is the best option in case of complicated AA, whereas it is not mandatory in case of uncomplicated AA. Laparoscopic surgical treatment is feasible and recommended. Postoperative antibiotic treatment is recommended only in patients with complicated AA.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Santa Maria del Popolo degli Incurabili Hospital, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, G. Da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery University of Milan Bicocca HPB Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Odontostomatology and Oral Surgery, Sacro Cuore Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Department of General Surgeon and Transplantations, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Mini Invasive and General Surgery, Cristo Re Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Pezzolla A, Di Meo G, Fiorella ML, Cortese R, Avenia N, Testini M. A method to repair the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy. Can J Surg 2019. [PMID: 30067187 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.010317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Summary Vocal cord palsy (VCP) is one of the most frequent complications following thyroidectomy. We evaluated the outcomes of intraoperative reconstruction of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Of 917 patients who underwent thyroid surgery in a single high-volume general surgery ward between 2000 and 2015, 12 (1.3%) were diagnosed with RLN injury and were retrospectively categorized into 2 groups: group A (n = 5), with intraoperative evidence of iatrogenic transection or cancer invasion of the RLN, and group B (n = 7), with postoperative confirmation of VCP. In group A, immediate microsurgical primary repair of the RLN was performed. Postoperative assessment included subjective ratings (aspiration and voice quality improvement) and objective ratings (perceptual voice quality according to the grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia and strain [GRBAS] scale, and direct laryngoscopy). In group A, roughness, breathiness and strain were significantly lower at 9 months than at 3 months (p < 0.05). Although larger, multicentre studies are needed, the results suggest potentially excellent postoperative phonatory function after immediate RLN reconstruction.
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- Angela Gurrado
- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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- From the Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (Gurrado, Pasculli, Di Meo, Testini), the Unit of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, (Pezzolla), the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (Fiorella) and the Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (Cortese), University Medical School "A Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy; and the Unit of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, Santa Maria Hospital of Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy (Avenia)
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Pasculli A, Ferraro V, Gurrado A, Testini M. Irrigation during Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis: Time to Review Current Guidelines. J INVEST SURG 2017; 31:347-348. [PMID: 28737441 DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2017.1338317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Alessandro Pasculli
- a Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery , University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery , University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery , University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery , University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Italy
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Ciotoli G, Voltaggio M, Tuccimei P, Soligo M, Pasculli A, Beaubien SE, Bigi S. Geographically weighted regression and geostatistical techniques to construct the geogenic radon potential map of the Lazio region: A methodological proposal for the European Atlas of Natural Radiation. J Environ Radioact 2017; 166:355-375. [PMID: 27241368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In many countries, assessment programmes are carried out to identify areas where people may be exposed to high radon levels. These programmes often involve detailed mapping, followed by spatial interpolation and extrapolation of the results based on the correlation of indoor radon values with other parameters (e.g., lithology, permeability and airborne total gamma radiation) to optimise the radon hazard maps at the municipal and/or regional scale. In the present work, Geographical Weighted Regression and geostatistics are used to estimate the Geogenic Radon Potential (GRP) of the Lazio Region, assuming that the radon risk only depends on the geological and environmental characteristics of the study area. A wide geodatabase has been organised including about 8000 samples of soil-gas radon, as well as other proxy variables, such as radium and uranium content of homogeneous geological units, rock permeability, and faults and topography often associated with radon production/migration in the shallow environment. All these data have been processed in a Geographic Information System (GIS) using geospatial analysis and geostatistics to produce base thematic maps in a 1000 m × 1000 m grid format. Global Ordinary Least Squared (OLS) regression and local Geographical Weighted Regression (GWR) have been applied and compared assuming that the relationships between radon activities and the environmental variables are not spatially stationary, but vary locally according to the GRP. The spatial regression model has been elaborated considering soil-gas radon concentrations as the response variable and developing proxy variables as predictors through the use of a training dataset. Then a validation procedure was used to predict soil-gas radon values using a test dataset. Finally, the predicted values were interpolated using the kriging algorithm to obtain the GRP map of the Lazio region. The map shows some high GRP areas corresponding to the volcanic terrains (central-northern sector of Lazio region) and to faulted and fractured carbonate rocks (central-southern and eastern sectors of the Lazio region). This typical local variability of autocorrelated phenomena can only be taken into account by using local methods for spatial data analysis. The constructed GRP map can be a useful tool to implement radon policies at both the national and local levels, providing critical data for land use and planning purposes.
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- G Ciotoli
- Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - IGAG-CNR, Area della Ricerca di Roma1, Rome, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma 2, Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - IGAG-CNR, Area della Ricerca di Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- Università degli Studi "Roma Tre", Dipartimento di Scienze, Rome, Italy
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- Università degli Studi "Roma Tre", Dipartimento di Scienze, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering and Geology, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Testini M, Sgaramella LI, De Luca GM, Pasculli A, Gurrado A, Biondi A, Piccinni G. Management of Mirizzi Syndrome in Emergency. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2016; 27:28-32. [PMID: 27611820 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2016.0315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Despite the success of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a minimally invasive approach to gallstone disease, MS remains a challenge, also for open and robotic approaches, due to the subverted anatomy of the hepatocystic triangle. Moreover, when emergency surgery is needed, the optimal preoperative diagnostic assessment could not be always achievable. We aim to analyze our experience of MS treated in emergency and to assess the feasibility of a diagnostic and therapeutic decisional algorithm. METHODS From March 2006 to February 2016, all patients with a preoperative diagnosis, or an intraoperative evidence of MS, were retrospectively analyzed at our Academic Hospital, including patients operated on in emergency or in deferred urgency. Eighteen patients were included in the study using exclusion criteria and were treated in elective surgery. RESULTS The patients were distributed according to modified Csendes' classification: type I in 15 cases, type II in 2, type III in 0, type IV in 1, and type V in 0. In the type I group, diagnosis was intraoperatively performed. Laparoscopic approach was performed with cholecystectomy or subtotal cholecystectomy, when the hepatocystic triangle dissection was hazardous. Patients with preoperative diagnosis of acute abdomen and MS type IV were directly managed by open approach. CONCLUSIONS Diagnosis of MS and the therapeutic management of MS are still a challenge, mostly in an emergency setting. Waiting for standardized guidelines, we propose a decisional algorithm in emergency, especially in nonspecialized centeres of hepatobiliary surgery.
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- Mario Testini
- 1 Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- 1 Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- 1 Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- 1 Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- 1 Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- 2 Department of General Surgery, University Medical School of Catania , Catania, Italy
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- 1 Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari , Bari, Italy
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Testini M, Piccinni G, Lissidini G, Gurrado A, Tedeschi M, Franco IF, Di Meo G, Pasculli A, De Luca GM, Ribezzi M, Falconi M. Surgical management of the pancreatic stump following pancreato-duodenectomy. J Visc Surg 2016; 153:193-202. [PMID: 27130693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pancreato-duodenectomy (PD) is the treatment of choice for periampullary tumors, and currently, indications have been extended to benign disease, including symptomatic chronic pancreatitis, paraduodenal pancreatitis, and benign periampullary tumors that are not amenable to conservative surgery. In spite of a significant decrease in mortality in high volume centers over the last three decades (from>20% in the 1980s to<5% today), morbidity remains high, ranging from 30% to 50%. The most common complications are related to the pancreatic remnant, such as postoperative pancreatic fistula, anastomotic dehiscence, abscess, and hemorrhage, and are among the highest of all surgical complications following intra-abdominal gastro-intestinal anastomoses. Moreover, pancreatico-enteric anastomotic breakdown remains a life-threatening complication. For these reasons, the management of the pancreatic stump following resection is still one of the most hotly debated issues in digestive surgery; more than 80 different methods of pancreatico-enteric reconstructions having been described, and no gold standard has yet been defined. In this review, we analyzed the current trends in the surgical management of the pancreatic remnant after PD.
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- M Testini
- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy.
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Anesthesiology Unit, Department of Emergency Surgery and Organs Transplantation, University Medical School of Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, San Raffaele Hospital IRCCS, University Vita e Salute, Milan, Italy
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Gurrado A, Bellantone R, Cavallaro G, Citton M, Constantinides V, Conzo G, Di Meo G, Docimo G, Franco IF, Iacobone M, Lombardi CP, Materazzi G, Minuto M, Palazzo F, Pasculli A, Raffaelli M, Sebag F, Tolone S, Miccoli P, Testini M. Can Total Thyroidectomy Be Safely Performed by Residents?: A Comparative Retrospective Multicenter Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e3241. [PMID: 27057861 PMCID: PMC4998777 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000003241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This retrospective comparative multicenter study aims to analyze the impact on patient outcomes of total thyroidectomy (TT) performed by resident surgeons (RS) with close supervision and assistance of attending surgeons (AS).All patients who underwent TT between 2009 and 2013 in 10 Units of endocrine surgery (8 in Italy, 1 in France, and 1 in UK) were evaluated. Demographic data, preoperative diagnosis, extension of goiter, type of surgical access, surgical approach, operative time, use and duration of drain, length of hospitalization, histology, and postoperative complications were recorded. Patients were divided into 3 groups: A, when treated by an AS assisted by an RS; B and C, when treated by a junior and a senior RS, respectively, assisted by an AS.The 8908 patients (mean age 51.1 ± 13.6 years), with 6602 (74.1%) females were enrolled. Group A counted 7092 (79.6%) patients, Group B 261 (2.9%) and Group C 1555 (17.5%). Operative time was significantly greater (P < 0.001) in B (101.3 ± 43.0 min) vs A (71.8 ± 27.6 min) and C (81.2 ± 29.9 min). Duration of drain was significantly lower (P < 0.001) in A (47.4 ± 13.2 h) vs C (56.4 ± 16.5 h), and in B (42.8 ± 14.9 h) vs A and C. Length of hospitalization was significantly longer (P < 0.001) in C (3.8 ± 1.8 days) vs B (2.4 ± 1.0 days) and A (2.6 ± 1.5 days). No mortality occurred. Overall postoperative morbidity was 22.3%: it was significantly higher in B vs A (29.5% vs 22.3%; odds ratio [OR] 1.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-1.92, P = 0.006) and C (21.3%; OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.15-2.07, P = 0.003). No differences were found for recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, hypoparathyroidism, hemorrhage, and wound infection. The adjusted ORs in multivariate analysis showed that overall morbidity remained significantly associated with Group B vs A (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.12-1.96, P = 0.005) and vs C (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.19-2.17, P = 0.002), while no difference was observed in Group A vs B + C.TT can be safely performed by residents correctly supervised. Innovative gradual training in dedicated high-volume hospitals should be proposed in order to allow adequate autonomy for the RS and safeguard patient outcome.
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- Angela Gurrado
- From the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (AG, GDM, AP, MT), University Medical School of Bari, Bari; Department of Surgery (RB, CPL, MR), University Medical School "Cattolica del Sacro Cuore," Rome; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies (GC), University Medical School "La Sapienza," Rome; Department of Surgery (MC, MI), Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova; Department of Anesthesiology (GC, GD, ST), Surgical and Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples; Department of Surgical (GM, PM), Medical, Molecular Pathology, Critical Area, University Medical School of Pisa, Pisa; Department of Surgical Sciences (MM), University Medical School of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery (VC, FP), Imperial College London, London, UK; and Department of General and Endocrine Surgery (IFF, FS), Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France
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Piccoli M, De Luca GM, Pasculli A, Angelini M, Guicciardi L, Mullineris B, Marchi D, Melotti G. Laparoscopic transperitoneal left adrenalectomy and wandering spleen risk. JSLS 2016; 18:JSLS-D-13-00278. [PMID: 25392630 PMCID: PMC4154420 DOI: 10.4293/jsls.2014.00278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives: Laparoscopic transperitoneal left adrenalectomy (LTLA) has become the standard treatment for adrenal masses <6 cm. LTLA involves the dissection of splenic suspensory ligaments, which replicates their congenital absence or weakening, present in cases of wandering spleen (WS). WS is a rare condition in which the spleen migrates from the left upper quadrant to a more caudal location in the abdomen. A unique case of WS after LTLA was described by Corcione et al. In this prospective study, we investigated the possibility of WS as a consequence of LTLA. Methods: Twenty-four patients, 8 men and 16 women, who underwent LTLA with the dissection of splenoparietal and splenorenal ligaments were selected. Results: Clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up showed no evidence of postoperative WS. Conclusions: In the literature, WS is not commonly reported as a postoperative complication of LTLA. In effect, especially in the case of small adrenal masses, the spleen's repositioning in its seat is autonomous. However, the alarming possibility of WS should not be ignored, especially in the case of extensive dissection of the left colic flexure. It would be useful for other authors to signal this complication, so that different approaches and consequent results may be compared.
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- Micaela Piccoli
- Department of General Surgery, New S. Agostino Estense Hospital N.O.C.S.A.E. Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Vignola Hospital, Vignola, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, New S. Agostino Estense Hospital N.O.C.S.A.E. Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, New S. Agostino Estense Hospital N.O.C.S.A.E. Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, New S. Agostino Estense Hospital N.O.C.S.A.E. Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, New S. Agostino Estense Hospital N.O.C.S.A.E. Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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Piccinni G, Sciusco A, De Luca GM, Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Testini M. Minimally invasive treatment of Mirizzi's syndrome: is there a safe way? Report of a case series. Ann Hepatol 2015; 13:558-64. [PMID: 25152990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mirizzi's syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of the inveterate biliary lithiasis. Diagnostic and therapeutic standardization is still missing, especially since laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard approach for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Our study is a retrospective analysis based on a case-series. It considered 370 cholecystectomies performed from 2006 to 2011. We selected 11 patients affected by MS (2.97%). We divided them according to Csendes' classification. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) was used for biliary drainage when the patient suffered jaundice and/or cholangitis and, preoperatively, to confirm the suspicion of MS obtained through Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-Pancreatography (MRCP). We found it useful to exploit nasobiliary drainage (NBD) for intra-operative check of the biliary tree. In all 5 patients of the type 1 group MS was discovered intraoperatively and treated with Laparoscopic Sub-total Cholecystectomy (LSC). One patient suffered from biliary leakage, solved with NBD positioning. The type 2 group was made up of 2 women and 1 man. All of them were preoperatively submitted to ERCP and NBD positioning. Two underwent LSC and one was converted to laparotomy. The type 3 was represented by a 63-year-old woman suffering from recurrent cholangitis. She was submitted to MRCP, ERCP and then underwent LSC. The 2 patients affected by type 4 underwent open biliary reconstruction. In conclusion, every attempt should be made to identify MS prior to LCS since it will allow NBD insertion by ERCP. Once LCS is initiated, if MS is identified intra-operatively, we can provide the most practical surgical options.
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- Giuseppe Piccinni
- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, University Medical School of Bari "Aldo Moro". Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, University Medical School of Bari "Aldo Moro". Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, University Medical School of Bari "Aldo Moro". Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, University Medical School of Bari "Aldo Moro". Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, University Medical School of Bari "Aldo Moro". Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Oncologic Surgery, University Medical School of Bari "Aldo Moro". Bari, Italy
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Testini M, Gurrado A, Bellantone R, Brazzarola P, Cortese R, De Toma G, Fabiola Franco I, Lissidini G, Pio Lombardi C, Minerva F, Di Meo G, Pasculli A, Piccinni G, Rosato L. Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and substernal goiter. An Italian multicenter study. J Visc Surg 2014; 151:183-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Gurrado A, Franco IF, Lissidini G, Greco G, De Fazio M, Pasculli A, Girardi A, Piccinni G, Memeo V, Testini M. Impact of pericardium bovine patch (Tutomesh(®)) on incisional hernia treatment in contaminated or potentially contaminated fields: retrospective comparative study. Hernia 2014; 19:259-66. [PMID: 24584456 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-014-1228-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This retrospective comparative study analyzes the outcome of patients affected by incisional hernia in potentially contaminated or contaminated field, treated by three operative techniques. METHODS 152 patients (62 M:90 F; mean age 65 ± 14 years) underwent incisional hernia repair (January 2002-January 2012) in complicated settings. Criteria of inclusion in the study were represented by the following causes of admission: mesh rejection/infection, obstruction without gangrene but with possible peritoneal bacterial translocation, obstruction with gangrene, enterocutaneous fistula or simultaneous presence of ileo- or colostomy. The patients were divided into three groups: A (n = 76), treated with primary closure technique; B and C (n = 38 each), with reinforcement by synthetic or pericardium bovine mesh (Tutomesh(®)), respectively. The prosthetic groups were divided into Onlay and Sublay subgroups. RESULTS Significant decreases in C vs A were observed for wound infection (3 vs 37%) and recurrence (0 vs 14%), and in C vs B for wound infection (3 vs 53%), seroma (0 vs 34%) and recurrence (0 vs 16%). Patients with concomitant bowel resection (BR) (43%) showed (all P < 0.05) an increase of overall morbidity (55 vs 33%) and wound infection rate (42 vs 24%) compared to cases without BR. Morbidity presented no significant differences in C-Onlay or Sublay subgroups. B-Sublay subgroup has (all P < 0.05) lower overall morbidity (20 vs 75%), wound infection (10 vs 68%) and seroma (0 vs 46%) than B-Onlay. CONCLUSIONS The pericardium bovine patch seems to be safe and effective to successfully repair ventral hernia in potentially contaminated operative fields, especially in association with bowel resection.
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- A Gurrado
- Unit of Endocrine, Digestive, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Medical School,"Aldo Moro" of Bari, Policlinico, P.zza G. Cesare,11, 70124, Bari, Italy,
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Franco IF, Gurrado A, Lissidini G, Di Meo G, Pasculli A, Testini M. Floating left innominate vein neoplastic thrombus: a rare case of mediastinal extension of follicular thyroid carcinoma. Phlebology 2013; 30:140-4. [PMID: 24335091 DOI: 10.1177/0268355513515209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We report a case of advanced follicular thyroid cancer with innominate vein involvement. To our knowledge, this seems to be the first case treated in emergency surgery, reported in literature. METHOD A 59-year-old woman with a five-year history of a large and mainly right-sided cervical mass presented with dyspnea, unilateral arm swelling, facial flushing, and venous congestion. An emergency computed tomography scan revealed a thyroid mass extending into the upper mediastinum with displacement and compression of the right jugular vein and carotid artery and apparent adherence to the superior vena cava and left innominate vein. RESULTS An emergency total thyroidectomy was performed by means of a sternotomy. The lower portion of the retrosternal goiter projected directly into the left innominate vein, with tumor floating in its lumen. Removal of the neoplastic thrombus was performed, through an incision in the vein, en bloc with the thyroid mass. Both goiter and thrombus were completely replaced by follicular carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Accurate preoperative assessment through contrast-enhanced computed tomography is strongly suggested in the presence of enlarged thyroid gland extending into the mediastinum whenever angioinvasion is suspected. This could prevent blinded maneuvers such as digital externalization of the thoracic component of the gland, which can be fatal in cases of cervico-mediastinal goiter extending into great cervical or mediastinal veins.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Medical School "A. Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Piccinni G, Pasculli A, D'Ambrosio E, Gurrado A, Lissidini G, Testini M. Retrospective comparison of Traditional vs. LigaSure impact dissection during pancreatoduodenectomy: how to save money by using an expensive device. Surg Technol Int 2013; 23:88-93. [PMID: 24081851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Pancreatoduodenectomy is an exceptional procedure that requires an extensive dissection of the supramesocolic region extended to the first jejunal limb. Lymphadenectomy, required for cancer, increases the dissection surface. The extensive preparation of the area is traditionally conducted with bipolar ormonopolar instruments, while clips, ligatures, and sutures are used for haemostasis. LigaSure™ vessel sealing(LSVS; Valleylab, Boulder, CO) is a technology that obtains vessel closure by using the body's own collagen and elastin to create a permanent fusion zone. This is obtained by a combination of forceps pressure and radio frequency. This effect has been improved by the introduction of the Force Triad™ (Valleylab, Boulder,CO) energy platform, controlled by TissueFect™ (Valleylab, Boulder, CO) sensing technology. With this device, the surgeon is able to fuse vessels up to 7 mm, lymphatics, tissue bundles, and pulmonary vasculature in a fast-seal cycle of almost 4 seconds. In our daily practice of open surgery we observe a rapid improvement of abdominal drainage output with a drastic reduction of protein loss. Its practical significance is, in our opinion, that we obtain a rapid recovery of normal serum protein levels with a low number of blood/plasmasac transfusions and a real improvement of anastomosis healing. Moreover, the efficacy and the speed of work of the device allow us to reduce the operating time significantly but safely. We performed a retrospective analysis of the data of 20 pancreatic resections conducted both with traditional dissection and with the Liga-Sure Impact device with Force Triad platform in order to verify whether observed data were real. Our clinical results show that the use of the LigaSure Impact device with Force Triad energy platform is really useful in open surgery to save operating time, number of postoperative days, and hemoderivate administration.
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