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Riccio S, Marzuillo P, Santoro C. Do proton pump inhibitors reduce gastrointestinal complication when starting long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs therapy? Arch Dis Child 2024; 109:167-169. [PMID: 37827812 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326141] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Simona Riccio
- Department of Women's and Children's Health and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
- Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Departments of Physical and Mental Health, and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Pellegrino R, Timitilli E, Verga MC, Guarino A, Iacono ID, Scotese I, Tezza G, Dinardo G, Riccio S, Pellizzari S, Iavarone S, Lorenzetti G, Simeone G, Bergamini M, Donà D, Pierantoni L, Garazzino S, Esposito S, Venturini E, Gattinara GC, Lo Vecchio A, Marseglia GL, Di Mauro G, Principi N, Galli L, Chiappini E. Acute pharyngitis in children and adults: descriptive comparison of current recommendations from national and international guidelines and future perspectives. Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:5259-5273. [PMID: 37819417 PMCID: PMC10746578 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05211-w] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
This study aims to provide a comparison of the current recommendations about the management of acute pharyngitis. A literature search was conducted from January 2009 to 2023. Documents reporting recommendations on the management of acute pharyngitis were included, pertinent data were extracted, and a descriptive comparison of the different recommendations was performed. The quality of guidelines was assessed through the AGREE II instrument. Nineteen guidelines were included, and an overall moderate quality was found. Three groups can be distinguished: one group supports the antibiotic treatment of group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) to prevent acute rheumatic fever (ARF); the second considers acute pharyngitis a self-resolving disease, recommending antibiotics only in selected cases; the third group recognizes a different strategy according to the ARF risk in each patient. An antibiotic course of 10 days is recommended if the prevention of ARF is the primary goal; conversely, some guidelines suggest a course of 5-7 days, assuming the symptomatic cure is the goal of treatment. Penicillin V and amoxicillin are the first-line options. In the case of penicillin allergy, first-generation cephalosporins are a suitable choice. In the case of beta-lactam allergy, clindamycin or macrolides could be considered according to local resistance rates. Conclusion: Several divergencies in the management of acute pharyngitis were raised among guidelines (GLs) from different countries, both in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach, allowing the distinction of 3 different strategies. Since GABHS pharyngitis could affect the global burden of GABHS disease, it is advisable to define a shared strategy worldwide. It could be interesting to investigate the following issues further: cost-effectiveness analysis of diagnostic strategies in different healthcare systems; local genomic epidemiology of GABHS infection and its complications; the impact of antibiotic treatment of GABHS pharyngitis on its complications and invasive GABHS infections; the role of GABHS vaccines as a prophylactic measure. The related results could aid the development of future recommendations. What is Known: • GABHS disease spectrum ranges from superficial to invasive infections and toxin-mediated diseases. • GABHS accounts for about 25% of sore throat in children and its management is a matter of debate. What is New: • Three strategies can be distinguished among current GLs: antibiotic therapy to prevent ARF, antibiotics only in complicated cases, and a tailored strategy according to the individual ARF risk. • The impact of antibiotic treatment of GABHS pharyngitis on its sequelae still is the main point of divergence; further studies are needed to achieve a global shared strategy.
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- Roberta Pellegrino
- Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Allergology, Division of Internal Medicine, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale San Maurizio, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Maternal, Infantile, and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Residency School of Pediatrics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Paediatric Clinic, University Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Primary Care, National Pediatric Health Care System, Caserta, Italy
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- Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Firenze, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Firenze, Italy.
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Riccio S, Galanti F, Scudo M, Di Troia L, Ferrillo MG, Manzara F, Ianiri P, Battaglia FA. Recurrent Hydatidiform Moles: A Clinical Challenge-A Case Report and an Update on Management and Therapeutical Strategies. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2023; 2023:3752274. [PMID: 37383988 PMCID: PMC10299875 DOI: 10.1155/2023/3752274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Hydatidiform mole, complete or partial (CHM/PHM), is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), which is characterized by excessive trophoblastic proliferation and abnormal embryonic development. Some patients present with sporadic or familiar recurrent hydatidiform moles (RHMs), which are characterized by two or more episodes of the disease. A healthy 36-year-old woman was admitted to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit of Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, because of RHMs at 6 weeks of amenorrhea, with an obstetrical anamnesis of RHMs. We performed uterine dilatation and curettage with suction evacuation. The histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of PHM. The clinical follow-up was conducted according to recent guidelines on the diagnosis and management of GTD. After the return to the baseline values of the beta-human chorionic gonadotropin hormone, a combined oral contraceptive therapy was proposed, and the patient was invited to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques, specifically oocyte donation, to reduce the possibility of similar future cases of RHMs. Although some etiopathogenetic mechanisms involved in RHMs are still unknown, all patients of childbearing age who are affected by this syndrome should be properly treated and directed towards a correct clinical path as IVF, to have a successful and safe pregnancy.
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- S. Riccio
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, Latina 04100, Italy
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Galanti F, Licata E, Paciotti G, Gallo M, Riccio S, Miriello D, Dal Lago A, Meneghini C, Fabiani C, Antonaci D, Schiavi MC, Scudo M, Salacone P, Sebastianelli A, Battaglia FA, Rago R. Impact of different typologies of smoking on ovarian reserve and oocyte quality in women performing ICSI cycles: an observational prospective study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:5190-5199. [PMID: 37318508 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202306_32637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Within the last few years smoking activities, as well as infertility, have increased in Italy, and so has the consumption of alternative cigarette devices among women of childbearing age. The aim of this observational study was to evaluate the impact of the consumption of cigarettes and alternatives devices, such as electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn (HnB) products, on infertile women performing in vitro fertilization (IVF), in specific on the quality of oocytes retrieved in women performing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospective observational longitudinal study involving 410 women referring to the Reproductive Physiopathology and Andrology Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, from 2019-2022. All the women enrolled filled out an elaborate questionnaire investigating smoking consumption, before the beginning of ovarian stimulation by antagonist protocol, ovarian pick-up, and subsequent ICSI technique. The outcomes of the study were the evaluation of clinical and ICSI features between the groups of smokers and non-smokers: the number of retrieved oocytes, immature oocytes, and fertilization rate were confronted between the two groups and between cigarette smokers vs. e-cigarette and heat-not-burn (HnB) products smokers. RESULTS Clinical parameters were comparable between the group of smokers compared to one of the non-smokers, except for anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which was statistically lower in smokers (p<0.05). Regarding IVF hormonal stimulations it appears that the total dose of gonadotropin was statistically lower in the non-smoker's group, compared to smokers (1850±860 UI vs. 1,730±780 p<0.05). Regarding ICSI techniques interestingly the number of oocytes retrieved was lower in the smokers' group compared to non-smokers (5.21±0.9 vs. 6.55±3.5, p<0.001), and the number of empty zona pellucida oocytes was statistically higher in the smokers' group (0.51±0.1 vs. 0.2±0.1, p<0.05). On the other hand, the fertilization rate (FR) was statistically higher in non-smokers compared to the smokers' group (72.16±3.05 vs. 68.12±2.21, p=0.03). Out of the 203 smokers, overall, any statistically significant difference, regarding ICSI results, has been found between the group of cigarette smokers, compared to the group of e-cigarettes plus HnB products smokers. CONCLUSIONS Smoking negatively impacts human fertility, leading to a reduction of ovarian reserve and ovarian quality, which can negatively impact results in women performing ICSI cycles. Despite the limitation of the study, our results underline that consumption of cigarette alternative devices seems to have a similar negative impact on the quantity and quality of oocytes retrieved in ICSI cycles. Clinicians should emphasize the reduction of exposure to harmful substances derived from the combustion of tobacco smoking, as well as alternative devices, in women of childbearing age.
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- F Galanti
- Reproductive Physiopathology and Andrology Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Moscato GMF, Galanti F, Criscuolo AA, Ciotti M, Riccio S, Sorge R, Andreoni M, Sesti F. A retrospective study on two cohorts of immunocompetent women treated with nonavalent HPV vaccine vs. Ellagic acid complex: outcome of the evolution of persistent cervical HPV infection. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:5509-5519. [PMID: 35993648 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202208_29422] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The nonavalent HPV vaccine has demonstrated its efficacy in women and men who already suffer from HPV genital lesions, with little chances to clear the infection. The efficacy of new therapeutic or complementary alternatives as Ellagic acid plus Annona Muricata (Ellagic acid complex) has emerged recently. Our retrospective study compares the evolution of persistent cervical HPV infection in two cohorts of immunocompetent women after the administration of nonavalent vaccine or Ellagic acid complex. PATIENTS AND METHODS At Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, forty women in childbearing age, suffering from persistent cervical HPV infection, were enrolled in two study's groups: nonavalent HPV vaccine (20 women) vs. Ellagic acid complex tablets (20 who refused the vaccine). Cytological features, HPV DNA genotypes and mRNA oncogenic genes E6/E7 presence and clearance were analyzed and confronted between the groups. RESULTS Demographics and clinical features of the cohorts were comparable. Evaluation of Pap smear, HPV DNA test and mRNA genes E6/E7, were performed at baseline (T0) and after 6 months (T1) and 12 months (T2) from the last dose of vaccine/tablet. At T1 and T2, Ellagic acid complex group showed a statistical reduction of abnormalities in Pap smears (p = 0.018 and 0.006, respectively), probably due to its direct anti-inflammatory, antioxidative and antiviral activities. At T1, vaccinated group showed a higher rate of HPV clearance (p = 0.001), instead Ellagic acid complex group didn't report significative differences. At T2, respect to T0, both groups showed an increase in percentage of negative HPV DNA detection, although more marked for vaccinated group respect to Ellagic acid complex group (p = 0.039 and 0.062 respectively). Regarding mRNA E6/E7 clearance, at T1 and T2, the group of vaccinated women showed a higher negativization respect to the other group (p= 0.077 and 0.042, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Despite the limited sample of women enrolled for the present study, the results confirmed the clinical usefulness of HPV vaccination as adjuvant agent for the immune system of women affected by persistent HPV infection. Moreover, in women who refused to be vaccinated, the administration of a biocompound like Ellagic acid plus Annona Muricata, represented an interesting clinical strategy in terms of increasing chance of HPV viral clearance.
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- G M F Moscato
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Gynaecology Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
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Riccio S, Melone R, Vitulano C, Guida P, Maddaluno I, Guarino S, Marzuillo P, Miraglia del Giudice E, Di Sessa A. Advances in pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: From genetics to lipidomics. World J Clin Pediatr 2022; 11:221-238. [PMID: 35663007 PMCID: PMC9134151 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i3.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As a result of the obesity epidemic, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a global medical concern in childhood with a closely related increased cardiometabolic risk. Knowledge on NAFLD pathophysiology has been largely expanded over the last decades. Besides the well-known key NAFLD genes (including the I148M variant of the PNPLA3 gene, the E167K allele of the TM6SF2, the GCKR gene, the MBOAT7-TMC4 rs641738 variant, and the rs72613567:TA variant in the HSD17B13 gene), an intriguing pathogenic role has also been demonstrated for the gut microbiota. More interestingly, evidence has added new factors involved in the “multiple hits” theory. In particular, omics determinants have been highlighted as potential innovative markers for NAFLD diagnosis and treatment. In fact, different branches of omics including metabolomics, lipidomics (in particular sphingolipids and ceramides), transcriptomics (including micro RNAs), epigenomics (such as DNA methylation), proteomics, and glycomics represent the most attractive pathogenic elements in NAFLD development, by providing insightful perspectives in this field. In this perspective, we aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of NAFLD pathophysiology in children, from the oldest pathogenic elements (including genetics) to the newest intriguing perspectives (such as omics branches).
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- Simona Riccio
- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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Umano GR, Maddaluno I, Riccio S, Lanzaro F, Antignani R, Giuliano M, Luongo C, Festa A, Miraglia Del Giudice E, Grandone A. Central precocious puberty during COVID-19 pandemic and sleep disturbance: an exploratory study. Ital J Pediatr 2022; 48:60. [PMID: 35461296 PMCID: PMC9034068 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-022-01256-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Increased incidence of central precocious puberty (CPP) after coronavirus infectious disease-19 lockdown has been reported. Our study aims in investigating changes in CPP rates and in sleep patterns in CPP and healthy controls. Methods CPP were retrospectively evaluated from April 2020 to April 2021. Parents of girls diagnosed with CPP during lockdown and of matched healthy controls filled out a questionnaire about sleep disturbances (SDSC questionnaire) and sleep schedules. Results Thirty-five CPP and 37 controls completed the survey. Incidence of new CPP cases significantly increased in 2020–2021 compared to 2017–2020 (5:100 vs 2:100, p = 0.02). Sleep disturbance rates did not differ between CPP and healthy controls before lockdown. During lockdown, CPP reported higher rates of sleep disturbs for total score (p = 0.005), excessive somnolence (p = 0.049), sleep breathing disorders (p = 0.049), and sleep–wake transition disorders (p = 0.005). Moreover, CPP group more frequently shifted toward later bedtime (p = 0.03) during lockdown compared to controls. Hours of sleep and smartphone exposure around bedtime did not differ between groups. Conclusions Our study confirms the observation of increased incidence of CPP after lockdown measures. Additionally, CPP showed higher rates of sleep disturbances and later bedtime compared to controls. The causality link between sleep disturbances and CPP should be further investigated to gain knowledge in this association.
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- Giuseppina R Umano
- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Società Italiana Medici Pediatri Campania (SIMPe), Teramo, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of the Woman, the Child, of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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Bisogni FA, Galanti F, Riccio S, Yacoub V, Carletti V, Morgani C, Grilli D, Schiavi MC, Rago R. 4D-HyCoSy performed in a reproductive center: retrospective analysis of pain perception, complications and spontaneous pregnancy rate after the technique. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25:7468-7475. [PMID: 34919249 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202112_27444] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Nowadays 4D hysterosalpingocontrast sonography (4D-HyCoSy) represents a primary technique in the evaluation of tubal impairment, with a low rate of pain referred and complications related, but its role in increasing the chance of spontaneous clinical pregnancy in women in childbearing age is still debated. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective study of 359 women performed 4D-HyCoSy at Reproductive Physiopathology and Andrology Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, during the period 2018-2020. INCLUSION CRITERIA women attending our IVF (in vitro fertilization) center with at least 1 year of infertility. EXCLUSION CRITERIA female age over 43 years, previously known severe tubal infertility, suspected anovulation, and semen abnormalities. PRIMARY OUTCOME evaluation of tubal patency, complications related to technique, and pain perception evaluated thanks to a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS) Scale. SECONDARY OUTCOMES clinical pregnancy rate (PR) after the technique confronted between the group of women with bilateral tubal patency (group A) with the group of monolateral tubal patency (group B) within 30 days and between 30-180 days, and 180 days-1 year from the exam. Time to pregnancy (TTP) and other obstetrical outcomes were evaluated too. RESULTS The average age of the study's population was 33.3 years. Mean duration of infertility was 2.1 years. Complication rate was 6.4%, and in any case the use of ephedrine was required. 182 (50.6%) women reported absence of pain during the exam (VAS scale value 0) and 131 (36.5%), reported mild pain experience (VAS scale value between 1-4). Spontaneous pregnancy rate was of 29.3% in group A and 30.3% in group B; time to pregnancy was 32 ± 14.7 days in group A and 35 ± 13.1 days in group B. The insurgence of a spontaneous pregnancy was significantly lower for both 4D-HyCosy sub-groups after 30 days following technique respect to 30-180 days and 180 days-1 year following the technique (both p-value < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS We confirm that 4D-HyCoSy is a safe and user-friendly technique, used as first line assessment of tubal patency of women afferent to a reproductive center. We also reported a positive impact on spontaneous pregnancy rate in women performing 4D-HyCoSy, emphasized within the first following month. This mandatory technique for tubal investigation, has not only a function in the diagnostic assessment of female infertility, but also has a therapeutic role, in young women who desire a pregnancy, avoiding, in some cases, the need of IVF treatments and clinical risks linked, while saving medical and monetary resources.
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- F A Bisogni
- Reproductive Physiopathology and Andrology Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Di Sessa A, Riccio S, Pirozzi E, Verde M, Passaro AP, Umano GR, Guarino S, Miraglia del Giudice E, Marzuillo P. Advances in paediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Role of lipidomics. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:3815-3824. [PMID: 34321846 PMCID: PMC8291022 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3815] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Due its close relationship with obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major worldwide health issue even in childhood. The most accepted pathophysiological hypothesis is represented by the “multiple hits” theory, in which both hepatic intracellular lipid accumulation and insulin resistance mainly contribute to liver injury through several factors. Among these, lipotoxicity has gained particular attention. In this view, the pathogenic role of different lipid classes in NAFLD (e.g., sphingolipids, fatty acids, ceramides, etc.) has been highlighted in recent lipidomics studies. Although there is some contrast between plasma and liver findings, lipidomic profile in the NAFLD context provides novel insights by expanding knowledge in the intricate field of NAFLD pathophysiology as well as by suggesting innovative therapeutic approaches in order to improve both NAFLD prevention and treatment strategies. Selective changes of distinct lipid species might be an attractive therapeutic target for treating NAFLD. Herein the most recent evidence in this attractive field has been summarized to provide a comprehensive overview of the lipidomic scenario in paediatric NAFLD.
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- Anna Di Sessa
- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
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Bruno V, D'Orazio M, Ticconi C, Abundo P, Riccio S, Martinelli E, Rosato N, Piccione E, Zupi E, Pietropolli A. Machine Learning (ML) based-method applied in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) patients diagnostic work-up: a potential innovation in common clinical practice. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7970. [PMID: 32409705 PMCID: PMC7224066 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64512-4] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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RPL is a very debated condition, in which many issues concerning definition, etiological factors to investigate or therapies to apply are still controversial. ML could help clinicians to reach an objectiveness in RPL classification and access to care. Our aim was to stratify RPL patients in different risk classes by applying an ML algorithm, through a diagnostic work-up to validate it for the appropriate prognosis and potential therapeutic approach. 734 patients were enrolled and divided into 4 risk classes, according to the numbers of miscarriages. ML method, called Support Vector Machine (SVM), was used to analyze data. Using the whole set of 43 features and the set of the most informative 18 features we obtained comparable results: respectively 81.86 ± 0.35% and 81.71 ± 0.37% Unbalanced Accuracy. Applying the same method, introducing the only features recommended by ESHRE, a correct classification was obtained only in 58.52 ± 0.58%. ML approach could provide a Support Decision System tool to stratify RPL patients and address them objectively to the proper clinical management.
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- V Bruno
- Academic Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and Clinical Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Gynecology, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico, 1 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Gynecology, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Engineering Service and General Direction, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Gynecology, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico, 1 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and Medical Engineering Service and General Direction, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Gynecology, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Development, University of Siena, University Hospital "S.Maria alle Scotte" Viale Mario Bracci, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Academic Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Gynecology, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81 - 00133, Rome, Italy
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Gervasoni C, Tronchet A, Spotti S, Valsecchi S, Palazzolo V, Riccio S, D Aiuto A, Azzi L, Di Francesco A. Odontomas: review of the literature and case reports. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:119-125. [PMID: 28691462] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Odontomas are one of the most common Odontogenic Tumors of the jaw. The exact etiology of odontomas is unknown. Histologically they are composed of various formations of dental tissue (enamel, dentin, cementum and sometimes pulp). In the WHO classification, they are divided into complex odontoma and compound odontoma. Clinically, odontomas are generally asymptomatic and only in rare cases cause swelling, pain, suppuration or bony expansion. Radiologically, the tumor is initially lucent, but with time, it develops small calcifications, which eventually coalesce to form a radiodense lesion with a lucent rim. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice and there is no recurrence. The aim of this paper is to define the principal characteristics and the treatment of these lesions, based on literature and personal experience.
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- C Gervasoni
- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Dental Clinic, Unit of Oral pathology, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Dental Clinic, Unit of Oral Pathology, Varese, Italy
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- ASST Lariana, Unit of Maxillo-facial surgery, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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Alesi V, Loddo S, Grispo M, Riccio S, Montella AC, Dallapiccola B, Ulgheri L, Novelli A. Reassessment of the 12q15 deletion syndrome critical region. Eur J Med Genet 2017; 60:220-223. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Squadrelli-Saraceno M, Compan A, Bimbi G, Gatto L, Riccio S, Colombo S. Autonomous reparative unit (ARU): a new concept of repairing free flap donor site with local full-thickness skin graft. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2010; 30:40-46. [PMID: 20559472 PMCID: PMC2881604] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Usually, harvesting free flap in the limbs creates an inevitable sequence of aesthetic damage not only in the donor site but also in the area of the graft used to repair the free flap donor site. Aim of the study was to standardize a simple method, defined Autonomous Reparative Unit, that allows closing of the donor site defects with a skin graft from the adjacent cutaneous area, avoiding further aesthetic damage in a third area. We define the "Autonomous Reparative Unit" as the rectangular shaped skin area of the flap and the dermoepidermic skin graft designed as an isoscele triangle with the base adjacent to the smaller side of the flap defect. From 2003 to 2008, at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nationale Tumori of Milan, 143 free radial forearm flaps and 42 free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flaps have been performed for head and neck cancer. The autonomous reparative unit has been applicable in 177 cases (92.1%). The autonomous reparative unit method allows a "standard"primary reconstructive unit to be created which can be used in a single or in multiple ways thus avoiding an additional surgical scar and a subsequent additional aesthetic impairment.
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- M Squadrelli-Saraceno
- Cranio-Facial Surgery Unit, IRCCS Foundation, National Tumour Institute, via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy.
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Cantu G, Bimbi G, Squadrelli M, Riccio S, Colombo S, Poladas G, Compan A, Santamaria S, Gilardi R, Pompilio M, Rossi M. Adenocarcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus: An Occupational Disease. Skull Base 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-916462] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Bimbi G, Saraceno MS, Riccio S, Gatta G, Licitra L, Cantù G. Adenocarcinoma of ethmoid sinus: an occupational disease. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2004; 24:199-203. [PMID: 15688904] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Sinonasal tumours, particularly those of ethmoidal origin, are rare neoplasms, of which adenocarcinoma is the most frequent histotype in Europe. The association between sinonasal malignancies and exposure to wood or leather dusts has been widely documented, however, the precise tumour site and histology has seldom been reported. In the present study, exposure to wood or leather dusts was investigated in 499 patients diagnosed with sinonasal tumours, who were treated at the Head and Neck Surgery Department of the National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy, between 1987 and 2001. The original tumour site and histology were carefully assessed. Of the 499 patients evaluated, 249 had ethmoidal tumours; 124 of which adenocarcinomas, affecting 115 males; 9 females. Of the males with adenocarcinoma, 90.4% had been exposed to wood or leather dusts; 16.3% of these had only been exposed for a short time and long before onset of the disease (median exposure 11 years; median latency 31 years). Of the remaining 125 patients with ethmoidal tumours other than adenocarcinomas, only 2 (1.6%) had ever been exposed to these dusts. Non-ethmoidal sinonasal tumours were seen in 250 cases; 17 of these (6.8%) were adenocarcinomas; no exposure to wood or leather dusts was reported in any of these patients. Ethmoid proved to be the sinonasal site affected by adenocarcinomas induced by exposure to wood or leather dusts. Even brief exposure, which may have occurred a very long time before onset of the disease, seems to be sufficient to increase the incidence of this tumour type. No significant correlation was observed between exposure and either non-ethmoidal sinonasal neoplasms or ethmoidal tumours other than adenocarcinomas.
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- G Bimbi
- Head and Neck Surgery Department, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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Cantù G, Bimbi G, Fabiani F, Guzzo M, Mattavelli F, Pizzi N, Riccio S, Squadrelli M. [Lymph node metastases in paranasal sinus carcinoma: prognostic value and treatment]. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2002; 22:273-9. [PMID: 12510338] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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The purpose of this report is to assess, on the basis of a sizeable study, the prognostic value of lymph node metastases in paranasal sinus carcinoma and, in particular, in squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus. We have reviewed the charts of 601 cases of paranasal sinus carcinoma between 1970 and 1999. All of the patients were treated surgically, alone or associated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. The maxillary sinus tumors numbered 379 (153 squamous cell carcinomas, 15 undifferentiated carcinomas, 94 adenoid cystic carcinomas, 19 adenocarcinomas, 98 mesenchymal tumors and rare forms) and the ethmoidal tumors were 222 (117 adenocarcinomas, 27 squamous cell carcinomas, 16 adenoid cystic carcinomas, 13 undifferentiated carcinomas, 49 other histological forms). Lymph node metastases in ethmoidal tumors were rare, with the exception of undifferentiated carcinoma (46.1%). The percentages of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus upon presentation were: T2 15.5%, T3 7%, and T4 4%. All these patients underwent lymph node excision. The metastases successive to treatment of the primary tumor were: T2 16.9%, T3 8.8%, and T4 12%. 75% of these late metastases occurred contemporaneously with a recurrence of T and only 5 (25%) constituted the single reawakening of disease; four of these patients underwent neck surgery and were cured operatively. One had fixed, inoperable metastases. The NED survival rate at least two years after T therapy in patients free from metastases was 50.4%, against 25% in those with initial or distant metastases (T2 72.9% vs. 30.4%, T3 37.5% vs. 22.2%, and T4 28.6% vs. 0%). In conclusion, squamous cell carcinomas of the maxillary sinus which have extended to the oral cavity (T2) show greater lymph node propagation than those of the superoposterior portion (T3-T4). The presence or successive appearance of lymph node metastases indicates elevated malignancy of the tumor, with a very negative prognosis. N, however, is rarely the cause of death for these patients. Prophylactic lymph node excision in N0 patients is therefore not indicated.
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- G Cantù
- Dipartimento di Chirurgia della Testa e Collo, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori di Milano.
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Cantù G, Solero C, Mattavelli F, Pizzi N, Valentini V, Santamaria S, Barberi F, Riccio S. [Malignant maxillary tumors involving the pterygo-maxillary and infratemporal fossae: a series of 200 cases]. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2000; 20:91-9. [PMID: 10992601] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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At the Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit of the Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori in Milan, Italy between 1987 and 1999 200 anterior cranio-facial resections were performed on malignant ethmoid tumors involving the anterior cranial base and extending to the nasal fossae and, at times to the orbit and maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. In the second portion of this case study the authors simplified their surgical technique. The frontal craniotomy was made rectangular and low, performed with an oscillating saw and scalpel, without drilling holes. The osteotomy of the cranial base was modulated according to tumor extension. Typically a paralateronasal facial incision was performed without opening the upper lip. Whenever the maxillary sinus and/or orbit were involved, the skin incision and osteotomy was consequently modified. Repair of the cranial base was performed with a pedicled pericranial flap. In this case study there were 6 post-operative deaths in the first 30 patients and only 2 in the remaining 170. The male/female ratio was 145/55, mean age 55 years (12-80) and average follow-up 38 months (2-117). There were 120 primary tumors while the remaining 80 patients presented recurrences from prior treatments. There were 96 adenocarcinomas, 42 spinocellular carcinomas, 21 esthesioneuroblastoma 15 adenoid-cystic carcinomas, 9 melanomas and 17 rare tumors. Our classification identified the following stages: 69 T2, 54 T3 and 77 T4 while the UICC-AJCC staging system indicated: 25 T1, 16 T2, 68 T3 and 91 T4. The NED survival according to tumor stage (INT classification) was: T262.3%, T3 44.4% and T4 29.9%. The NED survival for patients who had not previously undergone treatment was: T2 71.7%, T3 58.8% and T4 42.5%. On the other hand the NED survival for the cases of recurrence was: T2 43.5%, T3 20% and T4 16.2%. These results lead to the conclusion that the surgical technique currently used is valid and that the anterior cranio-facial resection should always be performed in patients with ethmoid tumors coming into contact with, or eroding, the cribriform plate. For all staging classes, the prognosis for those patients undergoing surgery for recurrence from prior, inadequate treatment was significantly worse than that for the primary tumors.
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- G Cantù
- U.O. di Chirurgia Cranio-Maxillo-Facciale Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori di Milano
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Tolino A, Romano L, Ronsini S, Riccio S, Montemagno U. Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with salmon calcitonin nasal spray: evaluation by bone mineral content and biochemical patterns. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol 1993; 31:358-60. [PMID: 8370634] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We studied 21 women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, treated with salmon calcitonin nasal spray (100 IU/daily) and calcium (1 g/daily) for six months. Bone mineral content (BMC), measured before and at the end of therapy with lumbar dual photon absorptiometry, showed a significant increase (p < 0.01). At the end of the study, there was also a clear improvement of osteoporotic pain. Among biochemical markers of bone turnover, there was a significant (p < 0.01) reduction of urinary excretion of hydroxyproline. No side effect was registered and all patients had a good compliance to therapy.
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- A Tolino
- Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Physiopathology of Human Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples, Italy
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Tolino A, Di Serio C, Caracciolo GB, Tartaglia E, Riccio S. [The role of prolactin in endometrial lesions]. Minerva Ginecol 1991; 43:495-7. [PMID: 1784404] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The Authors examine serum levels of HPRL in basal conditions and after TRH and sulpiride test in 15 patients with endometrial lesions (hyperplasia) and in 15 patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma included in a age range between 44 and 62 years, in which 7 patients present obesity, 10 patients present hypertension and 2 patients are hyperglycemic. The same examination is carried out in a control group of 30 healthy patients. Then the 15 patients with adenocarcinoma and 3 patients with adenomatosa hyperplasia are subjected to surgery and they estimate HPRL levels in endometrium. The results prove that there is no correlation between HPRL plasma levels and endometrium lesions and between endometrium HPRL. The Authors conclude that HPRL does not play a significant role in the pathogenesis of endometrial lesions; use of HPRL plasma levels as a marker of endometrial lesions is not possible.
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- A Tolino
- II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli
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Tolino A, Di Serio C, Conforti S, Borruto Caracciolo G, Riccio S, Cirillo L. [Endometrial carcinoma with simultaneous endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary. Report of two clinical cases]. Minerva Ginecol 1991; 43:261-4. [PMID: 1881572] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The paper reports two cases of simultaneous endometrial carcinoma and endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary. The clinical and pathological characteristics are examined. Both patients underwent radical surgery with an intraoperative examination for metastatic involvement of the lumbo-aortic, iliac and infundibulo-ovarian lymphonodes. Surgery was followed by antiblastic (cisplatin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide), hormonal (progestogens) and immuno-modulating (thymostimulin treatment). The two patients (respectively approximately 10 and 7 years after the operation) both enjoy good health.
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- A Tolino
- IIa Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli
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Tolino A, Ronsini S, Gallo FP, de Conciliis B, Riccio S, Montemagno U. [Carcinoembryonic antigen in genital infections caused by HPV]. Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet 1990; 85:698-701. [PMID: 2291053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The immunohistochemical search for the carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) was positive in 28.14 per cent of the cases of plane cervical condylomata, in 25 per cent of the cases of infections of the vulva by HPV, and in up to 40 per cent of the cases of cervical or vulvar lesions. These data are in accordance with those reported in the literature, even if the number of cases studied is too limited to enable us to make a significant comparison. As a result, the CEA might prove to be a useful marker for a more accurate biological and chemical classification of genital lesions by HPV.
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Tolino A, Di Serio C, Conforti S, Borruto Caracciolo G, Cirillo L, Riccio S. [Carcinoma of the vulva. Report of a case originating from Bartholin's gland]. Minerva Ginecol 1990; 42:549-52. [PMID: 1965225] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A case of vulvar carcinoma arising from Bartholin's gland is described. At admission the patient showed a large suppurated swelling of the left labium maior. The neoformation reached the groin of the same side. Malignant cells were detected in biopsy specimens of both the vulvar swelling and the lymphonodes. The histological test showed a vulvar carcinoma arising from Bartholin's gland. The vulvar swelling and the ulcerated lesion were removed and the patient was treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy (bleomicina) and immunomodulant therapy (Timostimoline). Pulmonary methastases were detected eighteen months after the operation and the patient died two years later.
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- A Tolino
- Istituto di Ginecologia, Ostetricia e Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli
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Di Serio C, Conforti S, Cirillo D, Caserta G, Savoia M, Riccio S, Tolino A. [Ascites and carcinoma of the endometrium]. G Ital Oncol 1990; 10:93-5. [PMID: 2286399] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The authors exopound three cases of women affected by endometrial carcinoma in which the ascithis has represented the first clinic manifestation in absence of metrorrhage (first two cases); in the third case, instead, the ascithis has appeared four years after the surgical operation of total laparohysterectomy with bilateral annexiectomy and telecobaltotherapy. The association of the malign ascithis with endometrial adenocarcinoma is of rare observation. The Authors think very likely that the intraperitoneal semination in the cases they examined, is due to the infiltration of the myometry, of the regional and iuxtaregional lymphonoids with formation of ascithis.
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- C Di Serio
- II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Ginecologia, Ostetricia e Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana, Università degli Studi di Napoli
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Zimatore G, Riccio S, Saccà N, Scalzo F, Vero R. [Sinus arrest caused by clonidine during treatment of chronic opiate poisoning]. Clin Ter 1985; 113:261-5. [PMID: 4017505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Riccio S, Siciliani M. [On a case of malignant chordoma in the sacral region (pathogenetic and histopathologic considerations)]. Rass Int Clin Ter 1967; 47:688-94. [PMID: 5607593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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