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Chessa F, Schiavina R, Bianchi L, Piazza P, Presutti M, Droghetti M, Massari F, Mollica V, Ardizzoni A, Gaudiano C, Corcioni B, Fiorentino M, Pugliese M, Tamburini S, Mottaran A, Giunchi F, D’Errico A, Golfieri R, Vasuri F, Beretta C, Di Fresco S, Pultrone C, Dababneh H, Brunocilla E. The impact of a multidisciplinary team on treatment of patients with bladder cancer. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00598-5] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Bianchi L, Bortolani B, Cercenelli L, Presutti M, Mottaran A, Boschi S, Spinozzi L, Melloni R, Scarlatti R, Pissavini A, Amirhassankhani S, Droghetti M, Gaudiano C, Rustici A, Tartarini L, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. 3D-derived volumetric and morphologic parameters to predict complications after robotic partial nephrectomy in patients with renal cancer. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00894-1] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Bianchi L, Gaudiano C, Mottola M, Corcioni B, Tonin E, Droghetti M, Cattabriga A, Cocozza M, Palmeri A, Coppola F, Giunchi F, Schiavina R, Fiorentino M, Brunocilla E, Golfieri R, Bevilacqua A. Beyond multiparametric MRI and towards radiomics to detect prostate cancer: A machine learning model to predict clinically significant lesions. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01021-7] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Droghetti M, Bortolani B, Cercenelli L, Piazza P, Boschi S, Mottaran A, Chessa F, Ercolino A, Angiolini A, Lodi S, Pissavini A, Fontanella L, Spinozzi L, Melloni R, Bevilacqua F, Cangemi D, Gaudiano C, Corcioni B, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Bianchi L, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. The impact of 3D modeling in surgical planning and outcomes of partial nephrectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(22)02545-9] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Schiavina R, Bianchi L, Cercenelli L, Bortolani B, Piazza P, Boschi S, Droghetti M, Mottaran A, Chessa F, Ercolino A, Angiolini A, Lodi S, Pissavini A, Fontanella L, Spinozzi L, Melloni R, Bevilacqua F, Cangemi D, Gaudiano C, Corcioni B, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Brunocilla E. 3D modeling of renal tumors for planning and guidance of selective clamping and urinary collecting system suture. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00422-5] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Bianchi L, Piazza P, Gaudiano C, De Cinque A, Rustici A, Droghetti M, Corcioni B, Chessa F, Ercolino A, Farneti F, Schiavina R, Golfieri R, Brunocilla E. ADC map parameters at mpMRI predict unfavorable cribriform pattern in PCa patients. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)03103-7] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bianchi L, Bortolani B, Mottaran A, Cercenelli L, Boschi S, Droghetti M, Molinaroli E, Chessa F, Balestrazzi E, Gaudiano C, Rustici A, Cappelli A, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Novel volumetric and morphologic parameters derived from 3D virtual modelling to improve comprehension of tumor’s anatomy in patients with renal cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00732-1] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Schiavina R, Bianchi L, Angiolini A, Chessa F, Cercenelli L, Bortolani B, Molinaroli E, Casablanca C, Gaudiano C, Mottaran A, Porreca A, Golfieri R, Romagnoli D, Giuchi F, Fiorentino M, Puliatti S, Mottrie A, Diciotti S, Marcelli E, Brunocilla E. Augmented reality to guide intraoperative frozen section during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00697-2] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Mottaran A, Bianchi L, Schiavina R, Bortolani B, Cercenelli L, Chessa F, Droghetti M, Boschi S, Gaudiano C, Rustici A, Salvador M, Bertaccini A, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Brunocilla E. Three-dimensional virtual modelling for anatomical comprehension of renal anatomy: validation of CSA, RENAL, PADUA, ABC scores before robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00731-x] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mottaran A, Bianchi L, Casablanca C, Piazza P, Chessa F, Droghetti M, Roveroni C, Balestrazzi E, Gaudiano C, Cappelli A, Modestino F, Bertaccini A, Marcelli E, Porreca A, De Concilio B, Golfieri R, Serra C, Celia A, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Percutaneous tumor ablation compared to partial nephrectomy for cT1a renal cancer: the impact of histologic variant. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)01003-x] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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Bianchi L, Piazza P, Chessa F, Mottaran A, Casablanca C, Droghetti M, Roveroni C, Costa F, Salvador M, Puliatti S, Cappelli A, Gaudiano C, Bertaccini A, Marcelli E, Porreca A, De Concilio B, Serra C, Celia A, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. PERC-score: a nephrometry score for percutaneous tumor ablation of small renal mass. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)01010-7] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Molinaroli E, Giampaoli M, Pultrone C, Bianchi L, Angiolini A, Cercenelli L, Bortolani B, Mottaran A, Recenti D, Chessa F, Gaudiano C, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. 3D virtual renal modeling to improve the learning curve of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00772-2] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Piazza P, Bianchi L, Giampaoli M, Droghetti M, Casablanca C, Ercolino A, Beretta C, Recenti D, Balestrazzi E, Puliatti S, Rosiello G, Amato M, Romagnoli D, D’Agostino D, Gaudiano C, Golfieri R, Porreca A, Mottrie A, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Short time delay between prostate biopsy for prostate cancer assessment and Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) correlates with worse perioperative outcomes. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)00466-8] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Droghetti M, Bianchi L, Lando G, Roveroni C, Salvador M, Beretta C, Balestrazzi E, Feruzzi A, Milani G, Chessa F, Rustici A, De Cinque A, Corcioni B, Gaudiano C, Golfieri R, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Head-to-head comparison of orostate cancer detection rate at MRI-targeted FUSION biopsy between hub and spoke mpMRI Italian centers. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01325-7] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Droghetti M, Bianchi L, Beretta C, Ercolino A, Salvador M, Chessa F, Casablanca C, Di Fresco S, Roveroni C, Balestrazzi E, Costa F, Feruzzi A, Cacciapuoti C, Rustici A, Rustici A, De Cinque A, Gaudiano C, Corcioni B, Golfieri R, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Site-specific concordance of targeted and systematic biopsy cores at the index lesion on mpMRI: Can we spare the double-tap? Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01379-8] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Giampaoli M, Pultrone C, Bianchi L, Molinaroli E, Angiolini A, Cercenelli L, Bortolani B, Mottaran A, Recenti D, Chessa F, Gaudiano C, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. 3D virtual renal modeling to improve the learning curve of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)00661-8] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Bianchi L, Bortolani B, Mottaran A, Cercenelli L, Boschi S, Droghetti M, Molinaroli E, Chessa F, Balestrazzi E, Gaudiano C, Rustici A, Cappelli A, Golfieri R, Marcelli E, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Novel volumetric and morphologic parameters derived from 3D virtual modelling to improve comprehension of tumour’s anatomy in patients with renal cancer. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)00983-0] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Bianchi L, Bianchi F, Schiavina R, Cercenelli L, Lodi S, Bortolani B, Gaudiano C, Angiolini A, Chessa F, Casablanca C, Droghetti M, Mottaran A, Lando G, Porreca A, Golfieri R, Romagnoli D, Diciotti S, Marcelli E, Brunocilla E. Augmented Reality 3D guidance for real-time nerve sparing dissection during RARP: pathologic evaluation in a propensity matched cohort. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)35588-9] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Bianchi F, Bianchi L, Chessa F, Barbaresi U, Casablanca C, Mottaran A, Piazza P, Droghetti M, Tonin E, Roveroni C, Balestrazzi E, Gaudiano C, Porreca A, De Concilio B, Serra C, Celia A, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. How to select patients with small renal mass for ablation or partial nephrectomy? the impact of histologic variant and tumor’s size. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)35509-9] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Schiavina R, Bianchi L, Chessa F, Cercenelli L, Lodi S, Bortolani B, Gaudiano C, Angiolini A, Bianchi F, Casablanca C, Droghetti M, Mottaran A, Porreca A, Golfieri R, Romagnoli D, Diciotti S, Marcelli E, Brunocilla E. Real-time augmented reality 3D-guided robotic radical prostatectomy: preliminary experience and evaluation of the impact on surgical planning. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)35590-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bianchi L, Schiavina R, Bianchi F, Chessa F, Piazza P, Mottaran A, Ercolino A, Boschi S, Cevenini M, Roveroni C, Droghetti M, Serra C, Gaudiano C, Golfieri R, Porreca A, De Concilio B, Brunocilla E, Celia A. Local ablation of renal tumors: real competitor of partial nephrectomy? a propensity score match analysis. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)35476-8] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Chessa F, Ercolino A, Gaudiano C, Giusti D, Bianchi L, Borghesi M, Pultrone C, Marcelli E, Schiavina R, Brunocilla E. Diagnostic accuracy of a novel 29 MHz micro-ultrasound for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer on prostate biopsy specimen: A prospective single institutional study. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33763-0] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Chessa F, Schiavina R, Bianchi L, Marcelli E, Diciotti S, Lodi S, Gaudiano C, Giunchi F, Bortolani B, Cercenelli L, Brunocilla E. Three dimensional model of the prostate and augmented reality robot assisted radical prostatectomy: A randomized controlled study to evaluate intraoperative and pathologic outcomes. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33790-3] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Ciabatti S, Ntreta M, Gaudiano C, Sessagesimi E, Dionisi V, Buwenge M, Ferioli M, Deodato F, Ianiro A, Macchia G, Ferro M, Riga S, Romani F, Angelini A, Valentini V, Cammelli S, Golfieri R, Frezza G, Morganti A, Cilla S. EP-1535 Vessel-sparing prostate V-MAT with simultaneous integrated boost to dominant intraprostatic lesion. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31955-3] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Sebastiani S, Corcioni B, Pazzaglia A, Gaudiano C, Cellini M, Golfieri R, Campos E. Effect of intravitreal bevacizumab and aflibercept on retrobulbar blood flow in injected and uninjected sound eyes of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Acta Ophthalmol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.0f077] [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: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- S. Sebastiani
- Department of Experimental- Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Sant'Orsola; Ophthalmology Unit; Malpighi University Hospital; DIMES; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Prevention Medicine; Radiology Service; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Experimental- Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Sant'Orsola; Ophthalmology Unit; Malpighi University Hospital; DIMES; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Prevention Medicine; Radiology Service; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Experimental- Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Sant'Orsola; Ophthalmology Unit; Malpighi University Hospital; DIMES; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Prevention Medicine; Radiology Service; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Experimental- Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Sant'Orsola; Ophthalmology Unit; Malpighi University Hospital; DIMES; Bologna Italy
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Malandrini A, D’Eramo C, Palmeri S, Gaudiano C, Gambelli S, Sicurelli F, Berti G, Formichi P, Kuqo A, Dotti MT, Federico A. Peripheral neuropathy in late-onset Krabbe disease: report of three cases. Neurol Sci 2012; 34:79-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0956-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Cardaioli E, Da Pozzo P, Malfatti E, Gallus G, Rubegni A, Malandrini A, Gaudiano C, Guidi L, Serni G, Berti G, Dotti M, Federico A. Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia: A new heteroplasmic tRNALeu(CUN) mutation of mitochondrial DNA. J Neurol Sci 2008; 272:106-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2007] [Revised: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Malandrini A, Gaudiano C, Gambelli S, Berti G, Serni G, Bianchi S, Federico A, Dotti MT. DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF ULTRASTRUCTURAL SKIN BIOPSY STUDIES IN CADASIL. Neurology 2007; 68:1430-2. [PMID: 17452591 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000264018.46335.c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- A Malandrini
- Department of Neurological and Behavioral Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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Gambelli S, Malandrini A, Berti G, Gaudiano C, Zicari E, Brunori P, Perticoni G, Orrico A, Galli L, Sorrentino V, Lunardi J, Federico A, Dotti MT. Inheritance of a novel RYR1 mutation in a family with myotonic dystrophy type 1. Clin Genet 2007; 71:93-4. [PMID: 17204054 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00725.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis (NSGP) is a relatively uncommon type of chronic inflammation of the prostate, frequently mistaken for carcinoma on digital rectal examination, trans-rectal ultrasound (TRUS) and serum PSA test. It is presently the most frequent variety of granulomatous prostatitis observed at histological examination. The present study reviews the trans-rectal US results and serum PSA levels of 20 patients with biopsy-proven NSGP. Physical findings, laboratory data and US indicated malignancy in all cases. Sonographically (TRUS), the lesions appeared as single or multiple hypoechoic nodules, mainly localised in the peripheral zone of the gland, mimicking carcinoma. Mean serum PSA values were 13.3 ng/ml (range from 3.5 to 34 ng/ml), and only one patient had a value lower than 4 ng/ml. A sufficiently long period of follow-up (mean 19 months; range from 7 to 48 months) with TRUS and PSA was only possible in 11/20 patients. In 8/11 cases, serum PSA returned within normal range, and in 5/11 patients the US features slowly resolved, the hypoechoic nodules disappearing. Final diagnosis can only be obtained by prostatic biopsy. Several questions remain unanswered regarding the relationship between chronic prostatitis and prostatic carcinoma, natural history, the need for specific therapy and also the follow-up of this disease.
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- P Pavlica
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
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Primary benign paraurethral tumors in females are observed only rarely. They may occasionally be detected at physical examination or present with symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction. A leiomyoma originating from the smooth muscle fibers of the urethra in a 43-year-old woman is reported. The benign nature of the lesion was suspected on the basis of transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical enucleation was performed and light microscopy showed a well-differentiated smooth muscle tumor.
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- P Pavlica
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
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Malandrini A, Luchini D, Gambelli S, Gaudiano C, Berti G, Salvadori C, Serni G, Valassina M, Federico A, Di Paolo M. A syndrome of bilateral hemorrhage of the thalamus and myocarditis with fatal course. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 11:208-10. [PMID: 15363755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2004.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report the case of a 41-year-old patient with bilateral hemorrhage of the thalamus, leading to death. Post-mortem examination showed acute myocarditis. Neuropathological study showed perivascular infiltrates in affected thalamic regions. Laboratory investigation failed to find any causal agent. We hypothesize an infective agent, affecting the heart and thalamus, as the cause of this syndrome. Diaschisis due to the strategic anatomical position of the thalamus may have been responsible for coma state and death.
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- A Malandrini
- Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, Neuroscience Section, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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Gambelli S, Dotti MT, Malandrini A, Mondelli M, Stromillo ML, Gaudiano C, Federico A. Mitochondrial alterations in muscle biopsies of patients on statin therapy. J Submicrosc Cytol Pathol 2004; 36:85-9. [PMID: 15311678] [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: 04/30/2023]
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Clinical and biopsy study of nine patients on statin therapy suffering from various myopathic syndromes is reported. Biopsy findings showed non specific myopathic signs and mitochondrial changes, such as subsarcolemmal accumulation, morphological alterations, lipid increase and Cox-negative fibers. These findings confirm that statins may cause muscle damage and impair oxidative metabolism.
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- S Gambelli
- Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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La Civita L, Fadda P, Gaudiano C, Bentivenga C, Olivieri I. Can hepatitis C virus infection and interferon-alpha undo the HLA-DRB1*0402/DQB1*0302 protection against rheumatoid arthritis? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003; 42:383-4. [PMID: 12595642 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pistillo MP, Tazzari PL, Gaudiano C, Cilla V, Kato T, Matsui T, Nishioka K, Capanni P, Conte R, Ferrara GB. Patients with neoplastic and nonneoplastic hematologic diseases acquire CTLA-4 antibodies after blood transfusion. Transfusion 2001; 41:462-9. [PMID: 11316895 DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41040462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The presence of antibodies to CTLA-4, a negative regulator of T-cell activation, was investigated in multiply transfused patients with malignant and non- malignant hematologic diseases. A previous study showed that, in multiply transfused patients, an immune response against nuclear matrix proteins can be induced by WBCs undergoing apoptosis during RBC unit storage. This study evaluated whether the same phenomenon could be involved in the induction of CTLA-4 antibodies in the patients analyzed. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Patient sera were tested for binding to the recombinant full-length CTLA-4 beta-galactosidase fusion protein by an ELISA. Immuno-fluorescence stainings were performed to analyze the CTLA-4 epitopes recognized by the antibodies and to detect such epitopes in the apoptotic cells present in the RBC units. RESULTS CTLA-4 antibodies were found in multiply transfused patients with beta-thalassemia (40%) and with other hemolytic diseases (33%) including leukemias (42%). A higher incidence of CTLA-4 antibodies was found in patients receiving non-WBC-reduced blood (88%) than in those receiving WBC-reduced blood (26%). Immunofluorescence staining showed that WBCs undergoing apoptosis in the RBC unit expressed CTLA-4 epitopes. CONCLUSIONS The apoptotic WBCs present in the RBC units, after cold storage, express CTLA-4 epitopes. These epitopes can be released and induce formation of CTLA-4 antibodies with profound implications in the development of autoimmune disorders and in facilitating tumor dissemination and metastasis.
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- M P Pistillo
- Immunogenetics Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Genoa, Italy.
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Mangia A, Gentile R, Cascavilla I, Margaglione M, Villani MR, Stella F, Modola G, Agostiano V, Gaudiano C, Andriulli A. HLA class II favors clearance of HCV infection and progression of the chronic liver damage. J Hepatol 1999; 30:984-9. [PMID: 10406174 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(99)80250-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS This study was aimed to determine whether host-dependent genetic factors modulate the outcome of HCV infection. METHODS HLA class II DRB and DQB typing was performed in 184 infected patients and 200 healthy volunteers. Among the patients, 149 subjects had persistent HCV viremia (Group 1) and 35 subjects underwent spontaneous viral clearance (Group 2). Group 1 included cirrhotic patients with transfusion-acquired infections (n = 79), asymptomatic HCV carriers (n = 42), and patients with chronic hepatitis C responsive to interferon therapy (n = 28). RESULTS Spontaneous viral clearance was associated with HLA DRB1*1104 (pc = 0.054, OR = 4.51, 95% C.I. 2.02-10.1) and HLA DQB1*0301 (pc = 0.0039, OR = 4.52, 95% C.I. 2.15-9.51). In Group 1 the haplotype DRB1*1104/DQB1*0301 was less frequent (4.8%) than in Group 2 (18.3%) (pc = 0.009, OR = 7.38, 95% C.I. 2.58-21.59). At the HLA level, cirrhotic patients were not different from asymptomatic HCV carriers and patients with interferon-induced viral clearance. In cirrhotic patients infected with genotype 1b, the DQB1*0502 allele was more frequently found in those with rapidly progressive liver damage (OR = 8.15, 95% C.I. 1.49-44.44), but the corrected p-value was not significant (pc = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS The HLA haplotype DRB1*1104/DQB1*0301 appears to contribute to the spontaneous clearance of HCV infection. The predominance of the DQB1*0502 allele in cirrhotic patients with a rapidly progressive disease possibly reflects an influence of this allele on the progression of the HCV-related liver disease.
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- A Mangia
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
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Malaspina P, Cruciani F, Ciminelli BM, Terrenato L, Santolamazza P, Alonso A, Banyko J, Brdicka R, García O, Gaudiano C, Guanti G, Kidd KK, Lavinha J, Avila M, Mandich P, Moral P, Qamar R, Mehdi SQ, Ragusa A, Stefanescu G, Caraghin M, Tyler-Smith C, Scozzari R, Novelletto A. Network analyses of Y-chromosomal types in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia reveal specific patterns of geographic distribution. Am J Hum Genet 1998; 63:847-60. [PMID: 9718330 PMCID: PMC1377388 DOI: 10.1086/301999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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In a study of 908 males from Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, the variation of four Y-linked dinucleotide microsatellites was analyzed within three "frames" that are defined by mutations that are nonrecurrent, or nearly so. The rapid generation and extinction of new dinucleotide length variants causes the haplotypes within each lineage to diverge from one another. We constructed networks of "adjacent" haplotypes within each frame, by assuming changes of a single dinucleotide unit. Two small and six large networks were obtained, the latter including 94.9% of the sampled Y chromosomes. We show that the phenetic relationships among haplotypes, represented as a network, result largely from common descent and subsequent molecular radiation. The grouping of haplotypes of the same network thus fits an evolutionarily relevant criterion. Notably, this method allows the total diversity within a sample to be partitioned. Networks can be considered optimal markers for population studies, because reliable frequency estimates can be obtained in small samples. We present synthetic maps describing the incidence of different Y-chromosomal lineages in the extant human populations of the surveyed areas. Dinucleotide diversity also was used to infer time intervals for the coalescence of each network.
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- P Malaspina
- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Carnevale, Rome, Italy
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