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1. Historical biogeography of Asteraceae from Tandilia and Ventania mountain ranges (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Author

Crisci V. Jorge, Freire E. Susana, Sancho Gisela, and Katinas Liliana

Subjects
Asteraceae, biogeografía, Tandilia, Ventania, Science, Zoology, QL1-991, Botany, QK1-989
Abstract

Las sierras septentrionales, o de Tandilia y las australes, o de Ventania, caracterizadas por su gran diversidad orgánica y su alto número de endemismos, están ubicadas en la planicie bonaerense de pastizales denominada "pampa". Con el objeto de establecer las relaciones entre Tandilia y Ventania con otras áreas, se analizaron las distribuciones de los taxones específicos e infraespecíficos de Asteraceae que habitan estas sierras. Se delimitaron trece áreas: sur de América del Norte y América Central, sur de Brasil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania, Chaco, Sierras Pampeanas, Sierras Subandinas, Mahuidas, Patagonia, Chile Central, y Andes del Norte. Las unidades de estudio fueron 112 taxones de Asteraceae presentes en Tandilia y Ventania (taxones endémicos, adventicios y naturalizados no fueron incluidos en el análisis). Las distribuciones de estos taxones fueron analizadas utilizando dos métodos: panbiogeografía compatibilidad de trazos) y análisis de simplicidad de endemismos. Ambos métodos conectan sur de Brasil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania y Sierras Pampeanas. Las Asteraceae de Tandilia y Ventania estarían más relacionadas con estas áreas que con la de las Sierras Subandinas, Andes del Norte, Chaco, Patagonia, Mahuidas y Chile Central. El área de América del Norte y América Central aparece menos relacionada a Tandilia y Ventania en relación a las otras áreas. La evolución de las Asteraceae de Tandilia y Ventania y las áreas relacionadas ha sido probablemente afectada por los eventos geológicos de los períodos Terciario y Cuaternario. La discontinuidad actual en el patrón de distribución de las Asteraceae, restringidas en general a las zonas elevadas, es explicada principalmente por eventos vicariantes debidos a condiciones áridas.Tandilia and Ventania are the only systems ofmountain ranges situated in a grassy steppe or "pampas" in the political province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Tandilia and Ventania have a high taxa diversity and endemicity. A historical biogeographic analysis was carried out on the basis of distributional patterns of species and infraspecific taxa of Asteraceae inhabiting Tandilia and Ventania in orderto establish the relationships ofthese mountain ranges with other areas. Two methods were applied for the analysis: panbiogeography using the compatibility track method and parsimony analysis of endemicity (PAE). Thirteen areas were delimited for the study: Southern North America and Central América, Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania, Chaco, Sierras Pampeanas, Sierras Subandinas, Mahuidas, Patagonia, Central Chile, and Northern Andes. The units of the study were 112 taxa inhabiting Tandilia and Ventania (endernic, naturalized, and adventicious species were not included). Both methods connect southern Brazil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania, and Sierras Pampeanas, showing that the Asteraceae biota ofTandilia and Ventania have closer relationships with the biota ofthese are as rather than with that of Sierras Subandinas, North Andean, Chaco, Patagonia, Mahuidas, and Central Chile. The Asteraceae ofCentral and North America appear less related to Tandilia and Ventania in regard of the rest ofthe areas. The evolution of Asteraceae in Tandilia and Ventania and related areas is hypothetized to have been affected mainly by Tertiary and Quaternary geologic events. The discontinuous pattern found, occurring mostly in elevated areas, is explained principally by vicariance under dry conditions.

Published
2001

4. How do cardiologists select patients for dual antiplatelet therapy continuation beyond 1 year after a myocardial infarction? Insights from the EYESHOT Post-MI Study

Author

De Luca L., Colivicchi F., Meessen J., Uguccioni M., Piscione F., Bernabo P., Lardieri G., Granatelli A., Gabrielli D., Gulizia M. M., Silverio A., Benvenga R. M., Mascia F., Fusco A., Cicala S., Oltrona Visconti L., Marinoni B., Canosi U., Cirillo P., Trimarco B., Ziviello F., Grosseto D., Menozzi M., Mezzena D., Mauro C., Sasso A., Bellis A., Calabro P., Gragnano F., Cesaro A., Venturelli V., Porretta V., Borrelli N., Indolfi C., De Rosa S., Torella D., Morici N., Molfese M., Della Rovere F., Caiffa T., Moretto G., Grippo G., Di Vincenzo E., Lucisano L., Pennacchi M., Geraci G., Sanfilippo N., Ledda A., Di Lenarda A., Cherubini A., Russo G., Piemonte F., Di Donato A., Carraturo A., Villari B., Ciampi Q., Contaldi C., Pacher V., Corrada E., Cattani D., Nassiacos D., Meloni S., Barco B., Bonmassari R., Bertoldi A., Tedoldi F., Cannone M., Valenti G., Musci R. L., Caldarola P., Locuratolo N., Sublimi Saponetti L., Gentili L., Maiandi C., Caputo M., Capparuccia C. A., Tonella T., Massari F. M., Lupi A., Tessitori M., Montano M., Scaglione A., Torri A., Tortorella G., Navazio A., Cemin R., Latina L., Briguglia D., Marino R., Scalvini S., Zanelli E., Paganini V., Riboni G., Leiballi E., Della Mattia A., Imperadore F., Tespili M., Santangelo G., Parravicini U., Dellavesa P., Testa R., Venturini E., Feola M., Testa M., Crisci V., Tramontana M., Robiglio L., Varbella F., Meynet I., Galati A., Maddaluna A., Bilato C., Loddo I., Licciardello G., Cassaniti L., Scherillo M., Formigli D., Marullo L., Chianese L., Paolillo C., De Santis A. P. A., Brunetti N. D., Bottigliero D., Della Bona R., Giannico M. B., Tramarin R., Lucibello S., Perna G. P., Marini M., Colavita A. R., Raziliop A., Francese G. M., Mariani M., Collauto F., D'Urbano M., Naio R., Ando G., Saporito F., Assanelli E. M., Cabiati A., Crivaro A., Alberti S., Marchese I., Nejat T., Refice S., Raino R., Aiello A., Cristinziani G. R., Barilla F., Iorio R., Mascelli G., Tartaglione S. N., Di Chiara G., D'Andrea D., Antonicelli R., Malatesta G., Di Mario C., Mattesini A., Tramontana L., Conti S., Sommariva L., Celestini A., Amico F., Giubilato S., Amico A. F., De Filippis M., Pasini G. F., Triggiani M., Ferrara V., Cappetti S., Carugo S., Lucreziotti S., Persico M., Gizzi G., Cipolla T., Caronia A., Buia E., Pastori P., Scarpignato M., Biscottini E., Poletti F., Vimercati C., Pirola R., Barbieri E., Dugo C., De Cesare N., De Benedictis M. L., Ruggeri A., Campana C., Bonura S., Vigna C., Marchese N., Partesana N. G., Bandini P., Farinola G., Santoro D., Cassadonte F., Calabro F., Sansoni M., Abrignani M. G., Bonura F., Benvenuto M., Liso A., Passero T., Mori I., Pozzoni B., Prati F., Finocchiaro M. L., Tufano N., Miserrafiti B., Lacquaniti V., Del Piccolo F., Mohamad B., Spinnler M. T., Bovolo V., Rebulla E., Pieri M., Paloscia L., Di Clemente D., Mazzucco G., Micanti A., Peci P., Ornago O., Proietti F., Michisanti M., Reverzani A., Donatini A., Costa P., Russo S., Franceschini Grisolia E., Mario L., Di Palma F., Dell'Aquila F., Maestroni A., Caico S. I., De Caro G., Attianese L., Perotti S., Cotti Cometti V., Astengo D., Guerri E., Cianflone D., Maranta F., Esposito N., Malvezzi Caracciolo D'Aquino M., Caliendo L., Ricci C., Ceruso C. P., Lanteri S., Serdoz R., Bruno E., De Matteis C., Campagnuolo C., Ammirati M. A., Corrado V. M., Amado Eleas M. A., Fattore L., Ippoliti C., Turiano G., Piergentili C., Chiarella F., Capogrosso P., Perotti M., Di Marco S., Sibilio G., Di Lorenzo L., Aurelio A., Ramondo A. B., Zanna D., Cernetti C., Napolitano G., Negroni S., Alessandri N., Rigo F., Giusti F., Casu G., Vicentini A., Calculli G., Fera M. S., Lettica G. V., Vagheggini G., Piti A., Porfidia A., Di Leo A., Ravera A., Ciotta E., Sacca S., Silvestri O., Isidori S., Natali P., Anselmi M., Testa L., Antonelli A., Tavasci E., Furgi G., Lavorgna A., Gasparetto N., Bisceglia T., De Luca, L., Colivicchi, F., Meessen, J., Uguccioni, M., Piscione, F., Bernabo, P., Lardieri, G., Granatelli, A., Gabrielli, D., Gulizia, M. M., Silverio, A., Benvenga, R. M., Mascia, F., Fusco, A., Cicala, S., Oltrona Visconti, L., Marinoni, B., Canosi, U., Cirillo, P., Trimarco, B., Ziviello, F., Grosseto, D., Menozzi, M., Mezzena, D., Mauro, C., Sasso, A., Bellis, A., Calabro, P., Gragnano, F., Cesaro, A., Venturelli, V., Porretta, V., Borrelli, N., Indolfi, C., De Rosa, S., Torella, D., Morici, N., Molfese, M., Della Rovere, F., Caiffa, T., Moretto, G., Grippo, G., Di Vincenzo, E., Lucisano, L., Pennacchi, M., Geraci, G., Sanfilippo, N., Ledda, A., Di Lenarda, A., Cherubini, A., Russo, G., Piemonte, F., Di Donato, A., Carraturo, A., Villari, B., Ciampi, Q., Contaldi, C., Pacher, V., Corrada, E., Cattani, D., Nassiacos, D., Meloni, S., Barco, B., Bonmassari, R., Bertoldi, A., Tedoldi, F., Cannone, M., Valenti, G., Musci, R. L., Caldarola, P., Locuratolo, N., Sublimi Saponetti, L., Gentili, L., Maiandi, C., Caputo, M., Capparuccia, C. A., Tonella, T., Massari, F. M., Lupi, A., Tessitori, M., Montano, M., Scaglione, A., Torri, A., Tortorella, G., Navazio, A., Cemin, R., Latina, L., Briguglia, D., Marino, R., Scalvini, S., Zanelli, E., Paganini, V., Riboni, G., Leiballi, E., Della Mattia, A., Imperadore, F., Tespili, M., Santangelo, G., Parravicini, U., Dellavesa, P., Testa, R., Venturini, E., Feola, M., Testa, M., Crisci, V., Tramontana, M., Robiglio, L., Varbella, F., Meynet, I., Galati, A., Maddaluna, A., Bilato, C., Loddo, I., Licciardello, G., Cassaniti, L., Scherillo, M., Formigli, D., Marullo, L., Chianese, L., Paolillo, C., De Santis, A. P. A., Brunetti, N. D., Bottigliero, D., Della Bona, R., Giannico, M. B., Tramarin, R., Lucibello, S., Perna, G. P., Marini, M., Colavita, A. R., Francese, G. M., Mariani, M., Collauto, F., D'Urbano, M., Naio, R., Ando, G., Saporito, F., Assanelli, E. M., Cabiati, A., Crivaro, A., Alberti, S., Marchese, I., Nejat, T., Refice, S., Aiello, A., Cristinziani, G. R., Barilla, F., Iorio, R., Mascelli, G., Tartaglione, S. N., Di Chiara, G., D'Andrea, D., Antonicelli, R., Malatesta, G., Di Mario, C., Mattesini, A., Tramontana, L., Conti, S., Sommariva, L., Celestini, A., Amico, F., Giubilato, S., Amico, A. F., De Filippis, M., Pasini, G. F., Triggiani, M., Ferrara, V., Cappetti, S., Carugo, S., Lucreziotti, S., Persico, M., Gizzi, G., Cipolla, T., Caronia, A., Buia, E., Pastori, P., Scarpignato, M., Biscottini, E., Poletti, F., Vimercati, C., Pirola, R., Barbieri, E., Dugo, C., De Cesare, N., De Benedictis, M. L., Ruggeri, A., Campana, C., Bonura, S., Vigna, C., Marchese, N., Partesana, N. G., Bandini, P., Farinola, G., Santoro, D., Cassadonte, F., Calabro, F., Sansoni, M., Abrignani, M. G., Bonura, F., Benvenuto, M., Liso, A., Passero, T., Mori, I., Pozzoni, B., Prati, F., Finocchiaro, M. L., Tufano, N., Miserrafiti, B., Lacquaniti, V., Del Piccolo, F., Mohamad, B., Spinnler, M. T., Bovolo, V., Rebulla, E., Pieri, M., Paloscia, L., Di Clemente, D., Mazzucco, G., Micanti, A., Peci, P., Ornago, O., Proietti, F., Michisanti, M., Reverzani, A., Donatini, A., Costa, P., Russo, S., Franceschini Grisolia, E., Mario, L., Di Palma, F., Dell'Aquila, F., Maestroni, A., Caico, S. I., De Caro, G., Attianese, L., Perotti, S., Cotti Cometti, V., Astengo, D., Guerri, E., Cianflone, D., Maranta, F., Esposito, N., Malvezzi Caracciolo D'Aquino, M., Caliendo, L., Ricci, C., Ceruso, C. P., Lanteri, S., Serdoz, R., Bruno, E., De Matteis, C., Campagnuolo, C., Ammirati, M. A., Corrado, V. M., Amado Eleas, M. A., Fattore, L., Ippoliti, C., Turiano, G., Piergentili, C., Chiarella, F., Capogrosso, P., Perotti, M., Di Marco, S., Sibilio, G., Di Lorenzo, L., Aurelio, A., Ramondo, A. B., Zanna, D., Cernetti, C., Napolitano, G., Negroni, S., Alessandri, N., Rigo, F., Giusti, F., Casu, G., Vicentini, A., Calculli, G., Fera, M. S., Lettica, G. V., Vagheggini, G., Piti, A., Porfidia, A., Di Leo, A., Ravera, A., Ciotta, E., Sacca, S., Silvestri, O., Isidori, S., Natali, P., Anselmi, M., Testa, L., Antonelli, A., Tavasci, E., Furgi, G., Lavorgna, A., Gasparetto, N., Bisceglia, T., Raziliop, A., and Raino, R.

Subjects
Male, Multivariate analysis, Time Factors, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 0302 clinical medicine, Cardiologists, post‐MI, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, Prospective Studies, Registries, intervention, risk, Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy, focused update, ticagrelor keywords plus:coronary-artery-disease, Atrial fibrillation, General Medicine, clopidogrel, dual antiplatelet therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention, post-mi, secondary prevention, dapt score, duration, management, Middle Aged, Clopidogrel, Treatment Outcome, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Ticagrelor, Human, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, animal structures, Time Factor, Clinical Investigations, Cardiologist, Drug Administration Schedule, Follow-Up Studie, ticagrelor, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Aged, Aspirin, post-MI, Follow-Up Studies, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Patient Selection, business.industry, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor, Percutaneous coronary intervention, medicine.disease, Prospective Studie, Conventional PCI, Observational study, business
Abstract

Background Current guidelines suggest to consider dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) continuation for longer than 12 months in selected patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Hypothesis We sought to assess the criteria used by cardiologists in daily practice to select patients with a history of MI eligible for DAPT continuation beyond 1 year. Methods We analyzed data from the EYESHOT Post-MI, a prospective, observational, nationwide study aimed to evaluate the management of patients presenting to cardiologists 1 to 3 years from the last MI event. Results Out of the 1633 post-MI patients enrolled in the study between March and December 2017, 557 (34.1%) were on DAPT at the time of enrolment, and 450 (27.6%) were prescribed DAPT after cardiologist assessment. At multivariate analyses, a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with multiple stents and the presence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) resulted as independent predictors of DAPT continuation, while atrial fibrillation was the only independent predictor of DAPT interruption for patients both at the second and the third year from MI at enrolment and the time of discharge/end of the visit. Conclusions Risk scores recommended by current guidelines for guiding decisions on DAPT duration are underused and misused in clinical practice. A PCI with multiple stents and a history of PAD resulted as the clinical variables more frequently associated with DAPT continuation beyond 1 year from the index MI.

Published
2019

5. Historical biogeography of asteraceae from tandilia and ventania mountain ranges (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Author

Crisci V., Jorge, Freire E., Susana, Sancho, Gisela, and Katinas, Liliana

Subjects
Tandilia, Ventania, biogeografía, 57 Ciencias de la vida, Biología / Life sciences, biology, Asteraceae, biogeography
Abstract

Las sierras septentrionales, o de Tandilia y las australes, o de Ventania, caracterizadas por su gran diversidad orgánica y su alto número de endemismos, están ubicadas en la planicie bonaerense de pastizales denominada "pampa". Con el objeto de establecer las relaciones entre Tandilia y Ventania con otras áreas, se analizaron las distribuciones de los taxones específicos e infraespecíficos de Asteraceae que habitan estas sierras. Se delimitaron trece áreas: sur de América del Norte y América Central, sur de Brasil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania, Chaco, Sierras Pampeanas, Sierras Subandinas, Mahuidas, Patagonia, Chile Central, y Andes del Norte. Las unidades de estudio fueron 112 taxones de Asteraceae presentes en Tandilia y Ventania (taxones endémicos, adventicios y naturalizados no fueron incluidos en el análisis). Las distribuciones de estos taxones fueron analizadas utilizando dos métodos: panbiogeografía compatibilidad de trazos) y análisis de simplicidad de endemismos. Ambos métodos conectan sur de Brasil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania y Sierras Pampeanas. Las Asteraceae de Tandilia y Ventania estarían más relacionadas con estas áreas que con la de las Sierras Subandinas, Andes del Norte, Chaco, Patagonia, Mahuidas y Chile Central. El área de América del Norte y América Central aparece menos relacionada a Tandilia y Ventania en relación a las otras áreas. La evolución de las Asteraceae de Tandilia y Ventania y las áreas relacionadas ha sido probablemente afectada por los eventos geológicos de los períodos Terciario y Cuaternario. La discontinuidad actual en el patrón de distribución de las Asteraceae, restringidas en general a las zonas elevadas, es explicada principalmente por eventos vicariantes debidos a condiciones áridas. Tandilia and Ventania are the only systems ofmountain ranges situated in a grassy steppe or "pampas" in the political province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Tandilia and Ventania have a high taxa diversity and endemicity. A historical biogeographic analysis was carried out on the basis of distributional patterns of species and infraspecific taxa of Asteraceae inhabiting Tandilia and Ventania in orderto establish the relationships ofthese mountain ranges with other areas. Two methods were applied for the analysis: panbiogeography using the compatibility track method and parsimony analysis of endemicity (PAE). Thirteen areas were delimited for the study: Southern North America and Central América, Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania, Chaco, Sierras Pampeanas, Sierras Subandinas, Mahuidas, Patagonia, Central Chile, and Northern Andes. The units of the study were 112 taxa inhabiting Tandilia and Ventania (endernic, naturalized, and adventicious species were not included). Both methods connect southern Brazil, Uruguay, Pampa, Tandilia, Ventania, and Sierras Pampeanas, showing that the Asteraceae biota ofTandilia and Ventania have closer relationships with the biota ofthese are as rather than with that of Sierras Subandinas, North Andean, Chaco, Patagonia, Mahuidas, and Central Chile. The Asteraceae ofCentral and North America appear less related to Tandilia and Ventania in regard of the rest ofthe areas. The evolution of Asteraceae in Tandilia and Ventania and related areas is hypothetized to have been affected mainly by Tertiary and Quaternary geologic events. The discontinuous pattern found, occurring mostly in elevated areas, is explained principally by vicariance under dry conditions.

Published
2001

6. Bone involvement by adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix : a rare entity

Author

Simone Maurea, Rossella Lauria, Vincenzina Crisci, Pier Paolo Mainenti, Fabio Corvino, Crisci, V, Mainenti, Pp, Corvino, F, Lauria, R, and Maurea, Simone

Subjects
Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Case Report, Cervix Uteri, Adenocarcinoma, Lesion, cervix uteri, pelvic bones, Medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, Radical surgery, Pelvic Bones, Cervical cancer, adenocarcinoma, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Cancer, Magnetic resonance imaging, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Squamous carcinoma, Positron emission tomography, Positron-Emission Tomography, positron-emission tomography, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract

Summary Background Adenocarcinoma is the second most frequent cancer of the uterine cervix after squamous carcinoma, and the most frequent histotype is the mucinous one. Endo-cervical adenocarcinoma accounts for about 10–30% of all cervical cancers and clinically the lesion can be asymptomatic or, more frequently, presenting with anomalous bleeding and/or vaginal discharge. Case Report A 41-year-old woman with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix was subjected to chemotherapy after radical surgery. During the follow-up, the patient underwent a Positron Emission Tomography integrated with Computed Tomography and pelvic Magnetic Resonance, which showed rapid and diffuse disease progression from the site of the lesion to the pelvic bones. Conclusions Bone involvement in patients with cervical cancer, being a rare event, is significant since it greatly reduces life expectancy. The majority of metastatic bone lesions in cervical cancer seem to be of osteolytic nature. In our patient, Positron Emission Tomography integrated with Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance were the imaging methods used during the follow-up and both techniques clearly showed diffuse and rapid tumour spread to the bones.

Published
2015

7. Laryngeal Mask for Minimally-Invasive Surfactant Administration: A Narrative Review.

Author

De Bernardo G, Crisci V, Centanni F, Giordano M, Perrone S, Buonocore G, and Mandato C

Abstract

The cornerstone of treatment for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants is surfactant administration, traditionally performed through an invasive procedure involving tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in exploring less invasive methods of surfactant delivery to mitigate the associated risks. Currently, several techniques are under evaluation, including intratracheal instillation using a thin catheter, aerosolized or nebulized administration, and guided administration by supraglottic airway devices. One such method is surfactant administration through laryngeal or supraglottic airway, which involves placing a laryngeal mask without the need for laryngoscopy and administering surfactant through the device. The simplicity of laryngeal mask insertion could potentially streamline the surfactant delivery process, eliminating the necessity for advanced skills. This narrative review aimed to assess the current evidence in the literature regarding the benefits and risks associated with surfactant administration through a laryngeal supraglottic airway., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)

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2024
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8. Use and Efficacy of I-gel in Complicated Intubations in Newborn Infants: A Review of Case Reports in the Literature.

Author

Barbieri E, Giordano M, Sorgente G, Borgia G, Improta M, Colonna M, Crisci V, Fattorusso V, Barbieri F, Buonocore G, and De Bernardo G

Subjects
Humans, Infant, Newborn, Airway Management methods, Airway Management instrumentation, Intubation, Intratracheal methods, Intubation, Intratracheal instrumentation, Laryngeal Masks
Abstract

Introduction: Current guidelines for neonatal resuscitation suggest the use of a laryngeal mask when ventilation with both facemask and endotracheal tube has failed in newborns weighing >2000 g or delivered ≥ 34 weeks of gestation age. Paediatric I-gel ® is one of the latest supraglottic airway management devices suitable for children and newborns. I-gel ® use was effective in guaranteeing adequate ventilation in patients with anatomic abnormalities in case of respiratory impairment or during surgical procedures after the induction of anaesthesia., Objective: The purpose of our review was to evaluate the use and efficacy of I-gel ® in case of complicated intubations., Methods: In July 2023, two authors of this paper independently conducted searches of the MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases without imposing any time constraints or other restrictions. Three case reports were included, each describing the use of I-gel ® device in difficult intubations in newborns with anatomical abnormalities., Results: No difficulties were reported in the insertion of the device, which was placed even by inexperienced clinicians., Conclusion: The data collected highlighted the possibility of using I-gel ® not only as a rescue device after attempted and failed endotracheal placement but also as a first choice in selected patients. Studies on larger cohorts would be needed. Further research involving larger patient cohorts of multicentre NICUs is necessary to confirm the use of laryngeal masks in neonates weighing less than 2000 grams., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)

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2024
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9. Diffusion volume (DV) measurement in endometrial and cervical cancer: A new MRI parameter in the evaluation of the tumor grading and the risk classification.

Author

Mainenti PP, Pizzuti LM, Segreto S, Comerci M, Fronzo S, Romano F, Crisci V, Smaldone M, Laccetti E, Storto G, Alfano B, Maurea S, Salvatore M, and Pace L

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Female, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Grading, Observer Variation, Risk, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tumor Burden, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Endometrial Neoplasms pathology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms pathology
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Purpose: A new MRI parameter representative of active tumor burden is proposed: diffusion volume (DV), defined as the sum of all the voxels within a tumor with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values within a specific range. The aims of the study were: (a) to calculate DV on ADC maps in patients with cervical/endometrial cancer; (b) to correlate DV with histological grade (G) and risk classification; (c) to evaluate intra/inter-observer agreement of DV calculation., Materials and Methods: Fifty-three patients with endometrial (n=28) and cervical (n=25) cancers underwent pelvic MRI with DWI sequences. Both endometrial and cervical tumors were classified on the basis of G (G1/G2/G3) and FIGO staging (low/medium/high-risk). A semi-automated segmentation procedure was used to calculate the DV. A freehand closed ROI outlined the whole visible tumor on the most representative slice of ADC maps defined as the slice with the maximum diameter of the solid neoplastic component. Successively, two thresholds were generated on the basis of the mean and standard deviation (SD) of the ADC values: lower threshold (LT="mean minus three SD") and higher threshold (HT="mean plus one SD"). The closed ROI was expanded in 3D, including all the contiguous voxels with ADC values in the range LT-HT × 10-3mm(2)/s. A Kruskal-Wallis test was used to assess the differences in DV among G and risk groups. Intra-/inter-observer variability for DV measurement was analyzed according to the method of Bland and Altman and the intraclass-correlation-coefficient (ICC)., Results: DV values were significantly different among G and risk groups in both endometrial (p<0.05) and cervical cancers (p ≤ 0.01). For endometrial cancer, DV of G1 (mean ± sd: 2.81 ± 3.21 cc) neoplasms were significantly lower than G2 (9.44 ± 9.58 cc) and G3 (11.96 ± 8.0 cc) ones; moreover, DV of low risk cancers (5.23 ± 8.0 cc) were significantly lower than medium (7.28 ± 4.3 cc) and high risk (14.7 ± 9.9 cc) ones. For cervical cancer, DV of G1 (0.31 ± 0.13 cc) neoplasms was significantly lower than G3 (40.68 ± 45.65 cc) ones; moreover, DV of low risk neoplasms (6.98 ± 8.08 cc) was significantly lower than medium (21.7 ± 17.13 cc) and high risk (62.9 ± 51.12 cc) ones and DV of medium risk neoplasms was significantly lower than high risk ones. The intra-/inter-observer variability for DV measurement showed an excellent correlation for both cancers (ICC ≥ 0.86)., Conclusions: DV is an accurate index for the assessment of G and risk classification of cervical/endometrial cancers with low intra-/inter-observer variability., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)

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2016
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10. Bone involvement by adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix: a rare entity.

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Crisci V, Mainenti PP, Corvino F, Lauria R, and Maurea S

Abstract

Background: Adenocarcinoma is the second most frequent cancer of the uterine cervix after squamous carcinoma, and the most frequent histotype is the mucinous one. Endo-cervical adenocarcinoma accounts for about 10-30% of all cervical cancers and clinically the lesion can be asymptomatic or, more frequently, presenting with anomalous bleeding and/or vaginal discharge., Case Report: A 41-year-old woman with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix was subjected to chemotherapy after radical surgery. During the follow-up, the patient underwent a Positron Emission Tomography integrated with Computed Tomography and pelvic Magnetic Resonance, which showed rapid and diffuse disease progression from the site of the lesion to the pelvic bones., Conclusions: Bone involvement in patients with cervical cancer, being a rare event, is significant since it greatly reduces life expectancy. The majority of metastatic bone lesions in cervical cancer seem to be of osteolytic nature. In our patient, Positron Emission Tomography integrated with Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance were the imaging methods used during the follow-up and both techniques clearly showed diffuse and rapid tumour spread to the bones.

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2015
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11. Idiopathic scrotal hematoma simulating a testicular torsion, in association with cryptorchidism: US findings.

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Crisci V, Esposito C, Giurin I, Vitale V, and Vallone G

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Background: An acute scrotum concerns endoscrotal organs (testicles, spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis) and is characterized by pain, swelling and hyperemia of the hemi-scrotum. It represents one of the most common surgical emergencies in children often caused by testicular torsion; the diagnosis is mostly clinical but must be supported by ultrasonographic examination of the scrotal region in association with a colour Doppler study of the spermatic cord vessels and glandular parenchyma. An idiopathic scrotal hematoma is a very rare condition that can simulate it., Case Report: A 3-day-old full-term baby, otherwise in good health, showed swelling and pain of the left inguinal-scrotal region. A testicular torsion was suspected, so the baby underwent an ultrasound examination of the testis and spermatic cord that showed a left scrotal hematoma with superior displacement of the didymus; the right testicle was located in the internal inguinal canal. Surgical intervention confirmed the sonographic diagnosis of left testicular hematoma and of the right cryptorchidism., Conclusions: Although testicular torsion is the most frequent cause of acute scrotum, the possibility of a persistent idiopathic scrotal haematoma and/or haematoma secondary to a trauma of the inguino-scrotal region, must be always taken into account. US diagnosis can avoid unnecessary emergency surgical treatment, required in case of testicular torsion.

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2014
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12. Prevention of cutaneous damages induced by radiotherapy in breast cancer: an institutional experience.

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Ravo V, Calvanese MG, Di Franco R, Crisci V, Murino P, Manzo R, Morra A, Cammarota F, and Muto P

Subjects
Acute Disease, Administration, Cutaneous, Adrenal Cortex Hormones administration & dosage, Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols administration & dosage, Breast Neoplasms surgery, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Chronic Disease, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hyaluronic Acid administration & dosage, Lymph Node Excision, Mastectomy, Segmental, Middle Aged, Plant Extracts administration & dosage, Radiodermatitis drug therapy, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant adverse effects, Retrospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Vitamin E administration & dosage, Vitis, beta-Glucans administration & dosage, Breast Neoplasms radiotherapy, Dermatologic Agents administration & dosage, Radiodermatitis etiology, Radiodermatitis prevention & control, Skin radiation effects
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Background and Aims: A minimal part of patients treated with radiotherapy on the entire breast may present an acute, subacute or chronic cutaneous damage of the healthy tissues involved in the radiation fields. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the most efficient topical hydrating treatment in the prevention of cutaneous radio-induced acute effects in breast cancer., Material and Methods: From February 2009 to March 2010, 100 patients affected by breast cancer have been recruited, all of the female sex and with an average age of 47 years. The following topical treatments were compared: Pure vitamin E (Vea lipogel®), Omega-3,6,9 (Quinovit®), Betaglucan, sodium hyaluronate (Neoviderm®), Vitis vinifera A.s-I-M.t-O.dij, (Ixoderm®), natural triglycerides-fitosterols (Xderit®). All enrolled patients were subjected to breast conservative treatment (quadrantectomy with or without homolateral axillary dissection) and without prosthesis positioning, in combination or not with hormonal treatment. Evaluation of the cutaneous acute toxicity was defined according to the RTOG scale either during radiotherapy and during follow-up (3 months after radiation treatment)., Results: All patients completed the radiotherapy; 62% of patients presented G0-G1 cutaneous toxicity, 28% have developed G2 cutaneous toxicity, 10% have developed G3 toxicity; no patient presented G4 toxicity. Analysis of the data revealed a correlation between the topical treatment used and the incidence of cutaneous toxicity., Conclusions: Of the patients who used the cutaneous hydrating creams--betaglucan, sodium hyaluronate (Neoviderm®) and Vitis vinifera A.s-I-M.t-O.dij (Ixoderm®)--during the radiation treatment, 80% developed G0-G1 toxicity and 20% G2 toxicity. The patients who used the other hydrating creams tested in the study manifested not only G1-G2 toxicity but also some G3 toxicity. Chemotherapeutic treatment with taxanes and/or anthracyclines did not result in an increased breast cutaneous toxicity induced by radiotherapy. The hormone therapy given to patients undergoing radiotherapy did not result in increased breast cutaneous toxicity. Further analysis on a larger number of patients is necessary for definitive results.

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2011
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15. [Patellectomy in the treatment of knee arthrosis].

Author

Orso CA and Crisci V

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Knee Joint diagnostic imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Radiography, Joint Diseases surgery, Knee Joint surgery, Patella surgery
Published
1967

17. [Involvement and paralysis of the ulnar nerve in elbow arthrosis].

Author

Crisci V and Orso CA

Subjects
Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Diseases, Radiography, Elbow Joint, Joint Diseases complications, Neuralgia etiology, Neurologic Manifestations, Osteosclerosis diagnostic imaging, Paralysis, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases etiology, Ulnar Nerve surgery
Published
1968

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