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1. Psychological and psychiatric standardized procedures for metabolic bariatric surgery: a clinical practice model for mental health providers

Author: Fausta, Micanti, Claudio, Caiazza, Mario, Musella, Emanuela, Paone, and Giuseppe, Navarra
Published: 2024
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2. Microbiota and plasticity of antigen-presenting ILC3s: impact on antitumor immune response

Author: Alessia Calabrò, Fabiana Drommi, Claudia De Pasquale, Giuseppe Navarra, Paolo Carrega, Irene Bonaccorsi, Guido Ferlazzo, and Stefania Campana
Subjects: ILC3, plasticity, microbiota, antitumor immunity, CRC, antigen presentation, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
Abstract: Growing evidence highlights the pivotal role of RORγt-innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in the establishment of antitumor immune response and in enhancing tumor sensitivity to immunotherapy. Noteworthy, type 3 ILCs (ILC3s) have been recently acknowledged as an important class of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the context of host–microorganism interactions shaping the adaptive immune response in the intestinal mucosa. Although a broad range of mouse models has led to significant progress in untangling the role of ILC3s as APCs, the outcome of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-dependent ILC-T cell crosstalk in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains underexplored in human. Moreover, expression of MHCII is confined to ILC3 subset, endowed with lymphoid tissue-inducing properties, that adopts tissue-specific fates and functions. Intestinal microbiota could dictate the plasticity of antigen-presenting ILC3s and we here summarize our current understanding of the functions of these cells in both mouse and human CRC discussing the role of microbiota as a key modulator of their tumor-suppressive activity.
Published: 2024
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3. Avatar Surgeon, Digital Pathology and Telementoring: SICE New Technology and Training Research Group Experience.

Author: Michele Ammendola, Giuseppe Massimiliano De Luca, Francesca Vescio, Nicola de'Angelis, Valeria Zuccalà, Andrea Balla, Umberto Bracale, Ludovica Guerriero, Giovanni Laracca, Vinicio Mosca, Domenico Spoletini, Monica Ortenzi, Diego Cuccurullo, Mario Testini, Giuseppe Navarra, Gabriele Anania, Pietro Mascagni, Silvia Curcio, Giuseppe Currò, and Mohanad Al Ansari
Published: 2024
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4. Mitochondrial DNA is a target of HBV integration

Author: Domenico Giosa, Daniele Lombardo, Cristina Musolino, Valeria Chines, Giuseppina Raffa, Francesca Casuscelli di Tocco, Deborah D’Aliberti, Giuseppe Caminiti, Carlo Saitta, Angela Alibrandi, Riccardo Aiese Cigliano, Orazio Romeo, Giuseppe Navarra, Giovanni Raimondo, and Teresa Pollicino
Subjects: Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) may integrate into the genome of infected cells and contribute to hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the role of HBV integration in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development remains unclear. In this study, we apply a high-throughput HBV integration sequencing approach that allows sensitive identification of HBV integration sites and enumeration of integration clones. We identify 3339 HBV integration sites in paired tumour and non-tumour tissue samples from 7 patients with HCC. We detect 2107 clonally expanded integrations (1817 in tumour and 290 in non-tumour tissues), and a significant enrichment of clonal HBV integrations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) preferentially occurring in the oxidative phosphorylation genes (OXPHOS) and D-loop region. We also find that HBV RNA sequences are imported into the mitochondria of hepatoma cells with the involvement of polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPASE), and that HBV RNA might have a role in the process of HBV integration into mtDNA. Our results suggest a potential mechanism by which HBV integration may contribute to HCC development.
Published: 2023
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5. Risk Factors for Complications and Disease Recurrence after Ileocecal Resection for Crohn’s Disease in Children and Adults

Author: Valeria Dipasquale, Erica Milone, Stefania Nigro, Angela Alibrandi, Enrica Antonelli, Donatella Di Fabrizio, Carmelo Romeo, Giuseppe Navarra, and Claudio Romano
Subjects: Crohn’s disease, disease recurrence, ileocecal resection, postoperative complications, risk factors, surgery, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: This study reports the complication and disease recurrence rates for ileocecal resection for pediatric and adult Crohn’s disease (CD) and identifies perioperative risk factors for these adverse outcomes in the two groups. Patients who underwent ileocecal resection for CD in a tertiary hospital in Italy (2010–2021) were included. Risk factors for postoperative complications and clinical and surgical disease recurrences were investigated with multivariate models. A total of 96 patients were included (children, 25%). There were no intraoperative complications. Thirty-one (32.3%) patients experienced 35 (36.5%) postoperative complications, and five (5.2%) were severe (Clavien–Dindo III–IV–V), with no intergroup difference for either overall postoperative complication rate (p = 0.257) or severe postoperative complication rate (p = 0.097). Most of these (77.1%) occurred within 30 days after surgery, especially in adults (p = 0.013). The multivariate analysis did not show risk factors for postoperative complications. Clinical and surgical recurrence rates after 5 years were 46.8% and 14.6%, respectively, with no intergroup rate differences. Clinical disease recurrence was positively correlated with previous abdominal surgery (p = 0.047) and negatively correlated with preoperative Hb levels (p = 0.046). A positive correlation was found between perianal disease and both clinical (p = 0.045) and surgical disease recurrences (p = 0.045). Urgent surgery was positively associated with surgical disease recurrence (p = 0.045). Notably, no children underwent urgent surgery in this study. In conclusion, the risk of postoperative complications among CD patients receiving ileocecal resection remains high, but most of them are nonserious. Some factors, such as urgent surgery, may increase the risk of disease recurrences.
Published: 2024
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6. Left hemicolectomy and low anterior resection in colorectal cancer patients: Knight–griffen vs. transanal purse-string suture anastomosis with no-coil placement

Author: Michele Ammendola, Francesco Filice, Caterina Battaglia, Roberto Romano, Francesco Manti, Roberto Minici, Nicola de'Angelis, Riccardo Memeo, Domenico Laganà, Giuseppe Navarra, Severino Montemurro, and Giuseppe Currò
Subjects: colorectal cancer, colorectal anastomosis, complications, no-Coil, surgical oncology, Surgery, RD1-811
Abstract: BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is considered one of the most frequent neoplasms of the digestive tract with a high mortality rate. Left hemicolectomy (LC) and low anterior resection (LAR) with minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic approaches or with the open technique are the gold standard curative treatment.Materials and methodsSeventy-seven patients diagnosed with CRC were recruited between September 2017 and September 2021. All patients underwent a preoperative staging with a full-body CT scan. The goal of this study was to compare both types of surgeries, LC-LAR LS with Knight–Griffen colorectal anastomosis and LC-LAR open with Trans-Anal Purse-String Suture Anastomosis (the TAPSSA group), by positioning a No-Coil transanal tube (SapiMed Spa, Alessandria, Italy), in terms of postoperative complications such as prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI), anastomotic leak (AL), postoperative ileus (POI), and hospital stay.ResultsThe patients were divided into two groups: the first with 39 patients who underwent LC and LAR in LS with Knight–Griffen anastomosis (Knight–Griffen group) and the second with 38 patients who underwent LC and LAR by the open technique with the TAPSSA group. Only one patient who underwent the open technique suffered AL. POI was 3.76 ± 1.7 days in the TAPSSA group and 3.07 ± 1.3 days in the Knight–Griffen group. There were no statistically significant differences in terms of AL and POI between the two different groups.ConclusionThe important point that preliminarily emerged from this retrospective study was that the two different techniques showed similarities in terms of AL and POI, and therefore, all the advantages reported in the previous studies pertaining to No-Coil also hold good in this study regardless of the surgical technique used. However, randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings.
Published: 2023
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7. M1 Polarized Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) as Promising Prognostic Signature in Stage I–II Gastric Adenocarcinomas

Author: Antonio Ieni, Rosario Alberto Caruso, Cristina Pizzimenti, Giuseppe Giuffrè, Eleonora Irato, Luciana Rigoli, Giuseppe Navarra, Guido Fadda, and Giovanni Tuccari
Subjects: gastric adenocarcinoma, tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages, CD 68/CD80 expression, prognosis, Medicine, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
Abstract: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) may be noticed in gastric carcinomas (GC), but their clinicopathological significance has not been yet explored. From a histological review of 400 cases of tubular/papillary adenocarcinomas, 24 cases of stage I–II gastric adenocarcinomas with intraglandular and stromal TAMs were identified. Their clinicopathological features were compared with 72 pT-matched as well as stage-matched control cases of adenocarcinomas without TAMs. TAMs present in GC cases were present either in glands or in neoplastic stroma, showing an immunoreactivity for CD68 and CD80; sometimes, they were organized in mature granulomas with occasional giant cells. Therefore, the stained TAMs were reminiscent of a specific polarized macrophage M1 phenotype; however, in any case of our cohort, no M2 phenotype macrophages were documented by CD 163 and CD 204 immunostainings. Statistically, no significant differences in age, gender, tumor location, size, and lymphovascular and perineural invasion between the case group with TAMs and pT- as well as stage-matched controls were reported; furthermore, the case group showed lower frequency of lymph node metastasis (p = 0.02). In addition, a significantly different clinical course and overall survival rate were also observed in gastric adenocarcinomas with M1 TAMs (p = 0.02) in comparison to controls. These results suggest that tumor-associated M1 macrophages are related to a quite indolent growth and a better prognosis of patients with this peculiar variant of gastric adenocarcinomas.
Published: 2021
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8. The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Planning of Surgical Treatment of Deep Pelvic Endometriosis

Author: Francesco Manti, Caterina Battaglia, Iennarella Bruno, Michele Ammendola, Giuseppe Navarra, Giuseppe Currò, and Domenico Laganà
Subjects: deep pelvic endometriosis, magnetic resonance imaging, diagnosis, surgical treatment, videolaparoscopic, Surgery, RD1-811
Abstract: BackgroundTo prospectively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the planning of surgical treatment of deep pelvic endometriosis.Materials and MethodsFrom January 2020 to December 2021, we evaluated 72 patients with symptoms characteristic of endometriosis to plan appropriate surgical treatment. Sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), positive and negative predictive values (VPP/VPN), and the accuracy of MRI for the detection of deep pelvic endometriosis were calculated.ResultsSeventy-two patients (mean age, 35.5 years; range, 20–46 years) suspected of having pelvic endometriosis were recruited. Pelvic endometriosis was confirmed at pathologic examination in 56 (77.7%) of 72 patients. A total of 22 (39.3%) of 56 patients were subjected to video laparoscopy (VLS), and 16 (72.2%) of 22 were treated by surgery. Se, Sp, VPP, and VPN in intestinal endometriosis diagnosis were, respectively, 100%, 93.3%, 100%, and 87.5%, and diagnostic accuracy was 95.4%. MRI Se in ureteral endometriosis diagnosis was 50%, Sp 100%, VPP 100%, VPN 78%, and diagnostic accuracy 82%. MRI Se in endometrioma diagnosis was 92.3%, Sp 100%, VPP 100%, VPN 90%, and diagnostic accuracy 95.4%. MRI Se in rectum-vaginal septum (SRV) endometriosis diagnosis was 80%, Sp 100%, VPP 100% VPN 85.7%, and diagnostic accuracy 91%. The MRI Se in the diagnosis of endometriosis involving ULS was 100%, Sp 92.8%, VPP 89%, VPN 100%, and diagnostic accuracy 95.4%. Complete concordance results in a 100% accuracy for all calculated values in diagnosing bladder endometriosis localizations.ConclusionMR imaging demonstrates high accuracy in detecting deep pelvic endometriosis in specific locations. It allows the localization of deep pelvic lesions with highly fibrotic components that are hardly recognizable with other imaging methods and not visible with VLS.
Published: 2022
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9. No Coil® placement in patients undergoing left hemicolectomy and low anterior resection for colorectal cancer

Author: Michele Ammendola, Michele Ruggiero, Carlo Talarico, Riccardo Memeo, Giorgio Ammerata, Antonella Capomolla, Rosalinda Filippo, Roberto Romano, Socrate Pallio, Giuseppe Navarra, Severino Montemurro, and Giuseppe Currò
Subjects: No coil, Postoperative ileus, Anastomotic leak, Left hemicolectomy, Anterior resection, Colorectal cancer, Surgery, RD1-811, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
Abstract: Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Anastomotic leak (AL) and prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) are two important complications of colorectal surgery. In this observational retrospective study, we evaluated the positive effects of transanal tube No Coil® in patients with CRC undergoing low anterior resection (LAR) and left hemicolectomy (LC). Methods Thirty-eight cases and forty controls resulted eligible for the final sample. No Coil® placement (SapiMed Spa, Alessandria, Italy) was considered an inclusion criteria for the case group. No Coil® was placed immediately after the end of surgical treatment. Results PPOI was significantly more frequent in the control group. AL was evident in 1 patient (2.6%) of cases and 3 patients (7.5%) of controls. No statistical difference was found in AL occurrence between groups. POI days and AL resulted associated with hospital stay. POI days were negatively associated with No Coil placement and positively with AL. Conclusion With our preliminary data, we suggest that No Coil® placement can be considered as a valuable procedure assisting colorectal surgery, but further studies are required to confirm and enlarge actual evidence.
Published: 2020
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10. Histopathological findings in a COVID-19 patient affected by ischemic gangrenous cholecystitis

Author: Andrea Bruni, Eugenio Garofalo, Valeria Zuccalà, Giuseppe Currò, Carlo Torti, Giuseppe Navarra, Giovambattista De Sarro, Paolo Navalesi, Federico Longhini, and Michele Ammendola
Subjects: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Histopathology, Surgery, RD1-811, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9
Abstract: Abstract Background Since its first documentation, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection has emerged worldwide, with the consequent declaration of a pandemic disease (COVID-19). Severe forms of acute respiratory failure can develop. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 may affect organs other than the lung, such as the liver, with frequent onset of late cholestasis. We here report the histological findings of a COVID-19 patient, affected by a tardive complication of acute ischemic and gangrenous cholecystitis with a perforated and relaxed gallbladder needing urgent surgery. Case presentation A 59-year-old Caucasian male, affected by acute respiratory failure secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection was admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU). Due to the severity of the disease, invasive mechanical ventilation was instituted and SARS-CoV-2 treatment (azithromycin 250 mg once-daily and hydroxychloroquine 200 mg trice-daily) started. Enoxaparin 8000 IU twice-daily was also administered subcutaneously. At day 8 of ICU admission, the clinical condition improved and patient was extubated. At day 32, patient revealed abdominal pain without signs of peritonism at examination, with increased inflammatory and cholestasis indexes at blood tests. At a first abdominal CT scan, perihepatic effusion and a relaxed gallbladder with dense content were detected. The surgeon decided to wait and see the evolution of clinical conditions. The day after, conditions further worsened and a laparotomic cholecystectomy was performed. A relaxed and perforated ischemic gangrenous gallbladder, with a local tissue inflammation and perihepatic fluid, was intraoperatively met. The gallbladder and a sample of omentum, adherent to the gallbladder, were also sent for histological examination. Hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides display inflammatory infiltration and endoluminal obliteration of vessels, with wall breakthrough, hemorrhagic infarction, and nerve hypertrophy of the gallbladder. The mucosa of the gallbladder appears also atrophic. Omentum vessels also appear largely thrombosed. Immunohistochemistry demonstrates an endothelial overexpression of medium-size vessels (anti-CD31), while not in micro-vessels, with a remarkable activity of macrophages (anti-CD68) and T helper lymphocytes (anti-CD4) against gallbladder vessels. All these findings define a histological diagnosis of vasculitis of the gallbladder. Conclusions Ischemic gangrenous cholecystitis can be a tardive complication of COVID-19, and it is characterized by a dysregulated host inflammatory response and thrombosis of medium-size vessels.
Published: 2020
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11. Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity

Author: Carmela Mento, Amelia Rizzo, Antonio Bruno, Maria Catena Silvestri, Clemente Cedro, Iman Komaei, Giuseppe Navarra, and Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello
Subjects: obesity, emotional eating, sex differences, bariatric surgery, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
Abstract: Relatively little research has examined sex differences among people affected by obesity. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between negative emotions and eating behaviors, taking into account the role of biological sex. The final sample consists of 200 candidates for bariatric surgery, 62 males (31%) and 138 females (69%), aged from 18 to 60 years (M = 40.71; SD = 11.30). Participants were screened with the Binge Scale Questionnaire (BSQ) and individually evaluated with the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Correlations were calculated by splitting the sample by sex. Analyses of the relationship between negative emotions and eating behavior showed a large number of correlations in the sample of women and few correlations in men. The differences between women and men with obesity suggest the need for a different theoretical construct that explains the differentiated mechanisms of functioning and lays the foundations for specific therapeutic paths.
Published: 2022
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12. Enhanced Recovery Care versus Traditional Care after Surgery in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Author: Valeria Dipasquale, Francesca Laganà, Serena Arrigo, Giuseppe Trimarchi, Carmelo Romeo, Giuseppe Navarra, Girolamo Mattioli, Paolo Gandullia, and Claudio Romano
Subjects: children, enhanced recovery after surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, length of hospital stay, postoperative complication, surgery, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: This study reports the outcomes of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgery. Children who underwent surgery for IBD at two academic referral centers from January 2016 to June 2021 were included. Preoperative counseling, early enteral feeding (Impact®, Nestlé Health Science, and early mobilization were all part of the ERAS protocol. The outcomes (timing of first defecation, postoperative complications, and length of hospital stay (LOS)) were compared to traditional perioperative regimens (non-ERAS group). Thirty-three children who had 61 abdominal surgeries for IBD were included. Forty (65.5%) surgical procedures were included in the non-ERAS group, and 21 (34.5%) were included in the ERAS group. The postoperative complication rate was significantly lower in the ERAS group than in the non-ERAS group (29.6% vs. 55%, p = 0.049). The first defecation occurred earlier in the ERAS group than in the non-ERAS group (p < 0.001). There was no significant intergroup difference in the LOS. The implementation of ERAS in pediatric IBD surgery resulted in better outcomes than traditional perioperative care, especially in terms of postoperative complication rate and bowel function recovery. Further pediatric studies are needed to validate these findings and support ERAS application in children.
Published: 2022
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13. Surgery-Related Quality of Life of Pediatric Patients With Crohn's Disease

Author: Valeria Dipasquale, Enrica Antonelli, Laura Cannavò, Giorgio Cavatoi, Carmelo Romeo, Giuseppe Trimarchi, Giuseppe Navarra, and Claudio Romano
Subjects: Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, health-related quality of life, surgery, questionnaire, pediatrics, Pediatrics, RJ1-570
Abstract: Objective: Up to 30% of pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD) require surgery. The aim of the study was to evaluate long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcome in children with CD who have had ileocolonic resection.Materials and methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study on all pediatric patients who had undergone surgery for CD between January 2015 and December 2017 in the Pediatric Surgery and Gastroenterology Units of the University Hospital of Messina. Surgical treatment was represented by laparoscopic ileocecal resection with latero-lateral anastomosis. Patients were asked to fill in a modified version of the IMPACT III questionnaire made up of 15 closed questions before and after surgery. The questionnaire was scored on a five-point scale with 5 reporting “not a problem” and 1 “a very severe problem.” The total score ranged from 15 (worst HRQoL) to 75 (best HRQoL). Frequency of relapses, reoperations, complications during follow-up, and postoperative bowel function were also studied.Results: Data were obtained in 10 patients (9 males), who underwent surgery at a median age of 13.5 years (range 13–18), after a median post-diagnosis period of 2.5 years (range 0–8). Preoperative scores were low in all 4 domains of the questionnaire. Postoperatively, HRQoL measures improved significantly (p < 0.05) about symptoms, school attendance, social and emotional functioning. Overall, nearly all patients were completely satisfied with the surgical outcome.Conclusions: HRQoL is low in CD children referred for possible operation, and surgery may positively affect the overall HRQoL. Collecting HRQoL data provides insight into the impact of treatment on children health status.
Published: 2020
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14. Infected pancreatic necrosis: outcomes and clinical predictors of mortality. A post hoc analysis of the MANCTRA-1 international study

Author: Podda, Mauro, Pellino, Gianluca, Di Saverio, Salomone, Coccolini, Federico, Pacella, Daniela, Cioffi, Stefano Piero Bernardo, Virdis, Francesco, Balla, Andrea, Ielpo, Benedetto, Pata, Francesco, Poillucci, Gaetano, Ortenzi, Monica, Damaskos, Dimitrios, De Simone, Belinda, Sartelli, Massimo, Leppaniemi, Ari, Jayant, Kumar, Catena, Fausto, Giuliani, Antonio, Di Martino, Marcello, Pisanu, Adolfo, Chiara Gerardi, Stavros Gourgiotis, Cristiana Riboni, Alessio Giordano, Luca Ferrario, Vanni Agnoletti, Yoram Kruger, Damian Mole, Ferdinando Agresta, Mikel Prieto Calvo, Michael Wilson, Fiammetta Soggiu, Alaa Hamdan, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Gustavo Fraga, Argyrios Ioannidis, Zaza Demetrashvili, Saaz Sahani, Lovenish Bains, Almu'atasim Khamees, Hazim Ababneh, Osama Aljaiuossi, Samuel Pimentel, Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Narcis Octavian Zarnescu, Valentin Calu, Andrey Litvin, Dusan Lesko, Ahmed Elmehrath, Mohamedraed Elshami, Martin de Santibañes, Justin Gundara, Kamel Alawadhi, Rashid Lui, Alexander Julianov, Sergio Ralon, Ibrahim-Umar Garzali, Gustavo M Machain, Ibabe Villalabeitia, Darwin Artidoro Quispe-Cruz, Abigail Cheska C Orantia, Maciej Walędziak, Tiago Correia de Sá, Syed Muhammad Ali, Bojan Kovacevic, Colin Noel, Haidar M Abdalah, Ali Kchaou, Arda Isik, Luca Ansaloni, Walter Biffl, Mario Guerrieri, Alberto Sartori, Manuel Abradelo, Giuseppe Nigri, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Andrea Mingoli, Massimo Chiarugi, Juliana Di Menno Stavron, Oscar Mazza, José Ignacio Valenzuela, Diana Alejandra Pantoja Pachajoa, Fernando Andrés Alvarez, Julian Ezequiel Liaño, Joan Tefay, Abdulrahman Alshaikh, Layla Hasan, Felipe Couto Gomes, Thiago R A Calderan, Elcio S Hirano, Dragomir Dardanov, Azize Saroglu, Boyko Atanasov, Nikolay Belev, Nikola Kovachev, Shannon Melissa Chan, Hon-Ting Lok, Diego Salcedo, Diana Robayo, María Alejandra Triviño, Jan Manak, Jorann de Araujo, Ananya Sethi, Ahmed Awad, Merihan Elbadawy, Ahmed Farid, Asmaa Hanafy, Ahmed Nafea, Ghozy Sherief, Abbas Salah Alzhraa, Wafaa Abdelsalam, Sameh Emile, Ahmed Elfallal, Hossam Elfeki, Hosam Elghadban, Ashraf Shoma, Mohamed Shetiwy, Mohamed Elbahnasawy, Salem Mohamed, Emad Fawzi Hamed, Usama Ahmed Khalil, Elie Chouillard, Andrew Gumbs, Andrea Police, Andrea Mabilia, Kakhi Khutsishvili, Anano Tvaladze, Orestis Ioannidis, Elissavet Anestiadou, Lydia Loutzidou, Konstantinis Konstantinidis, Sofia Konstantinidou, Dimitrios Manatakis, Vasileios Acheimastos, Nikolaos Tasis, Nikolaos Michalopoulos, Panagiotis Kokoropoulos, Maria Papadoliopoulou, Maria Sotiropoulou, Stylianos Kapiris, Panagiotis Metaxas, Ioannis Tsouknidas, Despoina Kefili, George Petrakis, Eirini Synekidou, Konstantinos Dakis, Eirini Alexandridou, Aristeidis Papadopoulos, Christos Chouliaras, Odysseas Mouzakis, Francesk Mulita, Ioannis Maroulis, Michail Vailas, Tania Triantafyllou, Dimitrios Theodorou, Eftychios Lostoridis, Eleni-Aikaterini Nagorni, Paraskevi Tourountzi, Efstratia Baili, Alexandros Charalabopoulos, Theodore Liakakos, Dimitrios Schizas, Alexandros Kozadinos, Athanasios Syllaios, Nikolaos Machairas, Stylianos Kykalos, Paraskevas Stamopoulos, Spiros Delis, Christos Farazi-Chongouki, Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Miltiadis Giannarakis, Konstantinos Lasithiotakis, Giorgia Petra, Amit Gupta, Noushif Medappil, Vijayanand Muthukrishnan, Jubin Kamar, Pawan Lal, Rajendra Agarwal, Matteo Magnoli, Paolo Aonzo, Alberto Serventi, Pierpaolo Di Lascio, Margherita Pinto, Carlo Bergamini, Andrea Bottari, Laura Fortuna, Jacopo Martellucci, Atea Cicako, Claudio Miglietta, Mario Morino, Daniele Delogu, Andrea Picchetto, Marco Assenza, Giancarlo D'Ambrosio, Giulio Argenio, Mariano Fortunato Armellino, Giovanna Ioia, Savino Occhionorelli, Dario Andreotti, Lacavalla Domenico, Davide Luppi, Massimiliano Casadei, Luca Di Donato, Farshad Manoochehri, Tiziana Rita Lucia Marchese, William Sergi, Roberto Manca, Raimondo Murgia, Enrico Piras, Lorenzo Conti, Simone Gianazza, Andrea Rizzi, Edoardo Segalini, Marco Monti, Elena Iiritano, Nicolò Maria Mariani, Enrico De Nicola, Giovanna Scifo, Giusto Pignata, Jacopo Andreuccetti, Francesco Fleres, Guglielmo Clarizia, Alessandro Spolini, Alan Biloslavo, Paola Germani, Manuela Mastronardi, Selene Bogoni, Silvia Palmisano, Nicolo' De Manzini, Marco Vito Marino, Gennaro Martines, Giuseppe Trigiante, Elpiniki Lagouvardou, Gabriele Anania, Cristina Bombardini, Dario Oppici, Tiziana Pilia, Valentina Murzi, Emanuela Gessa, Umberto Bracale, Maria Michela Di Nuzzo, Roberto Peltrini, Francesco Salvetti, Jacopo Viganò, Gabriele Sganga, Valentina Bianchi, Pietro Fransvea, Tommaso Fontana, Giuliano Sarro, Vincenza Paola Dinuzzi, Luca Scaravilli, Mario Virgilio Papa, Elio Jovine, Giulia Ciabatti, Laura Mastrangelo, Matteo Rottoli, Claudio Ricci, Iris Shari Russo, Alberto Aiolfi, Davide Bona, Francesca Lombardo, Pasquale Cianci, Mariagrazia Sederino, Roberto Bini, Osvaldo Chiara, Stefano Cioffi, Stefano Cantafio, Guido Coretti, Edelweiss Licitra, Grazia Savino, Sergio Grimaldi, Raffaele Porfidia, Elisabetta Moggia, Mauro Garino, Chiara Marafante, Antonio Pesce, Nicolò Fabbri, Carlo Vittorio Feo, Ester Marra, Marina Troian, Davide Drigo, Carlo Nagliati, Andrea Muratore, Riccardo Danna, Alessandra Murgese, Michele Crespi, Claudio Guerci, Alice Frontali, Luca Ferrari, Francesco Favi, Erika Picariello, Alessia Rampini, Fabrizio D'Acapito, Giorgio Ercolani, Leonardo Solaini, Francesco Palmieri, Matteo Calì, Francesco Ferrara, Irnerio Angelo Muttillo, Edoardo Maria Muttillo, Biagio Picardi, Raffaele Galleano, Ali Badran, Omar Ghazouani, Maurizio Cervellera, Gaetano Campanella, Gennaro Papa, Annamaria Di Bella, Gennaro Perrone, Gabriele Luciano Petracca, Concetta Prioriello, Mario Giuffrida, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Marco Inama, Giovanni Butturini, Gianluigi Moretto, Luca Morelli, Giulio Candio, Simone Guadagni, Enrico Cicuttin, Camilla Cremonini, Dario Tartaglia, Valerio Genovese, Nicola Cillara, Alessandro Cannavera, Antonello Deserra, Arcangelo Picciariello, Vincenzo Papagni, Leonardo Vincenti, Giulia Bagaglini, Giuseppe Sica, Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Gioia Brachini, Dario Bono, Antonella Nicotera, Marcello Zago, Fabrizio Sammartano, Laura Benuzzi, Marco Stella, Stefano Rossi, Alessandra Cerioli, Caterina Puccioni, Stefano Olmi, Carolina Rubicondo, Matteo Uccelli, Anna Guida, Pasquale Lepiane, Diego Sasia, Giorgio Giraudo, Sara Salomone, Elena Belloni, Alessandra Cossa, Francesco Lancellotti, Roberto Caronna, Piero Chirletti, Paolina Saullo, Raffaele Troiano, Felice Mucilli, Mirko Barone, Massimo Ippoliti, Michele Grande, Bruno Sensi, Leandro Siragusa, Andrea Santini, Isidoro Di Carlo, Massimiliano Veroux, Rossella Gioco, Gastone Veroux, Giuseppe Currò, Michele Ammendola, Iman Komaei, Giuseppe Navarra, Valeria Tonini, Lodovico Sartarelli, Marco Ceresoli, Stefano Perrone, Linda Roccamatisi, Paolo Millo, Riccardo Brachet Contul, Elisa Ponte, Matteo Zuin, Giuseppe Portale, Alice Sabrina Tonello, Geri Fratini, Matteo Bianchini, 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Casula', Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Cagliari, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. [Pellino G] Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy. Unitat de Cirurgia de Còlon i Recte, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Di Saverio S] Department of Surgery, 'Madonna del Soccorso' Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. [Coccolini F] General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy. [Pacella D] Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. 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Alejandra Triviño, Jan Manak, Saaz Sahani, Jorann de Araujo, Ananya Sethi, Ahmed Awad, Merihan Elbadawy, Ahmed Farid, Asmaa Hanafy, Ahmed Nafea, Ghozy Sherief, Abbas Salah Alzhraa, Wafaa Abdelsalam, Sameh Emile, Ahmed Elfallal, Hossam Elfeki, Hosam Elghadban, Ashraf Shoma, Mohamed Shetiwy, Mohamed Elbahnasawy, Salem Mohamed, Emad Fawzi Hamed, Usama Ahmed Khalil, Elie Chouillard, Andrew Gumbs, Andrea Police, Andrea Mabilia, Kakhi Khutsishvili, Anano Tvaladze, Orestis Ioannidis, Elissavet Anestiadou, Lydia Loutzidou, Konstantinis Konstantinidis, Sofia Konstantinidou, Dimitrios Manatakis, Vasileios Acheimastos, Nikolaos Tasis, Nikolaos Michalopoulos, Panagiotis Kokoropoulos, Maria Papadoliopoulou, Maria Sotiropoulou, Stylianos Kapiris, Panagiotis Metaxas, Ioannis Tsouknidas, Despoina Kefili, George Petrakis, Eirini Synekidou, Konstantinos Dakis, Eirini Alexandridou, Aristeidis Papadopoulos, Christos Chouliaras, Odysseas Mouzakis, Francesk Mulita, Ioannis Maroulis, Michail Vailas, Tania 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Nicotera, A, Zago, M, Sammartano, F, Benuzzi, L, Stella, M, Rossi, S, Cerioli, A, Puccioni, C, Olmi, S, Rubicondo, C, Uccelli, M, Guida, A, Lepiane, P, Sasia, D, Giraudo, G, Salomone, S, Belloni, E, Cossa, A, Lancellotti, F, Caronna, R, Chirletti, P, Saullo, P, Troiano, R, Mucilli, F, Barone, M, Ippoliti, M, Grande, M, Sensi, B, Siragusa, L, Santini, A, Di Carlo, I, Veroux, M, Gioco, R, Veroux, G, Curro, G, Ammendola, M, Komaei, I, Navarra, G, Tonini, V, Sartarelli, L, Ceresoli, M, Perrone, S, Roccamatisi, L, Millo, P, Brachet Contul, R, Ponte, E, Zuin, M, Portale, G, Tonello, A, Fratini, G, Bianchini, M, Perotti, B, Doria, E, Lunghi, E, Visconti, D, Al-Shami, K, Awadi, S, Buwaitel, M, Naffa', M, Samhouri, A, Sawalha, H, Ani, M, Fathil, I, Huei, J, Beristain-Hernandez, J, Garcia-Meza, A, Sepulveda-Rdriguez, R, Hernandez, E, Pinzon, C, Condoy, J, Garcia, F, Sadik, M, Kadir, B, Devi, J, Seerani, N, Zainab, Sohail-Asghar, M, Afzal, A, Akbar, A, Lohse, H, Cabrera, Z, Seto, G, Chiuyari, J, Ordemar, J, Rodriguez, M, Orantia-Carlos, A, Quitoy, M, Kwiatkowski, A, Mawlichanow, M, Rocha, M, Soares, C, Stoian, A, Draghici, A, Grigorean, V, Radulescu, R, Costea, R, Zarnescu, E, Kurtenkov, M, Gendrikson, G, Alla-Angelina, V, Arina, T, Kaldarov, A, Gachabayov, M, Abdullaev, A, Milentijevic, M, Karamarkovic, M, Panyko, A, Radonak, J, Soltes, M, Moran, L, Garcia, H, Vega, P, Estevez, S, Ausania, F, Farguell, J, Gonzalez-Abos, C, Sanchez-Cabus, S, Martin, B, Molina, V, Oms, L, Ilzarbe, L, Feijoo, E, Perra, E, Rojas-Bonet, N, Penalba-Palmi, R, Perez-Bru, S, Tur-Martinez, J, Alvarez-Torrado, A, Domingo-Gonzalez, M, Tejedor-Tejada, J, del Alamo, Y, Mendoza-Moreno, F, Garcia-Moreno-Nisa, F, Matias-Garcia, B, Duran, M, Calleja-Lozano, R, de Villar, J, Sanchez-Guillen, L, Caravaca, I, Triguero-Canovas, D, Aparicio, A, Melendez, B, Palacios, A, Landaluce-Olavarria, A, De Francisco, M, Estraviz-Mateos, B, Alconchel, F, Nicolas-Lopez, T, Ramirez, P, Munoz-Cruzado, V, Ciuro, F, del Pozo, E, Pizarro, S, Cabrera, V, Bayo, J, Hamid, H, Roesel, R, Cristaudi, A, Abbas, K, Ali, I, Tlili, A, Bayhan, H, Turkoglu, M, Uzunoglu, M, Azamat, I, Omarov, N, Uymaz, D, Altintoprak, F, Akin, E, First, N, Das, K, Ozer, N, Seker, A, Kara, Y, Bozkurt, M, Kocatas, A, Atici, S, Akalin, M, Calik, B, Colak, E, Altinel, Y, Meric, S, Aktimur, Y, Hudson, V, Duval, J, Khan, M, Saad, A, Kaur, M, Bradley, A, Fox, K, Tomasi, I, Beasley, D, Prasanti, A, Kotecha, P, Ebied, H, Paul, M, Sheth, H, Gerogiannis, I, Gaber, M, Sheikh, Z, Seth, S, Kunitsyna, M, Leo, C, Bellato, V, Zafar, N, Elserafy, A, Bond-smith, G, Tebala, G, Mathur, P, Abid, I, Chidumije, N, Sandhar, P, Ullah, S, Lezama, T, Anwaar, M, Magee, C, Ahmed, S, Davies, B, Apollos, J, Mccormack, K, Choudhary, H, Doulias, T, Morrison, T, Palepa, A, Cal, F, Sanchez, L, Dominguez, F, Al-Raimi, I, Alshargabi, H, Meead, A, Chooklin, S, Chuklin, S, Bilyak, A, MANCTRA-1 Collaborative, Group, Palmisano, Silvia, and de Manzini, Nicolo'
Subjects: Infected pancreatic necrosi, Digestive System Diseases::Pancreatic Diseases::Pancreatitis::Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing [DISEASES], Infected pancreatic necrosis, Pàncrees - Infecció, 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology, enfermedades del sistema digestivo::enfermedades pancreáticas::pancreatitis::pancreatitis aguda necrotizante [ENFERMEDADES], técnicas de investigación::métodos epidemiológicos::estadística como asunto::probabilidad::riesgo::factores de riesgo [TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS], Acute pancreatitis, infecciones bacterianas y micosis::infección::infecciones intraabdominales [ENFERMEDADES], Pancreatitis, International study, Organ failure, Surgery, Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Factors [ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT], Mortality, Acute pancreatiti, Pàncrees - Necrosi, Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Intraabdominal Infections [DISEASES]
Abstract: The identification of high-risk patients in the early stages of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is critical, because it could help the clinicians to adopt more effective management strategies. We conducted a post hoc analysis of the MANCTRA-1 international study to assess the association between clinical risk factors and mortality among adult patients with IPN. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify prognostic factors of mortality. We identified 247 consecutive patients with IPN hospitalised between January 2019 and December 2020. History of uncontrolled arterial hypertension (p = 0.032; 95% CI 1.135–15.882; aOR 4.245), qSOFA (p = 0.005; 95% CI 1.359–5.879; aOR 2.828), renal failure (p = 0.022; 95% CI 1.138–5.442; aOR 2.489), and haemodynamic failure (p = 0.018; 95% CI 1.184–5.978; aOR 2.661), were identified as independent predictors of mortality in IPN patients. Cholangitis (p = 0.003; 95% CI 1.598–9.930; aOR 3.983), abdominal compartment syndrome (p = 0.032; 95% CI 1.090–6.967; aOR 2.735), and gastrointestinal/intra-abdominal bleeding (p = 0.009; 95% CI 1.286–5.712; aOR 2.710) were independently associated with the risk of mortality. Upfront open surgical necrosectomy was strongly associated with the risk of mortality (p p = 0.018; 95% CI 0.138–0.834; aOR 0.339) and enteral nutrition (p = 0.003; 95% CI 0.143–0.716; aOR 0.320) were found as protective factors. Organ failure, acute cholangitis, and upfront open surgical necrosectomy were the most significant predictors of mortality. Our study confirmed that, even in a subgroup of particularly ill patients such as those with IPN, upfront open surgery should be avoided as much as possible. Study protocol registered in ClinicalTrials.Gov (I.D. Number NCT04747990). Graphical abstract
Published: 2023

15. Enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery: an Italian consensus statement

Author: Giuseppe Marinari, Mirto Foletto, Carlo Nagliati, Giuseppe Navarra, Vincenzo Borrelli, Vincenzo Bruni, Giovanni Fantola, Roberto Moroni, Luigi Tritapepe, Roberta Monzani, Daniela Sanna, Michele Carron, and Rita Cataldo
Subjects: Bariatric Surgery, Humans, Laparoscopy, Surgery, Obesity, Language, Obesity, Morbid
Abstract: Background Enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery (ERABS) is an approach developed to improve outcomes in obese surgical patients. Unfortunately, it is not evenly implemented in Italy. The Italian Society for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases and the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care joined in drafting an official statement on ERABS. Methods To assess the effectiveness and safety of ERABS and to develop evidence-based recommendations with regard to pre-, intra-, and post-operative care for obese patients undergoing ERABS, a 13-member expert task force of surgeons and anesthesiologists from Italian certified IFSO center of excellence in bariatric surgery was established and a review of English-language papers conducted. Oxford 2011 Levels of Evidence and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grade Definitions were used to grade the level of evidence and the strength of recommendations, respectively. The supporting evidence and recommendations were reviewed and discussed by the entire group at meetings to achieve a final consensus. Results Compared to the conventional approach, ERABS reduces the length of hospital stay and does not heighten the risk of major post-operative complications, re-operations, and hospital re-admissions, nor does it increase the overall surgical costs. A total of 25 recommendations were proposed, covering pre-operative evaluation and care (7 items), intra-operative management (1 item, 11 sub-items), and post-operative care and discharge (6 items). Conclusions ERABS is an effective and safe approach. The recommendations allow the proper management of obese patients undergoing ERABS for a better outcome.
Published: 2022
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16. Anastomotic Leak Rate and Prolonged Postoperative Paralytic Ileus in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery for Colo-Rectal Cancer After Placement of No-Coil Endoanal Tube

Author: Michele Ammendola, Giorgio Ammerata, Francesco Filice, Rosalinda Filippo, Michele Ruggiero, Roberto Romano, Riccardo Memeo, Patrick Pessaux, Giuseppe Navarra, Severino Montemurro, and Giuseppe Currò
Subjects: Surgery
Abstract: Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common gastrointestinal tumor in men and the third in women. Left-hemicolectomy (LC) and low anterior resection (LAR) are considered the gold standard curative treatment. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the presence or absence of post-operative complications, in all patients who underwent Video-laparoscopic (VLS) LAR/LC with No Coil trans-anal tube positioning, and compared the data with the current literature on the topic. Methods Thirty-nine patients diagnosed with CRC of the descending colon, splenic flexure, sigma, and rectum were recruited. LC was performed for sigmoid and descending colon cancers, while LAR was applied for tumors of the upper two-thirds of the rectum. The No Coil trans-anal tube (SapiMed Spa, Alessandria, Italy) was placed in all patients of the study at the end of surgical treatment. Results Eighteen patients received a LAR-VLS (46%) and 21 patients received a LC-VLS (54%). The average length of hospital stay after surgery was 7 days. PPOI occurred in only one in 39 patients (2.6%) who had undergone LAR-VLS. As for complications, in no patient of the study did AL (0%) occur. Conclusion In patients undergoing LAR-VLS and LC-VLS, we performed colorectal anastomosis and in the same surgical operation we introduced the No-Coil device. Although this is a preliminary study and subject to further investigation, we believe that the No Coil tube positioning may reduce the time of presence of first flatus and feces and the risk of AL.
Published: 2022
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17. Mast Cells Positive for c-Kit Receptor and Tryptase Correlate with Angiogenesis in Cancerous and Adjacent Normal Pancreatic Tissue

Author: Michele Ammendola, Giuseppe Currò, Carmelo Laface, Valeria Zuccalà, Riccardo Memeo, Francesco Luposella, Mariarita Laforgia, Nicola Zizzo, Alfredo Zito, Donato Loisi, Rosa Patruno, Lucia Milella, Ippazio Ugenti, Mariangela Porcelli, Giuseppe Navarra, Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta, and Girolamo Ranieri
Subjects: mast cells, c-Kit receptor, tryptase, angiogenesis, microvascular density, endothelial area, Cytology, QH573-671
Abstract: Background: Mast cells (MCs) contain proangiogenic factors, in particular tryptase, associated with increased angiogenesis in several tumours. With special reference to pancreatic cancer, few data have been published on the role of MCs in angiogenesis in both pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissue (PDAT) and adjacent normal tissue (ANT). In this study, density of mast cells positive for c-Kit receptor (MCDP-c-KitR), density of mast cells positive for tryptase (MCDPT), area of mast cells positive for tryptase (MCAPT), and angiogenesis in terms of microvascular density (MVD) and endothelial area (EA) were evaluated in a total of 45 PDAT patients with stage T2–3N0–1M0. Results: For each analysed tissue parameter, the mean ± standard deviation was evaluated in both PDAT and ANT and differences were evaluated by Student’s t-test (p ranged from 0.001 to 0.005). Each analysed tissue parameter was then correlated to each other one by Pearson t-test analysis (p ranged from 0.01 to 0.03). No other correlation among MCDP-c-KitR, MCDPT, MCAPT, MVD, EA and the main clinical–pathological characteristics was found. Conclusions: Our results suggest that tissue parameters increased from ANT to PDAT and that mast cells are strongly associated with angiogenesis in PDAT. On this basis, the inhibition of MCs through tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as masitinib, or inhibition of tryptase by gabexate mesylate may become potential novel antiangiogenetic approaches in pancreatic cancer therapy.
Published: 2021
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18. An extremely rare association of TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma, metastatic neuroendocrine tumor and Cushing’s syndrome in a patient with MEN-1 gene mutation

Author: Giuseppe Giuffrida, Erika Messina, Petronilla Daniela Romeo, Adriana Albani, Valeria Barresi, Sergio Baldari, Giuseppe Navarra, Francesco Ferraù, and Salvatore Cannavò
Subjects: MEN-1, TSH-secreting pituitary adenomas, adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing’s syndrome, hyperparathyroidism, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)-1 syndrome is a rare disorder, due to the loss of function of the tumor suppressor menin. It consists of the association of two or more endocrine tumors, often presenting in a familial setting, being inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. The most frequent manifestations of MEN-1 syndrome are primary hyperparathyroidism, followed by pituitary adenomas (mainly prolactinomas) and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors, but several other associated conditions have been reported. Herein we describe the case of a male patient, affected by sporadic MEN-1, diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism, TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma and bilateral adrenal hyperplasia causing Cushing’s syndrome, due to a de novo MEN-1 gene mutation. The patient has been successfully treated with first generation somatostatin analog Octreotide LAR (30 mg every 28 days) -with stabilization of the known neuroendocrine lesions and shrinkage of the pituitary adenoma- and with bilateral adrenalectomy. The patient is still regularly followed-up at our Endocrine Unit, and his clinical conditions are stable.
Published: 2018
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19. Development of the Italian Clinical Practice Guidelines on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Design and Methodological Aspects

Author: Maurizio De Luca, Marco Antonio Zappa, Monica Zese, Ugo Bardi, Maria Grazia Carbonelli, Francesco Maria Carrano, Giovanni Casella, Marco Chianelli, Sonja Chiappetta, Angelo Iossa, Alessandro Martinino, Fausta Micanti, Giuseppe Navarra, Giacomo Piatto, Marco Raffaelli, Eugenia Romano, Simone Rugolotto, Roberto Serra, Emanuele Soricelli, Antonio Vitiello, Luigi Schiavo, Iris Caterina Maria Zani, Giulia Bandini, Edoardo Mannucci, Benedetta Ragghianti, and Matteo Monami
Subjects: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obesity, arterial hypertension (AHI), dyslipidemia (DL), guidelines, metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), type 2 diabetes (T2D), Nutrition and Dietetics, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Food Science
Abstract: Development of the Italian clinical practice guidelines on bariatric and metabolic surgery, as well as design and methodological aspects. Background: Obesity and its complications are a growing problem in many countries. Italian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery for Obesity (Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’Obesità e delle Malattie Metaboliche—SICOB) developed the first Italian guidelines for the treatment of obesity. Methods: The creation of SICOB Guidelines is based on an extended work made by a panel of 24 members and a coordinator. Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) methodology has been used to decide the aims, reference population, and target health professionals. Clinical questions have been created using the PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) conceptual framework. The definition of questions used the two-step web-based Delphi method, made by repeated rounds of questionnaires and a consensus opinion from the panel. Results: The panel proposed 37 questions. A consensus was immediately reached for 33 (89.2%), with 31 approved, two rejected and three which did not reach an immediate consensus. The further discussion allowed a consensus with one approved and two rejected. Conclusions: The areas covered by the clinical questions included indications of metabolic/bariatric surgery, types of surgery, and surgical management. The choice of a surgical or a non-surgical approach has been debated for the determination of the therapeutic strategy and the correct indications.
Published: 2022
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20. Liquid tolerance following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Long-term results of a single bariatric center

Author: Iman KOMAEI, Giuseppe CURRÒ, Federica SARRA, Fabio GUCCIONE, Cristina DAMIANO, Antonio IDONE, Francesco ROSI, Andrea GIOFFRE, Giorgio DE PASQUALE, Michele AMMENDOLA, and Giuseppe NAVARRA
Subjects: Surgery
Published: 2022
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21. The use of double CO2 insufflators in transanal total mesorectal excision: An alternative possibility

Author: Claudio Lazzara, Giuseppe Navarra, and Giuseppe Currò
Subjects: Surgery, RD1-811, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
Published: 2019
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22. The role of body image in obese identity changes post bariatric surgery

Author: Clemente Cedro, Maria Catena Silvestri, Amelia Rizzo, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Carmela Mento, Antonio Bruno, Giuseppe Navarra, Laura Celebre, and Rocco Antonio Zoccali
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Image quality, Bariatric Surgery, Identity (social science), Cognition, Human physical appearance, medicine.disease, Obesity, Self Concept, Obesity, Morbid, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Eating disorders, Systematic review, Weight Loss, Inclusion and exclusion criteria, Body Image, medicine, Physical therapy, Humans, business
Abstract: Body image is a multidimensional construct that encompasses perceptions about body size, emotions, and cognition about physical appearance. Obese identity is related to body image in the lifetime, and according to scientific literature body image dissatisfaction among obese patient persist after bariatric surgery. The objective of this review is to examine the body image changes in patients with obesity pre-and post-bariatric surgery. We have carried out a systematic review of literature on PubMed. Initially, 169 publications have been identified, but in total, in compliance with inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 studies have been analyzed. According to the examined literature, body image does not change after bariatric surgery. These patients will be difficult to adapt for a new body, because there is a persistent obese view of self. Furthermore, ex-obese patients are dissatisfied with the excessive skin after bariatric surgery. Excessive body weight, and negative self-image are replaced with dissatisfaction with excessive skin, and the factors associated with body image stability are still unknown. Literature examination raises the issue of body image dissatisfaction, but does not explain why it varies so widely across bariatric patients. Obese identity is related to body image across the lifetime and is an important factor of post-surgical outcomes. Longitudinal studies based on ideal body image pre- and post- bariatric surgery and evidence-based controlled studies on psychotherapeutic treatment for body image dissatisfaction are strongly recommended. Psychotherapy could improve body image quality and wellbeing. Evidence obtained from: systematic reviews of experimental studies.
Published: 2021
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23. Mitochondrial DNA is a frequent target of HBV integration

Author: Domenico Giosa, Daniele Lombardo, Cristina Musolino, Valeria Chines, Giuseppina Raffa, Francesca Casuscelli di Tocco, Deborah D’Aliberti, Giuseppe Caminiti, Carlo Saitta, Angela Alibrandi, Riccardo Aiese Cigliano, Orazio Romeo, Giuseppe Navarra, Giovanni Raimondo, and Teresa Pollicino
Abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) may integrate into the genome of an infected cell and contribute to hepatocarcinogenesis. In this study, we applied a new high-throughput HBV integration sequencing approach that allows sensitive identification of HBV integration sites and enumeration of integration clones. We identified 3,339 HBV integration sites in paired tumour and non-tumour tissue samples from 7 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 2,107 clonally expanded integrations were detected: 1,817 in tumour and 290 in non-tumour tissues. Moreover, we detected significant enrichment of clonal integrations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and HBV integration in mtDNA preferentially involved OXPHOS genes in tumours and the regulatory D-loop region in non-tumour tissues. We also found that HBV RNA sequences may be imported into the mitochondria of hepatoma cells, polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPASE) is involved in this import, and HBV RNA might be involved in the process of HBV integration into mtDNA. Our data suggest a novel mechanism by which HBV insertion might contribute to HCC development.
Published: 2022
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24. A national survey on the current status of minimally invasive gastric practice on behalf of GIRCG

Author: Marco Milone, Anna D’Amore, Sergio Alfieri, Maria Raffaella Ambrosio, Jacopo Andreuccetti, Luca Ansaloni, Adelmo Antonucci, Marco Arganini, Gianluca Baiocchi, Mirko Barone, Lapo Bencini, Maria Bencivenga, Luigi Boccia, Luigi Boni, Marco Braga, Fabio Cianchi, Chiara Cipollari, Alessandro Contine, Christian Cotsoglou, Simone D’Imporzano, Giovanni De Manzoni, Stefano De Pascale, Nicola De Ruvo, Maurizio Degiuli, Annibale Donini, Ugo Elmore, Giorgio Ercolani, Giovanni Ferrari, Romario Uberto Fumagalli, Gianluca Garulli, Roberta Gelmini, Luigina Graziosi, Monica Gualtierotti, Alfredo Guglielmi, Marco Inama, Federica Maffeis, Francesco Maione, Michele Manigrasso, Federico Marchesi, Daniele Marrelli, Andrea Massobrio, Gianluigi Moretto, Aballah Moukachar, Giuseppe Navarra, Giuseppe Nigri, Stefano Olmi, Raffaele Palaia, Davide Papis, Paolo Parise, Corrado Pedrazzani, Roberto Petri, Giusto Pignata, Michele Pisano, Stefano Rausei, Rossella Reddavid, Giuseppe Rocco, Fausto Rosa, Riccardo Rosati, Luca Rossit, Matteo Rottoli, Franco Roviello, Stefano Santi, Stefano Scabini, Stefano Scaringi, Leonardo Solaini, Fabio Staderini, Lucio Taglietti, Beatrice Torre, Paolo Ubiali, Matteo Uccelli, Fabio Uggeri, Sara Vertaldi, Jacopo Viganò, Giovanni Domenico De Palma, Simone Giacopuzzi, Milone, Marco, D'Amore, Anna, Alfieri, Sergio, Ambrosio, Maria Raffaella, Andreuccetti, Jacopo, Ansaloni, Luca, Antonucci, Adelmo, Arganini, Marco, Baiocchi, Gianluca, Barone, Mirko, Bencini, Lapo, Bencivenga, Maria, Boccia, Luigi, Boni, Luigi, Braga, Marco, Cianchi, Fabio, Cipollari, Chiara, Contine, Alessandro, Cotsoglou, Christian, D'Imporzano, Simone, De Manzoni, Giovanni, De Pascale, Stefano, De Ruvo, Nicola, Degiuli, Maurizio, Donini, Annibale, Elmore, Ugo, Ercolani, Giorgio, Ferrari, Giovanni, Fumagalli, Romario Uberto, Garulli, Gianluca, Gelmini, Roberta, Graziosi, Luigina, Gualtierotti, Monica, Guglielmi, Alfredo, Inama, Marco, Maffeis, Federica, Maione, Francesco, Manigrasso, Michele, Marchesi, Federico, Marrelli, Daniele, Massobrio, Andrea, Moretto, Gianluigi, Moukachar, Aballah, Navarra, Giuseppe, Nigri, Giuseppe, Olmi, Stefano, Palaia, Raffaele, Papis, Davide, Parise, Paolo, Pedrazzani, Corrado, Petri, Roberto, Pignata, Giusto, Pisano, Michele, Rausei, Stefano, Reddavid, Rossella, Rocco, Giuseppe, Rosa, Fausto, Rosati, Riccardo, Rossit, Luca, Rottoli, Matteo, Roviello, Franco, Santi, Stefano, Scabini, Stefano, Scaringi, Stefano, Solaini, Leonardo, Staderini, Fabio, Taglietti, Lucio, Torre, Beatrice, Ubiali, Paolo, Uccelli, Matteo, Uggeri, Fabio, Vertaldi, Sara, Viganò, Jacopo, De Palma, Giovanni Domenico, Giacopuzzi, Simone, Milone, M, D'Amore, A, Alfieri, S, Ambrosio, M, Andreuccetti, J, Ansaloni, L, Antonucci, A, Arganini, M, Baiocchi, G, Barone, M, Bencini, L, Bencivenga, M, Boccia, L, Boni, L, Braga, M, Cianchi, F, Cipollari, C, Contine, A, Cotsoglou, C, D'Imporzano, S, De Manzoni, G, De Pascale, S, De Ruvo, N, Degiuli, M, Donini, A, Elmore, U, Ercolani, G, Ferrari, G, Fumagalli, R, Garulli, G, Gelmini, R, Graziosi, L, Gualtierotti, M, Guglielmi, A, Inama, M, Maffeis, F, Maione, F, Manigrasso, M, Marchesi, F, Marrelli, D, Massobrio, A, Moretto, G, Moukachar, A, Navarra, G, Nigri, G, Olmi, S, Palaia, R, Papis, D, Parise, P, Pedrazzani, C, Petri, R, Pignata, G, Pisano, M, Rausei, S, Reddavid, R, Rocco, G, Rosa, F, Rosati, R, Rossit, L, Rottoli, M, Roviello, F, Santi, S, Scabini, S, Scaringi, S, Solaini, L, Staderini, F, Taglietti, L, Torre, B, Ubiali, P, Uccelli, M, Uggeri, F, Vertaldi, S, Viganò, J, De Palma, G, and Giacopuzzi, S
Subjects: GIRCG, Gastric cancer, Minimally invasive surgery, Upper GI surgery, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Surgery
Abstract: Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (GIRCG), during the 2013 annual Consensus Conference to gastric cancer, stated that laparoscopic or robotic approach should be limited only to early gastric cancer (EGC) and no further guidelines were currently available. However, accumulated evidences, mainly from eastern experiences, have supported the application of minimally invasive surgery also for locally advanced gastric cancer (AGC). The aim of our study is to give a snapshot of current surgical propensity of expert Italian upper gastrointestinal surgeons in performing minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of gastric cancer in order to answer to the question if clinical practice overcome the recommendation. Experts in the field among the Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (GIRCG) were invited to join a web 30-item survey through a formal e-mail from January 1st, 2020, to June 31st, 2020. Responses were collected from 46 participants out of 100 upper gastrointestinal surgeons. Percentage of surgeons choosing a minimally invasive approach to treat early and advanced gastric cancer was similar. Additionally analyzing data from the centers involved, we obtained that the percentage of minimally invasive total and partial gastrectomies in advanced cases augmented with the increase of surgical procedures performed per year (p = 0.02 and p = 0.04 respectively). It is reasonable to assume that there is a widening of indications given by the current national guideline into clinical practice. Propensity of expert Italian upper gastrointestinal surgeons was to perform minimally invasive surgery not only for early but also for advanced gastric cancer. Of interest volume activity correlated with the propensity of surgeons to select a minimally invasive approach.
Published: 2022

25. Ulcerative Colitis in Adulthood and in Older Patients: Same Disease, Same Outcome, Same Risks?

Author: Walter Fries, Maria Giulia Demarzo, Giuseppe Navarra, and Anna Viola
Subjects: Adult, Hospitalization, Treatment Outcome, Disease Progression, Humans, Pharmacology (medical), Colitis, Ulcerative, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Aged
Abstract: The number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) approaching an older age, together with the number of over-60-year-old patients newly diagnosed with IBD, is steadily increasing, reaching 25% of all patients. The present review focuses on late-onset ulcerative colitis (UC) and its initial disease course in comparison with that observed in younger adults in terms of extension at onset and the risk of proximal disease progression, medical treatment, surgery and hospitalization in the first years after diagnosis. We summarize the clues pointing to a milder disease course in a population which frequently presents major frailty due to comorbidities. With increasing age and thus increasing comorbidities, medical and surgical therapies frequently represent a challenge for treating physicians. The response, persistence, and risks of adverse events of conventional therapies indicated for late onset/older UC patients are examined, emphasizing the risks in this particular population, who are still being treated with prolonged corticosteroid therapy. Finally, we concentrate on data on biotechnological agents for which older patients were mostly excluded from pivotal trials. Real-life data from newer agents such as vedolizumab and ustekinumab show encouraging efficacy and safety profiles in the population of older UC patients.
Published: 2022

26. Histopathological findings in a COVID-19 patient affected by ischemic gangrenous cholecystitis

Author: Carlo Torti, Valeria Zuccalà, Andrea Bruni, Giuseppe Currò, Giovambattista De Sarro, Federico Longhini, Eugenio Garofalo, Michele Ammendola, Giuseppe Navarra, and Paolo Navalesi
Subjects: Male, Abdominal pain, medicine.medical_treatment, Case Report, Cholecystitis, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gallbladder, Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, SARS-CoV-2, 0302 clinical medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Gangrene, lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, Middle Aged, Thrombosis, Treatment Outcome, medicine.anatomical_structure, Infarction, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Emergency Medicine, medicine.symptom, Coronavirus Infections, Vasculitis, Omentum, medicine.medical_specialty, Critical Care, Pneumonia, Viral, lcsh:Surgery, Betacoronavirus, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Humans, Cholecystectomy, Pandemics, business.industry, lcsh:RD1-811, lcsh:RC86-88.9, medicine.disease, Surgery, Spontaneous Perforation, Laparoscopy, business, Complication
Abstract: Background Since its first documentation, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection has emerged worldwide, with the consequent declaration of a pandemic disease (COVID-19). Severe forms of acute respiratory failure can develop. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 may affect organs other than the lung, such as the liver, with frequent onset of late cholestasis. We here report the histological findings of a COVID-19 patient, affected by a tardive complication of acute ischemic and gangrenous cholecystitis with a perforated and relaxed gallbladder needing urgent surgery. Case presentation A 59-year-old Caucasian male, affected by acute respiratory failure secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection was admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU). Due to the severity of the disease, invasive mechanical ventilation was instituted and SARS-CoV-2 treatment (azithromycin 250 mg once-daily and hydroxychloroquine 200 mg trice-daily) started. Enoxaparin 8000 IU twice-daily was also administered subcutaneously. At day 8 of ICU admission, the clinical condition improved and patient was extubated. At day 32, patient revealed abdominal pain without signs of peritonism at examination, with increased inflammatory and cholestasis indexes at blood tests. At a first abdominal CT scan, perihepatic effusion and a relaxed gallbladder with dense content were detected. The surgeon decided to wait and see the evolution of clinical conditions. The day after, conditions further worsened and a laparotomic cholecystectomy was performed. A relaxed and perforated ischemic gangrenous gallbladder, with a local tissue inflammation and perihepatic fluid, was intraoperatively met. The gallbladder and a sample of omentum, adherent to the gallbladder, were also sent for histological examination. Hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides display inflammatory infiltration and endoluminal obliteration of vessels, with wall breakthrough, hemorrhagic infarction, and nerve hypertrophy of the gallbladder. The mucosa of the gallbladder appears also atrophic. Omentum vessels also appear largely thrombosed. Immunohistochemistry demonstrates an endothelial overexpression of medium-size vessels (anti-CD31), while not in micro-vessels, with a remarkable activity of macrophages (anti-CD68) and T helper lymphocytes (anti-CD4) against gallbladder vessels. All these findings define a histological diagnosis of vasculitis of the gallbladder. Conclusions Ischemic gangrenous cholecystitis can be a tardive complication of COVID-19, and it is characterized by a dysregulated host inflammatory response and thrombosis of medium-size vessels.
Published: 2020
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27. Anesthetic Strategies in Oncological Surgery: Not Only a Simple Sleep, but Also Impact on Immunosuppression and Cancer Recurrence

Author: Giuseppe Navarra, Riccardo Memeo, Michele Ammendola, Paolo Navalesi, Rosalba De Sarro, Andrea Bruni, Girolamo Ranieri, Federico Longhini, Eugenio Garofalo, and Giuseppe Currò
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, medicine.medical_treatment, Cancer, Immunosuppression, Perioperative, medicine.disease, 03 medical and health sciences, Autonomic nervous system, 030104 developmental biology, 0302 clinical medicine, Immune system, Opioid, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Internal medicine, Anesthetic, Medicine, business, Propofol, medicine.drug
Abstract: Tumor recurrences or metastases remain a major hurdle in improving overall cancer survival. In the perioperative period, the balance between the ability of the cancer to seed and grow at the metastatic site and the ability of the patient to fight against the tumor (i.e. the host antitumor immunity) may determine the development of clinically evident metastases and influence the patient outcome. Up to 80% of oncological patients receive anesthesia and/or analgesia for diagnostic, therapeutic or palliative interventions. Therefore, anesthesiologists are asked to administer drugs such as opiates and volatile or intravenous anesthetics, which may determine different effects on immunomodulation and cancer recurrence. For instance, some studies suggest that intravenous drugs, such as propofol, may inhibit the host immunity to a lower extent as compared to volatile anesthetics. Similarly, some studies suggest that analgesia assured by local anesthetics may provide a reduction of cancer recurrence rate; whilst on the opposite side, opioids may exert negative consequences in patients undergoing cancer surgery, by interacting with the immune system response via the modulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and autonomic nervous system, or directly through the opioid receptors on the surface of immune cells. In this review, we summarize the main findings on the effects induced by different drugs on immunomodulation and cancer recurrence.
Published: 2020
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28. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and colorectal cancer: From physiology to surgery

Author: Giorgio Ammerata, Rosalinda Filippo, Carmelo Laface, Riccardo Memeo, Leonardo Solaini, Davide Cavaliere, Giuseppe Navarra, Girolamo Ranieri, Giuseppe Currò, and Michele Ammendola
Subjects: General Medicine
Abstract: The pursuit of this paper is to collect principal reviews and systematic reviews about hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and cytoreductive surgery (CRS) used in colorectal cancer (CRC). We focus on principal biological aspects of CRC, hyperthermia effects, and surgical procedures. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE for the principal reviews and systematic reviews published from 2010 to 2021 regarding the bimodal treatment (CRS + HIPEC) against local and advanced CRC. In the literature, from several studies, it seems that the efficacy of bimodal treatment with an accurate CRS can extend overall survival. Despite these studies, there are not still any straight guidelines more detailed and scheduled about the use of combined treatment in patients with CRC. Even if the concept is still not very clear and shared, after a careful evaluation of the published data, and after some technical and pathophysiological descriptions, we concluded that it is possible to improve the overall survival and quality of life and to reduce the tumor relapse in patients affected by locally advanced (pT4) CRC with peritoneal metastases.
Published: 2022

29. coMpliAnce with evideNce-based cliniCal guidelines in the managemenT of acute biliaRy pancreAtitis): The MANCTRA-1 international audit

Author: Mauro Podda, Daniela Pacella, Gianluca Pellino, Federico Coccolini, Alessio Giordano, Salomone Di Saverio, Francesco Pata, Benedetto Ielpo, Francesco Virdis, Dimitrios Damaskos, Belinda De Simone, Ferdinando Agresta, Massimo Sartelli, Ari Leppaniemi, Cristiana Riboni, Vanni Agnoletti, Damian Mole, Yoram Kluger, Fausto Catena, Adolfo Pisanu, Chiara Gerardi, Salomone di Saverio, Dimitris Damaskos, Stavros Gourgiotis, Gaetano Poillucci, Kumar Jayant, Luca Ferrario, Mikel Prieto Calvo, Michael Wilson, Fiammetta Soggiu, Alaa Hamdan, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Gustavo Fraga, Argyrios Ioannidis, Zaza Demetrashvili, Saaz Sahani, Lovenish Bains, Almu'atasim Khamees, Hazim Ababneh, Osama Aljaiuossi, Samuel Pimentel, Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Narcis Octavian Zarnescu, Valentin Calu, Andrey Litvin, Dusan Lesko, Ahmed Elmehrath, Mohamedraed Elshami, Martin de Santibañes, Justin Gundara, Kamel Alawadhi, Rashid Lui, Alexander Julianov, Sergio Ralon, Ibrahim-Umar Garzali, Gustavo M. Machain, Darwin Artidoro Quispe-Cruz, Abigail Cheska C. Orantia, Maciej Walędziak, Tiago Correia de Sá, Syed Muhammad Ali, Bojan Kovacevic, Colin Noel, Haidar M. Abdalah, Ali Kchaou, Arda Isik, Luca Ansaloni, Walter Biffl, Mario Guerrieri, Alberto Sartori, Manuel Abradelo, Giuseppe Nigri, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Andrea Mingoli, Massimo Chiarugi, Juliana Di Menno Stavron, Oscar Mazza, José Ignacio Valenzuela, Diana Alejandra Pantoja Pachajoa, Fernando Andrés Alvarez, Julian Ezequiel Liaño, Joan Tefay, Abdulrahman Alshaikh, Layla Hasan, Felipe Couto Gomes, Gustavo P. Fraga, Thiago R.A. Calderan, Elcio S. Hirano, Dragomir Dardanov, Azize Saroglu, Boyko Atanasov, Nikolay Belev, Nikola Kovachev, Shannon Melissa Chan, Hon-Ting Lok, Diego Salcedo, Diana Robayo, María Alejandra Triviño, Jan Manak, Jorann de Araujo, Ananya Sethi, Ahmed Awad, Merihan Elbadawy, Ahmed Farid, Asmaa Hanafy, Ahmed Nafea, null Sherief-Ghozy, Alzhraa Salah – Abbas, Wafaa Abdelsalam, Sameh Emile, Ahmed Elfallal, Hossam Elfeki, Hosam Elghadban, Ashraf Shoma, Mohamed Shetiwy, Mohamed Elbahnasawy, Salem- Mohamed, Emad Fawzi Hamed, Usama Ahmed Khalil, Elie Chouillard, Andrew Gumbs, Andréa Police, Andrea Mabilia, Kakhi Khutsishvili, Anano Tvaladze, Orestis Ioannidis, Elissavet Anestiadou, Lydia Loutzidou, Konstantinis Konstantinidis, Sofia Konstantinidou, Dimitrios Manatakis, Vasileios Acheimastos, Nikolaos Tasis, Nikolaos Michalopoulos, Panagiotis Kokoropoulos, Maria Papadoliopoulou, Maria Sotiropoulou, Stylianos Kapiris, Panagiotis Metaxas, Ioannis Tsouknidas, Despoina Kefili, George Petrakis, Konstantinos Dakis, Eirini Alexandridou, Eirini Synekidou, Kostas Dakis, Aristeidis Papadopoulos, Christos Chouliaras, Odysseas Mouzakis, Francesk Mulita, Ioannis Maroulis, Michail Vailas, Tania Triantafyllou, Dimitrios Theodorou, Eftychios Lostoridis, Eleni-Aikaterini Nagorni, Paraskevi Tourountzi, Efstratia Baili, Alexandros Charalabopoulos, Theodore Liakakos, Dimitrios Schizas, Alexandros Kozadinos, Athanasios Syllaios, Nikolaos Machairas, Stylianos Kykalos, Paraskevas Stamopoulos, Spiros Delis, Christos Farazi-Chongouki, Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Miltiadis Giannarakis, Konstantinos Lasithiotakis, Giorgia Petra, Amit Gupta, Noushif Medappil, Vijayanand Muthukrishnan, Jubin Kamar, Pawan Lal, Rajendra Agarwal, Matteo Magnoli, Paolo Aonzo, Alberto Serventi, Antonio Giuliani, Pierpaolo Di Lascio, Margherita Pinto, Carlo Bergamini, Andrea Bottari, Laura Fortuna, Jacopo Martellucci, Atea Cicako, Claudio Miglietta, Mario Morino, Daniele Delogu, Andrea Picchetto, Marco Assenza, Giancarlo D'Ambrosio, Giulio Argenio, Mariano Fortunato Armellino, Giovanna Ioia, Savino Occhionorelli, Dario Andreotti, Lacavalla Domenico, Davide Luppi, Massimiliano Casadei, Luca Di Donato, Farshad Manoochehri, Tiziana Rita Lucia Marchese, William Sergi, Roberto Manca, Raimondo Murgia, Enrico Piras, Lorenzo Conti, Simone Gianazza, Andrea Rizzi, Edoardo Segalini, Marco Monti, Elena Iiritano, Nicolò Maria Mariani, Enrico De Nicola, Giovanna Scifo, Giusto Pignata, Jacopo Andreuccetti, Francesco Fleres, Guglielmo Clarizia, Alessandro Spolini, Alan Biloslavo, Paola Germani, Manuela Mastronardi, Selene Bogoni, Silvia Palmisano, Nicolo’ De Manzini, Marco Vito Marino, Gennaro Martines, Giuseppe Trigiante, Elpiniki Lagouvardou, Gabriele Anania, Cristina Bombardini, Dario Oppici, Tiziana Pilia, Valentina Murzi, Emanuela Gessa, Umberto Bracale, Maria Michela Di Nuzzo, Roberto Peltrini, Francesco Salvetti, Jacopo Viganò, Gabriele Sganga, Valentina Bianchi, Pietro Fransvea, Tommaso Fontana, Giuliano Sarro, Vincenza Paola Dinuzzi, Luca Scaravilli, Mario Virgilio Papa, Elio Jovine, Giulia Ciabatti, Laura Mastrangelo, Matteo Rottoli, Claudio Ricci, Iris Shari Russo, Alberto Aiolfi, Davide Bona, Francesca Lombardo, Pasquale Cianci, Roberto Bini, Osvaldo Chiara, Stefano Cioffi, Stefano Cantafio, Guido Coretti, Edelweiss Licitra, Grazia Savino, Sergio Grimaldi, Raffaele Porfidia, Elisabetta Moggia, Mauro Garino, Chiara Marafante, Antonio Pesce, Nicolò Fabbri, Carlo Vittorio Feo, Ester Marra, Marina Troian, Davide Drigo, Carlo Nagliati, Muratore Andrea, Riccardo Danna, Alessandra Murgese, Michele Crespi, Claudio Guerci, Alice Frontali, Luca Ferrari, Francesco Favi, Erika Picariello, Alessia Rampini, Fabrizio D'Acapito, Giorgio Ercolani, Leonardo Solaini, Francesco Palmieri, Matteo Calì, Francesco Ferrara, Irnerio Angelo Muttillo, Edoardo Maria Muttillo, Biagio Picardi, Raffaele Galleano, Ali Badran, Omar Ghazouani, Maurizio Cervellera, Gaetano Campanella, Gennaro Papa, Annamaria Di Bella, Gennaro Perrone, Gabriele Luciano Petracca, Concetta Prioriello, Mario Giuffrida, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Marco Inama, Giovanni Butturini, Gianluigi Moretto, Luca Morelli, Giulio Di Candio, Simone Guadagni, Enrico Cicuttin, Camilla Cremonini, Dario Tartaglia, Valerio Genovese, Nicola Cillara, Alessandro Cannavera, Antonello Deserra, Arcangelo Picciariello, Vincenzo Papagni, Leonardo Vincenti, Giulia Bagaglini, Giuseppe Sica, Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Gioia Brachini, Dario Bono, Antonella Nicotera, Marcello Zago, Fabrizio Sammartano, Laura Benuzzi, Marco Stella, Stefano Rossi, Alessandra Cerioli, Caterina Puccioni, Stefano Olmi, Carolina Rubicondo, Matteo Uccelli, Andrea Balla, Anna Guida, Pasquale Lepiane, Diego Sasia, Giorgio Giraudo, Sara Salomone, Elena Belloni, Alessandra Cossa, Francesco Lancellotti, Roberto Caronna, Piero Chirletti, Paolina Saullo, Raffaele Troiano, Felice Mucilli, Mirko Barone, Massimo Ippoliti, Michele Grande, Bruno Sensi, Leandro Siragusa, Monica Ortenzi, Andrea Santini, Isidoro Di Carlo, Massimiliano Veroux, Rossella Gioco, Gastone Veroux, Giuseppe Currò, Michele Ammendola, Iman Komaei, Giuseppe Navarra, Valeria Tonini, Lodovico Sartarelli, Samuele Vaccari, Marco Ceresoli, Stefano Perrone, Linda Roccamatisi, Paolo Millo, Riccardo Brachet Contul, Elisa Ponte, Matteo Zuin, Giuseppe Portale, Alice Sabrina Tonello, Geri Fratini, Matteo Bianchini, Bruno Perotti, Emanuele Doria, Elia Giuseppe Lunghi, Diego Visconti, Khayry Al-Shami, Sajeda Awadi, Mohammad Musallam Khalil Buwaitel, Mo'taz Fawzat Naief Naffa', Ahmad Samhouri, Hatem Sawalha, Mohd Firdaus Che Ani, Ida Nadiah Ahmed Fathil, Jih Huei, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria, Mohammad Zawawi Ya'acob, Jose-Luis Beristain-Hernandez, Alejandro Garcia-Meza, Rafael Sepulveda-Rdriguez, Edgard Efren Lozada Hernández, Camilo Levi Acuña Pinzón, Jefferson Nieves Condoy, Francisco C. Becerra García, Mohammad Sadik, null Jalpa, Bushra kadir, Jalpa Devi, Nandlal Seerani, null Zainab, Mohammad Sohail- Asghar, Ameer Afzal, Ali Akbar, Helmut Segovia Lohse, Herald Segovia Lohse, Zamiara Solange Leon Cabrera, Gaby Susana Yamamoto Seto, José Ríos Chiuyari, Jorge Ordemar, Martha Rodríguez, Abigail Cheska C. Orantia-Carlos, Margie Antionette Quitoy, Andrzej Kwiatkowski, Maciej Mawlichanów, Mónica Rocha, Carlos Soares, Alexandru Rares Stoian, Andreea Diana Draghici, Valentin Titus Grigorean, Raluca Bievel Radulescu, Radu Virgil Costea, Eugenia Claudia Zarnescu, Mikhail Kurtenkov, George Gendrikson, Volovich Alla-Angelina, Tsurbanova Arina, Ayrat Kaldarov, Mahir Gachabayov, Abakar Abdullaev, Milica Milentijevic, Milovan Karamarkovic, Arpád Panyko, Jozef Radonak, Marek Soltes, Laura Álvarez Morán, Haydée Calvo García, Pilar Suárez Vega, Sergio Estevez, Fabio Ausania, Jordi Farguell, Carolina González-Abós, Santiago Sánchez-Cabús, Belén Martín, Víctor Molina, Luis Oms, Lucas Ilzarbe, Eva Pont Feijóo, Elena Sofia Perra, Noel Rojas-Bonet, Rafael Penalba-Palmí, Susana Pérez-Bru, Jaume Tur-Martínez, Andrea Álvarez-Torrado, Marta Domingo-Gonzalez, Javier Tejedor-Tejada, Marcello Di Martino, Yaiza García del Alamo, Fernando Mendoza-Moreno, Francisca García-Moreno-Nisa, Belén Matías-García, Manuel Durán, Rafael Calleja-Lozano, José Manuel Perez de Villar, Luis Sánchez-Guillén, Iban Caravaca, Daniel Triguero-Cánovas, Antonio Carlos Maya Aparicio, Blas Durán Meléndez, Andrea Masiá Palacios, Aitor Landaluce-olavarria, Mario De Francisco, Begoña Estraviz-Mateos, Felipe Alconchel, Tatiana Nicolás-López, Pablo Ramírez, Virginia Duran Muñoz-Cruzado, Felipe Pareja Ciuró, Eduardo Perea del Pozo, Sergio Olivares Pizarro, Vicente Herrera Cabrera, Jose Muros Bayo, Hytham K.S. Hamid, Raffaello Roesel, Alessandra Cristaudi, Kinan Abbas, Iyad Ali, Ahmed Tlili, Hüseyin Bayhan, Mehmet Akif Türkoğlu, Mustafa Yener Uzunoglu, Ibrahim Fethi Azamat, Nail Omarov, Derya Salim Uymaz, Fatih Altintoprak, Emrah Akin, Necattin First, Koray Das, Nazmi Ozer, Ahmet Seker, Yasin Kara, Mehmet Abdussamet Bozkurt, Ali Kocataş, Semra Demirli Atici, Murat Akalin, Bulent Calik, Elif Colak, Yuksel Altinel, Serhat Meric, Yunus Emre Aktimur, Victoria Hudson, Jean-Luc Duval, Mansoor Khan, Ahmed Saad, Mandeep Kaur, Alison Bradley, Katherine Fox, Ivan Tomasi, Daniel Beasley, Alekhya Kotta Prasanti, Pinky Kotecha, Husam Ebied, Michaela Paul, Hemant Sheth, Ioannis Gerogiannis, Mohannad Gaber, Zara Sheikh, Shatadru Seth, Maria Kunitsyna, Cosimo Alex Leo, Vittoria Bellato, Noman - Zafar, Amr Elserafy, Giles Bond-smith, Giovanni Tebala, Pawan Mathur, Izza Abid, Nnaemeka Chidumije, Pardip Sandhar, Syed Osama Zohaib Ullah, Tamara Lezama, Muhammad Hassan Anwaar, Conor Magee, Salma Ahmed, Brooke Davies, Jeyakumar Apollos, Kieran McCormack, Hasham Choudhary, Triantafyllos Doulias, Tamsin Morrison, Anna Palepa, Fernando Bonilla Cal, Lianet Sánchez, Fabiana Domínguez, Ibrahim Al-Raimi, Haneen Alshargabi, Abdullah Meead, Podda, Mauro, Pacella, Daniela, Pellino, Gianluca, Coccolini, Federico, Giordano, Alessio, Di Saverio, Salomone, Pata, Francesco, Ielpo, Benedetto, Virdis, Francesco, Damaskos, Dimitrio, De Simone, Belinda, Agresta, Ferdinando, Sartelli, Massimo, Leppaniemi, Ari, Riboni, Cristiana, Agnoletti, Vanni, Mole, Damian, Kluger, Yoram, Catena, Fausto, Pisanu, Adolfo, de Manzini, Nicolo', Palmisano, Silvia, Podda, M, Pacella, D, Pellino, G, Coccolini, F, Giordano, A, Di Saverio, S, Pata, F, Ielpo, B, Virdis, F, Damaskos, D, De Simone, B, Agresta, F, Sartelli, M, Leppaniemi, A, Riboni, C, Agnoletti, V, Mole, D, Kluger, Y, Catena, F, Pisanu, A, Gerardi, C, Gourgiotis, S, Poillucci, G, Jayant, K, Ferrario, L, Calvo, M, Wilson, M, Soggiu, F, Hamdan, A, Gomes, C, Fraga, G, Ioannidis, A, Demetrashvili, Z, Sahani, S, Bains, L, Khamees, A, Ababneh, H, Aljaiuossi, O, Pimentel, S, Mohamad, I, Yusoff, A, Zarnescu, N, Calu, V, Litvin, A, Lesko, D, Elmehrath, A, Elshami, M, de Santibanes, M, Gundara, J, Alawadhi, K, Lui, R, Julianov, A, Ralon, S, Garzali, I, Machain, G, Quispe-Cruz, D, Orantia, A, Waledziak, M, Correia de Sa, T, Ali, S, Kovacevic, B, Noel, C, Abdalah, H, Kchaou, A, Isik, A, Ansaloni, L, Biffl, W, Guerrieri, M, Sartori, A, Abradelo, M, Nigri, G, Di Lorenzo, N, Mingoli, A, Chiarugi, M, Di Menno Stavron, J, Mazza, O, Valenzuela, J, Pantoja Pachajoa, D, Alvarez, F, Liano, J, Tefay, J, Alshaikh, A, Hasan, L, Augusto Gomes, C, Gomes, F, Calderan, T, Hirano, E, Dardanov, D, Saroglu, A, Atanasov, B, Belev, N, Kovachev, N, Chan, S, Lok, H, Salcedo, D, Robayo, D, Trivino, M, Manak, J, de Araujo, J, Sethi, A, Awad, A, Elbadawy, M, Farid, A, Hanafy, A, Nafea, A, Sherief-Ghozy, Salah - Abbas, A, Abdelsalam, W, Emile, S, Elfallal, A, Elfeki, H, Elghadban, H, Shoma, A, Shetiwy, M, Elbahnasawy, M, Mohamed, S, Hamed, E, Khalil, U, Chouillard, E, Gumbs, A, Police, A, Mabilia, A, Khutsishvili, K, Tvaladze, A, Ioannidis, O, Anestiadou, E, Loutzidou, L, Konstantinidis, K, Konstantinidou, S, Manatakis, D, Acheimastos, V, Tasis, N, Michalopoulos, N, Kokoropoulos, P, Papadoliopoulou, M, Sotiropoulou, M, Kapiris, S, Metaxas, P, Tsouknidas, I, Kefili, D, Petrakis, G, Dakis, K, Alexandridou, E, Synekidou, E, Papadopoulos, A, Chouliaras, C, Mouzakis, O, Mulita, F, Maroulis, I, Vailas, M, Triantafyllou, T, Theodorou, D, Lostoridis, E, Nagorni, E, Tourountzi, P, Baili, E, Charalabopoulos, A, Liakakos, T, Schizas, D, Kozadinos, A, Syllaios, A, Machairas, N, Kykalos, S, Stamopoulos, P, Delis, S, Farazi-Chongouki, C, Kalaitzakis, E, Giannarakis, M, Lasithiotakis, K, Petra, G, Gupta, A, Medappil, N, Muthukrishnan, V, Kamar, J, Lal, P, Agarwal, R, Magnoli, M, Aonzo, P, Serventi, A, Giuliani, A, Di Lascio, P, Pinto, M, Bergamini, C, Bottari, A, Fortuna, L, Martellucci, J, Cicako, A, Miglietta, C, Morino, M, Delogu, D, Picchetto, A, Assenza, M, D'Ambrosio, G, Argenio, G, Armellino, M, Ioia, G, Occhionorelli, S, Andreotti, D, Domenico, L, Luppi, D, Casadei, M, Di Donato, L, Manoochehri, F, Lucia Marchese, T, Sergi, W, Manca, R, Murgia, R, Piras, E, Conti, L, Gianazza, S, Rizzi, A, Segalini, E, Monti, M, Iiritano, E, Mariani, N, De Nicola, E, Scifo, G, Pignata, G, Andreuccetti, J, Fleres, F, Clarizia, G, Spolini, A, Biloslavo, A, Germani, P, Mastronardi, M, Bogoni, S, Palmisano, S, De Manzini, N, Marino, M, Martines, G, Trigiante, G, Lagouvardou, E, Anania, G, Bombardini, C, Oppici, D, Pilia, T, Murzi, V, Gessa, E, Bracale, U, Di Nuzzo, M, Peltrini, R, Salvetti, F, Vigano, J, Sganga, G, Bianchi, V, Fransvea, P, Fontana, T, Sarro, G, Dinuzzi, V, Scaravilli, L, Papa, M, Jovine, E, Ciabatti, G, Mastrangelo, L, Rottoli, M, Ricci, C, Russo, I, Aiolfi, A, Bona, D, Lombardo, F, Cianci, P, Bini, R, Chiara, O, Cioffi, S, Cantafio, S, Coretti, G, Licitra, E, Savino, G, Grimaldi, S, Porfidia, R, Moggia, E, Garino, M, Marafante, C, Pesce, A, Fabbri, N, Feo, C, Marra, E, Troian, M, Drigo, D, Nagliati, C, Andrea, M, Danna, R, Murgese, A, Crespi, M, Guerci, C, Frontali, A, Ferrari, L, Favi, F, Picariello, E, Rampini, A, D'Acapito, F, Ercolani, G, Solaini, L, Palmieri, F, Cali, M, Ferrara, F, Muttillo, I, Muttillo, E, Picardi, B, Galleano, R, Badran, A, Ghazouani, O, Cervellera, M, Campanella, G, Papa, G, Di Bella, A, Perrone, G, Petracca, G, Prioriello, C, Giuffrida, M, Cozzani, F, Rossini, M, Inama, M, Butturini, G, Moretto, G, Morelli, L, Di Candio, G, Guadagni, S, Cicuttin, E, Cremonini, C, Tartaglia, D, Genovese, V, Cillara, N, Cannavera, A, Deserra, A, Picciariello, A, Papagni, V, Vincenti, L, Bagaglini, G, Sica, G, Lapolla, P, Brachini, G, Bono, D, Nicotera, A, Zago, M, Sammartano, F, Benuzzi, L, Stella, M, Rossi, S, Cerioli, A, Puccioni, C, Olmi, S, Rubicondo, C, Uccelli, M, Balla, A, Guida, A, Lepiane, P, Sasia, D, Giraudo, G, Salomone, S, Belloni, E, Cossa, A, Lancellotti, F, Caronna, R, Chirletti, P, Saullo, P, Troiano, R, Mucilli, F, Barone, M, Ippoliti, M, Grande, M, Sensi, B, Siragusa, L, Ortenzi, M, Santini, A, Di Carlo, I, Veroux, M, Gioco, R, Veroux, G, Curro, G, Ammendola, M, Komaei, I, Navarra, G, Tonini, V, Sartarelli, L, Vaccari, S, Ceresoli, M, Perrone, S, Roccamatisi, L, Millo, P, Contul, R, Ponte, E, Zuin, M, Portale, G, Tonello, A, Fratini, G, Bianchini, M, Perotti, B, Doria, E, Lunghi, E, Visconti, D, Al-Shami, K, Awadi, S, Khalil Buwaitel, M, Naief Naffa', M, Samhouri, A, Sawalha, H, Ramzi Yusoff, A, Che Ani, M, Ahmed Fathil, I, Huei, J, Zakaria, A, Ya'Acob, M, Beristain-Hernandez, J, Garcia-Meza, A, Sepulveda-Rdriguez, R, Lozada Hernandez, E, Acuna Pinzon, C, Condoy, J, Becerra Garcia, F, Sadik, M, Jalpa, Kadir, B, Devi, J, Seerani, N, Zainab, Asghar, M, Afzal, A, Akbar, A, Lohse, H, Artidoro Quispe-Cruz, D, Leon Cabrera, Z, Yamamoto Seto, G, Chiuyari, J, Ordemar, J, Rodriguez, M, Orantia-Carlos, A, Quitoy, M, Kwiatkowski, A, Mawlichanow, M, Rocha, M, Soares, C, Muhammad Ali, S, Stoian, A, Diana Draghici, A, Draghici, A, Grigorean, V, Radulescu, R, Costea, R, Zarnescu, E, Kurtenkov, M, Gendrikson, G, Alla-Angelina, V, Arina, T, Kaldarov, A, Gachabayov, M, Abdullaev, A, Milentijevic, M, Karamarkovic, M, Panyko, A, Radonak, J, Soltes, M, Alvarez Moran, L, Garcia, H, Vega, P, Estevez, S, Ausania, F, Farguell, J, Gonzalez-Abos, C, Sanchez-Cabus, S, Martin, B, Molina, V, Oms, L, Ilzarbe, L, Feijoo, E, Perra, E, Rojas-Bonet, N, Penalba-Palmi, R, Perez-Bru, S, Tur-Martinez, J, Alvarez-Torrado, A, Domingo-Gonzalez, M, Tejedor-Tejada, J, Di Martino, M, Garcia del Alamo, Y, Mendoza-Moreno, F, Garcia-Moreno-Nisa, F, Matias-Garcia, B, Duran, M, Calleja-Lozano, R, Perez de Villar, J, Sanchez-Guillen, L, Caravaca, I, Triguero-Canovas, D, Maya Aparicio, A, Melendez, B, Palacios, A, Landaluce-olavarria, A, De Francisco, M, Estraviz-Mateos, B, Alconchel, F, Nicolas-Lopez, T, Ramirez, P, Munoz-Cruzado, V, Ciuro, F, Perea del Pozo, E, Pizarro, S, Cabrera, V, Bayo, J, Hamid, H, Roesel, R, Cristaudi, A, Abbas, K, Ali, I, Tlili, A, Bayhan, H, Turkoglu, M, Uzunoglu, M, Azamat, I, Omarov, N, Uymaz, D, Altintoprak, F, Akin, E, First, N, Das, K, Ozer, N, Seker, A, Kara, Y, Bozkurt, M, Kocatas, A, Atici, S, Akalin, M, Calik, B, Colak, E, Altinel, Y, Meric, S, Aktimur, Y, Hudson, V, Duval, J, Khan, M, Saad, A, Kaur, M, Bradley, A, Fox, K, Tomasi, I, Beasley, D, Prasanti, A, Kotecha, P, Ebied, H, Paul, M, Sheth, H, Gerogiannis, I, Gaber, M, Sheikh, Z, Seth, S, Kunitsyna, M, Leo, C, Bellato, V, Zafar, N, Elserafy, A, Bond-smith, G, Tebala, G, Mathur, P, Abid, I, Chidumije, N, Sandhar, P, Zohaib Ullah, S, Lezama, T, Anwaar, M, Magee, C, Ahmed, S, Davies, B, Apollos, J, Mccormack, K, Choudhary, H, Doulias, T, Morrison, T, Palepa, A, Cal, F, Sanchez, L, Dominguez, F, Al-Raimi, I, Alshargabi, H, and Meead, A
Subjects: Acute pancreatitis, Biliary pancreatitis, Global surgery, Guidelines compliance, International audit, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Settore MED/18, Hospitalization, Enteral Nutrition, Pancreatitis, Acute Disease, Humans, Biliary pancreatiti, Cholecystectomy, Acute pancreatiti, Human
Abstract: Background/objectives: Reports about the implementation of recommendations from acute pancreatitis guidelines are scant. This study aimed to evaluate, on a patient-data basis, the contemporary practice patterns of management of biliary acute pancreatitis and to compare these practices with the recommendations by the most updated guidelines. Methods: All consecutive patients admitted to any of the 150 participating general surgery (GS), hepatopancreatobiliary surgery (HPB), internal medicine (IM) and gastroenterology (GA) departments with a diagnosis of biliary acute pancreatitis between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2020 were included in the study. Categorical data were reported as percentages representing the proportion of all study patients or different and well-defined cohorts for each variable. Continuous data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Differences between the compliance obtained in the four different subgroups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U, Student's t, ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous data, and the Chi-square test or the Fisher's exact test for categorical data. Results: Complete data were available for 5275 patients. The most commonly discordant gaps between daily clinical practice and recommendations included the optimal timing for the index CT scan (6.1%, χ2 6.71, P = 0.081), use of prophylactic antibiotics (44.2%, χ2 221.05, P < 0.00001), early enteral feeding (33.2%, χ2 11.51, P = 0.009), and the implementation of early cholecystectomy strategies (29%, χ2 354.64, P < 0.00001), with wide variability based on the admitting speciality. Conclusions: The results of this study showed an overall poor compliance with evidence-based guidelines in the management of ABP, with wide variability based on the admitting speciality. Study protocol registered in ClinicalTrials.Gov (ID Number NCT04747990).
Published: 2022

30. Fluorescence-based bowel anastomosis perfusion evaluation: results from the IHU-IRCAD-EAES EURO-FIGS registry

Author: Jan Grosek, Laurents P. S. Stassen, Andrea Balla, Davide Cosola, Catalin Copaescu, Silvia Quaresima, Maurizio Castagnola, Giuseppe Navarra, Paolo De Paolis, Gonzalo P Martin-Martin, Andrea Picchetto, Ivano Dal Dosso, J. Kosir, Marcello Calabrò, Harmony Impellizzeri, Roland Chautems, Carlo Castoro, Mahdi Al-Taher, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Giancarlo D'Ambrosio, G. Moretto, Giovanni Maria Garbarino, Giorgio Bianchi, Giuseppe Spinoglio, Alessandro Franchello, Robert Juvan, Salvador Morales Conde, Carlos Marques Ferreira, Emilio Bertani, Marco Filauro, Nunzio Rosso, Antonio Pesce, Gabriele Anania, Andrea Spota, Lorenzo Casali, Ramon Vilallonga, Marc Olivier Sauvain, Christian Franzini, Orestis Ioannidis, Michele Diana, Eleftherios Gialamas, Alend Saadi, Eric Felli, Gaetano La Greca, Jacques Marescaux, Paola De Nardi, José F. Noguera, Alessio Rollo, Pietro Riva, Nicolò de Manzini, Marta Silvestri, Caterina Santi, Luciano Tartamella, Gregor Norčič, Alessandro Patané, Thomas Carus, Alessandro M. Paganini, Luigi Boni, Surgery, MUMC+: MA Heelkunde (9), MUMC+: MA AIOS Heelkunde (9), RS: NUTRIM - R2 - Liver and digestive health, RS: SHE - R1 - Research (OvO), Spota, A., Al-Taher, M., Felli, E., Morales Conde, S., Dal Dosso, I., Moretto, G., Spinoglio, G., Baiocchi, G., Vilallonga, R., Impellizzeri, H., Martin-Martin, G. P., Casali, L., Franzini, C., Silvestri, M., de Manzini, N., Castagnola, M., Filauro, M., Cosola, D., Copaescu, C., Garbarino, G. M., Pesce, A., Calabro, M., de Nardi, P., Anania, G., Carus, T., Boni, L., Patane, A., Santi, C., Saadi, A., Rollo, A., Chautems, R., Noguera, J., Grosek, J., D'Ambrosio, G., Ferreira, C. M., Norcic, G., Navarra, G., Riva, P., Quaresima, S., Paganini, A., Rosso, N., De Paolis, P., Balla, A., Sauvain, M. O., Gialamas, E., Bianchi, G., La Greca, G., Castoro, C., Picchetto, A., Franchello, A., Tartamella, L., Juvan, R., Ioannidis, O., Kosir, J. A., Bertani, E., Stassen, L., Marescaux, J., and Diana, M.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Registry, RESECTION, INDOCYANINE GREEN, Subgroup analysis, Anastomotic Leak, Near-infrared fluorescence imaging, Anastomosis, Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the dreaded complications following surgery in the digestive tract. Nearinfrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging is a means to intraoperatively visualize anastomotic perfusion, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, COLORECTAL-SURGERY, ESOPHAGECTOMY, 0302 clinical medicine, LEAKAGE, Statistical significance, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Image-guided surgery, Registries, Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the dreaded complications following surgery in the digestive tract. Nearinfrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging is a means to intraoperatively visualize anastomotic perfusion, facilitating fluorescence image-guided surgery (FIGS) with the purpose to reduce the incidence of AL. The aim of this study was to analyze the current practices and results of NIRF imaging of the anastomosis in digestive tract surgery through the EURO-FIGS registry, COMPLICATIONS, CONSEQUENCES, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Anastomosis, Surgical, Hepatology, CANCER, facilitating fluorescence image-guided surgery (FIGS) with the purpose to reduce the incidence of AL. The aim of this study was to analyze the current practices and results of NIRF imaging of the anastomosis in digestive tract surgery through the EURO-FIGS registry, Perfusion, Surgery, Computer-Assisted, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, RISK-FACTORS, fluorescence-guided surgery, image-guided surgery, near-infrared fluorescence imaging, registry, Fluorescence-guided surgery, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Surgery, Radiology, ENHANCED REALITY, business, Abdominal surgery
Abstract: Background: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the dreaded complications following surgery in the digestive tract. Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging is a means to intraoperatively visualize anastomotic perfusion, facilitating fluorescence image-guided surgery (FIGS) with the purpose to reduce the incidence of AL. The aim of this study was to analyze the current practices and results of NIRF imaging of the anastomosis in digestive tract surgery through the EURO-FIGS registry. Methods: Analysis of data prospectively collected by the registry members provided patient and procedural data along with the ICG dose, timing, and consequences of NIRF imaging. Among the included upper-GI, colorectal, and bariatric surgeries, subgroup analysis was performed to identify risk factors associated with complications. Results: A total of 1240 patients were included in the study. The included patients, 74.8% of whom were operated on for cancer, originated from 8 European countries and 30 hospitals. A total of 54 surgeons performed the procedures. In 83.8% of cases, a pre-anastomotic ICG dose was administered, and in 60.1% of cases, a post-anastomotic ICG dose was administered. A significant difference (p < 0.001) was found in the ICG dose given in the four pathology groups registered (range: 0.013–0.89mg/kg) and a significant (p < 0.001) negative correlation was found between the ICG dose and BMI. In 27.3% of the procedures, the choice of the anastomotic level was guided by means of NIRF imaging which means that in these cases NIRF imaging changed the level of anastomosis which was first decided based on visual findings in conventional white light imaging. In 98.7% of the procedures, the use of ICG partly or strongly provided a sense of confidence about the anastomosis. A total of 133 complications occurred, without any statistical significance in the incidence of complications in the anastomoses, whether they were ICG-guided or not. Conclusion: The EURO-FIGS registry provides an insight into the current clinical practice across Europe with respect to NIRF imaging of anastomotic perfusion during digestive tract surgery.
Published: 2021

31. M1 Polarized Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) as Promising Prognostic Signature in Stage I–II Gastric Adenocarcinomas

Author: Giovanni Tuccari, Cristina Pizzimenti, Giuseppe Giuffrè, Antonio Ieni, Luciana Rigoli, Eleonora Irato, Guido Fadda, R. Caruso, and Giuseppe Navarra
Subjects: Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Stromal cell, Perineural invasion, RC799-869, Stroma, stomatognathic system, medicine, Macrophage, tumor microenvironment, Stage (cooking), skin and connective tissue diseases, Tumor microenvironment, CD68, business.industry, tumor-associated macrophages, CD 68/CD80 expression, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, digestive system diseases, Giant cell, Medicine, gastric adenocarcinoma, prognosis, business, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
Abstract: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) may be noticed in gastric carcinomas (GC), but their clinicopathological significance has not been yet explored. From a histological review of 400 cases of tubular/papillary adenocarcinomas, 24 cases of stage I–II gastric adenocarcinomas with intraglandular and stromal TAMs were identified. Their clinicopathological features were compared with 72 pT-matched as well as stage-matched control cases of adenocarcinomas without TAMs. TAMs present in GC cases were present either in glands or in neoplastic stroma, showing an immunoreactivity for CD68 and CD80, sometimes, they were organized in mature granulomas with occasional giant cells. Therefore, the stained TAMs were reminiscent of a specific polarized macrophage M1 phenotype, however, in any case of our cohort, no M2 phenotype macrophages were documented by CD 163 and CD 204 immunostainings. Statistically, no significant differences in age, gender, tumor location, size, and lymphovascular and perineural invasion between the case group with TAMs and pT- as well as stage-matched controls were reported, furthermore, the case group showed lower frequency of lymph node metastasis (p = 0.02). In addition, a significantly different clinical course and overall survival rate were also observed in gastric adenocarcinomas with M1 TAMs (p = 0.02) in comparison to controls. These results suggest that tumor-associated M1 macrophages are related to a quite indolent growth and a better prognosis of patients with this peculiar variant of gastric adenocarcinomas.
Published: 2021
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32. Targeting Stem Cells with Hyperthermia: Translational Relevance in Cancer Patients

Author: Patrick Pessaux, Girolamo Ranieri, Michele Ammendola, Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta, Valeria Zuccalà, Maria Luposella, Giuseppe Navarra, Giuseppe Currò, Lucia Stella Curto, and Riccardo Memeo
Subjects: Oncology, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, medicine.disease_cause, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Cancer stem cell, Neoplasms, Internal medicine, Animals, Humans, Medicine, Hyperthermia, 030212 general & internal medicine, Heat-Shock Proteins, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cancer stem cells, business.industry, Hyperthermia, Induced, General Medicine, Therapy, medicine.disease, Clinical trial, Radiation therapy, Tumor progression, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Neoplastic Stem Cells, Stem cell, business, Carcinogenesis
Abstract: Background: Tumor recurrences or metastases remain a major hurdle in improving overall cancer survival. In anticancer therapy, some patients inevitably develop chemo-/radiotherapy resistance at some point. Cancer stem cells are the driving force of tumorigenesis, recurrences, and metastases, contributing also to the failure of some cancer treatments. Summary: Emergent evidence suggests that stem cell diseases are at the base of human cancers, and tumor progression and chemo-/radiotherapy resistance may be dependent on just a small subpopulation of cancer stem cells. Hyperthermia can be a strong cancer treatment, especially when combined with radio- or chemotherapy. It is a relatively safe therapy, may kill or weaken tumor cells, and significantly increases the effectiveness of other treatments. However, these mechanisms remain largely unknown. A literature search was performed using PubMed including cited English publications. The search was last conducted in December 2019. Search phrases included “stem cells,” “hyperthermia,” “cancer,” and “therapy.” Abstracts, letters, editorials, and expert opinions were not considered for the drafting of the study. Key Message: Our goal was to focus on and to summarize different biological features of cancer stem cells and new therapeutic approaches using hyperthermia and its potential translation to human clinical trials.
Published: 2020
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33. Gastric Histopathologic Findings in South Italian Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Is Histopathologic Examination of All Resected Gastric Specimens Necessary?

Author: Federica Mento, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppe Currò, Giuseppe Navarra, Iman Komaei, Adalberto Barbera, Michele Ammendola, Gabriele Cassaro, and Claudio Lazzara
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Intestinal metaplasia, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Chronic gastritis, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Morbidly obese, Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE), Gastroenterology, Helicobacter Infections, Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Gastrectomy, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Chronic gastritis, Gastric adenocarcinoma, Histopathologic examination, Intestinal metaplasia, Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), Obesity, Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE), Obesity, Retrospective Studies, Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Nutrition and Dietetics, Gastric adenocarcinoma, biology, business.industry, Histopathologic examination, Gastric lesions, Helicobacter pylori, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, Obesity, Morbid, Italy, Gastric pathology, Laparoscopy, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Surgery, business
Abstract: The value of the routine histopathologic examination of resected gastric remnants following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) remains to be controversial. This study aimed to determine whether the routine histopathologic examination of gastric specimens is necessary for all patients undergoing LSG if upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) plus multiple biopsies are performed routinely during the preoperative work-up. Clinicopathologic data of 474 patients who underwent LSG were analysed. Types of histopathologic findings in LSG specimens and the prevalence of these and Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection were estimated. Comparisons were conducted to assess the association of risk factors with the most frequent abnormal and premalignant histopathologic findings. Chronic gastritis was the most common gastric pathology (63.5%) and premalignant lesions were present in 7.8% of the specimens. The prevalence of HP infection was 36.9%. A statistically significant association was observed between HP infection and chronic gastritis (P = .000), and premalignant lesions (P = .000). Similarly, a statistically significant association was noted between age and premalignant gastric lesions (P = .000). Histopathologic examination of LSG specimens may not be routinely needed and can be performed on selected patients. While we recommend routine preoperative UGIE in all LSG-treated patients, we suggest that histopathologic assessment of the LSG specimens should be mandatory when UGIE biopsies demonstrate HP infection and/or premalignant lesions, in all patients older than 42 years, and in cases of intraoperative detection of incidental tumours or suspicious lesions.
Published: 2019
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34. Mast Cells Positive for c-Kit Receptor and Tryptase Correlate with Angiogenesis in Cancerous and Adjacent Normal Pancreatic Tissue

Author: Rosa Patruno, Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta, Carmelo Laface, Giuseppe Navarra, Alfredo Zito, Girolamo Ranieri, Nicola Zizzo, Mariarita Laforgia, Francesco Luposella, Valeria Zuccalà, Lucia Milella, Riccardo Memeo, Ippazio Ugenti, Michele Ammendola, Giuseppe Currò, Donato Loisi, and Mariangela Porcelli
Subjects: adjacent normal tissue, endothelial area, Angiogenesis, c-Kit receptor, tryptase, Tryptase, mast cells, Article, chemistry.chemical_compound, angiogenesis, Pancreatic cancer, medicine, Humans, Receptor, lcsh:QH301-705.5, Aged, Neovascularization, Pathologic, biology, Chemistry, Masitinib, Microvascular Density, microvascular density, General Medicine, medicine.disease, ANT, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit, lcsh:Biology (General), biology.protein, Cancer research, Tryptases, pancreatic cancer tissue, Tyrosine kinase
Abstract: Background: Mast cells (MCs) contain proangiogenic factors, in particular tryptase, associated with increased angiogenesis in several tumours. With special reference to pancreatic cancer, few data have been published on the role of MCs in angiogenesis in both pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissue (PDAT) and adjacent normal tissue (ANT). In this study, density of mast cells positive for c-Kit receptor (MCDP-c-KitR), density of mast cells positive for tryptase (MCDPT), area of mast cells positive for tryptase (MCAPT), and angiogenesis in terms of microvascular density (MVD) and endothelial area (EA) were evaluated in a total of 45 PDAT patients with stage T2–3N0–1M0. Results: For each analysed tissue parameter, the mean ± standard deviation was evaluated in both PDAT and ANT and differences were evaluated by Student’s t-test (p ranged from 0.001 to 0.005). Each analysed tissue parameter was then correlated to each other one by Pearson t-test analysis (p ranged from 0.01 to 0.03). No other correlation among MCDP-c-KitR, MCDPT, MCAPT, MVD, EA and the main clinical–pathological characteristics was found. Conclusions: Our results suggest that tissue parameters increased from ANT to PDAT and that mast cells are strongly associated with angiogenesis in PDAT. On this basis, the inhibition of MCs through tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as masitinib, or inhibition of tryptase by gabexate mesylate may become potential novel antiangiogenetic approaches in pancreatic cancer therapy.
Published: 2021

35. A high-throughput viral integration sequencing method reveals that mitochondrial DNA is frequently targeted by HBV integration

Author: Domenico Giosa, Daniele Lombardo, Cristina Musolino, Valeria Chines, Giuseppina Raffa, Deborah D’aliberti, Francesca Casuscelli di Tocco, Carlo Saitta, Riccardo Aiese Cigliano, Orazio Romeo, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppe Navarra, Giovanni Raimondo, and Teresa Pollicino
Subjects: Hepatology
Published: 2022
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36. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Retroperitoneal Schwannoma

Author: A. Tortora, Giuseppe Navarra, Socrate Pallio, Antonio Ieni, and G. Melita
Subjects: Endoscopic ultrasound, medicine.medical_specialty, Fine needle biopsy, Schwannoma, Asymptomatic, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pediatric surgery, medicine, Schwannoma, Retroperitoneal tumor, Endoscopic ultrasonography, Fine needle biopsy, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Endoscopic ultrasonography, medicine.disease, Cardiac surgery, Plastic surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Surgery, Radiology, Neurosurgery, medicine.symptom, business, Retroperitoneal tumor
Abstract: Schwannoma is a peripheral nerve tumor that arises from the neural sheath, generally solitary and benign. Retroperitoneal location is rare, less than 6%, and often asymptomatic until the tumor reaches a large size and causes compressive symptoms. Schwannoma is difficult to diagnose by conventional imaging features alone, and so diagnosis is commonly confirmed with surgical resection. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is useful for the preoperative diagnosis and the following treatment plan, although the diagnostic accuracy rate is rather low. EUS fine needle biopsy (FNB), with improved needle designs, has shown increasingly better diagnostic accuracy even in extrapancreatic solid lesions. We report a case of a retroperitoneal schwannoma successfully diagnosed before surgery by EUS-guided FNB.
Published: 2021

37. Surgery-Related Quality of Life of Pediatric Patients With Crohn's Disease

Author: Enrica Antonelli, Giuseppe Navarra, Giorgio Cavatoi, Claudio Romano, Valeria Dipasquale, Carmelo Romeo, Laura Cannavò, and Giuseppe Trimarchi
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Crohn's disease, health-related quality of life, inflammatory bowel disease, pediatrics, questionnaire, surgery, pediatrics, Emotional functioning, Disease, Anastomosis, Inflammatory bowel disease, Resection, surgery, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, inflammatory bowel disease, 030225 pediatrics, Pediatric surgery, Medicine, Crohn's disease, business.industry, questionnaire, lcsh:RJ1-570, lcsh:Pediatrics, Brief Research Report, medicine.disease, Surgery, health-related quality of life, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business
Abstract: Objective: Up to 30% of pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD) require surgery. The aim of the study was to evaluate long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcome in children with CD who have had ileocolonic resection.Materials and methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study on all pediatric patients who had undergone surgery for CD between January 2015 and December 2017 in the Pediatric Surgery and Gastroenterology Units of the University Hospital of Messina. Surgical treatment was represented by laparoscopic ileocecal resection with latero-lateral anastomosis. Patients were asked to fill in a modified version of the IMPACT III questionnaire made up of 15 closed questions before and after surgery. The questionnaire was scored on a five-point scale with 5 reporting “not a problem” and 1 “a very severe problem.” The total score ranged from 15 (worst HRQoL) to 75 (best HRQoL). Frequency of relapses, reoperations, complications during follow-up, and postoperative bowel function were also studied.Results: Data were obtained in 10 patients (9 males), who underwent surgery at a median age of 13.5 years (range 13–18), after a median post-diagnosis period of 2.5 years (range 0–8). Preoperative scores were low in all 4 domains of the questionnaire. Postoperatively, HRQoL measures improved significantly (p < 0.05) about symptoms, school attendance, social and emotional functioning. Overall, nearly all patients were completely satisfied with the surgical outcome.Conclusions: HRQoL is low in CD children referred for possible operation, and surgery may positively affect the overall HRQoL. Collecting HRQoL data provides insight into the impact of treatment on children health status.
Published: 2020
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38. No Coil® Placement in Patients Undergoing Left Hemicolectomy and Lower Anterior Resection for Colorectal Cancer: Efficacy, Tolerability and Differences

Author: Michele Ammendola, Michele Ruggiero, Carlo Talarico, Riccardo Memeo, Giorgio Ammerata, Antonella Capomolla, Rosalinda Filippo, Roberto Romano, Socrate Pallio, Giuseppe Navarra, Severino Montemurro, and Giuseppe Currò
Subjects: nervous system, genetic structures, behavioral disciplines and activities, psychological phenomena and processes
Abstract: Background. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common type of the gastrointestinal tract. Anastomotic leak (AL), is the most important complication of colorectal surgery. In this retrospective study, we evaluated efficacy and tolerability of transanal tube No Coil® in patients with CRC undergoing low anterior resection (LAR) and left hemicolectomy (LC). Methods. Thirty-eight patients operated by the same team for primary colorectal adenocarcinoma were collected, 24 LC and 14 LAR. Neither defuncioning stoma nor neoadjuvant therapy not was administered to anyone patients. No Coil® was placed immediately after the end of surgical treatment.Results. In our experience, LC was performed in 24 individuals (63%), LAR in 14 individuals (37%). AL was evident in 2,63 % of the sample; no statistical difference was found in AL occurrence between LC and LAR with only one patient in LAR group.Conclusion. With our preliminary data, we suggest that No Coil® placement can be considered as a valuable procedure assisting colorectal surgery, but further studies are required to confirm and enlarge actual evidence.
Published: 2020
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39. Bariatric surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: SICOB recommendations on how to perform surgery during the outbreak and when to resume the activities in phase 2 of lockdown

Author: Maurizio De Luca, Paolo Gentileschi, Mario Musella, Marco Raffaelli, Vincenzo Pilone, Antonio Vitiello, Luigi Piazza, Monica Nannipieri, Rosario Bellini, Giuseppe Navarra, Luigi Angrisani, Iman Komaei, Diego Foschi, Stefano Olmi, Marco Zappa, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Mirto Foletto, Maria Rosaria Cerbone, Giuliano Sarro, Giuseppe Currò, Navarra, G., Komaei, I., Curro, G., Angrisani, L., Bellini, R., Cerbone, M. R., Di Lorenzo, N., De Luca, M., Foletto, M., Gentileschi, P., Musella, M., Nannipieri, M., Piazza, L., Olmi, S., Pilone, V., Raffaelli, M., Sarro, G., Vitiello, A., Zappa, M. A., and Foschi, D.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Time Factor, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Coronaviru, Decision Tree, Pneumonia, Viral, Disease, Phase (combat), Disease Outbreaks, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pandemic, medicine, Humans, Viral, Obesity, Pandemics, Bariatric surgery, Disease Outbreak, Elective Surgical Procedure, Coronavirus Infection, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Decision Trees, Outbreak, COVID-19, Pneumonia, Triage, Settore MED/18, Surgery, Coronavirus, Elective Surgical Procedures, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Quarantine, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Original Article, Personal experience, business, Pandemic. SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus Infections, Bariatric surgery, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Obesity, Pandemic. SARS-CoV-2, Human
Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its related disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been rapidly spreading all over the world and is responsible for the current pandemic. The current pandemic has found the Italian national health system unprepared to provide an appropriate and prompt response, heavily affecting surgical activities. Based on the limited data available in the literature and personal experiences, the Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’OBesità e Malattie Metaboliche (SICOB) provides recommendations regarding the triage of bariatric surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic defining a dedicated path for surgery in morbidly obese patients with known or suspected COVID-19 who may require emergency operations. Finally, the current paper delineates a strategy to resume outpatient visits and elective bariatric surgery once the acute phase of the pandemic is over. Models developed during the COVID-19 crisis should be integrated into hospital practices for future use in similar scenarios. Surgeons are presented with a golden opportunity to embrace systemic change and to drive their professional future.
Published: 2020

40. P136 Management of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and their outcome during the first wave of Covid-19 pandemics

Author: Socrate Pallio, Giuseppe Navarra, Angela Alibrandi, Walter Fries, Michele Francesco Chiappetta, Giuseppe Costantino, Federica Giambò, and Anna Viola
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Gastroenterology, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Clinical: Diagnosis and Outcome, Poster presentations, Internal medicine, Pandemic, medicine, business, AcademicSubjects/MED00260
Abstract: Background The restrictions adopted in Italy during the phase I COVID-19 pandemics with a nationwide lockdown period, represented a challenge in the management of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients. The aim of the present study was to assess if, and how, a limited course of telemedicine did influence the clinical outcome in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Methods IBD patients followed before March 8th, 2020 were included and divided into 3 groups (Fig.1): group 1, patients on endovenous biologics (EV); group 2, patients on biologics administered subcutaneously (SC); and group 3, patients on conventional treatments (CT) at the start of lockdown. The primary outcome was to assess the occurrence of disease flare in the three groups since only the EV group received face-to-face visits during lockdown. As secondary outcome we assessed the number of control endoscopies performed and the start of new biologic therapies, compared with a reference period in 2019. Results A total of 689 patients (CD: 369, UC 320) were included in the study (247 IV, 217 SC and 225 CT, respectively). Telemedicine was more frequently adopted in SC and CS, (p
Published: 2021

41. Comprehensive characterization of HBV in tumor and non-tumor liver tissues from patients with HBV related-HCC

Author: Giuseppina Raffa, Daniele Lombardo, Giuseppe Navarra, Carlo Saitta, Domenico Giosa, C. Musolino, G. Raimondo, Teresa Pollicino, Orazio Romeo, R. Aiese Cigliano, Walter Sanseverino, and F. Casuscelli di Tocco
Subjects: Hepatology, business.industry, Gastroenterology, Cancer research, Medicine, TUMOR LIVER, business
Published: 2020
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42. Frequency of TP53, CTNNB1, and TERT promoter mutations in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Author: Daniele Lombardo, Giuseppe Navarra, Giuseppe Caminiti, Domenico Giosa, C. Musolino, Carlo Saitta, G. Raimondo, Teresa Pollicino, F. Casuscelli di Tocco, Valeria Chines, and Maria Stella Franzè
Subjects: Hepatology, business.industry, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Gastroenterology, medicine, Cancer research, In patient, medicine.disease, business, Tert promoter
Published: 2020
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43. Risk-adjusted benchmarks in laparoscopic liver surgery in a national cohort

Author: Nadia Russolillo, L. Vincenti, M. Iaria, R. Lo Tesoriere, Giulio Belli, R. Dalla Valle, Enrico Gringeri, Alberto Brolese, Roberto Santambrogio, Luca Aldrighetti, F. Di Benedetto, Fausto Zamboni, L. De Carlis, Giuseppe Zimmitti, Felice Giuliante, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Elio Jovine, Graziano Ceccarelli, G.B. Levi Sandri, Alfredo Guglielmi, Fabio Ferla, P. Mezzatesta, Matteo Virdis, S. Berti, Fulvio Calise, Giuseppe Navarra, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Annamaria Ferrero, Francesco Ardito, Umberto Cillo, E. Rossi, A. Coratti, R. Lombardi, Francesca Ratti, Guido Torzilli, Ugo Boggi, Matteo Ravaioli, Andrea Ruzzenente, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Russolillo, N, Aldrighetti, L, Cillo, U, Guglielmi, A, Ettorre, G, Giuliante, F, Mazzaferro, V, Dalla Valle, R, De Carlis, L, Jovine, E, Ferrero, A, Russolillo N., Aldrighetti L., Cillo U., Guglielmi A., Ettorre G.M., Giuliante F., Mazzaferro V., Dalla Valle R., De Carlis L., Jovine E., Ferrero A., Ratti F., Lo Tesoriere R., Gringeri E., Ruzzenente A., Levi Sandri G.B., Ardito F., Virdis M., Iaria M., Ferla F., Lombardi R., Di Benedetto F., Gruttadauria S., Boggi U., Torzilli G., Rossi E., Vincenti L., Berti S., Ceccarelli G., Belli G., Zamboni F., Calise F., Coratti A., Santambrogio R., Brolese A., Navarra G., Mezzatesta P., Zimmitti G., Ravaioli M., Russolillo, N., Aldrighetti, L., Cillo, U., Guglielmi, A., Ettorre, G. M., Giuliante, F., Mazzaferro, V., Dalla Valle, R., De Carlis, L., Jovine, E., Ferrero, A., Ratti, F., Lo Tesoriere, R., Gringeri, E., Ruzzenente, A., Levi Sandri, G. B., Ardito, F., Virdis, M., Iaria, M., Ferla, F., Lombardi, R., Di Benedetto, F., Gruttadauria, S., Boggi, U., Torzilli, G., Rossi, E., Vincenti, L., Berti, S., Ceccarelli, G., Belli, G., Zamboni, F., Calise, F., Coratti, A., Santambrogio, R., Brolese, A., Navarra, G., Mezzatesta, P., Zimmitti, G., and Ravaioli, M.
Subjects: Liver surgery, Male, ACHIEVABLE BENCHMARKS, Cirrhosis, medicine.medical_treatment, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, ESTABLISHING BENCHMARKS, CARE, COMPLICATIONS, PROPOSAL, 030230 surgery, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Risk Factors, benchmarks, Registries, Laparoscopy, liver surgery, medicine.diagnostic_test, Bowel resection, Benchmarking, Treatment Outcome, Italy, liver resection, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, medicine.medical_specialty, National cohort, Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19Pandemic, Obesity, Bariatric surgery, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Hepatectomy, Humans, Obesity, Quality of Health Care, Bariatric surgery, major morbidity, business.industry, Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery, laparoscopic liver surgery, Odds ratio, Risk adjustment, medicine.disease, Coronavirus, benchmarks, laparoscopic, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19Pandemic, Surgery, business
Abstract: This study aimed to assess the best achievable outcomes in laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) after risk adjustment based on surgical technical difficulty using a national registry.LLRs registered in the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery registry from November 2014 to March 2018 were considered. Benchmarks were calculated according to the Achievable Benchmark of Care (ABC™). LLRs at each centre were divided into three clusters (groups I, II and III) based on the Kawaguchi classification. ABCs for overall and major morbidity were calculated in each cluster. Multivariable analysis was used to identify independent risk factors for overall and major morbidity. Significant variables were used in further risk adjustment.A total of 1752 of 2263 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 1096 (62·6 per cent) in group I, 435 (24·8 per cent) in group II and 221 (12·6 per cent) in group III. The ABCs for overall morbidity (7·8, 14·2 and 26·4 per cent for grades I, II and II respectively) and major morbidity (1·4, 2·2 and 5·7 per cent) increased with the difficulty of LLR. Multivariable analysis showed an increased risk of overall morbidity associated with multiple LLRs (odds ratio (OR) 1·35), simultaneous intestinal resection (OR 3·76) and cirrhosis (OR 1·83), and an increased risk of major morbidity with intestinal resection (OR 4·61). ABCs for overall and major morbidity were 14·4 and 3·2 per cent respectively for multiple LLRs, 30 and 11·1 per cent for intestinal resection, and 14·9 and 4·8 per cent for cirrhosis.Overall morbidity benchmarks for LLR ranged from 7·8 to 26·4 per cent, and those for major morbidity from 1·4 to 5·7 per cent, depending on complexity. Benchmark values should be adjusted according to multiple LLRs or simultaneous intestinal resection and cirrhosis.Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar los mejores resultados que se pueden conseguir en la resección hepática laparoscópica (laparoscopic liver resection, LLR) después del ajuste por riesgos basado en la dificultad de la técnica quirúrgica utilizando un registro nacional. MÉTODOS: Se consideraron las LLRs incluidas en el Registro del Grupo Italiano de Cirugía Hepática Mínimamente Invasiva desde 11/2014 a 03/2018. Los resultados de referencia (benchmarks) se calcularon de acuerdo con el Achievable Benchmark of Care (ABC™). Las LLRs de cada uno de los centros se dividieron en 3 grupos (Grupo I, II y III) en base a la clasificación de Kawaguchi. Se calculó el ABC de la morbilidad global y de la morbilidad mayor para cada grupo. Se realizó un análisis multivariable para identificar los factores independientes de riesgos para la morbilidad global y morbilidad mayor. Se utilizaron variables significativas para realizar ajustes de riesgo adicionales.Un total de 1.752 pacientes de los 2.263 cumplían los criterios de inclusión, de los cuales 1.096 (62,6%) se incluyeron en el Grupo I, 435 (24,8%) en el Grupo II y 221 (12,6%) en el Grupo III. El ABC de la morbilidad global (7,8%, 14,2%, 26,4%) y de la morbilidad mayor (1,4%, 2,2%, 5,7%) aumentó del Grupo I al Grupo III. El análisis multivariable mostró un incremento del riesgo para la morbilidad global asociada con múltiples LLRs (razón de oportunidades, odds ratio, OR 1,349), resección intestinal simultánea (OR 3,760) y cirrosis (OR 1,825), y para la morbilidad mayor con la resección intestinal (OR 4,606). Los ABC de la morbilidad global y morbilidad mayor fueron 14,4% y 3,2% para las LLR múltiples, 30% y 11% para la resección intestinal, y 14,9% y 4,8% para la cirrosis, respectivamente. CONCLUSIÓN: Los resultados de referencia (benchmark) para la morbilidad global y morbilidad mayor en la LLR variaron entre un 8% y un 26% y entre un 1,4% y un 5,7%, dependiendo de la complejidad. Los valores de referencia deberían ajustarse de acuerdo con la práctica de LLRs múltiples o resección intestinal simultánea y cirrosis.
Published: 2020

44. No Coil® placement in patients undergoing left hemicolectomy and low anterior resection for colorectal cancer

Author: Rosalinda Filippo, Giuseppe Currò, Antonella Capomolla, Severino Montemurro, Giuseppe Navarra, Carlo Talarico, Roberto Romano, Giorgio Ammerata, Socrate Pallio, Michele Ammendola, Riccardo Memeo, and Michele Ruggiero
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Colorectal cancer, lcsh:Surgery, Anastomosis, lcsh:RC254-282, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Surgical oncology, No coil, medicine, Humans, Anastomotic leak, In patient, Postoperative ileus, Colectomy, Retrospective Studies, Endorectal tube, Gastrointestinal tract, business.industry, Research, Retrospective cohort study, lcsh:RD1-811, Anterior resection, medicine.disease, lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, Prognosis, Colorectal surgery, Surgery, No coil, Postoperative ileus, Anastomotic leak, Left hemicolectomy, Anterior resection, Colorectal cancer, Endorectal tube, Oncology, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Left hemicolectomy, business, Colorectal Neoplasms
Abstract: BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Anastomotic leak (AL) and prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) are two important complications of colorectal surgery. In this observational retrospective study, we evaluated the positive effects of transanal tube No Coil®in patients with CRC undergoing low anterior resection (LAR) and left hemicolectomy (LC).MethodsThirty-eight cases and forty controls resulted eligible for the final sample. No Coil®placement (SapiMed Spa, Alessandria, Italy) was considered an inclusion criteria for the case group. No Coil®was placed immediately after the end of surgical treatment.ResultsPPOI was significantly more frequent in the control group. AL was evident in 1 patient (2.6%) of cases and 3 patients (7.5%) of controls. No statistical difference was found in AL occurrence between groups. POI days and AL resulted associated with hospital stay. POI days were negatively associated with No Coil placement and positively with AL.ConclusionWith our preliminary data, we suggest that No Coil®placement can be considered as a valuable procedure assisting colorectal surgery, but further studies are required to confirm and enlarge actual evidence.
Published: 2020

45. Colectomy and health-related quality of life in children with ulcerative colitis

Author: Lucia Paiano, Valeria Dipasquale, Giuseppe Navarra, M.A. Catena, Claudio Romano, Giuseppe Trimarchi, Girolamo Mattioli, and Carmelo Romeo
Subjects: Health related quality of life, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Proctocolectomy, medicine.medical_treatment, MEDLINE, Anastomosis, medicine.disease, Ulcerative colitis, Quality of life, Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, medicine, Elective surgery, business, Colectomy
Abstract: BACKGROUND Restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the recommended elective surgery for children with ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of this study was to evaluate functional and long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes of surgery in paediatric patients with UC. METHODS We reviewed the hospital records of all paediatric patients who had undergone surgery for UC between January 2009 and December 2016 in the Units of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Surgery, of both the University Hospital of Messina, and the Gaslini Children's Hospital of Genoa. Surgical treatment was represented by restorative proctocolectomy and laparoscopic IPAA. Patients and parents were interviewed by telephone before and after surgery and responded to the modified IMPACT III questionnaire about health outcomes and HRQoL. The questionnaire was scored on a five-point scale with higher scores indicating a better HRQoL. The total score ranged from 35 (worst HRQoL) to 175 (best HRQoL). RESULTS Data were obtained in 30 patients (16 males), with a median age of 12 (range 3- 16). The median amount of time elapsed after the operation was 3 years (range 1-4.5). Preoperative scores were very low in all 4 domains of the questionnaire. Postoperatively, HRQoL measures improved significantly (p
Published: 2020

46. T04.01.8 THE IMPACT OF SURGERY ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Author: M.A. Catena, Valeria Dipasquale, G. Cavatoi, L. Paiano, Corrado Romano, Giuseppe Navarra, L. Cannavò, E. Antonelli, Girolamo Mattioli, and Carmelo Romeo
Subjects: Health related quality of life, medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Gastroenterology, medicine, Intensive care medicine, business, medicine.disease, Inflammatory bowel disease
Published: 2020

47. A Brief History of Bariatric Surgery

Author: Giuseppe Navarra, Mauro Toppino, Gianfranco Silecchia, Iman Komaei, and Luigi Piazza
Subjects: Sleeve gastrectomy, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, medicine.medical_treatment, Public health, medicine.disease, Obesity, Duodenal switch, Surgery, Medicine, Turning point, Pharmacologic therapy, In patient, business, Laparoscopy
Abstract: The continuous rise in the incidence and prevalence of obesity along with its associated devastating economic burden has been a serious threat to global public health. Over the last few decades, unsatisfactory results with conservative treatment of obesity such as diets, behavior modification, pharmacologic therapy, alone or in combination, have left bariatric surgery as the only, most effective option for treatment of obesity and its related comorbid diseases. Surgeons have been constantly looking for safer, more effective, and more persistent bariatric procedures, to aid in the rapid growth and advancement of this relatively young surgical branch. The introduction of minimally invasive techniques in the bariatric field can be regarded as the turning point in the history of this practice. The advantages offered by laparoscopic bariatric procedures compared to open surgeries were so pronounced that a massive increase in patient demand and number of surgeries performed worldwide ensued.
Published: 2020
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48. Occult hepatitis B virus infection predicts non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in severely obese individuals from Italy

Author: Carlo Saitta, Daniele Lombardo, Giovanni Raimondo, Giuseppe Navarra, Antonio Ieni, Angela Alibrandi, Natalia Rosso, Deborah Bonazza, Pablo J. Giraudi, Silvia Palmisano, Claudio Tiribelli, Lazzara S, Teresa Pollicino, Raimondo, Giovanni, Saitta, Carlo, Lombardo, Daniele, Giraudi, Pablo J, Rosso, Natalia, Ieni, Antonio, Lazzara, Salvatore, Palmisano, Silvia, Bonazza, Deborah, Alibrandi, Angela, Navarra, Giuseppe, Tiribelli, Claudio, and Pollicino, Teresa
Subjects: Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatitis B virus, obesity, Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Chronic liver disease, Gastroenterology, Liver disease, genetic polymorphisms, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, genetic polymorphism, diabetes, genetic polymorphisms, non-alcoholic fatty liver, obesity, occult HBV infection, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver, occult HBV infection, Aged, Hepatology, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Fatty liver, Liver Neoplasms, medicine.disease, Hepatitis B, digestive system diseases, Italy, diabete, Liver biopsy, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Female, Steatohepatitis, business
Abstract: Background & aims Obesity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), which may progress towards non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) may contribute to hepatic damage in patients with chronic liver disease of different aetiologies (eg HCV, alcohol). However, information on the prevalence and clinical impact of OBI in obese individuals is lacking. The aims of this study were to investigate NASH prevalence and risk factors in obese people who underwent bariatric surgery. Methods Two-hundred and twenty-six subjects (160 females; mean age 42.9 years ±10.8 SD) without evidence of any further cause of liver disease consecutively underwent bariatric surgery in two Italian liver centers. During surgery, all patients underwent liver biopsy for histological evaluation and molecular studies. Liver DNA extracts were tested for PNPLA3, TM6SF2, MBOAT7, IRGM polymorphisms and for OBI. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify predictors of NASH. Results Histology showed NASH in 115 (50.9%) and NAFL in 111 cases (49.1%). Twenty-nine/226 (12.8%) cases had OBI, 24 (82.8%) of whom had NASH and 5 (17.2%) NAFL, whereas among the 197 OBI-negative cases, 91 (46.2%) had NASH and 106 (53.8%) NAFL (P = .0002). Multivariate analysis showed that older age (P = .03, OR 1.034), alanine aminotransferase values (P = .005, OR 1.023), insulin resistance/diabetes (P = .02, OR 2.257), TM6SF2 polymorphism (P = .04, OR 3.168) and OBI (P = .004, OR 5.503) were independent predictors of NASH. Conclusion NASH is highly prevalent in obese individuals undergoing bariatric surgery. OBI is one of the strongest risk factors of NASH in these patients.
Published: 2020

49. Correction to: SICE national survey: current state on the adoption of laparoscopic approach to the treatment of colorectal disease in Italy

Author: Ugo Elmore, Gianluca Garulli, Riccardo ROSATI, Giuseppe NAVARRA, Micaela Piccoli, and Giorgio Ercolani
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Colorectal disease, business.industry, medicine, Surgery, Medical physics, State (computer science), Current (fluid), business
Abstract: The surname and given name of author Riccardo Brachet Contul was incorrectly published.
Published: 2019

50. One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass-Mini Gastric Bypass with Tailored Biliopancreatic Limb Length Formula Relative to Small Bowel Length: Preliminary Results

Author: Giuseppe Currò, Federica Sarra, Giuseppe Sammarco, Claudio Lazzara, Michele Ammendola, Iman Komaei, Giuseppe Navarra, and Riccardo Memeo
Subjects: Male, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Weight loss, Gastric Stump, Intestine, Small, Postoperative Period, severe malnutrition, Bariatric surgery, biliopancreatic limb (BPL), common limb (CL), one anastomosis gastric bypass–mini gastric bypass (OAGB-MGB), severe malnutrition, small bowel length (SBL), small bowel measurement, weight loss, small bowel length (SBL), Nutrition and Dietetics, medicine.diagnostic_test, Anastomosis, Surgical, Organ Size, Middle Aged, Biliopancreatic Diversion, Obesity, Morbid, one anastomosis gastric bypass–mini gastric bypass (OAGB-MGB), Serum iron, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, medicine.symptom, Preliminary Data, Vitamin, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Gastric Bypass, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, biliopancreatic limb (BPL), Anastomosis, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Malabsorption Syndromes, Internal medicine, Weight Loss, medicine, Humans, Vitamin B12, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Bariatric surgery, small bowel measurement, business.industry, Albumin, Retrospective cohort study, Anthropometry, chemistry, Surgery, business, common limb (CL)
Abstract: One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass–Mini Gastric Bypass (OAGB-MGB) is rapidly gaining popularity and is currently being performed by an increasing number of bariatric surgeons worldwide. However, excessive postoperative weight loss and malnutrition still remain a major concern regarding this procedure. The aim of this observational retrospective study was to investigate whether a tailored biliopancreatic limb (BPL) length relative to small bowel length (SBL) is superior to a fixed BPL length of 200 cm in terms of weight loss results and nutritional deficiencies in morbidly obese patients 1 year following OAGB-MGB. Sixty-four patients who underwent OAGB-MGB were divided into two consecutive groups depending on the BPL length used: fixed 200-cm BPL and tailored BPL groups. Anthropometric measurements (%EWL, TWL, %TWL) and nutritional parameters (vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin B12, serum iron, serum albumin, total protein) were compared between the two groups at 1-year follow-up. No statistically significant differences were observed between the patients in two groups in terms of %EWL, TWL, %TWL. The number of patients with deficiencies of vitamin A (p = 0.030), vitamin D3 (p = 0.020), and albumin (p = 0.030) was significantly higher in fixed 200-cm BPL group as compared with tailored BPL group, 1 year following OAGB-MGB. No statistically significant differences were seen between the patients in two groups in terms of vitamin B12, iron, and total protein deficiencies. Tailoring BPL length by bypassing about 40% of the SBL seems to be safe and effective. According to preliminary results of this study, a tailored BPL length relative to SBL is even likely to be superior to the fixed 200-cm BPL as it is associated with less nutritional deficiencies while providing similar weight loss results. Further randomized studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods are necessary to confirm the primary results of this study.
Published: 2019

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