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  1. Article: Editorial: Reviews in surgical oncology.

    Radi, Giorgia / Ruffolo, Cesare / Laurenzi, Andrea

    Frontiers in oncology

    2023  Volume 13, Page(s) 1242530

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2023.1242530
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  2. Article ; Online: Treatment and Prognosis of Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Systematic Review of the Recent Literature and Meta-analysis.

    Glavas, Dajana / Bao, Quoc Riccardo / Scarpa, Marco / Ruffolo, Cesare / Brown, Zachary J / Pawlik, Timothy M / Spolverato, Gaya

    Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

    2023  Volume 27, Issue 4, Page(s) 705–715

    Abstract: Background: Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FL-HCC) is a rare disease and current efforts are focused on the prognosis and on the development of efficient and specific treatments. This study aimed to review the latest evidence regarding FL-HCC ... ...

    Abstract Background: Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FL-HCC) is a rare disease and current efforts are focused on the prognosis and on the development of efficient and specific treatments. This study aimed to review the latest evidence regarding FL-HCC treatment and prognosis.
    Methods: A systematic review of the literature over the past 10 years regarding FL-HCC, and meta-analysis of 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival (OS) comparing FL-HCC and conventional HCC were performed.
    Results: Overall, 1567 articles were screened, of them 21 were selected for the systematic review, and 6 for meta-analysis. Twenty-one studies included a total of 2168 patients with FL-HCC, with a median age ranging from 11 to 56 years. The majority of patients underwent surgical resection or liver transplantation. After a median follow-up ranging from 24 to 58 months, 1-year OS was 67-100% and 5-year OS was 28-65%. A total of 743 patients with FL-HCC and 163,472 with conventional HCC were included in the meta-analysis. There was a significantly improved 1-, 3-, and 5-years OS in the FL-HCC group compared to the conventional HCC group, although high heterogeneity was found. When excluding population-based studies, and including 96 FL-HCC and 221 conventional HCC patients, the heterogeneity was low, and the meta-analysis showed a significantly longer 1-year OS in patients with FL-HCC than conventional HCC; however, there were no differences at 3- and 5-years OS.
    Conclusions: Surgical resection for FL-HCC is currently the only curative treatment available. FL-HCC is plagued by high-recurrence rates and poor long-term outcomes which may be related to the absence of specific treatment for advanced and recurrent disease.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Child ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/surgery ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/surgery ; Liver Neoplasms/pathology ; Prognosis ; Liver Transplantation ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Systematic Review ; Meta-Analysis ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2012365-6
    ISSN 1873-4626 ; 1934-3213 ; 1091-255X
    ISSN (online) 1873-4626 ; 1934-3213
    ISSN 1091-255X
    DOI 10.1007/s11605-023-05621-z
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  3. Article: Impact on Quality of Life of Seton Placing in Perianal Crohn's Disease.

    Angriman, Imerio / Tomassi, Monica / Ruffolo, Cesare / Bordignon, Giovanni / Saadeh, Luca / Gruppo, Mario / Pucciarelli, Salvatore / Bardini, Romeo / Scarpa, Marco

    Frontiers in surgery

    2022  Volume 8, Page(s) 806497

    Abstract: Introduction: Often, in perineal Crohn's disease (CD), a seton is placed to guarantee a constant drainage and prevent septic complication while biologic therapy is ongoing. This study aimed to assess the long-term quality of life after surgery for ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Often, in perineal Crohn's disease (CD), a seton is placed to guarantee a constant drainage and prevent septic complication while biologic therapy is ongoing. This study aimed to assess the long-term quality of life after surgery for perineal CD in relation to seton placing.
    Patients and methods: Data of 65 consecutive patients with CD and non-CD operated on from 2014 to 2019 for perianal fistula or abscess were retrieved. Forty-three had CD and 14 of them had a seton placed during surgery and they kept it on while they had anti-TNF-alpha therapy. Patients were interviewed with the Cleveland Global Quality of Life (CGQL) and SF-12 quality of life questionnaires. Disease activity was defined as Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI) and Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI). Comparisons between groups were carried out with the nonparametric tests, and multiple regression models were used to assess predictors of quality of life.
    Results: The total CGQL score and SF-12 mental component score (MCS) were significantly higher (and thus better) in the seton group than in patients treated without seton. On the contrary, SF-12 physical component score (PCS) was not different between the two groups. HBI was significantly better in patients in the seton group. At multivariate analysis, seton placement and HBI were confirmed to be independent predictors of long-term SF-12 MCS whereas only HBI confirmed to be a predictor of total CGQL score.
    Conclusions: Seton placing during anti-TNF-alpha therapy is independently associated with a better MCS. Unexpectedly, this device, instead of to cause psychological distress, seems to assure patients during their biologic therapy providing psychological benefit beyond the mere medical effect.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2773823-1
    ISSN 2296-875X
    ISSN 2296-875X
    DOI 10.3389/fsurg.2021.806497
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  4. Article: Rectal Sparing Approaches after Neoadjuvant Treatment for Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Local Excision and Watch and Wait.

    Bao, Quoc Riccardo / Ferrari, Stefania / Capelli, Giulia / Ruffolo, Cesare / Scarpa, Marco / Agnes, Amedea / Chiloiro, Giuditta / Palazzari, Elisa / Urso, Emanuele Damiano Luca / Pucciarelli, Salvatore / Spolverato, Gaya

    Cancers

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 2

    Abstract: Local Excision (LE) or Watch and Wait (WW) for patients with complete clinical response or near-complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) were proposed to avoid morbidity and impairment of quality of life after rectal ... ...

    Abstract Local Excision (LE) or Watch and Wait (WW) for patients with complete clinical response or near-complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) were proposed to avoid morbidity and impairment of quality of life after rectal resection. The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review of the literature, and to compare rectal-sparing approaches, in terms of rectum-preservation rate, local control, and distant recurrences. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed of studies published until July 2022 (PROSPERO, registration CRD42022341480), and the quality of evidence was assessed using a GRADE approach. Seven retrospective studies and one prospective trial were included. In six studies, patients were treated with standard long-course nCRT, and in two with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT). Overall, there were 213 and 188 patients in WW and LE group, respectively, and no difference was found between WW and LE when considering rectum-preservation rate (OR 0.80 95%CI 0.31-2.01,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers15020465
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  5. Article ; Online: Innate Immunity Activation in Newly Diagnosed Ileocolonic Crohn's Disease: A Cohort Study.

    Angriman, Imerio / Bordignon, Giovanni / Kotsafti, Andromachi / Mescoli, Claudia / Scarpa, Melania / Ruffolo, Cesare / Fassan, Matteo / Dei Tos, Angelo Paolo / D'Incà, Renata / Savarino, Edoardo Vincenzo / Zingone, Fabiana / Pucciarelli, Salvatore / Bardini, Romeo / Castagliuolo, Ignazio / Scarpa, Marco

    Diseases of the colon and rectum

    2024  Volume 67, Issue 5, Page(s) 681–692

    Abstract: Background: Recent studies showed that early surgery for Crohn's disease leads to a lower recurrence rate. However, the underlying mechanism is unknown.: Objective: The study aims to analyze the innate immunity microenvironment in ileal mucosa ... ...

    Abstract Background: Recent studies showed that early surgery for Crohn's disease leads to a lower recurrence rate. However, the underlying mechanism is unknown.
    Objective: The study aims to analyze the innate immunity microenvironment in ileal mucosa according to the duration of Crohn's disease.
    Design: A prospective cohort study.
    Settings: Tertiary referral center for IBD surgery.
    Patients: A total of 88 consecutive patients with Crohn's disease undergoing ileocolonic resection were prospectively enrolled. Mucosal samples were obtained from both healthy and inflamed ileum. Data from a public data set were analyzed as an external validation cohort.
    Main outcome measures: Neutrophil infiltration was evaluated by histological asessment and macrophage subpopulation was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Expressions of TLR2 , TLR4 , TLR5 , DEFB1 , DEFB4A , DEFB103 , DEFA5 , and DEFA6 were quantified by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Concentrations of BDNF, CCL-11, ICAM-1, IL-1A, IL-1β, IL-1RN, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-23A, MMP-3, CCL-3, KITLG, and VEGFA were determined with an immunometric assay.
    Results: Neutrophil infiltration is inversely correlated with disease duration. DEFB4A mRNA expression tended to be higher in late-stage Crohn's disease ( p = 0.07). A higher number of macrophages expressed CD163 at low intensity in late-stage Crohn's disease ( p = 0.04). The concentration of IL-15 ( p = 0.02) and IL-23A ( p = 0.05) was higher in healthy ileal mucosa of early-stage patients. In the external cohort, expressions of DEFB1 ( p = 0.03), DEFB4A ( p = 0.01), IL-2 ( p = 0.04), and IL-3 ( p = 0.03) increased in patients with late-stage Crohn's disease.
    Limitations: A relatively small number of patients, especially in the newly diagnosed group.
    Conclusions: In newly diagnosed Crohn's disease, high levels of IL-15 and IL-23 in healthy mucosa suggest that innate immunity is the starter of acute inflammation. Moreover, M2 macrophages increase in the healthy mucosa of patients with late-stage Crohn's disease, suggesting that reparative and profibrotic processes are predominant in the long term, and in this phase, anti-inflammatory therapy may be less efficient. See Video Abstract .
    Activacin de la inmunidad innata en la recientemente diagnosticada enfermedad de crohn ileoclica un estudio de cohorte: ANTECEDENTES:Estudios recientes demostraron que la cirugía temprana para la enfermedad de Crohn (EC) conduce a una menor tasa de recurrencia. Sin embargo, se desconoce el mecanismo subyacente.OBJETIVO:El estudio tiene como objetivo analizar el microambiente de la inmunidad innata en la mucosa ileal según la duración de la EC.DISEÑO:Un estudio de cohorte prospectivo.AJUSTES:Centro terciario de referencia para cirugía de EII.PACIENTES:Fueron registrados de manera prospectiva y consecutiva 88 pacientes con EC sometidos a resección ileocolónica. Se obtuvieron muestras de mucosa ileal, tanto del íleon sano como del íleon inflamado. Los datos se analizaron como una cohorte de validación externa.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE RESULTADO:Fueron evaluados la infiltración de neutrófilos por histología y la subpoblación de macrófagos por inmunohistoquímica. La expresión de TLR2, TLR4, TLR5, DEFB1, DEFB4A, DEFB103, DEFA5 y DEFA6 fueron cuantificados mediante qPCR en tiempo real. Las concentraciones de BDNF, CCL-11, ICAM-1, IL-1A, IL-1B, IL-1RN, IL-12 p40, IL-12 p70, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-23A, MMP-3, CCL-3, KITLG, VEGFA se determinaron con ensayo inmunométrico.RESULTADOS:La infiltración de neutrófilos se correlaciona inversamente con la duración de la enfermedad. La expresión del ARNm de DEFB4A mostro una tendencia a ser mayor en la EC en etapa tardía ( p = 0,07). Un mayor número de macrófagos expresaron CD163 a baja intensidad en la etapa tardía ( p = 0,04). La concentración de IL15 ( p = 0,02) e IL23A ( p = 0,05) fue mayor en la mucosa ileal sana de pacientes en estadio temprano. En la cohorte externa, la expresión de DEFB1 ( p = 0,03) y DEFB4A ( p = 0,01), IL2 ( p = 0,04) e IL3 ( p = 0,03) aumentó en pacientes en etapa tardía.LIMITACIONES:Un número relativamente pequeño de pacientes, especialmente en el grupo recién diagnosticado.CONCLUSIONES:En la EC recién diagnosticada, los altos niveles de IL-15 e IL-23 en la mucosa sana sugieren que la inmunidad innata es el promotor de la inflamación aguda. Además, los macrófagos M2 aumentan en la mucosa sana de pacientes con EC en etapa tardía, lo que sugiere que los procesos reparadores y profibróticos son predominantes a largo plazo y en esta fase, la terapia antiinflamatoria puede ser menos eficiente. (Traducción-Dr. Osvaldo Gauto ).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cohort Studies ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; Interleukin-15 ; Interleukin-17 ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 ; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; Crohn Disease/surgery ; Prospective Studies ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; Toll-Like Receptor 5 ; Immunity, Innate ; Interleukin-12 ; Interleukin-23 ; Retrospective Studies ; beta-Defensins
    Chemical Substances Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (126547-89-5) ; Interleukin-15 ; Interleukin-17 ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 (EC 3.4.24.17) ; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; Toll-Like Receptor 5 ; Interleukin-12 (187348-17-0) ; Interleukin-23 ; DEFB1 protein, human ; beta-Defensins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Video-Audio Media ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 212581-x
    ISSN 1530-0358 ; 0012-3706
    ISSN (online) 1530-0358
    ISSN 0012-3706
    DOI 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003145
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  6. Article ; Online: Laparoscopic Ventral Rectopexy for Obstructed Defecation: Functional Results and Quality of Life.

    Degasperi, Silvia / Scarpa, Marco / Zini, Oscar / Ruffolo, Cesare / Gruppo, Mario / Bardini, Romeo / Angriman, Imerio

    Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques

    2020  Volume 31, Issue 1, Page(s) 14–19

    Abstract: Background: Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVR) is gaining wider acceptance as the preferred procedure to correct internal and external rectal prolapse with obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) and/or fecal incontinence. The aim of our study was ... ...

    Abstract Background: Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVR) is gaining wider acceptance as the preferred procedure to correct internal and external rectal prolapse with obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) and/or fecal incontinence. The aim of our study was to analyze functional outcome and quality of life (Health-Related Quality of Life) after LVR for symptomatic internal prolapse and/or rectocele with ODS.
    Methods: Prospectively collected data on LVR for internal rectal prolapse were analyzed in 50 consecutive female patients operated between January 2011 and December 2018. In all cases, we performed a LVR according to the D'Hoore technique. Patients had ODS and internal rectal prolapse (grade 3 or 4) confirmed at the defecogram study. We registered only 1 major complication that required surgical treatment (Clavien-Dindo IIIb). The median hospital stay was 4 days [interquartile range (IQR): 2 to 5 d]. Functional results were measured with the Wexner Constipation Score and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, and were analyzed before surgery and after 3, 6, or 12 months.
    Results: After a median follow-up of 16.5 months (IQR: 10 to 44.25 mo), the Wexner Total Score was significantly improved in almost all items passing from 14 (IQR: 11 to 18) to 11 (IQR: 6.25 to 14.75) after surgery (P<0.0001). Incontinence was cured in 8 of 11 patients (P=0.036). Compared with the preoperative score, the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey score improved, especially for physical activity, varying from 75 to 87.5 (P=0.0156). No worsening of continence status, constipation, or sexual function was observed.
    Conclusion: LVR appears to provide a sustained improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life, constipation, and incontinence in patients with ODS without worsening constipation with low morbidity and recurrence.
    MeSH term(s) Constipation/etiology ; Constipation/surgery ; Defecation ; Fecal Incontinence/etiology ; Fecal Incontinence/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Quality of Life ; Rectal Prolapse/complications ; Rectal Prolapse/surgery ; Rectum/surgery ; Surgical Mesh ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1475108-2
    ISSN 1534-4908 ; 1530-4515 ; 1051-7200
    ISSN (online) 1534-4908
    ISSN 1530-4515 ; 1051-7200
    DOI 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000835
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  7. Article ; Online: Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) presenting as a strangulated inguinal hernia with small bowel obstruction.

    Massani, Marco / Capovilla, Giovanni / Ruffolo, Cesare / Bassi, Nicolò

    BMJ case reports

    2017  Volume 2017

    Abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) can arise everywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Their presentation in unusual locations should always be taken into account. A 74-year-old man referred to the emergency department for small bowel ... ...

    Abstract Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) can arise everywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Their presentation in unusual locations should always be taken into account. A 74-year-old man referred to the emergency department for small bowel obstruction caused by an incarcerated inguinal hernia. A CT scan showed a mesenchymal tumour originating from the herniated bowel loop and a mass in the ascending colon. Laparoscopic resection of the mass and laparoscopic right hemicolectomy were performed. The histology showed a ruptured GIST arising from the herniated small bowel and a high-grade dysplasia villous adenoma of the right colon. GISTs can present with symptoms spanning from vague abdominal discomfort to surgical urgencies. Strangulated hernia is an extremely rare presentation, with only two cases described in the literature. A safe surgical approach was obtained with laparoscopy, maintaining surgical radicality. The ileal localisation and the pseudocapsule rupture were the main risk factors on prognostic stratification.
    MeSH term(s) Adenoma, Villous/complications ; Adenoma, Villous/diagnostic imaging ; Adenoma, Villous/pathology ; Adenoma, Villous/surgery ; Aged ; Colectomy ; Colonic Neoplasms/complications ; Colonic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Colonic Neoplasms/pathology ; Colonic Neoplasms/surgery ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/complications ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/diagnostic imaging ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/pathology ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/surgery ; Hernia, Inguinal/complications ; Hernia, Inguinal/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Ileal Neoplasms/classification ; Ileal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Ileal Neoplasms/pathology ; Ileal Neoplasms/surgery ; Intestinal Obstruction/diagnostic imaging ; Intestinal Obstruction/etiology ; Male ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/complications ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/diagnostic imaging ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/pathology ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1757-790X
    ISSN (online) 1757-790X
    DOI 10.1136/bcr-2016-217273
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  8. Article ; Online: Prognostic significance of pathological sub-classification of pT3 rectal cancer.

    Zuin, Matteo / Capelli, Giulia / Gennaro, Nicola / Ruffolo, Cesare / Spolverato, Gaya / Pucciarelli, Salvatore / Albertoni, Laura / Fassan, Matteo

    International journal of colorectal disease

    2021  Volume 37, Issue 1, Page(s) 131–139

    Abstract: Purpose: Patients with pT3 rectal cancer represent a heterogeneous prognostic group. A more accurate histological sub-classification of pT status has been suggested as an improvement of the TNM staging system. The aim of the study was to evaluate the ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Patients with pT3 rectal cancer represent a heterogeneous prognostic group. A more accurate histological sub-classification of pT status has been suggested as an improvement of the TNM staging system. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic implication of a histopathologic sub-classification of pT3 rectal cancer.
    Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, pT3 rectal cancer patients who underwent surgery from January 2000 to December 2018 were evaluated. The maximum depth of tumor invasion beyond the muscularis propria was recorded. A ROC curve identified the best prognostic cutoff value to classify patients in two prognostic groups. Survival curves were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and univariate and multivariate analyses with the Cox regression model were used to find independent factors influencing survival.
    Results: Overall, 203 patients were included. Four millimeters was identified as the best cutoff value: 82 patients showed a depth of invasion < 4 mm (group A) and 121 ≥ 4 mm (group B). Both the estimated 5-year OS and DFS were statistically better in group A than in group B (OS: 83.9% vs 62.2%, p < 0.01; DFS: 78.3% vs 40.6%, p < 0.01). The depth of tumor invasion was an independent risk factor for OS (HR 2.25, 95% CI 1.26-3.99, p = 0.006) and DFS (HR 2.30, 95% CI 1.40-3.78, p = 0.001).
    Conclusion: Our findings suggest that a sub-classification of pT3 rectal cancer, based on the depth of tumor invasion, should be considered to be introduced in the TNM staging system.
    MeSH term(s) Disease-Free Survival ; Humans ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Rectal Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Rectal Neoplasms/pathology ; Rectal Neoplasms/surgery ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-29
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 84975-3
    ISSN 1432-1262 ; 0179-1958
    ISSN (online) 1432-1262
    ISSN 0179-1958
    DOI 10.1007/s00384-021-03991-x
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  9. Article: Extraintestinal Cancers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Literature Review.

    Massano, Alessandro / Bertin, Luisa / Zingone, Fabiana / Buda, Andrea / Visaggi, Pierfrancesco / Bertani, Lorenzo / de Bortoli, Nicola / Fassan, Matteo / Scarpa, Marco / Ruffolo, Cesare / Angriman, Imerio / Bezzio, Cristina / Casini, Valentina / Ribaldone, Davide Giuseppe / Savarino, Edoardo Vincenzo / Barberio, Brigida

    Cancers

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 15

    Abstract: Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic multifactorial inflammatory disorders including two major entities: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Preliminary evidence suggests that patients with IBD may be at ... ...

    Abstract Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic multifactorial inflammatory disorders including two major entities: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Preliminary evidence suggests that patients with IBD may be at increased risk of developing intestinal and extraintestinal cancers (EICs). Actually, little is known about the association between IBD and EICs, and there is ever-growing concern regarding the safety of immunomodulators and biological therapy, which may represent a risk factor for carcinogenesis.
    Aims: The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence regarding the association between IBD and EICs, the safety of immunomodulators and biological therapy and the management of immunomodulators and biologic agents in IBD patients with prior or current EICs.
    Results: IBD patients have a higher risk of developing different forms of extraintestinal solid organ tumors and hematological malignancies. Immunomodulators and biological therapy may increase the risk of developing some types of EICs and may be consciously used in patients with IBD and current or prior history of malignancy.
    Conclusions: Decisions regarding the use of immunomodulators or biological therapies should be made on an individual basis, considering a multidisciplinary approach involving oncologists.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers15153824
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  10. Article ; Online: Leaving behind a diseased small bowel during surgery for Crohn's disease: Long-term outcomes.

    Angriman, Imerio / Degasperi, Silvia / Mescoli, Claudia / Lacognata, Carmelo / Armellin, Claudia / Caruso, Antonino / Scognamiglio, Federico / Fassan, Matteo / D'Incà, Renata / Savarino, Edoardo / Zingone, Fabiana / Spolverato, Gaya / Pucciarelli, Salvatore / Bardini, Romeo / Ruffolo, Cesare / Scarpa, Marco

    Surgery today

    2023  

    Abstract: Purposes: Stricture is a common complication of Crohn's disease (CD) and may be treated with bowel-sparing procedures. Our study analyzed what happens in terms of intestinal and systemic inflammation when the diseased bowel is left behind following ... ...

    Abstract Purposes: Stricture is a common complication of Crohn's disease (CD) and may be treated with bowel-sparing procedures. Our study analyzed what happens in terms of intestinal and systemic inflammation when the diseased bowel is left behind following surgery.
    Methods: In this retrospective study, we enrolled 42 consecutive patients who underwent strictureplasty (alone or with resection) for stricturing CD. Control patients who underwent complete diseased bowel resection were identified and propensity score-matched for the sex, age, and history of abdominal surgery. Biohumoral values were collected at follow-up examinations at 1, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed before and after strictureplasty in 19 patients.
    Results: In the strictureplasty group, fecal calprotectin levels were decreased at 12 months (p = 0.03), whereas in the resectiongroup, they were decreased at 6 months (p = 0.02). On MRI, the ADC [apparent diffusion coefficient] (p < 0.001), wall thickness (p = 0.046) and Magnetic Resonance Index of Activity (MaRIA) (p < 0.001) and Clermont (p < 0.001) scores were improved after strictureplasty. Surgical recurrence was more frequent in the strictureplasty group than in the resection group (p = 0.003).
    Conclusions: Our retrospective study showed that even if the diseased bowel was left behind after surgery, the intestinal inflammatory activity still decreased. However, the permanence of the diseased bowel still increased the risk of reoperation, probably because of the fibrotic nature of the stenosis and the multifocality of CD.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-26
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1115435-4
    ISSN 1436-2813 ; 0941-1291
    ISSN (online) 1436-2813
    ISSN 0941-1291
    DOI 10.1007/s00595-023-02759-w
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