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  1. Article ; Online: Scrubbing needles: a simple and costless technique to improve needle tip visibility during US-guided liver interventions.

    Giurazza, Francesco / Contegiacomo, Andrea / Corvino, Fabio / Basile, Antonello / Niola, Raffaella

    Journal of ultrasound

    2021  Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 73–78

    Abstract: Aims: To evaluate the echogenicity of a commercially available needle, modified on the tip, by comparing two groups of patients undergoing to percutaneous biliary drainage.: Methods: In this retrospective analysis 16 percutaneous transhepatic biliary ...

    Abstract Aims: To evaluate the echogenicity of a commercially available needle, modified on the tip, by comparing two groups of patients undergoing to percutaneous biliary drainage.
    Methods: In this retrospective analysis 16 percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) procedures performed on 16 oncologic patients were evaluated. Patients were randomly divided into two groups of eight subjects each; in the first group, a standard needle was adopted (group A); in the second group, the needle was manually modified to create a rough surface (group B), by scrubbing the tip with an 11 scalpel blade for 150 s all around its surface. To objectively quantify US needle tip visibility, the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) was calculated analyzing B-mode images by positioning region of interests in correspondence of needle tip and liver parenchyma.
    Results: Needle tip echogenicity was significantly higher in group B where the needle tip was modified compared to control group A (p value = 0.014). CNR, considered to objectively evaluate differences among needle tip echogenicity, was significantly higher in group B with respect to control group A (p value = 0.018).
    Conclusions: The proposed method, scrubbing a 22 gauge commercially available needle tip with a scalpel blade, represents an effective technique to improve needle visibility during US-guided punctures of the liver.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Liver/diagnostic imaging ; Liver/surgery ; Needles ; Phantoms, Imaging ; Retrospective Studies ; Ultrasonography, Interventional/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-10
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 2365426-0
    ISSN 1876-7931 ; 1971-3495
    ISSN (online) 1876-7931
    ISSN 1971-3495
    DOI 10.1007/s40477-021-00561-3
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  2. Article: Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysms: The Role of ce-CT for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning.

    Corvino, Fabio / Giurazza, Francesco / Ierardi, Anna Maria / Lucatelli, Pierleone / Basile, Antonello / Corvino, Antonio / Niola, Raffaella

    Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 4

    Abstract: Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a contained vascular wall lesion associated with a high mortality rate, generally related to pancreatitis, trauma, malignancy, iatrogenic injury, and segmental arterial mediolysis. Computed tomography angiography ... ...

    Abstract Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a contained vascular wall lesion associated with a high mortality rate, generally related to pancreatitis, trauma, malignancy, iatrogenic injury, and segmental arterial mediolysis. Computed tomography angiography allows us to visualize the vascular anatomy, differentiate a PSA from an aneurysm, and provide adequate information for endovascular/surgical treatment. The present review reports on the main state-of-the-art splenic artery PSA diagnosis, differentiating between the pros and cons of the imaging methods and about the endovascular treatment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2662336-5
    ISSN 2075-4418
    ISSN 2075-4418
    DOI 10.3390/diagnostics12041012
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  3. Article: Integrated Intensified Chemoradiation in the Setting of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Arm Study on Feasibility and Efficacy.

    Lo Greco, Maria Chiara / La Rocca, Madalina / Marano, Giorgia / Finocchiaro, Irene / Liardo, Rocco Luca Emanuele / Milazzotto, Roberto / Acquaviva, Grazia / Basile, Antonello / Palmucci, Stefano / Foti, Pietro Valerio / Pergolizzi, Stefano / Pontoriero, Antonio / Parisi, Silvana / Spatola, Corrado

    Cancers

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 3

    Abstract: While surgery is considered the main treatment for early-stage rectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer needs to be handled with a multidisciplinary approach. Based on literature data suggesting promising advantages of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) ...

    Abstract While surgery is considered the main treatment for early-stage rectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer needs to be handled with a multidisciplinary approach. Based on literature data suggesting promising advantages of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT), we performed a retrospective, single-arm, single-center study on 45 patients affected by histologically and radiologically proven locally advanced rectal cancer, with the aim of analyzing the feasibility and short-term efficacy of an integrated intensified treatment in the setting of TNT. Each analyzed patient performed three cycles of FOLFOX4 or De Gramont induction chemotherapy (iCT), followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with long course radiotherapy (LCRT) plus concomitant boost and continuous 5-FU infusion, followed by three cycles of FOLFOX4 or De Gramont consolidation chemotherapy (conCT) and then surgery with total mesorectal excision. At a median follow-up of 30 months, this strategy has shown to be feasible and effective in terms of pathological complete response (pCR) and short-term disease-free survival (DFS).
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers15030921
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  4. Article ; Online: Neuroanatomical findings in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder and early Parkinson's disease: a Voxel-based morphometry study.

    Donzuso, Giulia / Cicero, Calogero E / Giuliano, Loretta / Squillaci, Raffaele / Luca, Antonina / Palmucci, Stefano / Basile, Antonello / Lanza, Giuseppe / Ferri, Raffaele / Zappia, Mario / Nicoletti, Alessandra

    Brain imaging and behavior

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 83–91

    Abstract: Isolated rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a parasomnia characterized by loss of physiological atonia of skeletal muscles with abnormal behaviors arising during REM sleep. RBD is often the early manifestation of neurodegenerative ...

    Abstract Isolated rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a parasomnia characterized by loss of physiological atonia of skeletal muscles with abnormal behaviors arising during REM sleep. RBD is often the early manifestation of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly alpha-synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Both structural and functional neuroimaging studies suggest that iRBD might share, or even precede, some of the features commonly found in PD, although without a definitive conclusion. Aim of the study is to evaluate the presence of structural abnormalities involving cortical and subcortical areas in PD patients with RBD and iRBD. Patients with video-polysomnographic (VPSG)-confirmed iRBD, and patients with a diagnosis of PD were recruited. In all PD patients, the presence of probable RBD was assessed during the follow-up visits (PD/pRBD). A group of healthy controls (HC) subjects was also recruited. Each subject underwent a structural brain MRI using a 3-D T1-weighted spoiled gradient echo sequence. Twenty-three patients with iRBD, 24 PD/pRBD, and 26 HC were enrolled. Voxel-based morphometry-AnCOVA analysis revealed clusters of grey matter changes in iRBD and PD/pRBD compared to HC in several regions, involving mainly the frontal and temporal regions. The involvement of cortical brain structures associated to the control of sleep cycle and REM stage both in PD/pRBD and iRBD might suggest the presence of a common structural platform linking iRBD and PD, although this pattern may not underlie exclusively RBD-related features. Further longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the patterns of changes occurring at different time points of RBD-related neurodegeneration.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; REM Sleep Behavior Disorder/diagnostic imaging ; Parkinson Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Neurodegenerative Diseases
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2377165-3
    ISSN 1931-7565 ; 1931-7557
    ISSN (online) 1931-7565
    ISSN 1931-7557
    DOI 10.1007/s11682-023-00815-0
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  5. Article ; Online: An unusual case of posterior nutcracker syndrome.

    Granata, Antonio / Clementi, Anna / Floccari, Fulvio / Di Lullo, Luca / Basile, Antonello

    Clinical and experimental nephrology

    2014  Volume 18, Issue 4, Page(s) 670–671

    MeSH term(s) Endovascular Procedures/instrumentation ; Flank Pain/etiology ; Hematuria/etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Phlebography/methods ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Proteinuria/etiology ; Renal Circulation ; Renal Nutcracker Syndrome/complications ; Renal Nutcracker Syndrome/diagnosis ; Renal Nutcracker Syndrome/physiopathology ; Renal Nutcracker Syndrome/therapy ; Renal Veins/abnormalities ; Renal Veins/diagnostic imaging ; Renal Veins/physiopathology ; Stents ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Treatment Outcome ; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-31
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Case Reports ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 1338768-6
    ISSN 1437-7799 ; 1342-1751
    ISSN (online) 1437-7799
    ISSN 1342-1751
    DOI 10.1007/s10157-014-0932-y
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