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  1. Book ; Online: Responsibility and Language Practices in Place

    Siragusa, Laura / Ferguson, Jenanne K.

    2020  

    Abstract: This volume includes chapters by junior and senior scholars hailing from Europe, Asia, North America, and Oceania, all of whom sought to understand the social and cultural implications surrounding how people take responsibility for the ways they speak or ...

    Abstract This volume includes chapters by junior and senior scholars hailing from Europe, Asia, North America, and Oceania, all of whom sought to understand the social and cultural implications surrounding how people take responsibility for the ways they speak or write in relation to a place-whether it is one they have long resided in, recently moved to, or left a long time ago.;The contributors to the volume investigate 'responsibility' in and through language practices as inspired by the roots of the (English) word itself: the ability to respond, or mount a response to a situation at hand. It is thus a 'responsive' kind of responsibility, one that focuses not only on demonstrating responsibility for language, but highlighting the various ways we respond to situations discursively and metalinguistically. This sort of responsibility is both part of individual and collectively negotiated concerns that shift as people contend with processes related to globalization
    Keywords Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology ; Philology. Linguistics
    Size 1 electronic resource (228 pages)
    Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English ; Open Access
    HBZ-ID HT020678623
    ISBN 9789518582109 ; 9518582106
    DOI 10.21435/sfa.5
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Book ; Online: Promoting Heritage Language in Northwest Russia

    Siragusa, Laura

    2017  

    Abstract: This volume illustrates how language revival movements in Russia and elsewhere have often followed a specific pattern of literacy bias in the promotion of a minority's heritage language, partly neglecting the social and relational aspects of orality. ... ...

    Abstract This volume illustrates how language revival movements in Russia and elsewhere have often followed a specific pattern of literacy bias in the promotion of a minority's heritage language, partly neglecting the social and relational aspects of orality. Using the Vepsian Renaissance as an example, this volume brings to the surface a literacy-orality dualism new to the discussion around revival movements. In addition to the more-theoretically oriented scopes, this book addresses all the actors involved in revival movements including activists, scholars and policy-makers, and opens a discussion on literacy and orality, and power and agency in the multiple relational aspects of written and oral practices. This study addresses issues common to language revival movements worldwide and will appeal to researchers of linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, education and language policy, and culture studies
    Keywords Philology. Linguistics
    Size 1 electronic resource (272 pages)
    Publisher Taylor and Francis
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English ; Open Access
    HBZ-ID HT020395262
    ISBN 9781138082564 ; 1138082562
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  3. Article: Reflection: Making kin with sourdough during a pandemic

    Siragusa, Laura

    Food & foodways. 2020 Dec. 8, v. 29, no. 1

    2020  

    Abstract: Relying on auto-ethnography, I reflect on the role sourdough and bread-making practices have played during the COVID-19 pandemic. I explore the agency of a non-human entity—the sourdough—and the relations that emerge from nurturing it. In particular, I ... ...

    Abstract Relying on auto-ethnography, I reflect on the role sourdough and bread-making practices have played during the COVID-19 pandemic. I explore the agency of a non-human entity—the sourdough—and the relations that emerge from nurturing it. In particular, I inquire what living relationally means for me—a professional migrant—in a time that is not only challenging, due to the pandemic and consequent lockdown away from my country of origin, but which has also forced me to proactively and creatively respond to being in a precarious employment. Sourdough and bread-making practices have allowed me to create, recreate, and reinforce new and existing relations. I, thus, indicate to what extent such practices activate kin making and knowledge making, whilst counterbalancing the alienation and distress that come from experiencing a pandemic.
    Keywords Coronavirus infections ; breadmaking ; distress ; employment ; foodways ; knowledge ; pandemic ; sourdough
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-1208
    Size p. 87-96.
    Publishing place Routledge
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 2082671-0
    ISSN 1542-3484 ; 0740-9710
    ISSN (online) 1542-3484
    ISSN 0740-9710
    DOI 10.1080/07409710.2021.1860336
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  4. Article ; Online: Surgical management of colon cancer in ulcerative colitis patients with orthotopic liver transplant for primary sclerosing cholangitis. A systematic review.

    Sica, G S / Sensi, B / Siragusa, L / Blasi, F / Crispino, B / Pirozzi, B / Angelico, R / Biancone, L / Khan, J

    European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

    2023  Volume 49, Issue 10, Page(s) 106922

    Abstract: Introduction: Colon cancer in ulcerative colitis patients with liver transplant (UCCOLT) due to primary sclerosing cholangitis carries significant treatment challenges. Aim of this literature search is to review management strategies and provide a ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Colon cancer in ulcerative colitis patients with liver transplant (UCCOLT) due to primary sclerosing cholangitis carries significant treatment challenges. Aim of this literature search is to review management strategies and provide a framework to facilitate the decisional process in this clinical setting.
    Methods: PRISMA-compliant systematic search was followed by critical expert commentary of the results and development of a surgical management algorithm. Endpoints included surgical management, operative strategies, functional and survival outcomes. Technical and strategics aspects with particular regard to the choice of reconstruction were evaluated to tentatively develop an integrated algorithm.
    Results: Ten studies reporting treatment of 20 UCCOLT patients were identified after screening. Nine patients underwent proctocolectomy and end-ileostomy (PC) and eleven had restorative ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Reported results for perioperative outcomes, oncological outcomes, and graft loss were comparable for both procedures. There were no reports of subtotal colectomies and ileo-rectal anastomosis (IRA).
    Conclusions: Literature in the field is scarce and decision-making is particularly complex. PC and IPAA have been reported with good results. Nevertheless, IRA may also be considered in UCCOLT patients in selected cases, reducing the risks of sepsis, OLT and pouch failure; furthermore, in young patients, it has the advantage of preserving fertility or sexual function. The proposed treatment algorithm may represent a valuable support in guiding surgical strategy.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Colitis, Ulcerative/complications ; Colitis, Ulcerative/surgery ; Liver Transplantation/adverse effects ; Cholangitis, Sclerosing/complications ; Cholangitis, Sclerosing/surgery ; Proctocolectomy, Restorative/methods ; Anastomosis, Surgical/methods ; Colonic Neoplasms/complications ; Colonic Neoplasms/surgery ; Treatment Outcome ; Postoperative Complications/etiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Systematic Review ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 632519-1
    ISSN 1532-2157 ; 0748-7983
    ISSN (online) 1532-2157
    ISSN 0748-7983
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.04.021
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  5. Article ; Online: Mesenteric closure with polymer-ligating clips after right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision for cancer and mesentery-based ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease.

    Sica, G S / Franceschilli, M / Sensi, B / Siragusa, L / Vinci, D / Bellato, V

    Techniques in coloproctology

    2021  Volume 25, Issue 9, Page(s) 1079–1084

    Abstract: Mesenteric closure following right colectomy remains controversial and, following the advent of laparoscopic surgery, many surgeons do not routinely close the mesentery after colorectal resection. Nevertheless, especially after the introduction of ... ...

    Abstract Mesenteric closure following right colectomy remains controversial and, following the advent of laparoscopic surgery, many surgeons do not routinely close the mesentery after colorectal resection. Nevertheless, especially after the introduction of operations such as right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and ileocolic resections with extensive mesentery removal for Crohn's disease, the wide mesenteric defect resulting from the dissections can certainly expose the patients to complications such as internal hernias or volvuli. In general, mesenteric closure requires intracorporeal suturing. We describe a simple technique for the closure of the mesentery after surgical resection using polymer-ligating clips. This novel technique seems to minimize the time, effort and risk inherent to the procedure, even after large mesenteric excisions.
    MeSH term(s) Colectomy ; Colonic Neoplasms/surgery ; Crohn Disease/surgery ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Mesentery/surgery ; Mesocolon/surgery ; Polymers ; Surgical Instruments
    Chemical Substances Polymers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-15
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2083309-X
    ISSN 1128-045X ; 1123-6337
    ISSN (online) 1128-045X
    ISSN 1123-6337
    DOI 10.1007/s10151-021-02493-w
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  6. Article: Nothing goes to waste: sustainable practices of re-use among Indigenous groups in the Russian North

    Siragusa, Laura / Arzyutov, Dmitry

    Current opinion in environmental sustainability. 2020 Apr., v. 43

    2020  

    Abstract: In the last few decades, the literature on waste has soared and taken two main directions. Considering the assumption that waste is a natural category, which we need to ‘dispose of’, the scholarship on waste management and its sustainability offers ... ...

    Abstract In the last few decades, the literature on waste has soared and taken two main directions. Considering the assumption that waste is a natural category, which we need to ‘dispose of’, the scholarship on waste management and its sustainability offers mainly problem-solving propositions (e.g., the 3Rs proposal—re-cycling, re-using, and reducing—or ‘circular economy’). The social scientific waste studies literature takes a more critical stance from its outset and advances a relational account of waste. We aim to bring those two main research streams into dialogue through a presentation of two case studies among indigenous communities in the Russian North. Not only we disclose the hidden biases of the notion of circular economy and other ‘innovative’ problem-solving practices in the waste management literature, but we also propose to pay more attention to non-hegemonic waste practices amongst communities, which are often overlooked in both the waste management and the social studies of waste literature.
    Keywords circular economy ; problem solving ; waste management ; wastes
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-04
    Size p. 41-48.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean
    ZDB-ID 2514810-2
    ISSN 1877-3435
    ISSN 1877-3435
    DOI 10.1016/j.cosust.2020.02.001
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  7. Article: All the Routes for Laparoscopic Liver Segment VIII Resection: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Techniques.

    Anselmo, Alessandro / Sensi, Bruno / Bacchiocchi, Giulia / Siragusa, Leandro / Tisone, Giuseppe

    Frontiers in oncology

    2022  Volume 12, Page(s) 864867

    Abstract: Liver surgery is highly demanding for anatomical, physiological and technical reasons, and minimally invasive approaches have been implemented at a slower rate. Today, laparoscopic liver resection is a standard of care in many occasions, yet specific ... ...

    Abstract Liver surgery is highly demanding for anatomical, physiological and technical reasons, and minimally invasive approaches have been implemented at a slower rate. Today, laparoscopic liver resection is a standard of care in many occasions, yet specific operations remain particularly challenging and generally performed in open surgery. In particular, SVIII resection may be considered one of the most difficult due to anatomical characteristics including its sub-diaphragmatic position, the deep-lying Glissonean pedicle and the close contact with the inferior vena cava and right and middle hepatic veins. Many techniques have risen to overcome technical difficulties, and today laparoscopic SVIII resection has been demonstrated to be feasible. This review provides a complete picture of current approaches, focusing on all techniques reported so far with critical appraisal of each, discussing and explaining benefits and pitfalls.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.864867
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  8. Article ; Online: Rescue liver transplantation after post-hepatectomy acute liver failure: A systematic review and pooled analysis.

    Angelico, Roberta / Siragusa, Leandro / Serenari, Matteo / Scalera, Irene / Kauffman, Emanuele / Lai, Quirino / Vitale, Alessandro

    Transplantation reviews (Orlando, Fla.)

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 3, Page(s) 100773

    Abstract: Background: Post-hepatectomy liver failure is a severe complication after major liver resection and is associated with a high mortality rate. Nevertheless, there is no effective treatment for severe liver failure. In such a setting, rescue liver ... ...

    Abstract Background: Post-hepatectomy liver failure is a severe complication after major liver resection and is associated with a high mortality rate. Nevertheless, there is no effective treatment for severe liver failure. In such a setting, rescue liver transplantation (LT) is used only in extraordinary cases with unclear results. This systematic review aims to define indication of LT in post-hepatectomy liver failure and post-LT outcomes, in terms of patient and disease-free survivals, to assess the procedure's feasibility and effectiveness.
    Methods: A systematic review of all English language full-text articles published until September 2022 was conducted. Inclusion criteria were articles describing patients undergoing LT for post-hepatectomy liver failure after liver resection, which specified at least one outcome of interest regarding patient/graft survival, postoperative complications, tumour recurrence and cause of death. A pseudo-individual participant data meta-analysis was performed to analyse data. Study quality was assessed with MINORS system. PROSPERO CRD42022349358.
    Results: Postoperative complication rate was 53.6%. All patients transplanted for benign indications survived. For malignant tumours, 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival was 94.7%, 82.1% and 74.6%, respectively. The causes of death were tumour recurrence in 83.3% of cases and infection-related in 16.7% of LT recipients. At Cox regression, being transplanted for unconventional malignant indications (colorectal liver metastasis, cholangiocarcinoma) was a risk factor for death HR = 8.93 (95%CI = 1.04-76.63; P-value = 0.046). Disease-free survival differs according to different malignant tumours (P-value = 0.045).
    Conclusions: Post-hepatectomy liver failure is an emergent indication for rescue LT, but it is not universally accepted. In selected patients, LT can be a life-saving procedure with low short-term risks. However, special attention must be given to long-term oncological prognosis before proceeding with rescue LT in an urgent setting, considering the severity of liver malignancy, organ scarcity, the country's organ allocation policies and the resource of living-related donation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Liver Transplantation/methods ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Hepatectomy/adverse effects ; Hepatectomy/methods ; Liver Neoplasms/surgery ; Treatment Outcome ; Risk Factors ; Liver Failure, Acute/surgery ; Liver Failure/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Systematic Review ; Meta-Analysis ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639400-0
    ISSN 1557-9816 ; 0955-470X
    ISSN (online) 1557-9816
    ISSN 0955-470X
    DOI 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100773
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  9. Article ; Online: Early Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by the Free End of Barbed Sutures Following Laparoscopic Gastric Resection with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction.

    Siragusa, Leandro / Usai, Valeria / Pirozzi, Brunella M / Dhimolea, Sirvjo / Franceschilli, Marzia

    The American journal of case reports

    2023  Volume 24, Page(s) e940661

    Abstract: BACKGROUND Recent developments in surgical suture material include the use of sutures with unidirectional barbs that facilitate laparoscopic suturing thanks to self-anchoring and tension-keeping properties. Complications deriving from the use of barbed ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND Recent developments in surgical suture material include the use of sutures with unidirectional barbs that facilitate laparoscopic suturing thanks to self-anchoring and tension-keeping properties. Complications deriving from the use of barbed sutures have been previously reported. In this report we present the case of a patient with gastric outlet obstruction by the free end of a V-Loc™ barbed suture (Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) following Roux-en-Y gastric resection. CASE REPORT In February 2023, a 77-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy for cancer followed by Roux-en-Y reconstruction developed symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction a few days after discharge. The patient was readmitted to the hospital due to vomiting 4 days after being discharged after an uneventful postoperative course. Imaging confirmed the presence of an occlusion at the level of the jejunojejunal anastomosis, with a noticeable change in caliber. During laparoscopy, a loop of bowel was entrapped around the tail of the barbed suture used to close the common enterotomy of jejunojejunal anastomosis. Following laparoscopic division of the anchoring suture, the bowel regained its normal caliber. CONCLUSIONS Although complications from the use of unidirectional barbed surgical sutures are rare, this report highlights bowel obstruction as a recognized postoperative complication. The preferred treatment is laparoscopic division of the suture's tail. To prevent complications related to barbed sutures, it is essential to ensure that all barbs of the suture are properly unfolded.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Aged ; Suture Techniques/adverse effects ; Gastrectomy/adverse effects ; Gastrectomy/methods ; Laparoscopy/methods ; Postoperative Complications/surgery ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Gastric Outlet Obstruction/etiology ; Gastric Outlet Obstruction/surgery ; Sutures/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2517183-5
    ISSN 1941-5923 ; 1941-5923
    ISSN (online) 1941-5923
    ISSN 1941-5923
    DOI 10.12659/AJCR.940661
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  10. Article: Primary versus Salvage Liver Transplantation after Curative-Intent Resection or Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Long-Term Oncological Outcomes.

    Anselmo, Alessandro / Siragusa, Leandro / Brigato, Paolo / Riccetti, Camilla / Collini, Andrea / Sensi, Bruno / Tisone, Giuseppe

    Cancers

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 20

    Abstract: Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be performed ab initio, primary liver transplantation (PLT), or for HCC recurrence after previous treatments such as liver resection (LR) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA), salvage liver ... ...

    Abstract Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be performed ab initio, primary liver transplantation (PLT), or for HCC recurrence after previous treatments such as liver resection (LR) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA), salvage liver transplantation (SLT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncological outcomes of SLT vs. PLT. For this, a retrospective study was carried out on patients undergoing liver transplantation for HCC. The outcomes of PLT were compared with those of SLT. The primary outcome was disease-free survival (DFS). The secondary outcomes included overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and major postoperative complications. A sub-analysis of SLT-LR and SLT-RFA was also performed. In total, 141 patients were included: 96 underwent PLT and 45 SLT. Among the SLT group, 25 patients had undergone previous LR while 20 had had RFA. There were no differences in the major postoperative complications. Unadjusted DFS was significantly longer in the PLT group (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers15205030
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