• Mozart’s or ambient music do not affect autoalgometric pain threshold 

  Vecchione, N.; Lorusso, Letizia; Viggiano, Andrea (2020)

  Nowadays, researchers and clinicians are increasingly interested in alternative nonpharmacological treatments, and music therapy seems to have additional and powerful effects on different pathologies and pain. However, ...
• Dietary restriction for the treatment of Meniere’s disease 

  De Luca, Pietro; Cassandro, Claudia; Ralli, Massimo; Gioacchini, Federico Maria; Turchetta, Rosaria; Orlando, Maria Patrizia; Iaccarino, Ilaria; Cavaliere, Matteo; Cassandro, Ettore; Scarpa, Alfonso (2020)

  Meniere's disease (MD) is an idiopathic inner ear disorder characterized by spontaneous recurrent vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), aural fullness and tinnitus. Endolymphatic hydrops (EH) of the ...
• Effects of polyurethane foam dressings as an add-on therapy in the management of digital ulcers in scleroderma patients 

  Rossi, Francesca Wanda; Rivellese, Felice; Napolitano, Filomena; Mosella, Francesca; Selleri, Carmine; Montuori, Nunzia; De Paulis, Amato (2020)

  Digital ulcers (DUs) represent a severe and common complication occurring in patients affected by Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), with a consistent impact on the quality of life and often resulting in longer hospitalization ...
• Pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland and ipsilateral thyroid incidentaloma: report of a rare case with review of literature 

  Candelori, Francesca; Minni, Antonio; Greco, Antonio; Scarpa, Alfonso; Cassandro, Claudia; Cavaliere, Matteo; Bisogno, Antonella; Cassandro, Ettore; De Vincentiis, Marco; Ralli, Massimo (2020)

  Background: Pleomorphic adenomas are benign tumors of the salivary glands that mainly affect the lower pole of the superficial lobe of the parotid gland. The term "pleomorphic" refers to the epithelial and connective origin ...
• Sub-clinical effects of chronic noise exposure on vestibular system 

  Viola, Pasquale; Scarpa, Alfonso; Pisani, Davide; Petrolo, Claudio; Aragona, Teodoro; Spadera, Lucrezia; De Luca, Pietro; Gioacchini, Federico Maria; Ralli, Massimo; Cassandro, Ettore; Cassandro, Claudia; Chiarella, Giuseppe (2020)

  Aim: to investigate the effect of chronic noise exposure on vestibular function of subjects without clinical evidence of vestibular disorders and with documented cochlear damage from noise. Subjects and methods: 25 ...
• Complications of the “nuss procedure” in pectus excavatum 

  Garzi, Alfredo; Prestipino, Marco; Rubino, Maria Serena; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria; Calabrò, Eleonora (2020)

  During the pediatric age range, one the most frequent deformities of the chest wall are Pectus Excavatum (PE). Currently the treatment of choice for PE is surgical intervention following the Nuss procedure. In this ...
• Papillary thyroid carcinoma in paediatric age 

  Garzi, Alfredo; Prestipino, Marco; Calabrò, Eleonora; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria; Rubino, Maria Serena (2020)

  In children, differentiated thyroid carcinoma is a rare condition. Early diagnosis is not always easy, because of the lack of clinical symptoms, but it has a pivotal role in performing a correct therapeutic process. The ...
• Laparoscopic repair of paediatric indirect inguinal hernia: modified flip flap technique 

  Garzi, Alfredo; Prestipino, Marco; Calabrò, Eleonora; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria; Rubino, Maria Serena (2020)

  In paediatric age, indirect inguinal hernia represents more than 95% of the hernial disease. It is a congenital type, in contrast with adulthood in which acquired forms are more frequently found (1). The laparoscopic ...
• Surgical vls therapy of oesophageal achalasia in pediatric age: four case reports 

  Garzi, Alfredo; Prestipino, Marco; Rubino, Maria Serena; Calabrò, Eleonora

  The Authors present a retrospective review of their record of cases, characterized by 4 cases of achalasia in which it was performed a Heller myotomy with front fundoplication (Thall) in laparoscopic approach in the period ...
• Minimally invasive treatment of urolithiasis in children: evaluation of the use of flexible ureterorenoscopy and laser lithotripsy 

  Garzi, Alfredo; Rubino, Maria Serena (2020)
• Minimally invasive treatment of urolithiasis in children: evaluation of the use of flexible ureterorenoscopy and laser lithotripsy 

  Garzi, Alfredo; Prestipino, Marco; Calabrò, Eleonora; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria; Rubino, Maria Serena (2020)

  Urolithiasis is a multifactorial disease; in recent years, its incidence has gradually increased in pediatric age. Among the factors involved in urolithiasis pathophysiology, urinary tract anomalies and metabolic diseases ...
• Prevention of diabetic foot ulcer: a neglected opportunity 

  Miranda, Cesare; Da Ros, Roberto (2020)
• Durkheim, l’‘Europa’ e la Brexit 

  Inglis, David (2020)

  When the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was asked what he thought were the main consequences of the French Revolution, he is alleged to have replied that it was too early to tell. The same response may be given today as to ...
• Editorial: Health Technologies: a challenge to tackle in NETWORK 

  Ilario, Maddalena; De Luca, Vincenzo; Bracale, Umberto Marcello; Bracale, Giancarlo (2020)
• Evidence on the need for an integrated approach to the management of diabetes: the surgical perspective 

  Setacci, Carlo; De Donato, Gianmarco; Tadiello, Marco; Tozzi, Matteo; Bracale, Giancarlo; Del Guercio, Luca; Bracale, Umberto Marcello; Setacci, Francesco (2020)
• Focusing on diabetic ulcers 

  Setacci, Carlo; Benevento, Domenico; De Donato, Gianmarco; Viviani, Emanuela; Bracale, Umberto Marcello; Del Guercio, Luca; Palasciano, Giancarolo; Setacci, Francesco (2020)

  Foot ulcers associated with Diabetes mellitus require immediate attention due to risk of amputation if left untreated. Herein we focus on the mitigating risk factors and physiopathology of the diabetic foot, recounting ...
• The influence of diabetes mellitus on the outcome of superficial femoral artery recanalization is debatable 

  Rizzo, Luigi; D’Andrea, Alessandro; Stella, Nazareno; Orlando, Pierangelo; Taurino, Maurizio (2020)

  Notwithstanding technological improvements in endovascular devices treatment of steno-obstructive lesions of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) remains a challenge for today’s vascular surgeon. Current opinion dictates ...
• Evidence on the need for an integrated approach to the management of diabetes: the diagnostic perspective if osteomyelitis is suspected 

  Saleem, Ben R. (2020)
• A single-center experience on below-the-knee endovascular treatment in diabetic patients 

  Dinoto, Ettore; Pecoraro, Felice; Mirabella, Domenico; Ferlito, Francesca; Farina, Arduino; Lo Biundo, Nicola; Orlando-Conti, Pietro (2020)

  Diabetic ulceration of the foot is a major global medical, social and economic problem and is the most frequent end-point of diabetic complications. A retrospective analysis from February 2017 to May 2019 of diabetic ...
• How to repair non-atheromatous carotid lesions 

  Bouayed, Mohamed Nadjib; Bouziane, Leila Ahlam (2020)

  Non-atheromatous surgical lesions are estimated to represent at most 10% of all carotid procedures, most of which involve atheromatous lesions. Isolated tortuosity of the carotid vessels is sometimes treated surgically. ...

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