• Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung tipe II: three cases report 

      Garzi, Alfredo; Ferrentino, Umberto; Ardimento, Gaetano; Brongo, Sergio; Rubino, Maria Serena; Calabrò, Eleonora; Clemente, Ennio; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria (2019)
      Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare congenital lung lesion. It may appear since birth (30-35%) with difficulty breathing or may have a late onset (60- 65%) with recurring pulmonary infections ...
    • Current ESPGHAN guidelines for celiac disease in pediatric age, tertiary care center experience: a proposal for further simplification 

      Malamisura, Monica; Colantuono, Rossella; Salvati, Virginia M.; Croce, Roberta; D’Adamo, Grazia; Passaro, Tiziana; D’Angelo, Emanuela; Boffardi, Massimo; Garzi, Alfredo; Malamisura, Basilio (2019)
      According to the 2012 ESPGHAN criteria for diagnosis of celiac disease (CD), duodenal biopsy (DB) can be avoided in children with a clear malabsorption syndrome, anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA (tTG2) ≥ 10x the cut-off, ...
    • Laparoscopic splenectomy: postero-lateral approach 

      Garzi, Alfredo; Ardimento, Gaetano; Ferrentino, Umberto; Brongo, Sergio; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria (2019)
      In paediatric population, the laparoscopic splenectomy has been preferred to the open surgery during the last years. Due to the improvement of the technique and the devices, the indications to the laparoscopic splenectomy ...
    • Pre and post-operative ph-metry in videolaparoscopic surgery for gastro oesophageal reflux disease 

      Garzi, Alfredo; Ardimento, Gaetano; Ferrentino, Umberto; Brongo, Sergio; Di Crescenzo, Rosa Maria; Calabrò, Eleonora; Rubino, Maria Serena; Malamisura, Basilio; Clemente, Ennio (2019)
      Gastro-oesophageal reflux is common in children, especially in the first year of life, and it may be regarded as physiological. Good functioning of the lower oesophageal sphincter depends largely on the anatomical ...