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    • Carotid and vagal body paragangliomas 

      Del Guercio, Luca; Narese, Donatella; Ferrara, Doriana; Butrico, Lucia; Padricelli, Andrea; Porcellini, Massimo (2013)
      Between 1972 and 2012, 25 patients presenting 32 paragangliomas of the neck were observed. Tumor locations included the carotid body (CBTs) in 21 patients and the vagus nerve in 4. Four patients had bilateral CBT and one ...

    • The determinants of translational medicine success - A managerial contribution 

      Polese, Francesco; Capunzo, Mario (2013)
      Scope of Translational Medicine is to speed the development of new compounds of medical protocols and/or treatments to improve patient’s quality of life. Translational medicine represents the synergy between epidemiology, ...

    • Genetic test for the channelopaties: useful or less than useful for patients? (part 2.) 

      Romano, Rosalba; Parisi, Valentina; Pastore, Fabio; Riccio, A.; Petraglia, Laura; Allocca, Elena; Leosco, Dario (2013)
      The advanced knowledge about genetic diseases and their mutations has widened the possibility to have a more precise and definitive diagnosis in many patients, but the use of genetic testing is still controversial. Actually, ...

    • Management of sepsis in asplenic patients 

      Piazza, Ornella (2013)

    • OPSI threat in hematological patients 

      Serio, Bianca; Pezzullo, Luca; Giudice, Valentina; Fontana, Raffaele; Annunziata, Silvana; Ferrara, Ida Lucia; Rosamilio, Rosa; De Luca, C.; Rocco, Monia; Montuori, Nunzia; Selleri, Carmine (2013)
      Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare medical emergency, mainly caused by encapsulated bacteria, shortly progressing from a mild flu-like syndrome to a fulminant, potentially fatal, sepsis. The risk of ...

    • Shoulder arthroplasty in osteoarthritis: current concepts in biomechanics and surgical technique 

      Merolla, Giovanni; Nastrucci, Guglielmo; Porcellini, Giuseppe (2013)
      Shoulder arthroplasty is a technically demanding procedure to restore shoulder function in patients with severe osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint. The modern prosthetic system exploit the benefits of modularity and ...

    • Ventricular septal defect: the three-dimensional point of view 

      Parisi, Valentina; Ratto, E.; Silvestri, C.; Pastore, Fabio (2013)
      This case highlights the clinical usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. The diagnosis of inter-ventricular septal defect associated with aortic regurgitation has been performed in a 50-year-old man using ...