Publications by authors named "A Paccapelo"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) on bone health in transgender and gender-diverse individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB), specifically comparing those who have undergone bilateral oophorectomy (BO) and those who have not.
- Over 240 TGD AFAB participants were assessed for bone density using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans at the start and after 5-10 years on GAHT, revealing a decline in bone density after 5 years, particularly in individuals who had undergone BO.
- Findings indicate that physically active individuals maintained better bone density, while GAHT led to significantly lower estradiol levels after 5 years, which correlated with
Purpose: To report response rates (using mRECIST), overall survival (OS), progression-free survival and local tumour recurrence-free survival (LRFS) of balloon-occluded transarterial chemoembolisation (bTACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Materials And Methods: Patients from five European centres treated with conventional or drug-eluting microsphere bTACE for HCC were included, and patients already lost to follow-up before 12 months were excluded. Possible factors contributing to LRFS and OS were evaluated with Cox proportional hazards models.
Purpose: Our study aimed to assess the oncological outcomes of sentinel node dissection during radical prostatectomy according to nodal location in comparison to extended pelvic lymph node dissection.
Materials And Methods: Prospectively collected data of clinically node-negative patients who underwent prostatectomy and extended lymph node dissection with or without sentinel node from January 2013 to January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The primary end point was to assess oncological outcomes on the whole population.