Publications by authors named "A Piccione"
Objectives: Hepatitis delta virus infection poses a significant challenge in solid-organ transplant recipients due to its aggressive nature and limited therapeutic options. Bulevirtide is a novel antiviral agent approved by the European Medicines Agency in 2020 for the treatment of hepatitis delta virus infection, but limited data are available on its use in solid-organ transplant recipients.
Materials And Methods: We present a case report of a 42-year-old male kidney transplant patient with coinfection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis delta virus who was treated with bulevirtide over a 6-month period.
Article Synopsis
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis with Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab has effectively reduced COVID-19 risks in immunocompromised patients, but its efficacy is limited against the Kraken variant (XBB.1.5).
- A study involving kidney transplant patients on this treatment showed only one asymptomatic infection during a six-month follow-up, with no hospitalizations or COVID-related deaths.
- The results suggest Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab may still be a beneficial preventive option for immunocompromised individuals, underlining the need for further clinical research on this topic.
Background: Intraoperative complications (ICs) are invariably underreported in urological surgery despite the recent endorsement of new classification systems. We aimed to provide a detailed overview of ICs during Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP).
Methods: We prospectively collected data from 1891 patients who underwent RS-RARP at a single high-volume European center from January 2010 to December 2022.
Vascular anomalies of the large bowel, commonly known as vascular malformations of the colon (VMC), constitute a rare but important condition, potentially causing significant morbidity and mortality. Our aim is to provide an up-to-date, practical summary evaluating this disease entity, focussing on pathogenesis, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. We reviewed available data in the literature, and discussed it in the form of a narrative, readily applicable review.
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