Publications by authors named "Ada M Lucisano"

In recent years, laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) has gained greater interest and diffusion for the treatment of gallstones. This critical review aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of LESS cholecystectomy versus the 3-port technique (TPT) through a comparative analysis of 5 parameters: mean operative time, intraoperative and postoperative complications, conversion to open, conversion to the 4-trocar technique and postoperative hospital stay. The authors performed a systematic search of the medical literature through a search of PubMed and Ovid EMBASE.

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A rare case of Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pelvis is reported. A 76-years-old man presented with a low abdominal pain, acute urine retention and constipation. Imaging studies (US, CT MR) showed an 17 x 10 x 9 ovoid mass in the pelvis, dislocating bladder and rectum.

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Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia usually begins during childhood, but may be an occasional finding even in adults. The treatment of choice is surgical repair to avoid herniated bowel complications. The operation often requires a combined approach consisting in thoracotomy and laparotomy.

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Gastric cancer is currently an important clinical and social problem. TRIMprob is a portable system for the non-invasive diagnosis of gastric cancer, designed to differentiate between normal and pathological tissues on the basis of their electromagnetic characteristics. The aim of our study was to evaluate the accuracy and feasibility of use of the TRIMprob system in diagnosing gastric neoplasms.

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In the evaluation of multinodular goitre, finding a malignant neoplasia is often an unexpected result of the histological diagnosis. TRIMprob (Tissue Resonance Interaction Method Probe) is a portable system for non-invasive diagnosis, that utilises the different electromagnetic properties of healthy and pathological tissues, producing a low-power magnetic field that interacts with the molecular structure of tissues. The interference levels are detected by a receiver device and are elaborated with software in a graph consisting of 3 easily interpretable bands.

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