Publications by authors named "B M Polito"

Purpose: We studied patient satisfaction about sexual activity after prosthesis implantation using validated questionnaires with the aim to discover if testicular prosthesis could be responsible of sexual dysfunctions (erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation).

Materials And Methods: We evaluated a total of 67 men who underwent radical orchiectomy for testicular cancer and a silicon testicular prosthesis implantation from January 2008 to June 2014 at our Hospital. These patients completed 5 validated questionnaires the day before orchiectomy and 6 months after surgery: the International Index of Erectile Function 5 (IIEF5), the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), the Body Exposure during Sexual Activities Questionnaire (BESAQ), the Body-Esteem Scale and the Rosenberg Self- Esteem Scale.

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Purpose: To compare central corneal thickness measurements obtained with Orbscan II using the acoustic equivalent correction factor (CF) and Pentacam in eyes screened for refractive surgery.

Methods: Central corneal thickness in 91 eyes of 51 volunteers with a spherical equivalent refraction ranging from -17.00 to +5.

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Purpose: To measure the anterior chamber depth (ACD) with 2 different devices before and after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Design: Noncomparative case series.

Participants: One hundred forty-three eyes of 143 patients who had undergone PRK with refractive errors ranging from -13.

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Novel drug delivery and biosensing devices have the potential to increase the efficacy of drug therapy by providing physicians and patients the ability to precisely control key therapy parameters. Such "intelligent" systems can enable control of dose amount and the time, rate, and location of drug delivery. We have developed and demonstrated the operation of an electrothermal mechanism to precisely control the delivery of drugs and exposure of biosensors.

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Our study examines the effectiveness of an educational approach to migraine patients. A course in migraine education was set up for 30 patients suffering from this disease; meetings were structured taking into consideration specific educational aims, with parameters evaluated before the course, at the end of the course and at a 3-month follow-up. The results, particularly the increase in the migraineurs' knowledge of their disease and the decrease in the use of symptomatic drugs, suggest the effectiveness of the course.

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