Publications by authors named "Bruballa R"

Introduction: Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are certainly unusual. They are vascular lesions originating from paraganglionic cells, located at the common carotid artery (CCA) bifurcation. They represent less than 0.

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  • Researchers wanted to find out how to tell if a redo liver transplant (redo-LT) is successful or not, especially since there aren't many organs available to transplant.
  • They looked at data from 22 hospitals from 2010 to 2018, focusing on certain patients who had a better chance of having a good outcome after the surgery.
  • They found that while most patients had a high survival rate after 1 year, those who had redo-LT for specific complications did not do as well, showing that some cases are riskier than others.
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Laparoscopic technique has been increasingly applied in the treatment of selected pancreatic tumors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the experience with laparoscopic enucleation of pancreatic neoplasms (LEPNs), for selected pancreatic diseases, at a high-volume referral center. Between May 2012 and October 2020, LEPNs was attempted in 16 patients with selected pancreatic neoplasms.

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Background: Liver re-transplantation (re-LT) represents the only treatment for patients with irreversible graft failure.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to describe the outcomes of both, patient and graft, after re- LT, at a high-volume referral center.

Methods: Our population consisted of patients, with liver disease, who underwent re-LT in our institution between January 1996 and December 2019.

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the long-term results of an institutional protocol of percutaneous biliary balloon dilatation (PBBD) on paediatric patients with benign anastomotic stricture after liver transplantation. As a secondary objective, we evaluated risk factors associated with post-treatment re-stricture.

Materials And Methods: Fourteen paediatric, post-liver transplant patients with benign anastomotic stricture of Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy were included.

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is the most common malignant tumor of the oral cavity. The finding of metastases, in this type of cancer, is considered the main factor of poor prognosis with a marked effect on the overall survival. The normal progression tends to be locoregional, at the surgical site or regional lymph nodes, and systemic involvement is usually uncommon.

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