Robotic-assisted distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy in a paediatric patient for solid pseudopapillary tumour.

Solid pseudopapillary tumour is a rare low-grade malignant potential carcinoma of the pancreas that typically occurs in females in their third decade. It most commonly occurs in the tail of the pancreas, although any site can be affected. Surgical resection is the standard treatment and offers an excellent prognosis.

Computational fluid dynamic models as tools to predict aerosol distribution in tracheobronchial airways.

Aerosol and pollutants, in form of particulates 5-8 μm in main size face every day our respiratory system as natural suspension in air or forced to be inhaled as a coadjutant in a medical therapy for respiratory diseases. This inhalation happens in children to elderly, women and men, healthy or sick and disable people. In this paper we analyzed the inhalation of aerosol in conditions assimilable to the thermal therapy.

Pleuropulmonary blastoma: a report from the TREP (Tumori Rari in Età Pediatrica) Project.

Introduction: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare, aggressive mesenchymal tumor of childhood. The Italian Tumori Rari in Età Pediatrica (TREP) Registry was the first in Europe dedicated to prospective data collection on rare pediatric tumors. We analyzed data from an Italian series of patients with PPB, focusing on the role of the TREP Project.

Novel characterization of gait impairments in people with multiple sclerosis by means of the gait profile score.

The assessment of gait abnormalities in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) represents a key factor in evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitation treatments. Despite the availability of sophisticated equipment to objectively evaluate the kinematic aspects of gait, there are still some difficulties in processing the large and complex amount of data they produce in the daily clinical routine. On the basis of the above-mentioned considerations we propose a novel characterization of gait kinematics in individuals with MS, based on a single measure (gait profile score, GPS) obtained from a quantitative three-dimensional analysis of gait performed using an opto-electronic system.

The usefulness of holding in the management of congenital heart disease.

Background: In our Pediatric Cardiology Unit we have implemented a number of specific interventions in order to support parents and their children who have congenital heart disease. We paid particular attention about how communicating the diagnosis and how supporting psychologically the parents.

Methods: In order to check the validity of these interventions we used the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to analyze and compare the anxiety levels of 380 parents of already established patients here in the hospital to the anxiety levels of 240 parents of children seen in our unit for the first time (for screening or evaluating anomalous symptoms).