Publications by authors named "E Capozzi"
Article Synopsis
- Life expectancy and overall function of amputated patients have improved, leading to a higher incidence of hip issues requiring total hip arthroplasty (THA), but not all surgeons are adequately trained for these cases.
- This review analyzes 17 manuscripts, documenting 39 cases of THA in amputees, highlighting differences between above-knee amputations (AKA) and below-knee amputations (BKA) and emphasizing the need for careful planning and rehabilitation considerations before surgery.
- Patients with BKA often have higher functional demands post-surgery, requiring precise component positioning and intensive physiotherapy, while AKA patients may present unique challenges due to the lack of a knee joint and varying levels of mobility.
Problem: Female sex workers (FSW) experience a disproportionately high burden of HIV infection, yet characterization of the vaginal immune microenvironment that may impact biological risk is not well studied among FSW in the United States. Additionally, feasible methodology for collecting biological materials has not been evaluated in this population.
Methods: We enrolled 10 FSW (5 premenopausal, 5 postmenopausal) who participated in a survey and provided vaginal swabs.
Adolescent girls bear a disproportionate burden of both the HIV epidemic and unintended pregnancies; yet important questions remain unanswered regarding the effects of hormonal contraceptives on the vaginal immune microenvironment, which can impact HIV susceptibility in this group. Multiple studies report genital immune alterations associated with the progestin-based contraceptive Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) in adult women, but there is little available data in adolescents. The objective of this longitudinal cohort study was to evaluate the effects of short-term use of three progestin-based contraceptives, levonorgestrel intrauterine device (LNG-IUD), subdermal etonogestrel (ETNG), and injectable DMPA, on HIV-associated vaginal immune biomarkers and microbiome in adolescent girls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvoked from asbestos-induced inflammation, pleural mesothelioma represents a fatal diagnosis. Therapy ranges from nihilism to aggressive multimodality regimens. However, it is still unclear who ultimately benefits from which treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radical resection of isolated lung metastases (LM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is debated. Like Fong's criteria in liver metastases, our study was meant to assign a clinical prognostic score in patients with LM from CRC, aiming for better surgery selection.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 260 CRC patients who underwent curative LM resection from December 2002 to January 2022, verifying the impact of different clinicopathological features on the overall survival (OS).