Publications by authors named "E Lanza"
Background/objectives: Breast milk is a dynamic, personalized nutrition source, influenced by maternal diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors, which shape its composition and impact infant health. This review synthesizes evidence on the associations between maternal lifestyles (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study investigated the long-term efficacy of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate-metacryloxysulpholane (NBCA-MS) for varicocele embolization (VE) without using a microcatheter.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on male patients who underwent VE with NBCA-MS for grade III-IV varicocele between January 2016 and December 2022. Patients were categorized by the catheter type used.
CT-radiomics and pathological tumor response to systemic therapy: A predictive analysis for colorectal liver metastases. Development and internal validation of a clinical-radiomic model.
Eur J Surg Oncol
December 2024
Introduction: The standard treatment of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) is surgery with perioperative chemotherapy. A tumor response to systemic therapy confirmed at pathology examination is the strongest predictor of survival, but it cannot be adequately predicted in the preoperative setting. This bi-institutional retrospective study investigates whether CT-based radiomics of CRLM and peritumoral tissue provides a reliable non-invasive estimation of the pathological tumor response to chemotherapy.
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- Ultrasound-guided lavage (UGL) is a less invasive treatment for rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy that aims to alleviate pain and promote recovery by flushing out calcifications with saline or anesthetic.
- This systematic review analyzed randomized controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of UGL compared to other treatments like extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT), focusing on patient outcomes such as pain relief, function improvement, and calcification absorption.
- Results indicated non-significant differences between UGL and ESWT in the short term, but UGL showed significant benefits in the long term (52 weeks), particularly in calcification resorption when combined with corticosteroid injections.
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the radiological CT findings that are significantly correlated with the outcome of conservative management with oral water-soluble contrast medium in patients presenting with Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction (ASBO) to the Emergency Room.
Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, we considered all consecutive patients admitted to the ER from February 2019 to February 2023 for ASBO with an available contrast-enhanced CT scan performed at diagnosis and treated with conservative management. The investigated CT findings were type and location of transition zone, ASBO degree, fat notch sign, beak sign, small bowel feces sign, presence of peritoneal free fluid and pneumatosis intestinalis.