Publications by authors named "F Giraldi"
Urbanization is one of the leading global trends of the 21st century that has a significant impact on health. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. These diseases are related to rapid unplanned urbanization, unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity.
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- Percutaneous ultrasonography (perc-US) and magnetic resonance enterography (e-MR) are standard methods for staging Crohn's disease, but intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) has not been thoroughly evaluated until now.
- A study involving 65 patients scheduled for surgery found that IOUS provided more accurate staging than perc-US and e-MR, with only one missed case.
- IOUS proved valuable for surgical planning in some cases and could improve treatment strategies by providing better objective data for complex disease presentations.
Purpose: fecal peritonitis due to colorectal perforation is a dramatic event characterized by high mortality. Our study aims at determining how results of sigmoid resection (eventually extended to upper rectum) for colorectal perforation with fecal peritonitis changed in recent years and which factors affected eventual changes.
Method: Seventy-four patients were operated on at our institution (2005-2014) for colorectal perforation with fecal peritonitis and were divided into two numerically equal groups (operated on before (ERA1-group) and after (ERA2-group) May 2010).
Objective: This study aimed to compare the outcome of a pancreas-preserving technique consisting in a two-step procedure (external tube pancreatostomy (ETP) after resection of dehisced anastomosis followed by late anastomosis completion) with that of completion pancreatectomy (CP) for grade C fistulas complicating pancreaticoduodenectomies (PDs).
Background Data: CP is the most commonly performed operation to treat a dehisced pancreato-jejunal anastomosis associated with deteriorating clinical status or hemorrhage. However, mortality of CP is high and long-term consequences are severe.
Objectives: This study sought to compare clinical, echocardiographic, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with unfavorable anatomy of coronary sinus (CS) veins, randomized to transvenous versus surgical left ventricular (LV) lead implantation.
Background: CRT efficacy depends on proper positioning of the LV lead over the posterolateral wall. A detailed pre-operative knowledge of CS anatomy might be of pivotal importance to accomplish a proper LV lead placement over this area.