Publications by authors named "F Valeri"
The temporoparietal fascia flap (TPFF) has recently emerged as an option for skull base reconstruction in endoscopic transnasal surgery when vascularized nasal flaps are not available. This study provides a systematic literature review of its use in skull base surgery and describes a novel cohort of patients. PRISMA guidelines were used for the review.
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- iTTP is a serious blood disorder caused by antibodies that affect clotting, and caplacizumab is a new treatment approved for acute cases, used alongside plasma exchange and immunosuppression.
- A study involving 38 iTTP patients across six Italian medical centers showed that caplacizumab led to rapid normalization of platelet counts, with a median recovery time of just 2 days.
- The use of caplacizumab resulted in fewer exacerbations and relapses, shorter hospital stays, and no severe side effects, highlighting its effectiveness compared to traditional treatments.
Background: Hypertrophic synovium (HS) is a marker of disease activity in persons with hemophilia (PwH). Although some recommendations suggest intensifying prophylaxis in PwH with HS, no validated schedules are available.
Objectives: We explored the efficacy of intensive factor VIII (FVIII) replacement treatment in PwH with HS.
Optimizing surgical technique in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm - Results from a surgical series with contemporary use of neuronavigation and intraoperative neuromonitoring.
Surg Neurol Int
September 2024
Background: Microvascular decompression (MVD) through a retrosigmoid approach is considered the treatment of choice in cases of hemifacial spasm (HFS) due to neurovascular conflict (NVC). Despite the widespread of neuronavigation and intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) techniques in neurosurgery, their contemporary application in MVD for HFS has been only anecdotally reported.
Methods: Here, we report the results of MVD performed with a combination of neuronavigation and IONM, including lateral spread response (LSR) in 20 HFS patients.
Introduction: The paraspinal approach was first introduced in 1968 and later refined by Leon Wiltse to gain access to the lateral interevertebral foraminal region. However, challenges can arise due to unfamiliarity with this approach, unique patient anatomy, or in case of revision surgery, potentially elevating the risk of complications and/or poor outcome.
Methods: Here we report on two cases in which the intraoperative Oarm CT neuronavigation was used during a Wiltse approach.