Publications by authors named "Francesco Maisto"

Background And Objectives: Gambling disorder (GD) leads to impaired socioeconomical functioning and increased social costs. Although the research on GD has been rising over the years, approved treatment guidelines are currently not available. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on the pharmacological and psychosocial treatment of adults with GD, and to identify possible agreed-upon standards of care.

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Cardiac iathrogenic lesions can occur during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Resistance of the heart to an injury may cause a delay from the traumatic event to onset of the symptomatology or to heart rupture. We describe a rare case cardiac perforation with delayed rupture of the heart in a patient previously submitted to radiation therapy for breast cancer.

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Inflammatory changes of the intestine leading to acute abdomen could represent a frequent diagnostic challenge for radiologists actively involved in the emergency area. MDCT imaging findings needs to be evaluated considering the clinical history and symptoms and other abdominal findings that could be of help in differential diagnosis. Several protocols have been suggested and indicated in the imaging of patient with acute intestine.

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