Publications by authors named "G SANTORO"
Porous nanomaterials find wide-ranging applications in modern medicine, optoelectronics, and catalysis, playing a key role in today's effort to build an electrified, sustainable future. Accurate in situ quantification of their structural and surface properties is required to model their performance and improve their design. In this article, we demonstrate how to assess the porosity, surface area and utilization of a model nanoporous soft-landed copper oxide catalyst layer/carbon interface, which is otherwise difficult to resolve using physisorption or capacitance-based methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReliability of clinical examination for the assessment of obstetric anal sphincter injuries. A comparative study with 3D endoanal ultrasonography.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
February 2025
Objective: Anal incontinence (AI) affects up to 40% of women who sustained obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) due to persistent defects after primary repair or undiagnosed lesions. Aim of our research was to assess the reliability of clinical assessment of OASIs at the delivery as compared to three-dimensional endoanal ultrasonography (3D-EAUS).
Methods: An observational prospective study was conducted between December 2015 and December 2022.
Background: Esophageal perforation or postoperative leak after esophageal surgery remain a life-threatening condition. The optimal management strategy is still unclear.
Aim: To determine clinical outcomes and complications of our 15-year experience in the multidisciplinary management of esophageal perforations and anastomotic leaks.
Article Synopsis
- Management of unifocal node-negative papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTMC) under 1 cm is debated, with nonsurgical options like active surveillance possibly insufficient for assessing aggressive traits or hidden lymph node metastases.
- Out of 4216 thyroidectomies for malignancy, 203 patients underwent thyroid lobectomy plus neck dissection, revealing that 37.4% had positive lymph node involvement and biological aggressive features were found in a significant portion of patients.
- The study identified younger age and multifocality as significant risk factors for hidden lymph node metastases, emphasizing that while PTMC is often seen as low-risk, some patients may exhibit aggressive characteristics, making cautious nonsurgical management essential to avoid undertreatment.