Publications by authors named "G Semprini"

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  • - The Herpes Zoster (HZ) vaccination is safe and effective, leading to cost savings in healthcare, and is provided for free in Italy to those aged 65 and older, with active and catch-up campaigns aimed at increasing vaccination coverage.
  • - A study assessed vaccination rates in the Romagna Local Health Authority during 2023, revealing an overall uptake of 13.5% among individuals born in 1958, with variations among different centers and lower rates for those born in 1957 who were excluded from catch-up campaigns.
  • - The use of text messages for alerts did not show significant differences in effectiveness among groups, but having relatives with HZ symptoms decreased reliance on these messages, indicating that combining multiple communication
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Unlabelled: Patients with breast cancer have experienced advancements both in oncological treatment and in aesthetics as a result of developments in reconstructive techniques. We aimed to present our experience with the reverse expansion technique, summarizing the results of our first 100 cases of reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy and nipple-sparing mastectomy.

Methods: From January 2010 to September 2018, 253 breast reconstruction procedures were performed on 100 patients.

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The majority of surgeons choose an implant-based breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Nevertheless, lipofilling is a constantly growing technique allowing a complete breast reconstruction without prosthesis. We introduce our experience using reverse expansion for breast reconstruction following a nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with a subpectoral skin expander.

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