Publications by authors named "Gianfranco Zampieri"
Objective: An imbalance between angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors has been implicated in the pathogenesis and severity of preeclampsia. In this study, we evaluated serum levels of an angiogenic factor and an antiangiogenic factor - placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), respectively - in pregnant women with preeclampsia, as well as evaluating the impact of those factors on maternal and fetal outcomes.
Method: We studied 44 pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia and admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).
Background: The gold standard to treat varicocele in adolescents is still under discussion. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of trans-scrotal varicocelectomy and show the results obtained by using local anesthesia in combination with preoperative sedation.
Materials And Methods: Between January 2010 and January 2012, this surgical and anesthesiology procedure was proposed to study patients.
Purpose: To present the Authors' experience with spermatic vein thrombosis after varicocelectomy.
Materials And Methods: The medical charts of patients treated for varicocele at the Authors' Institution between January 2008 and January 2013 were reviewed; inclusion and exclusion criteria were created. Data were analyzed focusing on the clinical diagnosis of spermatic vein thrombosis after varicocelectomy performed using two different techniques.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of varicocelectomy on sperm retrieval at testicular sperm extraction (TESE) and at spermiograms in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia.
Materials And Methods: An observational study was conducted from April 2008 to December 2011. The study included men with a clinical diagnosis of nonobstructive azoospermia with a history of clinical unilateral varicocele (only grade III).