Publications by authors named "Gianna Bogana"

Purpose: Women with anorectal malformation (ARM) are expected to have a normal life span, therefore, gynecological and psycho-sexual issues are also important. Aim of the study was to assess these aspects in adult females with history of ARM.

Methods: Thirty-seven women from two ARM referral centers, aged ≥ 16, were identified.

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Background/purpose: The anterior anus (AA) is a condition, almost exclusively present in females, in which the anus is located abnormally anterior along the perineal body, well separated from the vulva. Definition and treatment are still controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the medium-long term follow up of patients with AA conservatively managed, considering the gynaecologic aspects in post-menarchal girls.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess how well Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE) works with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) volumes to create standard views of the fetal heart.
  • Researchers evaluated STIC volumes from 246 patients with normal fetal hearts, analyzing the data using the FINE method to determine visualization rates for standard echocardiography views.
  • Results showed that FINE successfully generated nine standard fetal echocardiography views in 96-100% of cases, indicating it could be an effective screening tool for congenital heart disease during the second and third trimesters.
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Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and significant amounts of protein in the urine. Various coagulation abnormalities have been described in pregnant women with PE. The aim of the present case-control study was to evaluate whole blood thromboelastometry profiles, performed by ROTEM(®), in women with PE in order to better characterize the PE-related discoagulopathy.

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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with a wide range of tissue-specific changes depending on the quality of glycemic control of the mothers. Here we tested the hypothesis that GDM is associated with alterations in the human term placenta proteome. For this aim, two different approacheswere employed.

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We sought to estimate if there is an association between cerclage and cesarean delivery. We performed a retrospective cohort study of women with high-risk factors for preterm birth. Those with a cerclage were compared with those without.

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