Pilonidal sinus disease: Preliminary case-control study on heat-related wound dehiscence.

Background: Pilonidal disease is a morbid condition of the young population, that could impair quality of life with a high cost for the health care system. No consensus exists on optimal surgical treatment, even if several techniques have been proposed. In this preliminary case-control study we compared excision by knife and diathermy to investigate if wound dehiscence could be related to heat spreading during excision of the sinus.

The Daily Consumption of Cola Can Determine Hypocalcemia: A Case Report of Postsurgical Hypoparathyroidism-Related Hypocalcemia Refractory to Supplemental Therapy with High Doses of Oral Calcium.

The consumption of soft drinks is a crucial factor in determining persistent hypocalcemia. The aim of the study is to evaluate the biochemical mechanisms inducing hypocalcemia in a female patient with usual high consumption of cola drink and persistent hypocalcemia, who failed to respond to high doses of calcium and calcitriol supplementation. At baseline and after pentagastrin injection, gastric secretion (Gs) and duodenal secretion (Ds) samples were collected and calcium and total phosphorus (P) concentrations were evaluated.

Role of prophylactic central neck dissection in cN0-papillary thyroid carcinoma: results from a high-prevalence area.

Background: Prophylactic, compartment-oriented central neck dissection (CND) for cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is not widely practiced. We examined our results with this surgical approach.

Methods: A cohort of 158 patients operated on for the classical variant of PTC at a follow-up of 1-22 years (mean: 6.

A functional study of the esophagus in patients with non-cardiac chest pain and dysphagia.

Background/aims: Nutcracker esophagus and non-specific motility disorders are the main causes of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), with gastroesophageal reflux in 60% of cases. Achalasia and diffuse esophageal spasm are the most frequent anomalies described in patients with dysphagia. The goal of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of esophageal body and lower esophageal sphincter motor abnormalities in patients with dysphagia, NCCP, or both.

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on esophageal motility in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on esophageal peristalsis in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Methods: Patients with GERD preliminary diagnosis were included in a randomized double-blind sham-controlled study. Esophageal manometry was performed before and during transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the right precentral cortex.

Predictive factors of mortality in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia. A retrospective study.

Aim: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of some risk factors on mortality in patients with Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI).

Materials And Methods: From September 2003 to August 2011, 200 patients were operated on for bowel infarction at our unit: 149 were included in the study. For each patient, socio-demographic (gender and age) and clinical data (extent of necrosis, predisposing factors, WBC, LDH, comorbidities) were collected from patients' clinical records.

Esophageal motility changes after thyroidectomy; possible associations with postoperative voice and swallowing disorders: preliminary results.

Objective: Swallowing and voice impairment are common after thyroidectomy. We evaluated short-term functional changes in esophageal motility in a series of patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy. Several studies have investigated these symptoms by means of interviews or questionnaires.