Describing the health behaviours of future nurses: a cross-sectional study among Italian nursing students.

Academic environments may influence the achievement of healthy behaviors in nursing students. However, the lifestyles among Italian nursing students have been poorly investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the health behaviours of Italian undergraduate nursing students.

TriVerse versus molecular resonance-harvested grafts in single-stage Baha surgery.

Objectives: To assess complications occurring in patients with a bone-anchored cochlear stimulator (Baha) following split-thickness skin graft harvested with two surgical modalities: the TriVerse (TV) system and the molecular resonance generator (MR).

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, two-group (TV and MR) study of 24 patients who underwent Baha surgery.

Setting: Tertiary care institution.

Angiomyolipoma of the parotid gland: a case report.

Angiomyolipoma is a hamartomatous process that most frequently occurs as a single lesion or multiple foci in the kidneys of patients affected by tuberous sclerosis. Angiomyolipoma can also arise in extrarenal sites, among which the liver is the most frequently recorded. Only rare cases of angiomyolipoma located in the head and neck region (ear and oral and nasal cavity) have been described.