Publications by authors named "M Dacco"

Background And Aim Of The Work: The aim of this study was to evaluate the vaginal microbiota of women admitted to the hospital for premature labour and to compare the flora of those who responded to the tocolytic treatment with the flora of those who did not respond to the treatment and delivered prematurely Materials: the hospital records of 245 women admitted to the division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of 'Guglielmo da Saliceto' Hospital in Piacenza for premature labour, between 24 completed weeks and 36 weeks plus 6 days of pregnancy, were reviewed and the results of vaginal swabs collected on admission were evaluated.

Results: a vaginal dysbiosis, with reduction or absence of lactobacilli and presence of pathogenic microbial species, was found in all women admitted to the hospital for premature labour. Among them, 200 women (81,63%) responded to the tocolytic treatment while 45 women (18,36%) did not respond  and delivered before 37 completed weeks.

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Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome (SJMS) is an uncommon, emphysematous disease characterized by obliteration of the small bronchioles, hypoplasia/or absence of pulmonary artery and peripheral vascular bed. It is most commonly diagnosed in childhood. Patients are often asymptomatic or they could suffer from symptoms of recurrent pulmonary infections.

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Introduction: Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare spindle cells neoplasms most likely arising from mesenchymal cells. Usually they involve the pleura. Even if extra-thoracic SFTs are rare, lately they are diagnosed with increased frequency.

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Introduction: Malrotation of gut is a congenital anomaly of foetal intestinal rotation and it is mostly discovered in early childhood as acute intestinal obstruction. This condition is very rare and often silent in adults.

Presentation Of Case: We present a case of 44-year-old woman admitted with acute abdominal pain.

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