Publications by authors named "M Maiorino"
Background: Dietary factors and chronic gastrointestinal diseases are frequent determinants of sexual dysfunctions (SD). Whether inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are associated with SD is not well known as well as the role of diet and quality of life (QoL).
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of SD in a cohort of IBD patients and assess the role of clinical-demographic variables, adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD) and QoL.
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- The study aimed to explore how seasonal changes impact sleep quality and glucose control in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
- Researchers analyzed data from participants using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) before and after seasonal transitions, assessing changes in glucose metrics and sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
- Results indicated that while sleep quality remained stable, glucose metrics worsened during seasonal transitions, with increased glucose monitoring indicators and decreased time in the target range.
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- The study reviewed complications from percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for benign and cystic thyroid nodules, combining data from 48 published studies and an additional 3670 cases from a specific hospital in Italy.
- The overall prevalence of complications was found to be 32%, with the majority categorized as minor (32%) and major complications being rare (2%).
- Most complications, such as local pain (21%) and transient dysphonia (1%), were considered mild and often required minimal or no treatment.
The value of ACR, European, Korean, and ATA ultrasound risk stratification systems combined with RAS mutations for detecting thyroid carcinoma in cytologically indeterminate and suspicious for malignancy thyroid nodules.
Lorenzo Scappaticcio Nicole Di Martino Paola Caruso Pamela Ferrazzano Federica Zito Marino Maria Ida Maiorino
Hormones (Athens)
December 2024
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- The study assessed whether combining commonly used ultrasound risk stratification systems (RSS) with RAS gene mutations could improve the diagnosis of thyroid cancer in uncertain nodules.
- A total of 124 nodules were evaluated, and the results showed that incorporating RAS mutations did not significantly enhance the diagnostic accuracy of the ultrasound criteria alone.
- The findings suggest that RAS positivity alone is not a reliable indicator for distinguishing between benign and malignant thyroid nodules in the context of these ultrasound evaluation methods.