Publications by authors named "M Montuori"
Background: In pediatric patients, celiac disease (CD) may influence the health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Aims: The study aimed to assess HRQoL and further characterise the clinical factors associated with reduced HRQoL, in a large multicenter pediatric cohort with CD.
Methods: The disease-specific questionnaire CD Dutch Questionnaire (CDDUX) and the generic questionnaire Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) were used to assess the HRQoL.
Background: Studies have indicated an association between cesarean section (CS), especially elective CS, and an increased risk of celiac disease (CD), but the conclusions of other studies are contradictory. The primary aim of this study (CD-deliver-IT) was to evaluate the rate of CS in a large population of CD patients throughout Italy. METHODS: This national multicenter retrospective study was conducted between December 2020 and November 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a growing interest in bone tissue MRI and an even greater interest in using low-cost MR scanners. However, the characteristics of bone MRI remain to be fully defined, especially at low field strength. This study aimed to characterize the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), T, and T* in spongy bone at 0.
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- The study focused on the perioperative outcomes of pancreatic cancer surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing data from 2019 and 2020.
- Researchers analyzed 1815 patients, finding no significant difference in cancer stages between the two years, but noted a decrease in neoadjuvant chemotherapy use and an increase in minimally invasive procedures in 2020.
- Despite some changes in treatment protocols and a rise in medical complications during surgery in 2020, the overall outcome for patients undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer remained largely unaffected.
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- The study investigates the diagnostic delay experienced by pediatric patients with celiac disease across 13 referral centers in Italy, covering cases from 2010 to 2019 and analyzing data in 2023.
- It finds that the median diagnostic delay for these patients is about 5 months, with a notable portion experiencing extreme delays of 11 months or more.
- Factors such as age at diagnosis influence delays, with younger patients (under 3 years) generally facing shorter wait times for diagnosis.