Publications by authors named "P Gastaldi"
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness, side effects, and costs of single-use vs reusable flexible ureteroscopes for treating pediatric kidney stones over a span of two years.
- Both types showed similar outcomes in terms of patient demographics, surgery success rates, complication rates, and lengths of hospital stays, but operative times varied slightly.
- Notably, single-use scopes were cheaper (798 Euros) and had no reported failures compared to some failures with reusable scopes (4 cases), highlighting their availability and reliability.
Introduction: Refinements in endoscopic instrumentation, the widespread popularization of endourology and the minimal invasiveness of endoscopic approaches have led to evolving interest in expanding applications for their use and now include incision of posterior urethral valves (PUV). We aimed to report our paediatric experience of PUV incision with Holmium:YAG laser updating of the endoscopic technique, how we set parameters for the laser energy and provide some tips and tricks to increase the likelihood of completing treatment.
Methods: A monocentric, prospective, continuous series of boys with PUV were treated endoscopically using a Holmium: YAG laser (1.
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- This study examines the use of folic acid supplements before and during early pregnancy among Italian women to prevent neural tube defects in infants.
- Conducted in 2012, data from 2,189 women across seven maternity clinics revealed that only 23.5% reported using folic acid, with various factors influencing use, such as pregnancy intention and preconception health visits.
- The findings highlight a low overall prevalence of preconception folic acid use, particularly among women without planned pregnancies or health consultations, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to improve folic acid supplementation among these groups.
Purpose: Tissue engineering techniques were used to study cartilage repair over a 12-month period in a rabbit model.
Methods: A full-depth chondral defect along with subchondral bone injury were originated in the knee joint, where a biostable porous scaffold was implanted, synthesized of poly(ethyl acrylate-co-hydroxyethyl acrylate) copolymer. Morphological evolution of cartilage repair was studied 1 and 2 weeks, and 1, 3, and 12 months after implantation by histological techniques.
Introduction: Although diverticular disease of the colon is frequent, perforated diverticulitis causing subcutaneous emphysema is a uncommon entity. We wish to present this extremely rare case of perforated colonic diverticulum in the subcutaneous tissue, which is the first one that we have encountered in our practice, along with the accompanying diagnostic and therapeutic issues and a review of the literature.
Presentation Of Case: We report the case of an 83-year-old man who admitted to the emergency room due to an abdominal subcutaneous emphysema.