Publications by authors named "P Richiusa"
Transient hypoparathyroidism (TH) is the main post-thyroidectomy complication, significantly impacting surgical outcomes, hospitalization length, and perceived perceived quality of life understood as mental and physical well-being. This study aims to identify possible associated risk factors. We analyzed 238 thyroidectomies (2020-2022), excluding instances of partial surgery, primary hyperparathyroidism, neck irradiation history, and renal failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis review investigates the intricate relationship between hyperparathyroidism (HPT) and thyroid carcinoma (TC), aiming to elucidate their coexistence, potential pathogenetic mechanisms, and clinical implications. A systematic search strategy, employing the MeSH terms 'Hyperparathyroidism' and 'Thyroid Carcinoma', spanned publications from 2013 to 2023 across the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. Fifteen selected articles were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Bethesda III (BIII) thyroid nodules have an expected malignancy rate of 5-15%. Our purpose was to assess which US criteria are most associated with cancer risk, and the value of critical ultrasound (US) reassessment. : From 2018 to 2022, 298 BIII nodules were enrolled for thyroidectomy (79 malignancies).
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- A study evaluated 2160 patients with TIR3b thyroid nodules, enrolling 103 who had surgery, revealing that 61 were diagnosed with malignancy.
- Key predictive factors of malignancy included smaller nodule size, hypoechogenicity, irregular borders, vascular flows, and microcalcifications, while benign nodules often had a halo sign.
- Combining ultrasonographic and cytological data improved the accuracy of identifying malignancy over cytology alone, potentially lowering unnecessary thyroidectomies for benign cases.
Aims: In the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic era, patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) manifested more severe forms of Sars-Cov-2 with greater mortality than non-diabetic patients. Several studies documented more aggressive forms of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) during the pandemic period even though the results were not unanimously confirmed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical-demographic differences between a cohort of Sicilian diabetic patients hospitalised for DFU in the pre-pandemic 3 years and a cohort of patients hospitalised in the pandemic 2 years.
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