Publications by authors named "P Ubiali"
Objective: To gain insight into the global practice of robot-assisted minimally invasive gastrectomy (RAMIG) and evaluate perioperative outcomes using an international registry.
Background: The techniques and perioperative outcomes of RAMIG for gastric cancer vary substantially in the literature.
Methods: Prospectively registered RAMIG cases for gastric cancer (≥10 per center) were extracted from 25 centers in Europe, Asia, and South-America.
Doege-Potter Syndrome; A Case of Solitary Fibrous Pleura Tumor Associated with Severe Hypoglycemia: A Case Report in Internal Medicine.
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
September 2023
Background: Doege-Potter syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic entity that is often diagnosed incidentally during the work-up of hypoglycemia of unclear etiology. It is characterized by a non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia mostly associated with solitary fibrous tumors. These uncommon tumors have been reported in <5% of solitary fibrous tumors.
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- The Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (GIRCG) noted in 2013 that laparoscopic or robotic surgeries should primarily be used for early gastric cancer (EGC), with no further guidelines available at that time.
- A recent study surveyed 46 out of 100 expert Italian upper gastrointestinal surgeons on their use of minimally invasive techniques for gastric cancer treatment, finding a similar preference for these methods in both early and advanced gastric cancer cases.
- The results indicated that as the number of surgical procedures performed at a center increased, so did the likelihood of utilizing minimally invasive approaches, suggesting a shift in clinical practice beyond current national guidelines.
Background: In early 2020, the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spread rapidly throughout the whole world, causing a massive response in terms of health resource disposal. Moreover, lockdowns were imposed in entire countries. This study aims to assess whether there was a downward trend in emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures accomplished throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine patients' and diseases' characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To explore the feasibility and efficacy of a dose intensification with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Simultaneous Integrated Boost (IMRT-SIB) in locally advanced esophageal and gastroesophageal cancer (GEJ).
Methods And Materials: We retrospectively analyzed a series of 69 patients with esophageal or GEJ cancer treated at our Institute, between 2016 and 2019, with preoperative IMRT and SIB up to 52.5-54 Gy in 25 fractions in 5 weeks and concurrent carboplatin (AUC2) and paclitaxel (50 mg/m), as in the CROSS regimen.