Publications by authors named "S Pecorelli"
Regular exercise and physical activity are now considered lifestyle factors with positive effects on human health. Physical activity reduces disease burden, protects against the onset of pathologies, and improves the clinical course of disease. Unlike pharmacological therapies, the effects mediated by exercise are not limited to a specific target organ but act in multiple biological systems simultaneously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The vast amount of conflicting information during the COVID-19 pandemic might have had a detrimental effect on people's opinions about vaccinations, including groups like travelers. This study aimed at assessing Vaccine Literacy in a sample of the general Italian population, together with antecedents of Vaccine Hesitancy, such as confidence, complacency, and convenience, the so-called "3Cs", and their effects on accepting routine and travelers' vaccines.
Study Design: A specifically designed anonymous questionnaire was created by using Google forms and validated through a face validity process.
Article Synopsis
- Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) syndrome is a common cause of neonatal hydronephrosis, managed through monitoring or surgery, which varies by institution.
- A new UTD classification aims to standardize ultrasound descriptions of hydronephrosis and predict clinical outcomes in affected children.
- In a study of 28 children with UPJO, the anteroposterior diameter of the renal pelvis (APD) was found to be the most effective predictor of clinically significant events within the first year of life.
Introduction: Bladder profile in boys with Posterior Urethral Valves can be very varied with a spectrum going from high pressure, unstable, hypocompliant small bladders to hypercompliant, large acontractile bladders, with some being near-normal. Our question was whether appearance, specifically of the bladder, on initial VCUG was correlated to prenatal features and whether it could predict early postnatal outcome.
Method: We used a prospectively gathered database of boys with prenatally suspected PUV.