Publications by authors named "Tesauro P"

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare voice outcomes in open partial horizontal laryngectomy vs. total laryngectomy (TL) with voice prosthesis.

Methods: In this retrospective monocentric study patients undergoing OPHL or TL with voice prosthesis were enrolled during the usual oncological follow-up consultations at the Otolaryngology and Audiology Unit of a University Hospital in the period between July 2022 and June 2023.

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The preservation of the spinal accessory nerve represents a key goal in head and neck oncologic surgery during selective neck dissection. This study aims to illustrate the anatomical variants of the XI cranial nerve, delving into the relationship between the spinal nerve and the internal jugular vein, as well as the surgical implications. Two cases of patients who underwent oncologic surgery with neck dissection are described.

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Background: The aging process starts in the center of the face, in the periocular region and around the mouth, with a combination of volume loss, tissue descent, deepened wrinkles, and the loss of skin structure and quality. Recently, several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of therapies based on autologous adipose tissue grafting, which leverages the properties of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) to accelerate the regenerative processes of the skin. This study aims to verify the ability of guided superficial enhanced fluid fat injection (SEFFI) in the facial area to correct volume loss and skin aging, proving that this standardized procedure has a very low rate of complications.

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This paper presents guidelines for the safe outpatient practice of aesthetic surgery. These guidelines have been prepared by the Lombard Association of Plastic Surgery for Outpatients (ALChiPlA), an association confined to board certified plastic surgeons and holders of official authorizations issued by the Lombard ASL to perform outpatient surgery. The cornerstone of these guidelines is the health and safety of patients, who are turning to this type of surgery in ever increasing numbers.

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A group of 18 burned patients was excised between days 2 and 5 postburn days, while 20 patients were operated later, between days 25 and 35 postburn. After early excision the wounds covered with meshed grafts contracted to a mean wound size of 56 per cent while the wounds covered with non-meshed grafts contracted to a mean wound size of 64 per cent. After late excision wounds covered with meshed grafts contracted to a mean wound size of 40.

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Objective: To explore the possible link between diabetic nephropathy and the enhanced activity of the polyol pathway, known to occur in IDDM subjects.

Research Design And Methods: We studied the effects of the aldose reductase inhibitor tolrestat (200 mg/day) on urinary albumin excretion rate and glomerular filtration rate in 20 IDDM patients with diabetic nephropathy.

Results: Six months of placebo treatment produced no significant changes in glomerular filtration rate, urinary albumin excretion rate, and renal plasma flow.

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In forty healthy subjects with normal glucose tolerance divided by age into four groups (group A, subjects with mean age < 25 years [n = 10]; group B, subjects with mean age < 40 years [n = 9]; group C, subjects with mean age < 60 years [n = 11]; group D, subjects with mean age > 75 years [n = 10]) and were matched for body mass index (BMI), lean body mass (LBM), mean arterial blood pressure, and sedentary life style, we determined the plasma O2- production, reduced to oxidized glutathione level ratio (GSH/GSSG), and plasma membrane microviscosity. Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic (1 mU/kg.min-1 for 120 minutes) glucose clamp with simultaneous D-3-H glucose infusion and indirect calorimetry allowed determination of glucose turnover parameters and substrate oxidation.

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In healthy subjects (n = 10) and non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetics (n = 10) matched for age [43.1 +/- 2.2 vs.

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We demonstrated similar plasma concentrations and urinary losses but lower erythrocyte magnesium concentrations (2.18 +/- 0.04 vs 1.

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of glutathione infusion on beta-cell response to glucose in elderly people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).

Research Design And Methods: Ten patients with normal glucose tolerance and 10 patients with IGT were matched for age (mean +/- SE, 72.1 +/- 2.

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In insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetic subjects (n = 7) with intact hormone response to hypoglycaemia, oxytocin infusion (0.2 mU/min over 60 min) produced significant rises in basal plasma glucagon and adrenaline levels, while it reduced basal plasma cortisol levels. During insulin-induced hypoglycaemia, oxytocin potentiated the increases in plasma glucagon and adrenaline, while an inhibitory effect on plasma cortisol levels was still present.

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A case of "hemicrania continua" after cluster headache in the same subject is described. Indomethacin exerted an absolute, persistent effect on the present headache. Even though our data are insufficient to demonstrate a causal relation between the two forms of headache, they do suggest this real possibility.

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This study aimed at evaluating the influence of sparteine sulfate either upon basal plasma glucose and insulin or glucose-induced insulin secretion in normal man. Thirteen overnight fasted volunteers took part in this study; five of them were submitted to sparteine sulfate bolus (15 mg in 10 ml of saline solution) followed by a slow infusion (90 mg/100 ml X 60 min) and eight subjects underwent two different glucose pulses (20 gr. i.

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Many studies have shown that in normal man salmon and porcine CT administration in bolus inhibits the release of TSH, LH, GH, and glucose- or arginine-induced insulin secretion. In the present study we investigated the effects of human synthetic calcitonin (hCT) on glucose- or arginine-induced insulin secretion in man. Twenty-two subjects were submitted to i.

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A 53-year-old man had myotonic dystrophy, hyperthyroidism, and Addison's disease, an association not previously reported, to our knowledge. In the literature, at least five cases of hyperthyroidism associated with myotonic dystrophy have been described, but none also had Addison's disease. The presence of thyroid anti-microsomal antibodies and anti-adrenal antibodies suggests that the two endocrine disorders may be autoimmune.

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