Publications by authors named "V Di Marco"
Background&aims: Non-invasive tests (NITs) for ruling-out clinical significant portal hypertension (CSPH) and high-risk varices (HRV) in patients with primary biliary cholangitis(PBC) and compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) are lacking. We evaluated NITs in these patients and the influence of cholestasis on their performance.
Methods: Consecutive patients from the "Italian PBC registry" and two UK large-volume PBC referral centres with upper endoscopy within 6 months from biochemical evaluation and transient elastography were included.
Background & Aims: Long-term albumin (LTA) is currently standard of care for patients with decompensated cirrhosis in many Italian hepatology centres. In this real-life study, we aimed to describe patient, logistical and treatment-related characteristics in daily clinical practice and to identify predictors of response.
Methods: We performed a multicentre, retrospective, observational study in patients with cirrhosis and ascites receiving LTA between 01/2016 and 02/2022 and followed until death, TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) placement, transplantation or 02/2023.
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- Cadmium is a highly toxic heavy metal that poses serious health risks, and finding effective treatments for cadmium poisoning is still a challenge despite ongoing research.* -
- This study focuses on creating better chelation therapy options by exploring sulfur-rich macrocycles with different polyamine backbones, revealing that DO4S has the strongest ability to bind and remove cadmium.* -
- The research shows that DO4S forms the most stable complex with cadmium compared to other chelators, outperforming established agents like EDTA and DTPA, indicating its potential for improved treatments for cadmium intoxication.*
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- The study aimed to explore how certain measurements of the prostate-urethral complex (PUC) relate to incontinence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).
- Researchers analyzed data from 366 patients who underwent RARP, focusing on various PUC measurements and assessing whether they correlated with continence after the surgery.
- The results revealed that while most patients were continent after 12 months, there was no strong link between PUC measurements and incontinence, except for differences in levator ani thickness, suggesting that surgical proficiency may overshadow anatomical variations in determining continence outcomes.
: We sought to investigate whether the 2012 Briganti nomogram may represent a potential prognostic factor of prostate cancer (PCa) progression after surgical treatment beyond European Association of Urology (EAU) risk categories. : From January 2013 to December 2021, data on PCa patients treated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy at a single tertiary referral center were extracted. The 2012 version of the Briganti nomogram assessing the risk of pelvic lymph node invasion was used.
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