Publications by authors named "Vedovati S"

The discovery of new methods for determining the post-mortem interval is of significant forensic interest. Mass spectrometry has enhanced the accuracy of assessing post-mortem protein decay, with skeletal muscle being the most studied substrate due to its intrinsic properties of postmortem decay. In this pilot study, human skeletal muscle tissue (iliopsoas) was harvested and allowed to decay under controlled temperature and humidity conditions at predetermined intervals.

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Lung transplantation is a key therapeutic option for several end-stage lung diseases. Interventional pulmonology techniques, mostly bronchoscopy, play a key role throughout the whole path of lung transplantation, from donor evaluation to diagnosis and management of post-transplant complications. We carried out a non-systematic, narrative literature review aimed at describing the main indications, contraindications, performance characteristics and safety profile of interventional pulmonology techniques in the context of lung transplantation.

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Background: Bronchiolitis is the most frequent lower airway infection leading hospitalization in children younger than 2 years. RSV is the typical common cause, followed by rhinovirus. Criteria for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) admission are not defined by guidelines.

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Tracheal injury is a rare complication after pediatric intubation. The choice of treatment depends on the size of the lesion and on the underlying disease. We present a complex case of severe tracheal injury treated with success with tracheal stent positioning.

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CblD disorder is an autosomal recessive, rare, heterogeneous disease with variable clinical presentations, depending on the nature and location of the MMADHC gene mutations. Mutations in MMADHC lead to three distinct phenotypes: cblD-MMA, cblD-HC, and cblD-MMA/HC. To date, 18 cblD patients have been reported.

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Intraoperative transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) is associated with adverse outcome after LT in adult patients. This relationship in pediatric patients has not been studied in depth, and its analysis is the scope of this study. Forty-one variables associated with outcome, including blood product transfusions, were studied in a cohort of 243 pediatric patients undergoing a cadaveric LT between 2002 and 2009 at the General Hospital of Bergamo.

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Background: Effective indicators of the early graft failure after pediatric liver transplantation are currently a crucial question. The aim of this study was to analyze retrospectively laboratory parameters that may help anticipate an early graft loss (GL).

Methods: The 131 pediatric liver transplantations, performed in our hospital from January 2002 to December 2005, were reviewed.

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Objectives: Report of an unusual case of pancreatic fistula in a child.

Background: Pancreatic diseases are relatively uncommon in the pediatric age group, with a rather heterogeneous clinical picture from generic abdominal distension to massive pleural effusion.

Clinical Relevance: The amylase analysis of pleural liquid is crucial for the etiologic diagnosis of pancreatitis with internal pancreatic fistula.

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We reviewed the clinical data of 30 children-hospitalized for acute liver failure in the last 6 years. Ten patients were not listed for liver transplantation OLTX. Their clinical conditions gradually improved and they are all alive without deficit.

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