4 results match your criteria: "Agostino Gemelli Hospital Foundation - IRCCS[Affiliation]"
Cancers (Basel)
April 2024
Department of Urology, Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola Hospital, Catholic University Medical School, 00167 Rome, Italy.
Background: Robotic-assisted surgery is the gold standard for performing radical prostatectomy (RARP), with new robotic devices such as Hugo RAS gaining prominence worldwide.
Objective: We report the surgical, perioperative, and early postoperative outcomes of RARP using Hugo RAS.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Between April 2022 and October 2023, we performed 132 procedures using the Montsouris technique with a four-robotic-arm configuration in patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer (PCa).
Urologia
August 2021
Department of Urology, Agostino Gemelli Hospital Foundation - IRCCS, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
Modifiable lifestyle-related risk factors are the object of increasing attention, with a view to primary and tertiary prevention, to limit the onset and development of diseases.Also in the urological field there is accumulating evidence of the relationship between urological diseases and lifestyle-related risk factors that can influence their incidence and prognosis. Risk factors such as nutrition, physical activity, sexual habits, tobacco smoking, or alcohol consumption can be modified to limit morbidity and reduce the social impact and the burdensome costs associated with diagnosis and treatment.
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June 2020
Department of Urology, Catholic University Medical School, Agostino Gemelli Hospital Foundation - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological autoimmune disease with a diverse range of urological symptomatology, and most MS patients experience 1 or more moderate to severe urinary symptoms, as well as bladder and/or sexual disorders. Urologists play the director's role in evaluating and treating these patients. Therefore, identifying the proper evaluation tools and the most suitable therapeutic options for specific patients requires a thorough understanding of this disease process.
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April 2020
National Institute of Gastroenterology "S. De Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy.
Alcohol use disorder which includes alcohol abuse and dependence represents one of the leading risk factors for premature mortality in Europe and it is responsible of over 200 conditions, including neuropsychiatric disorders, chronic diseases, cancers and accidents leading to permanent disability. Alcohol use disorder represents the most common cause of liver damage in the Western world, with a wide spectrum of diseases ranging from steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis and cancer. The present clinical practice guidelines by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) are focused on the current knowledge about epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of alcohol associated liver disease, aiming to provide practical recommendations on the management of this complex pathological condition.
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