31 results match your criteria: "Villa Donatello Hospital[Affiliation]"
Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors and COVID-19: Are They Useful In Disease Management?
World J Mens Health
July 2020
Urology Unit, Villa Donatello Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Efficacy of Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (Xiapex) in Patients with the Acute Phase of Peyronie's Disease.
Clin Drug Investig
June 2020
Andrology Center, Villa Donatello Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Unlabelled: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Plaque formation ordinarily takes place in the acute phase of Peyronie's disease. There is no unanimous consent regarding the management of the acute phase of Peyronie's disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the advantages of using a single intralesional injection of collagenase Clostridium histolyticum in patients with the active phase of Peyronie's disease and to assess its effect on disease progression by reducing penile curvature and ameliorating pain during sexual intercourse.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadical prostatectomy and simultaneous penile prosthesis implantation: a narrative review.
Int J Impot Res
May 2020
Department of Urology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Radical prostatectomy (RP) represents one of the most commonly used first-line treatment modalities in men with localized prostate cancer (PCa). Despite efforts to preserve the neurovascular bundles with nerve sparing (NS) surgery, erectile dysfunction (ED) remains common after RP and this may significantly affect patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of this paper is to evaluate the outcome of simultaneous placement of penile prosthesis and RP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Peyronie's Disease: Clinical Efficacy and Safety from a Single-Arm Observational Study.
World J Mens Health
September 2019
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Purpose: In this study, we aimed to determine the role of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in the management of Peyronie's disease (PD).
Materials And Methods: A total of 325 patients suffering from PD were enrolled in this single-arm clinical study. All patients were received ESWT using a schedule of 1 treatment/wk.
Sildenafil 25 mg ODT + Collagenase Clostridium hystoliticum vs Collagenase Clostridium hystoliticum Alone for the Management of Peyronie's Disease: A Matched-Pair Comparison Analysis.
J Sex Med
October 2018
Urology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Electronic address:
Introduction: The effectiveness of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors over the conservative management of Peyronie's disease (PD) has been widely questioned.
Aim: To determine the role of sildenafil 25 mg film formulation twice a day (S25 b.i.
Keratoconus Progression in Patients With Allergy and Elevated Surface Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Point-of-Care Test.
Eye Contact Lens
November 2018
Department of Medicine (C.M., C.T., P.M.), Surgery and Neurosciences, Siena University, Siena, Italy; Siena Crosslinking Center (C.M., S.A.B.), Ocu-Medical VISION Siena, Italy; Ophthalmology Unit (S.Z.), Villa Donatello Hospital, Florence, Italy; Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine (R.M.), Eye Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and Agarwal Eye Hospital (S.J.), Chennai, India.
Purpose: To assess keratoconus (KC) progression in patients with allergies who also tested positive to surface matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) point-of-care test.
Methods: Prospective comparative study including 100 stage I-II keratoconic patients, mean age 16.7±4.