Volume 87, Issue 3 (2016)

Pre and postoperative evaluation of transcranial Doppler pulsatility index of the middle cerebral artery in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Pre and postoperative evaluation of transcranial Doppler pulsatility index of the middle cerebral artery in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis

Umberto Marcello Bracale, Flavia Spalla, Federica Caioni, Domenico Solari, Donatella Narese, Felice Pecoraro, Luca del Guercio

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 209-213

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Hupoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy: prospective evaluation and relation with early hypocalcemia

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Hupoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy: prospective evaluation and relation with early hypocalcemia

Nicola D’Alessandro, Giuseppe Tramutola, Giovanni Michele Fasano, Francesco Gilio, Giovanni Iside, Maria Lucia Izzo, Andrea Loffredo, Mariano Pici, Margherita Pinto, Salvatore Tramontano, Giuseppe Citro

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 214-219

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Breast cancer and reconstruction: can surgical technique, reconstructive time and adjuvant treatment influence the result?

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Breast cancer and reconstruction: can surgical technique, reconstructive time and adjuvant treatment influence the result?

Alessandro Sanguinetti, Andrea Polistena, Giovanni Bistoni, Roberta Lucchini, Massimo Monacelli, Roberta Triola, Stefano Avenia, Ivan Barillaro, Roberto Cirocchi, Nicola Avenia

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 220-224

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An easily overlooked cause of mortality in trauma: rupture of diaphragm

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

An easily overlooked cause of mortality in trauma: rupture of diaphragm

Fatih Taskesen, Zulfu Arikanoglu, Abdullah Boyuk, Metehan Gumus, Ahmet Cinar Yasti, Akin Onder, Murat Kapan

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 225-229

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Hollow viscus injury due to blunt trauma. Epidemiology and outcome in a large urban area

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Hollow viscus injury due to blunt trauma. Epidemiology and outcome in a large urban area

Gianluca Costa, Pietro Fransvea, Barbara Frezza, Raffaele Sandomenico, Federico Tomassini, Luca Lepre, Francesco Stella, Genoveffa Balducci

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 230-236

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Laparoscopic versus open surgery for hydatid disease of the liver. A single center experience

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for hydatid disease of the liver. A single center experience

Ozgur Bostanci, Kinyas Kartal, Pinar Yazici, Onder Karabay, Muharrem Battal, Mehmet Mihmanli

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 237-241

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Are there differences between the right and left laparoscopic adrenalectomy? Our experience

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Are there differences between the right and left laparoscopic adrenalectomy? Our experience

Pasquale Cianci, Alberto Fersini, Nicola Tartaglia, Antonio Ambrosi, Vincenzo Neri, Vincenzo Lizzi, Amedeo Altamura, Pierluigi Cicerone

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 242-246

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Functional status measured by Levine questionnaire in surgically and conservatively treated patients with carpal tunnel syndrome regarding nerve conduction studies

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Functional status measured by Levine questionnaire in surgically and conservatively treated patients with carpal tunnel syndrome regarding nerve conduction studies

Marija Hrkovic, Milica Lazovic, Dejan Nikolic, Ljubica Nikcevic, Olivera Ilic-Stojanovic, Tamara Filipovic

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 247-251

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Comparing sutures and human fibrin glue for mesh fixation during open inguinal hernioplasty

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Comparing sutures and human fibrin glue for mesh fixation during open inguinal hernioplasty

Selim Sözen, Süleyman Çetinkünar, Seyfi Emir, Fatih Mehmet Yazar

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 252-256

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Sphincter-saving protectomy for rectal cancer in the elderly

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

Sphincter-saving protectomy for rectal cancer in the elderly

Michele Ammendola, Raffaele De Luca, Giuseppe Sammarco, Rosario Sacco, Severino Montemurro

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 257-262

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The protective effect of melatonin on remote organ liver ischemia and reperfusion injury following aortic clamping

Open Access 1 May 2016Article

The protective effect of melatonin on remote organ liver ischemia and reperfusion injury following aortic clamping

Mustafa Ozsoy, Yucel Gonul, Ziya Taner Ozkececi, Ahmet Bal, Ruchan Bahadir Celep, Ahmet Koçak, Fahri Adali, Murat Tosun, Sefa Celik

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 271-280

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Gastroschisis with gastric perforation and jejunal stenosis. A rare association of anomalies

Open Access 1 May 2016Case Report

Gastroschisis with gastric perforation and jejunal stenosis. A rare association of anomalies

Vesna Milojkovic´ Marinovic´, Marija Lukacˇ Lukacˇ, Zˇeljko Mikovic´, Blagoje Grujic´, Aleksandra Stojanovic´, Dalibor Sabbagh, Gordana Samardžija

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 263-267

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Autotransplantation of pancreatic islets. A single-center first experience

Open Access 1 May 2016Case Report

Autotransplantation of pancreatic islets. A single-center first experience

Paolo Magistri, Sara Andreani, Domenico Lo Conte, Giovanni Farlo Ferrari, Antonello Forgione, Raffaele Pugliese

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 268-270

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Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer treatment. Systematic review of the literature

Open Access 1 May 2016Systematic Review

Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer treatment. Systematic review of the literature

Joannis G. Papanikolaou

Ann. Ital. Chir. 2016, 87(3), 199-208

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