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Acute headache management in emergency department. A narrative review by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Costantini, Raffaele, Guglielmetti, Martina, Martelletti, Paolo

“…Headache is a significant reason for access to Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide. Though primary forms represent the vast majority, the life-threatening…”
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Pain from Internal Organs and Headache: The Challenge of Comorbidity by Affaitati, Giannapia, Costantini, Raffaele, Fiordaliso, Michele, Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Tana, Claudio

“…Headache and visceral pain are common clinical painful conditions, which often co-exist in the same patients. Numbers relative to their co-occurrence suggest…”
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Myofascial pain syndromes and their evaluation by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, MD, Affaitati, Giannapia, MD, PhD, Fabrizio, Alessandra, MD, Costantini, Raffaele, MD, PhD

“…This article reviews the available published knowledge about the diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of myofascial pain syndromes from trigger points…”
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Calculosis in Fibromyalgia Patients: Impact on Musculoskeletal Pain, Somatic Hyperalgesia and Central Sensitization by Costantini, Raffaele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Massimini, Francesca, Tana, Claudio, Innocenti, Paolo, Giamberardino, Maria Adele

“…Fibromyalgia, a chronic syndrome of diffuse musculoskeletal pain and somatic hyperalgesia from central sensitization, is very often comorbid with visceral pain…”
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Torsion of Appendices Epiploicae (Appendagitis) Presenting as Appendicitis: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Therapy by Fiordaliso, Michele, Ngjelina, Jonel, De Marco, Flavia Antonia, Costantini, Raffaele

“…Epiploic appendagitis is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Depending on the onset point, it can imitate every cause of acute abdomen, colon disease, and cecal…”
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Impact of migraine on fibromyalgia symptoms by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Martelletti, Paolo, Tana, Claudio, Negro, Andrea, Lapenna, Domenico, Curto, Martina, Schiavone, Cosima, Stellin, Luisa, Cipollone, Francesco, Costantini, Raffaele

“…Background Fibromyalgia (FMS) and high frequency episodic/chronic migraine (M) very frequently co-occur, suggesting common pathophysiological mechanisms; both…”
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Effects of PDE5 Inhibitors and sGC Stimulators in a Rat Model of Artificial Ureteral Calculosis by Sandner, Peter, Tinel, Hanna, Affaitati, Giannapia, Costantini, Raffaele, Giamberardino, Maria Adele

“…Urinary colics from calculosis are frequent and intense forms of pain whose current pharmacological treatment remains unsatisfactory. New and more effective…”
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Effects of topical vs injection treatment of cervical myofascial trigger points on headache symptoms in migraine patients: a retrospective analysis by Affaitati, Giannapia, Costantini, Raffaele, Tana, Claudio, Lapenna, Domenico, Schiavone, Cosima, Cipollone, Francesco, Giamberardino, Maria Adele

“…Background In migraine patients with cervical myofascial trigger points whose target areas coincide with migraine sites (M + cTrPs), TrP anesthetic injection…”
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A randomized, controlled study comparing a lidocaine patch, a placebo patch, and anesthetic injection for treatment of trigger points in patients with myofascial pain syndrome: Evaluation of pain and somatic pain thresholds by Affaitati, Giannapia, MD, PhD, Fabrizio, Alessandra, MD, Savini, Antonella, MD, Lerza, Rosanna, MD, Tafuri, Emmanuele, MD, Costantini, Raffaele, MD, PhD, Lapenna, Domenico, MD, Giamberardino, Maria Adele, MD

“…Abstract Background : Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), a regional pain condition caused by trigger points in muscle or muscle fascia, produces muscle pain,…”
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Effects of Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points on the Pain of Fibromyalgia by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Fabrizio, Alessandra, Costantini, Raffaele

“…Myofascial pain syndromes (MPSs) from trigger points (TrPs) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are common musculoskeletal pain conditions that frequently coexist…”
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Portal vein gas due to gangrenous cholecystitis treated by a laparoscopic procedure: Report of a case by Napolitano, Luca, Waku, Mathew, Costantini, Raffaele, Mazahreh, Tagleb, Innocenti, Paolo

“…Portal pneumatosis is a rare diagnostic factor, which is often associated with ischemic intestinal accidents. It has been associated with a negative prognosis…”
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Challenging chronic migraine: targeting the CGRP receptor by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Costantini, Raffaele

“…CGRP inhibition has become a main goal in the pharmacological research on migraine, with compounds targeting the peptide increasingly explored in recent years,…”
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Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Case Report by Costantini, Raffaele, Di Bartolomeo, Nicola, Francomano, Franco, Angelucci, Domenico, Innocenti, Paolo

“…A patient with epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder is described. This is only the second case of an extremely rare but highly aggressive tumor reported…”
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Visceral pain as a triggering factor for fibromyalgia symptoms in comorbid patients by Costantini, Raffaele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Wesselmann, Ursula, Czakanski, Peter, Giamberardino, Maria Adele

“…Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a central sensitization syndrome; however, peripheral pain sources potentially exacerbate its symptoms of chronic diffuse…”
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Co-occurrence of pain syndromes by Affaitati, Giannapia, Costantini, Raffaele, Tana, Claudio, Cipollone, Francesco, Giamberardino, Maria Adele

“…Many pain conditions in patients tend to co-occur, influencing the clinical expressions of each other in various ways. This paper summarizes the main…”
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Pain thresholds in women with chronic pelvic pain by Giamberardino, Maria A, Tana, Claudio, Costantini, Raffaele

“…To update on the latest developments in sensory changes of female patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). CPP is very common, but its pathophysiology is still…”
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Viscero‐visceral hyperalgesia in dysmenorrhoea plus previous urinary calculosis: Role of myofascial trigger points and their injection treatment in the referred area by Costantini, Raffaele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Fiordaliso, Michele, Giamberardino, Maria Adele

“…Background Women with dysmenorrhoea plus symptomatic urinary calculosis experience enhanced pain and referred muscle hyperalgesia from both conditions than…”
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Viscero-visceral hyperalgesia: Characterization in different clinical models by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Costantini, Raffaele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Fabrizio, Alessandra, Lapenna, Domenico, Tafuri, Emmanuele, Mezzetti, Andrea

“…Co-existing algogenic conditions in two internal organs in the same patient may mutually enhance pain symptoms (viscero-visceral hyperalgesia). The present…”
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Colonic lipoma, a rare cause of intestinal intussusception: A narrative review and how to diagnose it by Fiordaliso, Michele, Lovaglio, Urbano M, De Marco, Flavia Antonia, Costantini, Raffaele, Nasti, Gennaro A, Lelli Chiesa, Pierluigi

“…Colonic lipomas (CLs) are benign tumors of the adipose tissue of the gastrointestinal tract that are often asymptomatic. A search of medical literature in…”
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Anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine: current perspectives by Giamberardino, Maria Adele, Affaitati, Giannapia, Curto, Martina, Negro, Andrea, Costantini, Raffaele, Martelletti, Paolo

“…Migraine is a highly disabling neurological pain disorder in which management is frequently problematic. Most abortive and preventative treatments employed are…”
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