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Technical review of the da Vinci surgical telemanipulator by Freschi, C., Ferrari, V., Melfi, F., Ferrari, M., Mosca, F., Cuschieri, A.

“…Background The da Vinci robotic surgical telemanipulator has been utilized in several surgical specialties for varied procedures, and the users' experiences…”
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A case-matched cost-analysis of robot-assisted versus open pancreatoduodenectomy: Can the higher costs of advanced technology be offset by clinical advantages? by Di Franco, G., Lorenzoni, V., Palmeri, M., Furbetta, N., Guadagni, S., Gianardi, D., Bianchini, M., Pollina, L.E., Melfi, F., Mamone, D., Milli, C., Di Candio, G., Turchetti, G., Morelli, L.

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Awake palliative thoracic surgery in a high‐risk patient: one‐lung, non‐invasive ventilation combined with epidural blockade by Guarracino, F., Gemignani, R., Pratesi, G., Melfi, F., Ambrosino, N.

“…Summary We report the case of a terminally ill cancer patient with recurrent pericardial and bilateral pleural effusions who was scheduled for video‐assisted…”
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Microarray analysis of gene expression: considerations in data mining and statistical treatment by Verducci, Joseph S, Melfi, Vincent F, Lin, Shili, Wang, Zailong, Roy, Sashwati, Sen, Chandan K

“…1 Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and DNA Microarray Facility, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Surgery 2 Department of Statistics, The…”
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A pilot study of the role of TC-99 radionuclide in localization of pulmonary nodular lesions for thoracoscopic resection by Chella, Antonio, Lucchi, Marco, Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo, Menconi, Gianfranco, Melfi, Franca Maria Antonietta, Gonfiotti, Alessandro, Boni, Giuseppe, Angeletti, Carlo Alberto

“…Objective: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is an interesting and emerging procedure for diagnosis and treatment of peripheral pulmonary nodules…”
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Robotic lobectomy for lung cancer: evolution in technique and technology by Melfi, Franca M.A., Fanucchi, Olivia, Davini, Federico, Romano, Gaetano, Lucchi, Marco, Dini, Paolo, Ambrogi, Marcello C., Mussi, Alfredo

“…OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyse the results of robotic lobectomy for lung cancer. The evolution of technique and technology was evaluated…”
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A strategy for thoracoscopic resection of small pulmonary nodules by AMBROGI, M. C, DINI, P, BONI, G, MELFI, F, LUCCHI, M, FANUCCHI, O, MARIANI, G, MUSSI, A

“…Preoperative procedures are often necessary to localize pulmonary nodules during thoracoscopic resection in order to reduce the necessity of resorting to…”
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Sentinel lymph node mapping: detection of micrometastases by polymerase chain reaction in non-small cell lung cancer by Lucchi, M, Melfi, F, Baldini, E, Fontanini, G, Boni, G, Viti, A, Mussi, A

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IIIB-T4 non-small cell lung cancer: indications and results of surgical treatment by Lucchi, M, Viti, A, Melfi, F, Ambrogi, M, Givigliano, F, Dini, P, Mussi, A

“…T4 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is commonly considered a contraindication to surgery, indeed chemo-radiotherapy achieves a poor survival rate. We have…”
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Estimation after adaptive allocation by Melfi, Vincent F., Page, Connie

“…In recent years a vast number of adaptive designs have been proposed, often in the context of clinical trials or industrial applications. The adjective…”
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Endothoracic sonography with color Doppler availability during video assisted thoracic surgery (videothoracoscopic operative staging with ultrasound color Doppler) for lung cancer staging by MENCONI, G. F, AMBROGI, M. C, MELFI, F. M. A, DINI, P, DAVINI, F, GOLETTI, O, ROGGI, G, ANGELETTI, C. A

“…The preoperative staging of lung cancer can be problematical when we attempt to evaluate T factor (T2-T3 versus T4) and N factor (N0 versus N1-N2). In some…”
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Treatment by VATS of giant bullous emphysema: results by Menconi, Gian Franco, Melfi, Franca Maria Antonietta, Mussi, Alfredo, Palla, Antonio, Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo, Angeletti, Carlo Alberto

“…Objective: In selected patients with giant bullous emphysema GBE and in those with specific complications, surgery may be the treatment of choice. Methods: In…”
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Outcomes from the Delphi process of the Thoracic Robotic Curriculum Development Committee by Veronesi, Giulia, Dorn, Patrick, Dunning, Joel, Cardillo, Giuseppe, Schmid, Ralph A, Collins, Justin, Baste, Jean-Marc, Limmer, Stefan, Shahin, Ghada M M, Egberts, Jan-Hendrik, Pardolesi, Alessandro, Meacci, Elisa, Stamenkovic, Sasha, Casali, Gianluca, Rueckert, Jens C, Taurchini, Mauro, Santelmo, Nicola, Melfi, Franca, Toker, Alper

“…As the adoption of robotic procedures becomes more widespread, additional risk related to the learning curve can be expected. This article reports the results…”
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Ten-year experience of mediastinal robotic surgery in a single referral centre by Melfi, Franca, Fanucchi, Olivia, Davini, Federico, Viti, Andrea, Lucchi, Marco, Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo, Mussi, Alfredo

“…OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to report a single referral centre experience in the exeresis of mediastinal lesions with robotic surgical system. The…”
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Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of lung tumours: results in the mid-term by Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo, Lucchi, Marco, Dini, Paolo, Melfi, Franca, Fontanini, Gabriella, Faviana, Pinuccia, Fanucchi, Olivia, Mussi, Alfredo

“…Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of lung tumours has recently received much attention for the promising results achieved. Herein, we report the 5 years experience…”
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Robotic extended thymectomy for early-stage thymomas by Mussi, Alfredo, Fanucchi, Olivia, Davini, Federico, Lucchi, Marco, Picchi, Alessandro, Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo, Melfi, Franca

“…OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to report a single referral centre experience in robotic extended thymectomy for clinical early-stage thymomas, evaluating…”
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Gamma probe-guided thoracoscopic surgery of small pulmonary nodules by Boni, G, Bellina, C R, Grosso, M, Lucchi, M, Manca, G, Ambrogi, M C, Volterrani, D, Menconi, G, Melfi, F M, Gonfiotti, A, Davini, F, Angeletti, C A, Bianchi, R, Chella, A

“…Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is an interesting and emerging procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral pulmonary nodules. We developed a…”
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Early experience with robotic technology for thoracoscopic surgery by Melfi, Franca M.A., Menconi, Gian Franco, Mariani, A. Massimo, Angeletti, Carlo Alberto

“…Objective: Recently, robots have been introduced into surgical procedures in an attempt to facilitate surgical performance. The purpose of this study was to…”
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European guidelines on structure and qualification of general thoracic surgery by Brunelli, Alessandro, Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel, D'Amico, Thomas, Hansen, Henrik, Lim, Eric, Massard, Gilbert, Rice, Thomas W., Rocco, Gaetano, Thomas, Pascal, Van Raemdonck, Dirk, Congregado, Miguel, Decaluwe, Herbert, Grodzki, Tomasz, Lerut, Toni, Molnar, Thomas, Salati, Michele, Scarci, Marco, Van Schil, Paul, Varela, Gonzalo, Venuta, Federico, Melfi, Franca, Gebitekin, Cengiz, Kuzdzal, Jaroslaw, Leschber, Gunda, Opitz, Isabelle, Papagiannopoulos, Kostas, Patterson, Alec, Ruffini, Enrico, Klepetko, Walter, Toker, Alper

“…OBJECTIVE To update the recommendations for the structural characteristics of general thoracic surgery (GTS) in Europe in order to provide a document that can…”
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Nonlinear Markov Renewal Theory with Statistical Applications by Melfi, Vincent F.

“…An analogue of the Lai-Siegmund nonlinear renewal theorem is proved for processes of the form Sn+ ξn, where {Sn} is a Markov random walk. Specifically, Y0,Y1,⋯…”
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