Search Results - "Tombesi, Paola"
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Thermal ablation in colorectal liver metastases: Lack of evidence or lack of capability to prove the evidence?
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (07-04-2016)“…Many studies suggest that combined multimodality treatments including ablative therapies may achieve better outcomes than systemic chemotherapy alone in…”
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Laser ablation of liver tumors: An ancillary technique, or an alternative to radiofrequency and microwave?
Published in World journal of radiology (28-03-2017)“…Radiofrequency ablation(RFA) is currently the most popular and used ablation modality for the treatment ofnon surgical patients with primary and secondary…”
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Emerging roles for transthoracic ultrasonography in pulmonary diseases
Published in World journal of radiology (28-06-2010)“…As a result of many advantages such as the absence of radiation exposure,non-invasiveness,low cost,safety,and ready availability,transthoracic…”
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in peripheral lung consolidations: What’s its actual role?
Published in World journal of radiology (28-10-2013)“…AIM:To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrastenhanced ultrasonography(CEUS)in the differential diagnosis between neoplastic and non-neoplastic peripheral…”
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of post-interventional hematoma: the bleeding mushroom is growing inside
Published in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (01-10-2018)“…Catheter ablation is an effective treatment in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Complications are infrequent and usually resolve with minimal or…”
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Adverse effects of transdermal opiates treating moderate-severe cancer pain in comparison to long-acting morphine: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature
Published in Journal of palliative medicine (01-04-2008)“…To assess the adverse effects of transdermal opiates treating moderate-severe cancer pain in comparison with slow release oral morphine. A systematic review of…”
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Resection vs thermal ablation of small hepatocellular carcinoma:What’s the first choice?
Published in World journal of radiology (28-01-2013)“…Nowadays,hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is frequently diagnosed at an early stage,opening good perspectives to radical treatment by means of liver…”
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Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumours: How the Scenario Has Changed in the Last Decade
Published in European medical journal. Hepatology (31-05-2018)“…Surgical resection has long been considered the gold standard for the local treatment of primary and secondary liver tumours. Until recent years, percutaneous…”
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Percutaneous Laser Thermal Ablation in a Patient with 22 Liver Metastases from Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours: A Case Report
Published in European medical journal. Hepatology (31-05-2018)“…The relatively indolent nature of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and their proclivity to be hormonally active warrants aggressive multimodal…”
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The second step of the analgesic ladder and oral tramadol in the treatment of mild to moderate cancer pain: A systematic review
Published in Palliative Medicine (01-07-2011)“…Background: To analyse the evidence supporting the widespread use of modified analgesic ladders or oral tramadol as alternatives to codeine/paracetamol for…”
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Emerging roles for transthoracic ultrasonography in pleuropulmonary pathology
Published in World journal of radiology (28-02-2010)“…As a result of many advantages,such as absence of radiation exposure,non-invasiveness,low cost,safety, and ready availability,transthoracic ultrasonography…”
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Unusual tumour ablations: report of difficult and interesting cases
Published in Ecancermedicalscience (18-04-2017)“…Image-guided ablations are nowadays applied in the treatment of a wide group of diseases and in different organs and regions, and every day interventional…”
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Transdermal fentanyl as a front-line approach to moderate-severe pain: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Published in Journal of palliative care (01-09-2009)“…The safety of transdermal fentanyl (TF) in comparison with slow-release oral morphine (SROM) in moderate-severe pain was assessed. A systematic review of the…”
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Active bleeding revealed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: beyond the abdominal cavity
Published in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (01-04-2014)“…[...]it is mandatory to rapidly diagnose the bleeding and assess its severity in order to plan a more appropriate therapeutic strategy. Seven seconds after the…”
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Sonographically guided puncture of pancreatic lesions: a low number of needle passes does not compromise the diagnostic yield
Published in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (01-01-2014)“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall diagnostic accuracy of CNB combined with touch preparation cytology…”
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Controversial Issues in Thromboprophylaxis with Low-Molecular Weight Heparins in Palliative Care
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Prospective Randomized Trial of Intrapleural Bleomycin Versus Interferon Alfa-2b via Ultrasound-Guided Small-Bore Chest Tube in the Palliative Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-04-2004)“…To compare bleomycin pleurodesis and immunotherapy with intrapleural interferon alfa-2b (IFN) in the palliation of malignant pleural effusions. One hundred…”
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Role of ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in a case of Krukenberg tumor
Published in World journal of radiology (28-08-2013)“…We report a case of Krukenberg tumor of gastric origin with adnexal metastasis,in which ultrasonography(US) and contrast-enhanced US(CEUS) played a key…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of a rapid fecal test to confirm H pylori eradication after therapy: prospective comparison with a laboratory stool test
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (07-09-2007)“…To investigate the clinical performances of rapid stool test (ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, Meridian Diagnostic Inc.) in the evaluation of eradication therapy of H…”
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Second line treatments in advanced platinum-resistant non small cell lung cancer. A critical review of literature
Published in Reviews on recent clinical trials (01-01-2009)“…In the last 10 years the medical approach to platinum-resistant Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) has radically changed, passing from a lack of evidence of…”
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