6 Result(s)
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Chapter
Operative Techniques in Vascular Injuries of Extremities
Arterial trauma of the limbs represents about 0.5% of all civilian trauma. Blunt trauma is the most frequent mechanism in civilian records, although penetrating trauma, especially gunshot wounds, is increasing...
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Chapter
Updates in the Management of Non-traumatic Abdominal Vascular Emergencies (Abdominal Aortoiliac Aneurysms, Intestinal Ischemia, Splanchnic Aneurysms)
Aortoiliac aneurysm, splanchnic aneurysms, and intestinal ischemia are potentially life-threatening conditions. Every year in Europe, 220,000 people received a diagnosis of nominal abdominal aortic aneurysm; s...
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Article
Dysarthria and cerebellar ataxia: late occurrence of severe neurotoxicity in a liver transplant recipient
Neurological complications of cyclosporin (CyA) therapy are frequent, usually occurring within the 1st month after transplantation. Though leukoencephalopathy is one of them, it is rarely documented. Here we r...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Somatomedin C (IGF I) plasma levels after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in end-stage cirrhotic patients
Insulin-like growth factors [IGF I and II or somatomedins (SMS)] are polypeptides chemically and biologically correlated with insulin. The main source of synthetic activity and secretion is the liver, although...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Liver transplantation for small HCC in cirrhosis
Segmental liver resection is generally considered the treatment of choice for small HCC in cirrhotic livers. Although in selected patients with small encapsulated nodules and low alpha-fetoprotein levels long-...
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Article
Preliminary report of a kindred affected from MEN IIa
Preliminary data of a kindred with multiple endocrine neoplasia type Ila (MEN IIa) are presented. The study concerns 20 subjects belonging to 4 generations. The first is a man, previously adrenalectomized for ...
