32 Result(s)

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American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 95th Annual Convention Podium and Poster Abstracts June 9–14, 1996 Seattle, Washington

D. Obrand, P. H. Gordon, S. Rowley, R. H. Grace, S. Rai… in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (1996)

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Anticonvulsant effect of felbamate in the pentylenetetrazole kindling model of epilepsy in the rat

The present study was designed to examine the ability of felbamate, a novel antiepileptic agent, to antagonize the increase in seizure severity (i.e., chemical kindling) produced by chronic treatment with init...

O. Giorgi, G. Carboni, V. Frau, M. Orlandi… in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmaco… (1996)

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Combined modality therapy for rectal cancer

Rectal cancer is often a curable disease when localized. Although adenocarcinoma of the rectum and adenocarcinoma of the more proximal colon have a similar histologic appearance, the natural history of rectal ...

G. D. Beretta, S. Mosconi, L. Milesi… in Atlas of Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasono… (2004)

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Laparoscopic resection with intraoperative radiotherapy: a new step in the multimodal treatment of advanced colorectal cancer

Local recurrence is one of the most important problems related to resection of rectal cancer in locally advanced cases (T3–T4). Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the mainstay of surgical therapy, although man...

I. M. Civello, C. Cavicchioni, R. M. Tacchino, D. Matera… in Surgical Endoscopy (2007)

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Functional results after radiochemotherapy and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

The aim of this study was to prospectively define and measure evacuation and continence disorders after preoperative radiochemotherapy and total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer 1 year after surgery.

C. Coco, V. Valentini, A. Manno, G. Rizzo… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2007)

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Critical role of laser wavelength on carbon films grown by PLD of graphite

The structure of thin films deposited by pulsed laser ablation (PLD) is strongly dependent on experimental conditions, like laser wavelength and fluence, substrate temperature and pressure. Depending on these ...

E. Cappelli, C. Scilletta, G. Mattei, V. Valentini, S. Orlando… in Applied Physics A (2008)

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The role of radiotherapy in adult medulloblastoma: long-term single-institution experience and a review of the literature

Medulloblastoma (MB) occurs infrequently in adult patients and standard treatment is still controversial. We report our long-term, single-institution experience of adult MB and a review of the literature. We a...

M. Balducci, S. Chiesa, D. Chieffo, S. Manfrida, N. Dinapoli… in Journal of Neuro-Oncology (2012)

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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for locally advanced extraperitoneal rectal cancer: short-term morbidity and functional outcome

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) after radiochemotherapy (RCT) has been reported in selected cases of locally advanced rectal cancer as an alternative to traditional radical resection with total mesorec...

C. Coco, G. Rizzo, C. Mattana, M. A. Gambacorta, A. Verbo, B. Barbaro… in Surgical Endoscopy (2013)

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Clinical and technical characteristics of intraoperative radiotherapy

A joint analysis of clinical data from centres within the European section of the International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT-Europe) was undertaken in order to define the range of intrao...

M. Krengli MD, F.A. Calvo, F. Sedlmayer, C.V. Sole… in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie (2013)

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Concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide-based chemoradiotherapy schedules for glioblastoma

To investigate the impact of nonstandard concomitant temozolomide (TMZ) administration in two prospective phase II studies for glioblastoma (GBM).

M. Balducci, A. Fiorentino MD, P. De Bonis, S. Chiesa… in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie (2013)

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AlN thin films prepared by ArF plasma assisted PLD. Role of process conditions on electronic and chemical–morphological properties

Aluminium nitride thin films were deposited on n-Si <100> substrates by RF plasma activated reactive pulsed laser deposition (PLD). An ArF excimer pulsed laser, 10 Hz and 2.5 J/cm² energy fluence, has been used t...

E. Cappelli, D. M. Trucchi, S. Orlando, V. Valentini, A. Mezzi… in Applied Physics A (2014)

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Low-dose fractionated radiotherapy and concomitant chemotherapy for recurrent or progressive glioblastoma

Evaluated in this study were the feasibility and the efficacy of concurrent low dose fractionated radiotherapy (LD-FRT) and chemotherapy as palliative treatment for recurrent/progressive glioblastoma multiform...

M. Balducci, B. Diletto, S. Chiesa, G.R. D’Agostino… in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie (2014)

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Raman investigation of femtosecond laser-induced graphitic columns in single-crystal diamond

We report on the fabrication of graphitic columns induced in single-crystal diamond plates using 100 fs laser pulses at 800 nm wavelength. Different values of laser fluence (0.6–1.2 J/cm²) and graphitization spee...

M. Girolami, A. Bellucci, P. Calvani, S. Orlando, V. Valentini… in Applied Physics A (2014)

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Infrared absorption of fs-laser textured CVD diamond

Nanoscale periodic texturing on polycrystalline CVD diamond surface was performed to obtain a significant increase in optical absorptance to visible and near-infrared radiation. Surface texturing, obtained by...

P. Calvani, A. Bellucci, M. Girolami, S. Orlando, V. Valentini… in Applied Physics A (2016)

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Rectal sparing approach after preoperative radio- and/or chemotherapy (RESARCH) in patients with rectal cancer: a multicentre observational study

Rectum-sparing approaches appear to be appropriate in rectal cancer patients with a major (mCR) or complete clinical response (cCR) after neoadjuvant therapy. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the e...

A. Barina, A. De Paoli, P. Delrio, M. Guerrieri… in Techniques in Coloproctology (2017)

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Role of Inflammatory Diseases in Hypertension

Chronic inflammatory diseases (CID) are characterized by an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Several mechanisms, including early acceleration of subclinical atherosclerotic damage...

E. Bartoloni, A. Alunno, V. Valentini… in High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Preve… (2017)

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What Is the Ongoing Recommendation in the Management of Rectal Cancer?

During the past 20 years, we have seen major changes in the way patients with rectal cancer are investigated and treated. The key components are the improvements in preoperative staging, in surgical technique ...

V. Valentini, Hans-Joachim Schmoll… in Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Can… (2018)