44 Result(s)

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Microwave ablation for large benign thyroid nodules: a proposal for a new approach: “the fluid-motion technique”

Most thyroid nodules are benign, and treatment is primarily indicated for patients with symptoms or cosmetic concerns related to nodular volume. Recently, there has been growing interest in nonsurgical and min...

C. Aliberti, H. Impellizzeri, M. Inama, G. Moretto, A. Vitali… in Updates in Surgery (2024)

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Laparoscopic versus open extended radical left pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: an international propensity-score matched study

A radical left pancreatectomy in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may require extended, multivisceral resections. The role of a laparoscopic approach in extended radical left pancreatectom...

A. Balduzzi, J. van Hilst, M. Korrel, S. Lof, B. Al-Sarireh… in Surgical Endoscopy (2021)

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IPMN as a Premalignant Condition

Due to the overuse of high-quality cross-sectional imaging, such as CT-scan or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the prevalence of incidentally discovered pancreatic cystic neoplasms has dramatically risen. Am...

A. Balduzzi, S. Andrianello, R. Salvia… in Textbook of Pancreatic Cancer (2021)

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Surveillance and Intervention in IPMN

The increasing use of cross-sectional imaging, increasing life expectancy, and a trend for healthy individuals to undergo “health checkups” with full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have markedly increas...

A. Balduzzi, N. C. M. van Huijgevoort… in Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research (2020)

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Fertility preservation issues in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: practical approaches from the consensus of the Pediatric Diseases Working Party of the EBMT and the International BFM Study Group

Fertility preservation is an urgent challenge in the transplant setting. A panel of transplanters and fertility specialists within the Pediatric Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Mar...

A Balduzzi, J-H Dalle, K Jahnukainen, M von Wolff… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2017)

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More chronic GvHD and non-relapse mortality after peripheral blood stem cell compared with bone marrow in hematopoietic transplantation for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective study on behalf of the EBMT Paediatric Diseases Working Party

M Simonin, A Dalissier, M Labopin, A Willasch, M Zecca… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2017)

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Minimal residual disease assessment by next-generation sequencing. Better tools to gaze into the crystal ball?

A Balduzzi in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2017)

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State-of-the-art fertility preservation in children and adolescents undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a report on the expert meeting of the Paediatric Diseases Working Party (PDWP) of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) in Baden, Austria, 29–30 September 2015

Nowadays, allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a well-established treatment procedure and often the only cure for many patients with malignant and non-malignant diseases. Decrease...

J-H Dalle, G Lucchini, A Balduzzi, M Ifversen, K Jahnukainen… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2017)

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Survey of CMV management in pediatric allogeneic HSCT programs, on behalf of the Inborn Errors, Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Diseases Working Parties of EBMT

Human CMV infection is a frequent complication after HSC in children with remarkable morbidity and mortality. Antiviral drugs are relatively efficient but have numerous side effects. They are used as prophylac...

T Bontant, P Sedlaçek, A Balduzzi, B Gaspar, S Cesaro… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2014)

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Mesenchymal stromal cells for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease: understanding the in vivo biological effect through patient immune monitoring

E Dander, G Lucchini, P Vinci, M Introna, F Masciocchi, P Perseghin, A Balduzzi… in Leukemia (2012)

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Polyomavirus JC-targeted T-cell therapy for progressive multiple leukoencephalopathy in a hematopoietic cell transplantation recipient

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with polyomavirus JC (JCV) infection has been reported to be usually fatal in allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) recipients. We present the case of ...

A Balduzzi, G Lucchini, H H Hirsch, S Basso, M Cioni… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2011)

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Autologous purified peripheral blood SCT in childhood low-risk relapsed ALL

The treatment of childhood B-cell-precursor ALL after isolated-extramedullary or late relapse is controversial. Most approaches are based on chemotherapy or allogeneic transplantation. The aim of this report i...

A Balduzzi, S Bonanomi, M G Valsecchi, G Gaipa, P Perseghin… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2011)

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T cells stimulated by CD40L positive leukemic blasts-pulsed dendritic cells meet optimal functional requirements for adoptive T-cell therapy

Adoptive T-cell immunotherapy may provide complementary therapy for childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). In this study, we have analyzed the functional characteristics of anti-BCP...

G D'Amico, M Bonamino, E Dander, V Marin, G Basso, A Balduzzi, E Biagi… in Leukemia (2006)

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Is there a role for minimal residual disease levels in the treatment of ALL patients who receive allogeneic stem cells?

Relapse is the major complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children. Since it has been possible to measure minimal residual disease (MRD) by re...

M W Schilham, A Balduzzi, P Bader in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2005)