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Open AccessRecurrence in acromegaly: two tertiary centers experience and review of the literature
Recurrence of acromegaly after successful surgery is a rare event, but no clear data are reported in the literature about its recurrence rates. This study aimed to evaluate the recurrence rate in a series of a...
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Open AccessMulticenter retro-prospective observational study on chronic hypoparathyroidism and rhPTH (1–84) treatment
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 12 months of rhPTH (1–84) (Natpar®) treatment in a cohort of patients selected according to the indications of hypoparathyroidism guidelines. The u...
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Open AccessIndication to dynamic and invasive testing in Cushing’s disease according to different neuroradiological findings
Dynamic testing represents the mainstay in the differential diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome. However, in case of undetectable or detectable lesion < 6 mm on MRI, bilateral inferior petrosal sinu...
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Open AccessEvaluation of procoagulant imbalance in Cushing’s syndrome after short- and long-term remission of disease
Patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) are at high risk of venous thromboembolism related to a hypercoagulability due to procoagulant imbalance. However, whether these alterations are reversible after disease r...
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Open AccessLong-term remission of acromegaly after somatostatin analogues withdrawal: a single-centre experience
A long-lasting remission of acromegaly after somatostatin analogues (SAs) withdrawal has been described in some series. Our aim was to update the disease evolution after SAs withdrawal in a cohort of acromegal...
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COVID-19 in Cushing disease: experience of a single tertiary centre in Lombardy
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The prevalence of silent acromegaly in prolactinomas is very low
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First-line therapy of Cushing disease (CD) is transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) aimed to obtain a complete removal of the pituitary adenoma and remission of disease.
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Recurrence of hyperprolactinemia following dopamine agonist withdrawal and possible predictive factors of recurrence in prolactinomas
The optimal duration of cabergoline (CAB) treatment of prolactinomas that minimizes recurrences is not well established. 2011 Endocrine Society Guidelines suggested that withdrawal may be safely undertaken aft...
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Recommendations for the management of acute hepatitis B: position paper of the Italian Society for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT)
To develop recommendations for the management of acute hepatitis B by the Italian Society for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases.
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Hepatitis B and immigrants: a SIMIT multicenter cross-sectional study
The continuing migration of individuals from geographic areas with high/medium endemicity has determined the arrival of new chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers in Italy. The magnitude of this phenomenon a...
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Open AccessTowards HCV extinction with modern HCV treatment? “Yes we can !”
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Epidemiology, characteristics, and outcome of infective endocarditis in Italy: the Italian Study on Endocarditis
The characteristics of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) vary significantly by region of the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contemporary epidemiology, characteristics, and outcome of ...
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Open AccessLiver fibrosis: concordance analysis between APRI and FIB-4 scores, evolution and predictors in a cohort of HIV patients without HCV and HBV infection
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Open AccessA magnifying glass onto renal function and serum lipid evolutions after tenofovir (TDF) and emtricitabine (FTC) in combination with atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r) versus efavirenz (EFV) as first-line HAART (the INCA trial)
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Italian consensus statement on paediatric HIV infection
The objective of this document is to identify and reinforce current recommendations concerning the management of HIV infection in infants and children in the context of good resource availability. All recommen...
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Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia in HIV-Positive Patients According to the Presence of Liver Cirrhosis
Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality for cirrhotic and HIV-infected patients, respectively. However, little is known on CABP in HIV-positive pa...
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Hyperbilirubinemia during Atazanavir Treatment in 2,404 Patients in the Italian Atazanavir Expanded Access Program and MASTER Cohorts
Although the mechanism of atazanavir (ATV)-related hyperbilirubinemia is well identified, its prevalence, risk factors, and association with transaminase flares have rarely been assessed in a large population ...
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Italian Consensus Statement on Management of HIV-Infected Individuals with Advanced Disease Naïve to Antiretroviral Therapy
Individuals with advanced HIV infection naïve to antiretroviral therapy represent a special population of patients frequently encountered in clinical practice. They are at high risk of disease progression and ...
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Outcome and Predictive Factors of Mortality in Hospitalized HIV-Patients in Burkina Faso
The aim of this study was to describe the clinical presentation and predictors of death in a HIV population hospitalized in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
