[Recent clinical findings in leptospirosis].

abstract：:Urinary infections often complicate the clinical course of hospitalised patients especially those with immunological diseases or under antibiotic treatment for other infectious pathologies. Urethral catheterisation is also a well known cause of such infections. The problem of urinary infections was examined in a gener...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Arosio A,Ferrari S,Tranchina G,Borroni M,Grassi L

更新日期：1986-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of aneurysmatic dilatation of the vena cava superior is presented. This lesion is rare and not commonly taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses. Chest X-rays taken during inspiration and expiration and in the standing and reclining positions (particularly the second...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Bonomo L,Basilico L,Falappa PG,Ronzoni G

更新日期：1978-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a radiological study carried out on a limited number of patients undergoing mitral valvuloplasty are reported. The good results achieved with this technique are confirmed objectively. ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Fagnoni M,Alluto LB,Brancaccio P,Salamino A,Bronsino E

更新日期：1977-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Correction of incontinence as the sequel of a pull-through operation for anorectal atresia, leaving aside cases due to a mistake of the surgical technique, is based on the construction of a new sphincter. This can be done in several ways, using striped, pedicled, denervated, free, or, more recently, smooth muscle. The...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Georgacopulo P

更新日期：1982-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen patients aged between 14 and 60 years suffering from diabetes insipidus were studied. Diabetes insipidus was diagnosed by means of Robertson's test. All patients underwent C.T. scanning and evaluation of PRL basally and after TRH (200 mcg e.v.). Twelve patients (66%) showed neurological lesions (secondary cen...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Morosini PP,Carletti P,Campanella N,Ferretti GF,Sampaolo G

更新日期：1984-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Xie Y,Yang X,Zhang W,Zhao W

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating the association between bisphosphonates exposure and gastric cancer (GC) risk have reached inconsistent conclusions. The purpose of this updated meta-analysis was to assess whether bisphosphonates exposure were associated with an increased risk of GC. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:We searched PubM...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Cai D,Qin J,Chen G,Feng W,Liu J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spa therapy is frequently used in daily rheumatological practice, but its benefit remains to be evaluated. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of mud-packs and mineral baths with fluorurate radioactivity water from the thermal resort of Merano (Bolzano) versus short wa...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Fioravanti A,Bisogno S,Nerucci F,Cicero MR,Locunsolo S,Marcolongo R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Authors have diagnosed by endoscopy and biopsy 33 primitive gastric lymphomas (6,7% of all malignant gastric tumors diagnosed over 6 years). Endoscopic observation alone diagnosed lymphoma in 63,6% of the cases. Exact diagnosis was made in all cases of polymorphic or multi-ulcerated lesions. The observation of a s...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Sanfilippo G,Aprile G,Magnano A,Pecorella S,Virgilio C,La Malfa M

更新日期：1983-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of preliminary research designed to prepare a method for using mouth measurements to identify alveolar air trapping phenomena which cannot be detected by normal techniques are reported. With a present rapid thermoconductivity CO2/He analyser, it was shown that even after the completion of a standard He was...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Serra R,Zanon P,Casali L

更新日期：1977-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Three groups of patients were compared statistically: 79 with the diagnosis psychosomatic headache' (in the strict sense of the term), 450 others whose headache was part of another disorder (termed symptomatic headache'), and 850 patients free from headache symptoms. The following characteristics were found for the gr...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Timsit M,Urbain E,Sabatier J,Timsit-Berthier M

更新日期：1976-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In an assessment of the degree of adrenergic activity in the course of diabetes mellitus, plasma levels and urinary excretion of norepinephrine and epinephrine were determined in 20 normal subjects and 47 diabetics: 11 in good control (group I), 23 in poor control (group II), 13 with frank ketoacidosis (group III). Th...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Bolli G,Cartechini MG,Compagnucci P,Massi-Benedetti M,Filipponi P,Nicoletti I,De Feo P,Angeletti G

更新日期：1979-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:It is repeatedly advocated in the medical literature the need of reshaping the care process in order to better address the unmet clinical needs of the highly vulnerable and complex ageing population. In the past twenty years, frailty has assumed the role of an arising and independent geriatric condition, different fro...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Jarach CM,Cesari M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the sperm abnormalities in young infertile patients with hepatitis B (HBV) or C (HCV) virus infection and to evaluate the additional negative influence of varicocele on sperm parameters in these patients. METHODS:Part I. Forty-two infertile patients in Child-Pugh classificatio...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Vicari E,Arcoria D,Di Mauro C,Noto R,Noto Z,La Vignera S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors gave recombinant human erythropoietin to four anaemic patients with HIV-infection treated with zidovudine. After erythropoietin administration an increase in haemoglobin, erythrocytes and haematocrit was observed and patients could continue AZT therapy. ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Fruttaldo L,Gatti G,Deambrogio V,Mongiò F,Schettino G,Cavagnolo G

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated to recurrent, obsessive recollection of severe traumatic events. This condition is still not completely understood. Elective treatment of PTSD is psychotherapy. Standardized supplements, used for improving chronic fatigue syndrome (i.e. Robuvit®, Horphag Re...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Belcaro G,Luzzi R,Hosoi M,Dugall M,Cesarone MR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MALAT1 (Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1), a newly discovered long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), has been reported to be overexpressed in various cancers. However, the clinical value of MALAT1 in digestive system cancers is unclear. This study was designed to investigate the potential value ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Song W,Zhang RJ,Zou SB

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Formerly considered a rare disorder, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has emerged as a leading cause of feeding problems in children and an increasingly recognized cause of dysphagia and food impaction in adults. Our understanding of EoE and its complex interplay with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) has evolved ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Mari A,Abu Baker F,Mahamid M,Khoury T,Sbeit W,Pellicano R

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trend of antibodies tested with indirect hemagglutination, of total IgE and complement fraction was examined in patients with liver hydatid disease, treated with surgery and benzoimidazoles. ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Orlando R,Tosone G,Del Pezzo M,Piccoli S,Rendano F,Palimento D,Conti A

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 104 workers were examined. They were employed in selecting rags and separating the lining from wollen fabrics to be used again as thread waste in the textile industry. The aim of the study was to point out tendon and joint related disorders of the upper limb due to repetitive and forced movements. Twenty-ei...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Fioravanti A,Cocco R,Francioni C,Innocenti A,Megale F,Priolo F,Raspanti S,Sabadini L,Sartorelli P,Vannucchi CE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest that surrounds the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is due not only to its causal role in several gastroduodenal diseases, but also to its supposed involvement in the pathogenesis of extragastric manifestations. This review provides a literature update on the hypothetic correlation between H. pyl...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Pellicano R,Savi L,De Martino P,Morgando A,Astegiano M,Pinessi L,Rizzetto M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplant is a therapeutic option for end stage lung diseases, but only a limited number of lung grafts is considered suitable for transplantation. It has been recently suggested an approach to improve and maximize donor lung suitability, namely ventilation strategies to prevent lung damage and preserve function...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Solidoro P,Schreiber A,Boffini M,Braido F,DI Marco F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering the more recent physiopathogenetic advancements in neurofibromatosis (NF), we propose to employ novel instrumental and laboratory procedures for the immunological and clinical surveillance of NF. In NF the evolution of the non-self can lead to disease expansion, at times transforming into malignancy. Conte...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Gerosa P,Vai C,Canepari C,Fontana A,Bizzozero L,Giussani G,Spinelli M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thyroid activity of twenty euthyroid patients, with single or multiple "cold" nodules was investigated, with determination of seric T3, T4, reverse-T3 (rT3) and TSH. The blood-drags were performed respectively, during (with seric samples from the inferior thyroid vein ipsilateral to the affected lobe) and after (1...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Sturniolo G,Carditello A,Sobbrio GA,Bartolotta M,Gagliano E,Lentini B

更新日期：1986-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of pheochromocytoma revealed by a de novo appeared hypertension in a young female patient at her 3rd trimester of pregnancy. An early diagnosis and an appropriate medical management allowed a successful maternal outcome. Since maternal and fetal prognosis of pheochromocytoma associated with p...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Bolli G,Puxeddu A,Gilardi G,De Feo P,Pasqualucci V,Cartechini MG

更新日期：1981-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma and red cell acid-base balance were studied in 13 patients with metabolic alkalosis and 14 healthy subjects following the infusion of bicarbonate. Differences between the plasma and red cell patterns suggested that application of the results of plasma determinations to the body as a whole could be the cause of ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Santambrogio S,Cremonini L,Martinotti R,Parziale M,Cremonesi G,Randazzo A

更新日期：1978-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute suppurative thyroiditis is an acute disease of the thyroid gland. In this paper the authors report a case of acute suppurative thyroiditis complicated by abscessual evolution in an addict patient study with ultra-sonography and treated with fine needle aspiration and antibiotic therapy. The patient reached our o...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Gimondo P,Messina G,Gimondo S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in haematocrit values were determined in chronic bronchitis patients undergoing water depletion with diuretics. Unchanged, increased and decreased values were observed. The results were statistically significant and indicated that: 1) increases correspond to a decrease in the amount of extracellular water; 2) ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Fumagalli G,Ferrara A,Bossi R

更新日期：1974-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are characterized by an unfavorable outcome in the majority of adult cases. Several clinical trials have confirmed the usefulness of a pediatric-type therapy applied to adult patients. Adults present with higher risk features at diagnosis that predispose them to chemoth...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Lanza F,Maffini E,Saraceni F,Massari E,Rondoni M,Daghia G,Olivieri A,Cerchione C,Martinelli G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Italy, many patients with B-virus (HBV) and Delta-virus (HDV) end-stage liver disease, are potential candidates to liver transplantation. Several authors have reported 70 to 100% hepatitis recurrence rates. From june 1983 to may 1989, 72 transplants on 60 patients were performed at Liver Transplantation Department ...

journal_title：Minerva medica

authors： Grendele M,Colledan M,Doglia M,Fassati LR,Ferla G,Gridelli B,Maggi U,Reggiani P,Rossi G,Caccamo L

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00