F Piscaglia

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Affiliation: University of Bologna
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Liver Imaging: Recent Advances
    Veronica Salvatore
    Division of Internal Medicine, Dept of Digestive Disease and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero universitaria S Orsola Malpighi, Via Albertoni, 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Curr Pharm Des 18:2236-52. 2012
  2. ncbi Accuracy of VirtualTouch Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging for the diagnosis of cirrhosis during liver ultrasonography
    F Piscaglia
    Div Internal Medicine, Dept Clinical Medicine, University and General Hospital S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna
    Ultraschall Med 32:167-75. 2011
  3. ncbi Malignancies in primary biliary cirrhosis
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine, Bolondi, Bologna, Italy
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:1-4. 2008
  4. ncbi Criteria for diagnosing benign portal vein thrombosis in the assessment of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Digestive Disease and Internal Medicine, St Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 16:658-67. 2010
  5. ncbi Diagnostic features of real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound in focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver
    F Piscaglia
    Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna
    Ultraschall Med 31:276-82. 2010
  6. ncbi Cost analysis of recall strategies for non-invasive diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 42:729-34. 2010
  7. ncbi Real time contrast enhanced ultrasonography in detection of liver metastases from gastrointestinal cancer
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria S, Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    BMC Cancer 7:171. 2007
  8. ncbi Prediction of significant fibrosis in hepatitis C virus infected liver transplant recipients by artificial neural network analysis of clinical factors
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 18:1255-61. 2006
  9. ncbi Characterization of focal liver lesions with contrast-enhanced ultrasound
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Ultrasound Med Biol 36:531-50. 2010
  10. ncbi A new priority policy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation within the model for end-stage liver disease system
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 13:857-66. 2007

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  1. ncbi Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Liver Imaging: Recent Advances
    Veronica Salvatore
    Division of Internal Medicine, Dept of Digestive Disease and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero universitaria S Orsola Malpighi, Via Albertoni, 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Curr Pharm Des 18:2236-52. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi Accuracy of VirtualTouch Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging for the diagnosis of cirrhosis during liver ultrasonography
    F Piscaglia
    Div Internal Medicine, Dept Clinical Medicine, University and General Hospital S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna
    Ultraschall Med 32:167-75. 2011
    ..The goal of the present study was to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of VirtualTouch in the diagnosis of cirrhosis and its correlation with transient elastography (Fibroscan)...
  3. ncbi Malignancies in primary biliary cirrhosis
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine, Bolondi, Bologna, Italy
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:1-4. 2008
    ..Such surveillance should start only when PBC patients have reached disease stage IV (frank cirrhosis)...
  4. ncbi Criteria for diagnosing benign portal vein thrombosis in the assessment of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Digestive Disease and Internal Medicine, St Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 16:658-67. 2010
    ..In conclusion, for a patient with HCC and portal vein thrombosis, appropriate investigations can establish whether the thrombosis is benign; patients with HCC and benign portal vein thrombosis are candidates for liver transplantation...
  5. ncbi Diagnostic features of real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound in focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver
    F Piscaglia
    Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna
    Ultraschall Med 31:276-82. 2010
    ..The aim of the present study was to assess the ultrasound pattern of FNH with special attention to real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) appearance and specifically to the timing of perfusion patterns...
  6. ncbi Cost analysis of recall strategies for non-invasive diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 42:729-34. 2010
    ..Which is the least expensive recall policy for nodules in the cirrhotic liver remains unclear...
  7. ncbi Real time contrast enhanced ultrasonography in detection of liver metastases from gastrointestinal cancer
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria S, Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    BMC Cancer 7:171. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Prediction of significant fibrosis in hepatitis C virus infected liver transplant recipients by artificial neural network analysis of clinical factors
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 18:1255-61. 2006
    ....
  9. ncbi Characterization of focal liver lesions with contrast-enhanced ultrasound
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Ultrasound Med Biol 36:531-50. 2010
    ....
  10. ncbi A new priority policy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation within the model for end-stage liver disease system
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 13:857-66. 2007
    ..This model allows the timely transplantation of patients with HCC without severely affecting the outcome of patients without HCC...
  11. ncbi Value of splanchnic Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of portal hypertension
    F Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Via Albertoni, Bologna, Italy
    Ultrasound Med Biol 27:893-9. 2001
    ..60 and 12 cm/s(-1), which appeared to be, therefore, the most favorable parameters for the clinical practice. Their use may limit the need for endoscopy to search for varices...
  12. ncbi Acute systemic, splanchnic and renal haemodynamic changes induced by molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) treatment in patients with end-stage cirrhosis
    G Donati
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 26:717-26. 2007
    ..To evaluate the acute effect of treatment with the molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) on splanchnic, renal and systemic haemodynamics in patients with end-stage cirrhosis...
  13. ncbi Mars and Prometheus: our clinical experience in acute chronic liver failure
    S Faenza
    Department of Surgery, Intensive Care and Transplantation, Policlinico Sant Orsola, Bologna, Italy
    Transplant Proc 40:1169-71. 2008
    ..In our clinical context, there are two groups that practice blood purification treatments on acute or chronic liver failure (AoCLF) patients: one group used MARS (molecular adsorbent recirculating system) and the other Prometheus...
  14. ncbi Small (<or=3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: the role of double contrast agents in MR imaging vs. multidetector-row CT
    R Golfieri
    Radiologia Malpighi, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S Orsola Malpighi, Universita di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, 40138, Bologna, Italy
    Radiol Med 114:1239-66. 2009
    ..dynamic MRI plus SPIO-MRI (double-contrast MRI: DC-MRI) for the detection of small (<or=3 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs)...
  15. ncbi Influence of liver fibrosis on hepatic artery Doppler resistance index in chronic hepatitis of viral origin
    F Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    Scand J Gastroenterol 36:647-52. 2001
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The increase in hepatic artery resistance index appears to be influenced by the extent of fibrous tissue deposition in the liver, determined by chronic inflammation and repair and, secondly, by ageing...
  16. ncbi Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: results of down-staging in patients initially outside the Milan selection criteria
    M Ravaioli
    Department of Liver and Multi organ Transplantation, Pathology Division of The F Addarii Institute, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Am J Transplant 8:2547-57. 2008
    ..The actuarial intention-to-treat survival was 27/48 patients (56.3%) in the down-staging and 81/129 cases (62.8%) in the Milan group, p = n.s. The proposed down-staging criteria provide a comparable outcome to the conventional criteria...
  17. ncbi Diurnal changes of fibrinolysis in patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices
    F Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Hepatology 31:349-57. 2000
    ....
  18. ncbi Role of real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of metastatic portal vein thrombosis
    A Venturi
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, St Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Ultraschall Med 28:75-8. 2007
    ....
  19. ncbi Management of small hepatocellular carcinoma
    S Leoni
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Acta Gastroenterol Belg 69:230-5. 2006
    ..This review describes some critical points regarding the detection, diagnosis and therapeutic management of small nodules of HCC in cirrhotic patients...
  20. ncbi Artificial neural network is superior to MELD in predicting mortality of patients with end-stage liver disease
    A Cucchetti
    Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Rianimatorie e dei Trapianti, University of Bologna, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, 9 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Gut 56:253-8. 2007
    ....
  21. ncbi Assessment of liver fibrosis in transplant recipients with recurrent HCV infection: usefulness of transient elastography
    F Corradi
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine Bolondi, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 41:217-25. 2009
    ..Progression of recurrent hepatitis C is accelerated in liver transplant recipients, leading to special need of non-invasive validated methods to estimate liver fibrosis...
  22. ncbi Analysis of risk factors for early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation. Possible contribution of reperfusion in the early morning
    F Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 39:52-9. 2007
    ....
  23. ncbi Tumor doubling time predicts recurrence after surgery and describes the histological pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis
    Alessandro Cucchetti
    Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Rianimatorie e dei Trapianti, University of Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    J Hepatol 43:310-6. 2005
    ..007), undifferentiation (P=0.003) and high alpha-fetoprotein levels (P=0.011). CONCLUSIONS: DT is easy to estimate and indicates the prognosis of single HCCs prior to liver resection...
  24. ncbi Review article: liver transplantation for HCC. Treatment options on the waiting list
    L Bolondi
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and Division of General and Transplantation Surgery, University of Bologna, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 17:145-50. 2003
    ..However, the overall efficacy of this approach will be established only in some years...
  25. ncbi Different haemodynamic effects of a single dose of long-acting isosorbide-5-mononitrate in healthy subjects and patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension
    F Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Azienda S Orsola Malpighi, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 36:594-602. 2004
    ..The action pathways of nitrates are hypothesised to be deranged in cirrhosis...
  26. ncbi New perspectives for the use of contrast-enhanced liver ultrasound in clinical practice
    L Bolondi
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 39:187-95. 2007
    ..Therefore, it is necessary to take measures in order to meet the demand for an increasing number of these procedures...
  27. ncbi Clinical trial: peg-interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin for the treatment of genotype-1 hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation
    F Lodato
    Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Sant Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 28:450-7. 2008
    ..Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) is difficult with low response rates...
  28. ncbi Left ventricular volumes in liver cirrhosis
    F Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 32:392-7. 2000
    ..Patients with alcoholic cirrhosis have left ventricular dimensions similar to controls. Few data have been reported in patients with cirrhosis of viral origin...
  29. ncbi Preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma tumour grade and micro-vascular invasion by means of artificial neural network: a pilot study
    Alessandro Cucchetti
    Liver and Multiorgan Transplant Unit, Policlinico S Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy
    J Hepatol 52:880-8. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) that is able to predict tumour grade and MVI on the basis of non-invasive variables...
  30. ncbi The impact of vascular and nonvascular findings on the noninvasive diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma based on the EASL and AASLD criteria
    Simona Leoni
    Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Am J Gastroenterol 105:599-609. 2010
    ....
  31. ncbi Molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) application in liver failure: clinical and hemodepurative results in 22 patients
    S Stefoni
    Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit, S Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Int J Artif Organs 29:207-18. 2006
    ..Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) still show a poor prognosis. MARS was used in 22 patients with ALF or ACLF to prolong patient survival for liver function recovery or as a bridge to transplantation...
  32. ncbi Comparison of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection in patients with cirrhosis to its occurrence in a surveilled cirrhotic population
    Alessandro Cucchetti
    Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 16:413-22. 2009
    ..Annual incidence of HCC 2 years or more after resection may be similar to that of general patients because the same risk factors are involved; assessment of these characteristics could be useful in tailoring clinical management...
  33. ncbi Fitz-Hugh-Curtis-syndrome mimicking acute cholecystitis: value of new ultrasound findings in the differential diagnosis
    F Piscaglia
    Div Internal Medicine, Dept of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy
    Ultraschall Med 26:227-30. 2005
    ..This prompted laparoscopic exploration of the subdiaphragmatic space, and the final diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis-syndrome was made. Such ultrasound finding appears to be a new diagnostic feature of this syndrome...
  34. ncbi Increased prevalence of fatty liver in arterial hypertensive patients with normal liver enzymes: role of insulin resistance
    G Donati
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Azienda S Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    Gut 53:1020-3. 2004
    ..029), and body mass index (p = 0.048). CONCLUSION: The higher prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver in non-obese hypertensive patients with normal liver enzymes appears to be related to increases in insulin resistance and body weight...
  35. ncbi Surveillance programme of cirrhotic patients for early diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: a cost effectiveness analysis
    L Bolondi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Universita di Bologna, Italia
    Gut 48:251-9. 2001
    ..This neoplasm is associated with liver cirrhosis (LC) in more than 90% of cases. Early diagnosis and treatment of HCC are expected to improve survival of patients...
  36. ncbi Review article: percutaneous treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
    S Gaiani
    Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Universita di Bologna, Italy
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 17:103-10. 2003
    ..Randomized controlled trials are needed in order to assess treatment response, long-term survival, rate of complication and cost-efficacy of newer technologies in comparison to ethanol injection...
  37. ncbi Usefulness of contrast-enhanced perfusional sonography in the assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma hypervascular at spiral computed tomography
    Stefano Gaiani
    Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Alma Mater Studiorum, Universita di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    J Hepatol 41:421-6. 2004
    ....
  38. ncbi Characterization of small nodules in cirrhosis by assessment of vascularity: the problem of hypovascular hepatocellular carcinoma
    Luigi Bolondi
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy
    Hepatology 42:27-34. 2005
    ..Relying on imaging techniques in nodules of 1 to 2 cm would miss the diagnosis of HCC in up to 38% of cases. Any nodule larger than 2 cm should be regarded as highly suspicious for HCC...
  39. ncbi Analysis of risk factors for tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: key role of immunosuppression
    Marco Vivarelli
    Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, S Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 11:497-503. 2005
    ..High CsA exposure favors tumor recurrence; CsA blood levels should be kept to the effective minimum in HCC patients. In the presence of pathologic and histologic risk factors, specific immunosuppressive protocols should be considered...
  40. ncbi Caution in the use of boldo in herbal laxatives: a case of hepatotoxicity
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, IT 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Scand J Gastroenterol 40:236-9. 2005
    ..Transaminases promptly returned to normal after withdrawal of the laxative. It is concluded that boldo leaf extracts might be hepatotoxic, at least in elderly patients with fatty liver...
  41. ncbi Effect of Levovist on splanchnic hemodynamics in cirrhotic patients
    Stefano Gaiani
    Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Ultrasound Med Biol 29:643-8. 2003
    ..It might have implications on harmonic imaging US protocols designed to image the cirrhotic liver in the early arterial phase...
  42. ncbi Use of perfusional angiosonography in liver transplantation and conservative management of post-transplant intra-hepatic pseudo-aneurysm
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine Bolondi, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Policlinico S Orsola Malpighi, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Transpl Int 17:634-8. 2004
    ..The combination of the two ultrasound techniques was useful in following the course of the pseudo-aneurysm, without further need for angiography. Eventually, this pseudo-aneurysm underwent spontaneous obliteration...
  43. ncbi Predictors of sustained virological response after antiviral treatment for hepatitis C recurrence following liver transplantation
    Matteo Cescon
    General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 15:782-9. 2009
    ..The rate of AVT discontinuation due to side effects was similar between groups (16% versus 8%, P = 0.3). In conclusion, the type of immunosuppression during AVT may predict SVR in patients treated for HCV recurrence after LT...
  44. ncbi Effect of potassium canrenoate, an anti-aldosterone agent, on incidence of ascites and variceal progression in cirrhosis
    Luigi Bolondi
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 4:1395-402. 2006
    ....
  45. ncbi Liver metastases from rectal carcinoma: disease progression during chemotherapy despite loss of arterial-phase hypervascularity on real-time contrast-enhanced harmonic sonography at low acoustic energy
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    J Clin Ultrasound 31:387-91. 2003
    ..In this case, changes in arterial perfusion over time did not parallel the response of liver metastases to chemotherapy...
  46. ncbi The safety of Sonovue in abdominal applications: retrospective analysis of 23188 investigations
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Ultrasound Med Biol 32:1369-75. 2006
    ....
  47. ncbi Characterization of liver lesions by real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
    Natascia Celli
    Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 19:3-14. 2007
    ....
  48. ncbi Long term follow-up and outcome of liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease: a single center case-control study
    Maurizio Biselli
    Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Policlinico S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    J Clin Gastroenterol 44:52-7. 2010
    ..Alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC) is a leading indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)...
  49. ncbi Detection of HCV antigens in liver graft: relevance to the management of recurrent post-liver transplant hepatitis C
    Alberto Grassi
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, University of Bologna Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 12:1673-81. 2006
    ..A high number of infected cells, independently from the genotype, represents a negative predictive factor of response to antiviral treatment...
  50. ncbi Hepatic artery thrombosis and graft ischemia in the presence of preserved arterial inflow: not a contradiction but a real possibility
    Giuliano La Barba
    Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Liver Transpl 10:710-1. 2004
  51. ncbi Recent advances in the imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. From ultrasound to positron emission tomography scan
    Valeria Camaggi
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    Saudi Med J 28:1007-14. 2007
    ..A typical vascular pattern in a nodule perceptible also without contrast is highly specific for HCC, so that non-invasive diagnostic algorithms have been developed and recently updated...
  52. ncbi The intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma stage: Should treatment be expanded?
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Division of Internal Medicine, Dept of Digestive Disease and Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 42:S258-63. 2010
    ..Patients not achieving complete necrosis and patients with early large recurrence should be managed individually, taking into consideration systemic treatments, which usually are reserved for advanced cases...
  53. ncbi In human hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is involved in cell proliferation and cooperates with P21 in DNA repair
    Laura Gramantieri
    Center for Applied Biomedical Research CRBA, University of Bologna and St Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    J Hepatol 39:997-1003. 2003
    ..During DNA-synthesis and repair the only active PCNA fraction is tightly bound to DNA. Similarly, during DNA-repair, a fraction of p21 colocalizes with PCNA in a detergent-insoluble form...
  54. ncbi Influence of the spleen on portal haemodynamics: a non-invasive study with Doppler ultrasound in chronic liver disease and haematological disorders
    F Piscaglia
    Dept of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy
    Scand J Gastroenterol 37:1220-7. 2002
    ..In an attempt to elucidate these questions, we assessed splanchnic haemodynamics in chronic liver diseases and various other disorders with splenomegaly...
  55. ncbi Assessment of donor steatosis in liver transplantation: is it possible without liver biopsy?
    Alessandro Cucchetti
    Liver and Multiorgan Transplant Unit, University of Bologna, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Clin Transplant 23:519-24. 2009
    ..It would, therefore, be helpful to be able to predict the degree of steatosis, on the basis of non-invasive readily available variables...
  56. ncbi Echo-enhanced ultrasonography: is it the future gold standard of imaging in acute pancreatitis?
    Emilio Brocchi
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    JOP 6:464-6. 2005
    ..Most importantly, this technique should be also useful for following-up patients and it may be also an alternative to MRI in those patients in whom contrast-enhanced computed tomography cannot be carried out...
  57. ncbi Cirrhosis does not shift the circadian phase of plasma fibrinolysis
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy
    Am J Gastroenterol 97:1512-7. 2002
    ....
  58. ncbi Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
    Riccardo Lencioni
    Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Oncology, Transplants, and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Cisanello University Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
    J Hepatol 48:848-57. 2008
    ..Hence, CT or MR imaging are still mandatory for proper intrahepatic staging of the disease...
  59. ncbi Percutaneous ablation procedures in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma submitted to liver transplantation: Assessment of efficacy at explant analysis and of safety for tumor recurrence
    Maurizio Pompili
    Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
    Liver Transpl 11:1117-26. 2005
    ..RFA provides complete necrosis in most nodules smaller than 3 cm, and appears to be the best treatment option in these cases...
  60. ncbi Selecting patients with hepatocellular carcinoma for transplantation
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Liver Transpl 13:1203; author reply 1204. 2007
  61. ncbi Portal pressure and Doppler
    Fabio Piscaglia
    Ultrasound Med Biol 29:495-6. 2003
  62. ncbi Onset of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a liver transplant recipient under peg-interferon and ribavirin treatment
    Cristina Crespi
    Intern Emerg Med 3:77-80. 2008
  63. ncbi Expression of reelin in hepatic stellate cells and during hepatic tissue repair: a novel marker for the differentiation of HSC from other liver myofibroblasts
    Dominik Kobold
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Gottingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, 37075 Gottingen, Germany
    J Hepatol 36:607-13. 2002
    ..Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and rat liver myofibroblasts (rMF), two similar but not identical cell populations, play a major role during hepatic tissue repair...