G Cavallini

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Preliminary study of letrozole use for improving spermatogenesis in non-obstructive azoospermia patients with normal serum FSH
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy
    Asian J Androl 13:895-7. 2011
  2. ncbi Reduction in sperm aneuploidy levels in severe oligoasthenoteratospermic patients after medical therapy: a preliminary report
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Medicitalia, Andrological Section Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara 44100, Italy
    Asian J Androl 14:591-8. 2012
  3. ncbi Association between Peyronie disease and low serum testosterone levels: detection and therapeutic considerations
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
    J Androl 33:381-8. 2012
  4. ncbi Acetyl-L-carnitine plus propionyl-L-carnitine improve efficacy of sildenafil in treatment of erectile dysfunction after bilateral nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Societa Italiana di Medicina della Riproduzione, Bologna, Italy
    Urology 66:1080-5. 2005
  5. ncbi Male idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Societa Italiana di Medicina della Riproduzione, Via Mazzini 12, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Asian J Androl 8:143-57. 2006
  6. ncbi Open preliminary randomized prospective clinical trial of efficacy and safety of three different verapamil dilutions for intraplaque therapy of Peyronie's disease
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andrological Operative Unit, Headquarters of Società Italiana di Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione, Bologna, Italy
    Urology 69:950-4. 2007
  7. ncbi Pilot study to determine improvements in subjective penile morphology and personal relationships following a Nesbit plication procedure for men with congenital penile curvature
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andrological Operative Unit, Headquarters of Società Italiana di Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione via Mazzini 12, Bologna 40138, Italy
    Asian J Androl 10:512-9. 2008
  8. ncbi A study to sustain the hypothesis of the multiple genesis of oligoasthenoteratospermia in human idiopathic infertile males
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Societa Italiana di Medicina della Riproduzione, Bologna, Italy
    Biol Reprod 79:667-73. 2008
  9. ncbi The number of spermatozoa collected with testicular sperm extraction is a novel predictor of intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome in non-obstructive azoospermic patients
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
    Asian J Androl 13:312-6. 2011
  10. ncbi [Mepartricin in the treatment of male pelvic pain syndrome secondary to chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/prostatodynia]
    G Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Ferrara, Italy
    Minerva Urol Nefrol 53:13-7. 2001

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  1. ncbi Preliminary study of letrozole use for improving spermatogenesis in non-obstructive azoospermia patients with normal serum FSH
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy
    Asian J Androl 13:895-7. 2011
    ..05 in all cases), when letrozole was administered. This suggests that letrozole treatment might improve sperm count in an NOA sub-population; however, more studies, including the proper controls, are needed to confirm its efficacy...
  2. ncbi Reduction in sperm aneuploidy levels in severe oligoasthenoteratospermic patients after medical therapy: a preliminary report
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Medicitalia, Andrological Section Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara 44100, Italy
    Asian J Androl 14:591-8. 2012
    ..The side effects were negligible. The numbers of ICSI pregnancies and live births in severe idiopathic OAT patients improved with a course of L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine and cinnoxicam...
  3. ncbi Association between Peyronie disease and low serum testosterone levels: detection and therapeutic considerations
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
    J Androl 33:381-8. 2012
    ..Men with PD had lower bT/fT than healthy controls. In these patients, supplementation with testosterone improved the efficacy of intraplaque verapamil. Plaque area and penile curvature were more severe in hypogonadal PD...
  4. ncbi Acetyl-L-carnitine plus propionyl-L-carnitine improve efficacy of sildenafil in treatment of erectile dysfunction after bilateral nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Societa Italiana di Medicina della Riproduzione, Bologna, Italy
    Urology 66:1080-5. 2005
    ..To determine whether propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) plus acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) improves the effectiveness of sildenafil in restoring sexual potency after bilateral nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy...
  5. ncbi Male idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Societa Italiana di Medicina della Riproduzione, Via Mazzini 12, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Asian J Androl 8:143-57. 2006
    ..The efficacy of tamoxifen + testosterone undecanoate, tamoxifen alone, and recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone is still a matter for discussion...
  6. ncbi Open preliminary randomized prospective clinical trial of efficacy and safety of three different verapamil dilutions for intraplaque therapy of Peyronie's disease
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andrological Operative Unit, Headquarters of Società Italiana di Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione, Bologna, Italy
    Urology 69:950-4. 2007
    ..To investigate the efficacy and safety of three different dilutions of verapamil used in intraplaque injections in an attempt to reduce Peyronie's disease symptoms...
  7. ncbi Pilot study to determine improvements in subjective penile morphology and personal relationships following a Nesbit plication procedure for men with congenital penile curvature
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andrological Operative Unit, Headquarters of Società Italiana di Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione via Mazzini 12, Bologna 40138, Italy
    Asian J Androl 10:512-9. 2008
    ..To determine whether the surgical straightening of congenital penile curvature can improve intromission comfort, penile features, personal relationships and psychogenic erectile dysfunction (ED)...
  8. ncbi A study to sustain the hypothesis of the multiple genesis of oligoasthenoteratospermia in human idiopathic infertile males
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Societa Italiana di Medicina della Riproduzione, Bologna, Italy
    Biol Reprod 79:667-73. 2008
    ..This means that idiopathic OAT may occur by means of at least two independent pathways, the first affecting concentration and/or motility and the second affecting morphology...
  9. ncbi The number of spermatozoa collected with testicular sperm extraction is a novel predictor of intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome in non-obstructive azoospermic patients
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
    Asian J Androl 13:312-6. 2011
    ..The number of spermatozoa collected, FSH level and testicular volume are monitors of spermatogenesis linked to ICSI success...
  10. ncbi [Mepartricin in the treatment of male pelvic pain syndrome secondary to chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/prostatodynia]
    G Cavallini
    Andros Italia, Ferrara, Italy
    Minerva Urol Nefrol 53:13-7. 2001
    ..The aim of this paper is to compare the activity of mepartricin vs placebo in male pain pelvic syndrome secondary to chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/prostatodynia...
  11. ncbi Towards an evidence-based understanding of Peyronie's disease
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Operative Unit of Andrology, Società Italiana di Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione SISMER, Via Mazzini 12, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Int J STD AIDS 16:187-94; quiz 94-5. 2005
    ..Therefore, the primitive replicative (rather than reactive) nature of the disease is confirmed; this knowledge may be of help in the identification of new non-surgical therapies for Peyronie's disease...
  12. ncbi Oral propionyl-l-carnitine and intraplaque verapamil in the therapy of advanced and resistant Peyronie's disease
    G Cavallini
    Medicine Reproductive Unit, Società Italiana Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione SISMER, Bologna, Italy
    BJU Int 89:895-900. 2002
    ..To ascertain whether oral propionyl-l-carnitine combined with intraplaque verapamil is a useful therapy for advanced or resistant Peyronie's disease...
  13. ncbi Cinnoxicam and L-carnitine/acetyl-L-carnitine treatment for idiopathic and varicocele-associated oligoasthenospermia
    Giorgio Cavallini
    Headquarters of Società Italiana di Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione SISMER, Bologna, Italy
    J Androl 25:761-70; discussion 771-2. 2004
    ..Pregnancy rates were 1.7% (group 1), 21.8% (group 2), and 38.0% (group 3) (P <.01). L-carnitine/acetyl-L-carnitine + cinnoxicam suppositories proved a reliable treatment for low-grade varicoceles and idiopathic OATs...
  14. ncbi Medical therapy of oligoasthenospermia associated with left varicocele
    G Cavallini
    Società Italiana di Studi Medicina della Riproduzione, Reproductive Medicine Unit, Bologna, Italy
    BJU Int 91:513-8. 2003
    ..To ascertain whether a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (cinnoxicam) or surgical varicocelectomy are suitable therapies for oligoasthenospermia associated with varicocele...
  15. ncbi Carnitine versus androgen administration in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, depressed mood, and fatigue associated with male aging
    G Cavallini
    Andrological Operative Unit, , Bologna, Italy
    Urology 63:641-6. 2004
    ..Placebo administration proved ineffective. Negligible side effects emerged. CONCLUSIONS: Testosterone and, especially, carnitines proved to be active drugs for the therapy of symptoms associated with male aging...
  16. ncbi Spermatogenesis and spectral echo-colour Doppler traces from the main testicular artery
    G Biagiotti
    Reproductive Medicine Unit, , Bologna, Italy
    BJU Int 90:903-8. 2002
    ..The RI and especially PSV clearly differentiated obstructive from unobstructive azoospermia...
  17. ncbi Predicting aneuploidy in human oocytes: key factors which affect the meiotic process
    L Gianaroli
    S I S Me R, Reproductive Medicine Unit, Via Mazzini, 12, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    Hum Reprod 25:2374-86. 2010
    ..To estimate the incidence of aneuploidy in relation to patients' characteristics, the type of hormonal stimulation and their response to induction of multiple follicular growth, 4163 first polar bodies (PB1s) were analyzed...
  18. ncbi Frequency of aneuploidy in sperm from patients with extremely severe male factor infertility
    Luca Gianaroli
    S I S Me R Reproductive Medicine Unit, Via Mazzini 12, 40138 Bologna, Dept OB GYN, S Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Hum Reprod 20:2140-52. 2005
    ..A protocol for the chromosomal analysis of sperm samples with a severely reduced number of sperm cells was designed...
  19. ncbi A prospective multicentre survey on the treatment of acute pancreatitis in Italy
    R Pezzilli
    Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 39:838-46. 2007
    ..The Italian Association for the Study of the Pancreas released a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for acute pancreatitis in 1999...
  20. ncbi Dyspermia and testicular artery peak systolic velocity
    Giulio Biagiotti
    Reproductive Medicine Unit, , Bologna, Italy
    Arch Ital Urol Androl 74:243-6. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: RI and PSV proved to be a reliable tool to be routinely used in the clinical study of infertile/dyspermic males, whereas EDV, FSH and testicle volume did not...
  21. ncbi The beneficial effects of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy support extensive clinical application
    Luca Gianaroli
    S I S Me R, Reproductive Medicine Unit, Bologna, Italy
    Reprod Biomed Online 10:633-40. 2005
    ..001) take-home baby rate when compared with the previous reproductive history of the parents...
  22. ncbi Clinical and genetic characteristics of hereditary pancreatitis in Europe
    Nathan Howes
    Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:252-61. 2004
    ..Hereditary pancreatitis is an autosomal dominant disease that is mostly caused by cationic trypsinogen (PRSS1) gene mutations. The aim was to determine phenotype-genotype correlations of families in Europe...
  23. ncbi Comparison of two dosing regimens of gabexate in the prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis
    Enzo Masci
    Servizio di Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ospedale S. Raffaele, , Milan, Italy
    Am J Gastroenterol 98:2182-6. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a 6.5-h infusion of gabexate (for a total of 500 mg) is not less effective than a 13 h infusion, with evident savings...
  24. ncbi Smoking cessation at the clinical onset of chronic pancreatitis and risk of pancreatic calcifications
    Giorgio Talamini
    Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    Pancreas 35:320-6. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to know whether smoking cessation modifies the course of the disease...
  25. ncbi The various imaging aspects of chronic pancreatitis
    Rossella Graziani
    Department of Radiology, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    JOP 6:73-88. 2005