Bruno Andreoni

....

..This study evaluates the surgical morbidity and long-term outcome of colorectal cancer surgery in an unselected group of patients treated over the period 1994-2003...

..During the last 10 years, chemoradiation treatment (CRT) has been considered the standard of care for anal cancer...

..This study reviewed the results of surgery for distal rectal cancer following the introduction of total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer...

..The LigaSure device in this randomized study is safe and simple to use, resulting in less perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirement during hepatic parenchymal transection...

..This study analyzed the results of treatment of rectal cancer (tumor within 12 cm of the anal verge) with different techniques...

..To investigate feasibility, morbidity and surgical mortality of a docetaxel-based chemotherapy regimen randomly administered before or after gastrectomy in patients suffering from locally-advanced resectable gastric cancer...

....

..To compare the short- and long-term outcome of older and younger patients with advanced colorectal cancer who underwent elective surgery...

..This study reviewed the results of surgery for distal rectal cancer (where the tumour was within 6 cm of the anal verge) following the introduction of total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in one institution...

..A consecutive series of 47 patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) were resected and prospectively followed...

..Surgery is still the standard treatment for aggressive fibromatosis (AF); however, local control remains a significant problem and the impact of R0 surgery on cumulative recurrence (CR) is objective of contradictory reports...

..The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of 33 patients with primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) who were observed and treated in a single teaching hospital and followed up prospectively...

..To analyze treatment and survival in 34 patients (28 resected) with primary or recurrent retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS)...

..To analyze treatment and survival in a series of 39 patients with primary or recurrent retroperitoneal sarcoma treated and prospectively followed at a single institution...

..This study evaluates alternative energy sources in sealing ductal structures for use in liver resection with minimal blood loss...

..To verify the hypothesis that avoidance of routine splenectomy and distal pancreatectomy in a modified D-2 resection for gastric cancer can significantly lower the complications rate of this procedure in a population of Western patients...

..In recent years, colorectal cancer surgery has benefitted from new techniques such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery. However, many treatment disparities exist among different centers for patients affected by the same kind of tumors...

..The aim of the study was to evaluate the response to and toxicity of pre-operative radiochemotherapy containing raltitrexed (Tomudex) for resectable rectal adenocarcinoma...

..An antimicrobial dressing containing ionic silver was found effective in reducing surgical-site infection in a preliminary study of colorectal cancer elective surgery. We decided to test this finding in a randomized, double-blind trial...

..Because the rarity of the disease, randomized trials are lacking, but in reported retrospective series, it is clear that although it is considered a benign lesion, local recurrence is not uncommon...

..Both the analytic revision of the literature and our data suggest that localized DCS may be effectively treated by radical surgery and do not support the use of adjuvant treatments after radical excision...

..The availability of new risk factors and the evidence of pathological mismatches confirmed the need for future studies on this issue...

..This study assessed the effects of intermittent or continuous hepatic ischaemia and reperfusion with or without dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) pre-treatment in a rat ischaemic model...