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Perioperative immunonutrition and gut functionMarco Braga
Professor of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 15:485-8. 2012..Purpose of this review is to summarize their results and to draw recommendations about the current indication of immunonutrition in surgery...- Learning curve for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a high-volume hospitalMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Updates Surg 64:179-83. 2012..Strict selection criteria, high-volume hospital, and experienced team in open pancreatic surgery may have played a role in shortening the learning curve... - Oral preoperative antioxidants in pancreatic surgery: a double-blind, randomized, clinical trialMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Nutrition 28:160-4. 2012.... 
Perioperative immunonutrition in patients undergoing cancer surgery: results of a randomized double-blind phase 3 trialM Braga
Department of Surgery, Scientific Institute San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Arch Surg 134:428-33. 1999..Perioperative administration of a supplemented enteral formula may reduce the rate of postoperative infections...
Laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery: cost-benefit analysis in a single-center randomized trialMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
Ann Surg 242:890-5, discussion 895-6. 2005..The main purpose of this study is to compare the hospital costs of LPS and open colorectal surgery in a large series of randomized patients...- Laparoscopic resection in rectal cancer patients: outcome and cost-benefit analysisMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina, 60, Milan, 20132 Italy
Dis Colon Rectum 50:464-71. 2007..This study was designed to evaluate the impact of laparoscopic rectal resection on short-term postoperative morbidity and costs... - The Award for General Nutrition. Immunonutrition: from laboratory to clinical practiceMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Nutrition 23:368-70. 2007 - Open right colectomy is still effective compared to laparoscopy: results of a randomized trialMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Ann Surg 246:1010-4; discussion 1014-5. 2007..The primary goal of this study was to clarify whether a laparoscopic (LPS) approach could be considered the dominant strategy in patients undergoing right colectomy... - Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open left colonic resectionM Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
Br J Surg 97:1180-6. 2010..The main aim of this study was to compare short-term results and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open left colonic resection... - A prognostic score to predict major complications after pancreaticoduodenectomyMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Ann Surg 254:702-7; discussion 707-8. 2011..To develop and validate a simple prognostic score to predict major postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD)... - Laparoscopic vs. open colectomy in cancer patients: long-term complications, quality of life, and survivalMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Dis Colon Rectum 48:2217-23. 2005..This study was designed to evaluate long-term complications, quality of life, and survival rate in a series of colorectal cancer patients randomized to laparoscopic or open surgery... - Preoperative immunonutrition: cost-benefit analysisMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 29:S57-61. 2005.... - Early postoperative enteral nutrition improves gut oxygenation and reduces costs compared with total parenteral nutritionM Braga
Department of Surgery, Scientific Institute, S Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Crit Care Med 29:242-8. 2001..To evaluate the potential clinical, metabolic, and economic advantages of enteral nutrition over total parenteral nutrition... - Training period in laparoscopic colorectal surgeryM Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
Surg Endosc 16:31-5. 2002..Thorough training is essential to the success of colorectal laparoscopic surgery (LPS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of a 3-month training period in LPS... - Laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery: a randomized trial on short-term outcomeMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan Italy
Ann Surg 236:759-66; disscussion 767. 2002..The primary endpoint was to compare the impact of laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery on 30-day postoperative morbidity. Lymphocyte proliferation to mitogens and gut oxygen tension were surrogate endpoints... - Hospital resources consumed for surgical morbidity: effects of preoperative arginine and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on costsMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Nutrition 21:1078-86. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The costs of postoperative morbidity consumed a large amount of the diagnosis-related group reimbursement rate. Preoperative supplementation with the specialized diet appears to be a cost-effective treatment... - A randomized controlled trial of preoperative oral supplementation with a specialized diet in patients with gastrointestinal cancerLuca Gianotti
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Gastroenterology 122:1763-70. 2002.... - Nutritional approach in malnourished surgical patients: a prospective randomized studyMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffale University, Milan, Italy
Arch Surg 137:174-80. 2002..0 days) groups than in the control group (15.3 days) (P =.01 and P =.001, respectively, vs the control group). CONCLUSION: Perioperative immunonutrition seems to be the best approach to support malnourished patients with cancer... - Effect of surgeon volume on outcome following pancreaticoduodenectomy in a high-volume hospitalNicolò Pecorelli
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
J Gastrointest Surg 16:518-23. 2012..The aim of this study is to assess the independent impact of surgeon volume on outcome after PD in a single high-volume institution... - Metabolic and functional results after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomized, controlled trialMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Dis Colon Rectum 45:1070-7. 2002..Moreover, our data did not show any additional detrimental effect of laparoscopy on either operative core temperature or early postoperative respiratory function... - Gut oxygenation and oxidative damage during and after laparoscopic and open left-sided colon resection: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trialLuca Gianotti
Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital 4 piano B, Milano Bicocca University, Via Pergolesi 33, 20052, Monza, Italy
Surg Endosc 25:1835-43. 2011..The objective of the trial was to measure intestinal tissue oxygen pressure (PtiO2) and oxidative damage during laparoscopic (LPS) and open colon surgery and during the postoperative course... - Benefits of laparoscopic colorectal resection are more pronounced in elderly patientsMatteo Frasson
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
Dis Colon Rectum 51:296-300. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of laparoscopic colorectal resection on short-term postoperative outcome in elderly patients... - Non-redundant role for IL-12 and IL-27 in modulating Th2 polarization of carcinoembryonic antigen specific CD4 T cells from pancreatic cancer patientsElena Tassi
Tumor Immunology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
PLoS ONE 4:e7234. 2009..Aim of this study was to evaluate whether the Th2 polarization of CEA-specific CD4(+) T cells from pancreatic cancer patients is stable or can be reverted by immunomodulating cytokines... - Laparoscopic colorectal surgery modifies risk factors for postoperative morbidityAndrea Vignali
Department of Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Dis Colon Rectum 47:1686-93. 2004..005). CONCLUSION: In the laparoscopic group, both postoperative morbidity and length of stay were significantly reduced and most risk factors for postoperative morbidity disappeared... - Preoperative oral arginine and n-3 fatty acid supplementation improves the immunometabolic host response and outcome after colorectal resection for cancerMarco Braga
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Surgery 132:805-14. 2002..CONCLUSION: Preoperative oral arginine and n-fatty acids improves the immunometabolic response and decreases the infection rate. Postoperative prolongation with such supplemented formula has no additional benefit... - Outcome of patients with cancer of the esophagogastric junction in relation to histology and surgical strategyLuca Gianotti
Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Hepatogastroenterology 50:1948-52. 2003..Thus, we evaluated the relationship between cancer histologic type (adenocarcinoma vs. squamous cell carcinoma) on long-term survival and the results of two different surgical techniques on outcome... - Intratumor T helper type 2 cell infiltrate correlates with cancer-associated fibroblast thymic stromal lymphopoietin production and reduced survival in pancreatic cancerLucia De Monte
Tumor Immunology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
J Exp Med 208:469-78. 2011..Thus, blocking TSLP production by CAFs might help to improve prognosis in pancreatic cancer... - Preoperative chemotherapy does not adversely affect pancreatic structure and short-term outcome after pancreatectomyNicolò Pecorelli
Department of Surgery, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
J Gastrointest Surg 17:488-93. 2013..The objective of this study is to assess the impact of PCHT on pancreatic structure and short-term outcome after surgical resection... - A randomized double-blind trial on perioperative administration of probiotics in colorectal cancer patientsLuca Gianotti
Department of Surgery, Milano Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hopsital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20052 Monza, Italy
World J Gastroenterol 16:167-75. 2010..To investigate whether probiotic bacteria, given perioperatively, might adhere to the colonic mucosa, reduce concentration of pathogens in stools, and modulate the local immune function... - Carcinoembryonic antigen-specific but not antiviral CD4+ T cell immunity is impaired in pancreatic carcinoma patientsElena Tassi
Tumor Immunology Unit, Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
J Immunol 181:6595-603. 2008..Collectively, these results demonstrate that Th2-immune deviation in pancreatic cancer is not generalized but tumor related and suggests that the skew might be possibly due to factor(s) present at the tumor site... - Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic colectomyMarco Braga
Marco Braga, Nicolò Pecorelli, Matteo Frasson, Andrea Vignali, Walter Zuliani, Valerio Di Carlo, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
World J Gastrointest Oncol 3:43-8. 2011..To evaluate long-term outcomes in a large series of patients who randomly received laparoscopic or open colorectal resection... - Serological immunoreactivity against colon cancer proteome varies upon disease progressionLucia De Monte
Proteome Biochemistry, Tumor Immunology, Mass Spectrometry, Pathology, Surgery, Experimental Immunology, Cancer Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy Program, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
J Proteome Res 7:504-14. 2008..The expression of these proteins was either confined or increased in tumor as compared to normal mucosa... - Perioperative intravenous glutamine supplemetation in major abdominal surgery for cancer: a randomized multicenter trialLuca Gianotti
Department of Surgery, Milano Bicocca University, S Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
Ann Surg 250:684-90. 2009..To investigate whether perioperative intravenous glutamine supplementation may affect surgical morbidity... - Prognostic factors in well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma in patients treated and followed in the same institutionCarlo Cappelli
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Endocrinology Unit, University of Brescia, Italy
Ann Ital Chir 77:107-13. 2006..To test the prognostic significant of clinicopathologic factors in patients affected by well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC)... - Outcome of patients surgically treated for various forms of hyperthyroidism with differentiated thyroid cancer: experience at an endocrine center in ItalyCarlo Cappelli
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Brescia, c/o 2 Medicina Spedali Civili di Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili n 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
Surg Today 36:125-30. 2006..Thus, we suggest that patients with Graves' disease be carefully monitored for the detection of thyroid nodules. Ultrasonography seems to be the best modality to detect such nodules...