8 results on '"Gaboardi F"'
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2. The Italian andrology patient is changing. Broader cultural knowledge is needed!
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Mantica G, De Rose AF, Ambrosini F, Gallo F, Gaboardi F, Durand F, Van der Merwe A, and Terrone C
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- Humans, Italy, Andrology
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- 2021
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3. Protocol of the Italian Radical Cystectomy Registry (RIC): a non-randomized, 24-month, multicenter study comparing robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open surgery for radical cystectomy in bladder cancer.
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Porreca A, Palmer K, Artibani W, Antonelli A, Bianchi L, Brunocilla E, Bocciardi AM, Brausi M, Busetto GM, Carini M, Carrieri G, Celia A, Cindolo L, Cochetti G, Colombo R, De Berardinis E, De Cobelli O, Di Maida F, Ercolino A, Gaboardi F, Galfano A, Gallina A, Gallucci M, Introini C, Mearini E, Minervini A, Montorsi F, Musi G, Pini G, Schiavina R, Secco S, Serni S, Simeone C, Tasso G, and D'Agostino D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Registries, Research Design, Risk Factors, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms pathology, Young Adult, Cystectomy methods, Laparoscopy methods, Lymph Node Excision methods, Robotic Surgical Procedures methods, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms surgery
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Background: Bladder cancer is the ninth most common type of cancer worldwide. In the past, radical cystectomy via open surgery has been considered the gold-standard treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer. However, in recent years there has been a progressive increase in the use of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy. The aim of the current project is to investigate the surgical, oncological, and functional outcomes of patients with bladder cancer who undergo radical cystectomy comparing three different surgical techniques (robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open surgery). Pre-, peri- and post-operative factors will be examined, and participants will be followed for a period of up to 24 months to identify risks of mortality, oncological outcomes, hospital readmission, sexual performance, and continence., Methods: We describe a protocol for an observational, prospective, multicenter, cohort study to assess patients affected by bladder neoplasms undergoing radical cystectomy and urinary diversion. The Italian Radical Cystectomy Registry is an electronic registry to prospectively collect the data of patients undergoing radical cystectomy conducted with any technique (open, laparoscopic, robotic-assisted). Twenty-eight urology departments across Italy will provide data for the study, with the recruitment phase between 1st January 2017-31st October 2020. Information is collected from the patients at the moment of surgical intervention and during follow-up (3, 6, 12, and 24 months after radical cystectomy). Peri-operative variables include surgery time, type of urinary diversion, conversion to open surgery, bleeding, nerve sparing and lymphadenectomy. Follow-up data collection includes histological information (e.g., post-op staging, grading, and tumor histology), short- and long-term outcomes (e.g., mortality, post-op complications, hospital readmission, sexual potency, continence etc)., Discussion: The current protocol aims to contribute additional data to the field concerning the short- and long-term outcomes of three different radical cystectomy surgical techniques for patients with bladder cancer, including open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted. This is a comparative-effectiveness trial that takes into account a complex range of factors and decision making by both physicians and patients that affect their choice of surgical technique., Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov , NCT04228198 . Registered 14th January 2020- Retrospectively registered.
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- 2021
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4. The dramatic COVID 19 outbreak in Italy is responsible of a huge drop of urological surgical activity: a multicenter observational study.
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Rocco B, Sighinolfi MC, Sandri M, Altieri V, Amenta M, Annino F, Antonelli A, Baio R, Bertolo R, Bocciardi A, Borghesi M, Bove P, Bozzini G, Brunocilla E, Cacciamani G, Calori A, Cafarelli A, Celia A, Carbone A, Cocci A, Corsaro A, Costa G, Ceruti C, Cindolo L, Crivellaro S, Dalpiaz O, D'Agostino D, Dall'Oglio B, Dente D, Falabella R, Falsaperla M, Ferrari G, Finocchiaro M, Flammia S, Gaboardi F, Galfano A, Gallo F, Gatti L, Greco F, Khorrami S, Leonardo C, Marenghi C, Nucciotti R, Oderda M, Pagliarulo V, Parma P, Pastore AL, Pini G, Porreca A, Pucci L, Schenone M, Schiavina R, Sciorio C, Spirito L, Tafuri A, Terrone C, Umari P, Varca V, Veneziano D, Verze P, Volpe A, Micali S, Berti L, Zaramella S, Zegna L, Bertellini E, and Minervini A
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- Comorbidity, Elective Surgical Procedures, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Urologic Diseases epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, Urologic Diseases surgery, Urologic Surgical Procedures statistics & numerical data
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Objective: To describe the trend in surgical volume in urology in Italy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, as a result of the abrupt reorganisation of the Italian national health system to augment care provision to symptomatic patients with COVID-19., Methods: A total of 33 urological units with physicians affiliated to the AGILE consortium (Italian Group for Advanced Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery; www.agilegroup.it) were surveyed. Urologists were asked to report the amount of surgical elective procedures week-by-week, from the beginning of the emergency to the following month., Results: The 33 hospitals involved in the study account overall for 22 945 beds and are distributed in 13/20 Italian regions. Before the outbreak, the involved urology units performed overall 1213 procedures/week, half of which were oncological. A month later, the number of surgeries had declined by 78%. Lombardy, the first region with positive COVID-19 cases, experienced a 94% reduction. The decrease in oncological and non-oncological surgical activity was 35.9% and 89%, respectively. The trend of the decline showed a delay of roughly 2 weeks for the other regions., Conclusion: Italy, a country with a high fatality rate from COVID-19, experienced a sudden decline in surgical activity. This decline was inversely related to the increase in COVID-19 care, with potential harm particularly in the oncological field. The Italian experience may be helpful for future surgical pre-planning in other countries not so drastically affected by the disease to date., (© 2020 The Authors BJU International © 2020 BJU International Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2021
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5. Hospital care in Departments defined as COVID-free: A proposal for a safe hospitalization protecting healthcare professionals and patients not affected by COVID-19.
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Leonardi R, Bellinzoni P, Broglia L, Colombo R, De Marchi D, Falcone L, Giusti G, Grasso V, Mantica G, Passaretti G, Proietti S, Russo A, Saitta G, Smelzo S, Suardi N, and Gaboardi F
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- Aerosols, Air Microbiology, Air Pollution, Indoor, Ambulatory Care, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Coronavirus Infections diagnosis, Cross Infection prevention & control, Filtration, Guidelines as Topic, Hospital Design and Construction, Humans, Infection Control methods, Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient prevention & control, Italy, Operating Rooms, Patient Admission, Personal Protective Equipment, Pneumonia, Viral diagnosis, Protective Devices, SARS-CoV-2, Surgical Procedures, Operative methods, Ventilation instrumentation, Ventilation methods, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections prevention & control, Hospital Departments organization & administration, Hospitalization, Infection Control organization & administration, Pandemics prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control
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The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the normal course of clinical practice leading to significant delays in the delivery of healthcare services for patients non affected by COVID-19. In the near future, it will be crucial to identify facilities capable of providing health care in compliance with the safety of healthcare professionals, administrative staff and patients. All the staff involved in the project of a Covid-free hospital should be subjected to a diagnostic swab for COVID-19 before the beginning of healthcare activity and then periodically in order to avoid the risk of contamination of patients during the process of care. The modifications of various activities involved in the process of care are described: outpatient care, reception of inpatients, inpatient ward and operating room. For outpatient care, modality of appointment procedure, characteristics of waiting room and personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare professionals and administrative staff are presented. Reception of inpatients shall be conditional on a negative swab for COVID-19 obtained with a drive-in procedure. The management of the operating room represents the most crucial step of the patient's care process. The surgical team should be restricted and monitored with periodic swabs; surgical procedures should be performed by experienced surgeons according to standard procedures; surgical training experimental treatments and research protocols should be suspended. Adequate personal protective equipment and measures to reduce aerosolization in the operating room (closed circuits, continuous cycle insufflators, fume extraction) should be adopted. Prevention of possible transmission of the virus during procedures in open, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery is to use a multi-tactic approach, which includes correct filtration and ventilation of the operating room, the use of appropriate PPE (FFP3 plus surgical mask and protective visor for all the staff working in the operating room) and smoke evacuation devices with a suction and filter system. on behalf of the UrOP Executive Committee Giuseppe Ludovico, Angelo Cafarelli, Ottavio De Cobelli, Ferdinando De Marco, Giovanni Ferrari, Stefano Pecoraro, Angelo Porreca, Domenico Tuzzolo.
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- 2020
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6. Adaptation and validation of an Italian version of the Prostate Cancer Specific Quality of Life Instrument (PROSQOLI).
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Bellardita L, Damiano R, Porpiglia F, Scattoni V, Amodeo A, Bortolus R, Lapini A, Cocci A, Cicalese V, Caponera M, Mastrangelo P, Francesca F, Valdagni R, Taverna G, di Trapani D, Leonardi R, Minocci D, Gaboardi F, Montanari E, and Conti G
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- Humans, Italy, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Prostatic Neoplasms therapy, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires
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Objective: The Prostate Cancer Specific Quality of Life Instrument (PROSQOLI) is a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in advanced hormone-resistant prostate cancer. In this study, we aimed at performing a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the PROSQOLI., Patients and Methods: The original version of the PROSQOLI underwent several turnarounds of translations. A total of 472 patients treated with radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy or medical therapy were enrolled for the validation of the questionnaire. The PROSQOLI was administered together with the SF-12. Reliability indexes were calculated by using Cronbach alpha. To evaluate the validity of the construct, relationships between PROSQOLI and SF12 were assessed. The ANOVA test was used to evaluate the differences between groups of patients who had received different treatments., Results: The reliability coefficient was 0.91. Item-to-total correlation indices were in most cases >0.70. The correlation between the scores of the PROSQOLI and those of the SF-12 questionnaire was high (r=0.8139, p<0.0001). The ANOVA test showed significant differences between groups (p<0.01) based on age, recurrence risk and treatment., Conclusions: The adaptation process showed that the PROSQOLI Italian version has high reliability and presents both convergent and discriminant validity. This version of the tool can be used to assess HRQoL in Italian men who underwent radical treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
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- 2016
7. Elective segmental ureterectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter: long-term follow-up in a series of 73 patients.
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Simonato A, Varca V, Gregori A, Benelli A, Ennas M, Lissiani A, Gacci M, De Stefani S, Rosso M, Benvenuto S, Siena G, Belgrano E, Gaboardi F, Carini M, Bianchi G, and Carmignani G
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell mortality, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell pathology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Survival Rate trends, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Ureter pathology, Ureteral Neoplasms mortality, Ureteral Neoplasms pathology, Ureteroscopy methods, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell surgery, Elective Surgical Procedures methods, Ureter surgery, Ureteral Neoplasms surgery, Urologic Surgical Procedures methods
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Unlabelled: What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Upper Urinary Tract (UUT) Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) is an uncommon disease and represents approximately 5% of all urothelial carcinomas. We report our series on 73 patients treated with Kidney Sparing Surgery for UUT TCC. Good results have been achieved in terms of oncological outcome comparing this conservative approach to the radical nephrourectomy., Objectives: • To report the long-term oncological outcome in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter electively treated with kidney-sparing surgery. • To compare our data with the few series reported in the literature., Patients and Methods: • We considered 73 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the distal ureter treated in five Italian Departments of Urology. • The following surgeries were carried out: 38 reimplantations on psoas hitch bladder (52%), 21 end-to-end anastomoses (28.8%), 11 direct ureterocystoneostomies (15.1%) and three reimplantations on Boari flap bladder (4.1%). • The median follow-up was 87 months., Results: • Tumours were pTa in 42.5% of patients, pT1 in 31.5%, pT2 in 17.8% and pT3 in 8.2%. • Recurrence of bladder urothelial carcinoma was found in 10 patients (13.7%) after a median time of 28 months. • The bladder recurrence-free survival at 5 years was 82.2%. • The overall survival at 5 years was 85.3% and the cancer-specific survival rate at 5 years was 94.1%., Conclusion: • Our data show that segmental ureterectomy procedures do not result in worse cancer control compared with data in the literature regarding nephroureterectomy., (© 2012 THE AUTHORS. BJU INTERNATIONAL © 2012 BJU INTERNATIONAL.)
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- 2012
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8. An estimate of prostate cancer prevalence in Italy.
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La Vecchia C, Bruzzi P, Decarli A, Gaboardi F, and Boyle P
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- Europe epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Italy epidemiology, Male, Mass Screening methods, Neoplasm Staging, Prevalence, Prostate-Specific Antigen blood, Prostatic Neoplasms diagnosis, Prostatic Neoplasms immunology, Prostatic Neoplasms surgery, Registries, Prostatic Neoplasms epidemiology
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Estimates of the total number of men with a previous diagnosis of prostate cancer in Italy range from 55,000 to 135,000. This wide range of variation is largely due to uncertainties on the number of protein-specific antigen-detected, asymptomatic cases. The number of clinically detected cases, including cases with advanced disease, is less subject to uncertainty, with reasonable estimates ranging from 45,000 to 60,000.
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- 2002
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