Selected articles from the XXV National Congress of the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery

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Peripheral blood mono-nuclear cells implantation in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a pilot study for clinical and biochemical outcome of neoangiogenesis

Bruno Amato, Rita Compagna, Gianni Antonio Della Corte, Giovanni Martino, Tommaso Bianco, Guido Coretti, Roberto Rossi, Antonio Braucci, Giovanni Aprea, Pio Zeppa, Alessandro Puzziello, Claudio Terranova BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S1 (15 November 2012)

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Feasibility of inguinal hernioplasty under local anaesthesia in elderly patients

Bruno Amato, Rita Compagna, Gianni Antonio Della Corte, Giovanni Martino, Tommaso Bianco, Guido Coretti, Roberto Rossi, Francesca Fappiano, Giovanni Aprea, Alessandro Puzziello BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S2 (15 November 2012)

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Diverticular disease hospital cost impact analysis: evaluation of testings and surgical procedures in inpatient and outpatient admissions

Giovanni Aprea, Antonio Giugliano, Alfonso Canfora, Fabrizio Cardin, Antonio Ferronetti, Francesco Guida, Antonio Braun, Melania Battaglini Ciciriello, Federica Tovecci, Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Bruno Amato BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S3 (15 November 2012)

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GERD in elderly patients: surgical treatment with Nissen-Rossetti laparoscopic technique, outcome

Giovanni Aprea, Antonio Ferronetti, Alfonso Canfora, Fabrizio Cardin, Antonio Giugliano, Francesco Guida, Antonio Braun, Melania Battaglini Ciciriello, Federica Tovecci, Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Bruno Amato BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S4 (15 November 2012)

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Morpho-functional gastric pre-and post-operative changes in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone related disease

Giovanni Aprea, Alfonso Canfora, Antonio Ferronetti, Antonio Giugliano, Francesco Guida, Antonio Braun, Melania Battaglini Ciciriello, Federica Tovecci, Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Fabrizio Cardin, Bruno Amato BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S5 (15 November 2012)

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Electrochemotherapy of cutaneous metastasis from breast cancer in elderly patients: a preliminary report

Raffaella Benevento, Antonio Santoriello, Giuseppe Perna, Silvestro Canonico BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S6 (15 November 2012)

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Elevated serum levels of Chromogranin A in hepatocellular carcinoma

Antonio Biondi, Giulia Malaguarnera, Marco Vacante, Massimiliano Berretta, Velia D’Agata, Michele Malaguarnera, Francesco Basile, Filippo Drago, Gaetano Bertino BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S7 (15 November 2012)

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Early outcomes of colon laparoscopic resection in the elderly patients compared with the younger

Vincenzo Bottino, Maria Grazia Esposito, Arianna Mottola, Giampaolo Marte, Vittorio Di Maio, Valerio Sciascia, Marco Nunziante, Giovanni Fregola, Salvatore Cuzzovaglia, Francesco Galante, Federica Andreoli, Alfredo Breglia, Maria Elena Giuliano, Domenico Papaleo, Paola Della Rocca, Pietro Maida BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S8 (15 November 2012)

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Difficult colonoscopies in the propofol era

Fabrizio Cardin, Nadia Minicuci, Federico Campigotto, Alessandra Andreotti, Elisa Granziaera, Barbara Donà, Bruno Martella, Claudio Terranova, Carmelo Militello BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S9 (15 November 2012)

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Quality of life and depression in a cohort of female patients with chronic disease

Fabrizio Cardin, Francesco Ambrosio, Piero Amodio, Lina Minazzato, Giancarlo Bombonato, Sami Schiff, Katiuscia Finotti, Daria Giuliani, Tonino Bianco, Claudio Terranova, Carmelo Militello, Carlo Ori BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S10 (15 November 2012)

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Usefulness of a fast track list for anxious patients in a upper GI endoscopy

Fabrizio Cardin, Alessandra Andreotti, Manuel Zorzi, Claudio Terranova, Bruno Martella, Bruno Amato, Carmelo Militello BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S11 (15 November 2012)

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Comparative study between Levobupivacaine and Bupivacaine for hernia surgery in the elderly

Rita Compagna, Gabriele Vigliotti, Guido Coretti, Maurizio Amato, Giovanni Aprea, Alessandro Puzziello, Carmelo Militello, Fabrizio Iacono, Domenico Prezioso, Bruno Amato BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S12 (15 November 2012)

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The role of atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity peripheral artery disease

Anna Franzone, Marco Ferrone, Giuseppe Carotenuto, Andreina Carbone, Laura Scudiero, Federica Serino, Fernando Scudiero, Raffaele Izzo, Raffaele Piccolo, Savio Saviano, Bruno Amato, Cinzia Perrino, Bruno Trimarco, Giovanni Esposito BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S13 (15 November 2012)

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Depression in older breast cancer survivors

Paola Frazzetto, Marco Vacante, Michele Malaguarnera, Ernesto Vinci, Francesca Catalano, Emanuela Cataudella, Filippo Drago, Giulia Malaguarnera, Francesco Basile, Antonio Biondi BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S14 (15 November 2012)

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Use of statins in lower extremity artery disease: a review

Giuseppe Gargiulo, Giuseppe Giugliano, Linda Brevetti, Anna Sannino, Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella, Federica Serino, Andreina Carbone, Fernando Scudiero, Marco Ferrone, Roberto Corrado, Raffaele Izzo, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Cinzia Perrino, Bruno Amato, Bruno Trimarco, Giovanni Esposito BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S15 (15 November 2012)

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Thyroid surgery in geriatric patients: a literature review

Rita Gervasi, Giulio Orlando, Maria Antonietta Lerose, Bruno Amato, Giovanni Docimo, Pio Zeppa, Alessandro Puzziello BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S16 (15 November 2012)

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients affected by intermittent claudication: prevalence and clinical predictors

Giuseppe Giugliano, Eugenio Laurenzano, Carlo Rengo, Giovanna De Rosa, Linda Brevetti, Anna Sannino, Cinzia Perrino, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella, Federica Serino, Marco Ferrone, Fernando Scudiero, Andreina Carbone, Antonio Sorropago, Bruno Amato, Bruno Trimarco, Giovanni Esposito BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S17 (15 November 2012)

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Ankle/brachial index to everyone

Giuseppe Giugliano, Anna Sannino, Linda Brevetti, Cinzia Perrino, Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella, Anna Franzone, Federica Serino, Marco Ferrone, Fernando Scudiero, Andreina Carbone, Michele De Paulis, Raffaele Izzo, Bruno Amato, Bruno Trimarco, Giovanni Esposito BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S18 (15 November 2012)

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Endovascular treatment of lower extremity arteries is associated with an improved outcome in diabetic patients affected by intermittent claudication

Giuseppe Giugliano, Cinzia Perrino, Vittorio Schiano, Linda Brevetti, Anna Sannino, Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella, Giuseppe Gargiulo, Federica Serino, Marco Ferrone, Fernando Scudiero, Andreina Carbone, Antonio Bruno, Bruno Amato, Bruno Trimarco, Giovanni Esposito BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S19 (15 November 2012)

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Major postoperative complications and survival for colon cancer elderly patients

Giuseppe Grosso, Antonio Biondi, Stefano Marventano, Antonio Mistretta, Giorgio Calabrese, Francesco Basile BMC Surgery 2012, 12(Suppl 1):S20 (15 November 2012)

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