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Expression of the Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences of Parma and Centre on Health System's Organization, Quality and Sustainability, Parma. Acta Bio Medica is now one of the few Italian generals reviewed publications on major international databases. Divided into sections on research, case studies and updated monograph, is a training tool for broad spectrum close to the most recent advan
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Current Issue

Vol. 90 No. 4 (2019)

Published: 2019-12-23

Full Issue

Reviews

Conservative treatment in early stage endometrial cancer: a review

Giuseppe Trojano, Claudiana Olivieri, Raffaele Tinelli, Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Antonio Pellegrino, Ettore Cicinelli
Abstract 370 | PDF Downloads 320

Page 405-410

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Clinical and radiological features of mesenteric panniculitis: a critical overview

Giuseppe Buragina, Alberto Magenta Biasina, Gianpaolo Carrafiello
Abstract 355 | PDF Downloads 303

Page 411-422

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What chance do we have to decrease prostate cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment? A narrative review

Francesco Ziglioli, Giorgia Granelli, Domenico Cavalieri, Tommaso Bocchialini, Umberto Maestroni
Abstract 29 | PDF Downloads 23

Page 423-426

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Original articles

CT-guided biopsy of subdiaphragmatic small renal nodule with the coaxial technique using MPR images

Luca Saba, Francesco Saba, Federica Fellini
Abstract 159 | PDF Downloads 111

Page 426-431

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Residual interfragmentary gap after intramedullary nailing of fragility fractures of the humeral diaphysis: short and midterm term results

Fabrizio Ferrara, Elena Biancardi, Georgios Touloupakis, Luigi Bibiano, Stefano Ghirardelli, Guido Antonini, Cornelio Crippa
Abstract 196 | PDF Downloads 152

Page 432-438

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines among agricultural workers: results of an Italian a cross-sectional study

Matteo Riccò, Luigi Vezzosi, Giovanni Gualerzi, Anna Odone, Carlo Signorelli
Abstract 22 | PDF Downloads 23

Page 439-450

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Five year long term results of total joint arthroplasties in the treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis

David Gómez-Garrido, Victor Triviño-Mayoral, Victor Delgado-Alcala, Javier Cervera-Irimia, Maria Medina-Lorca, Felix Sánchez-Sánchez, Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, Ignacio Pérez-Gurbindo, Luigi Meccariello, Giuseppe Rollo, Giuseppe Pica, Alessandro Tomarchio, Andrea Pasquino, Michele Bisaccia
Abstract 193 | PDF Downloads 204

Page 451-456

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Occupational Eye Injuries in the agricultural settings: a retrospective study from North-Eastern Italy

Matteo Riccò, Luigi Vezzosi, Angelo Giosuè Mezzoiuso
Abstract 183 | PDF Downloads 41

Page 457-467

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Correlations between tumor-infiltrating and circulating lymphocyte subpopulations in advanced renal cancer patients treated with nivolumab

Melissa Bersanelli, Letizia Gnetti, Augusto Vaglio, Nicola Sverzellati, Nicoletta Campanini, Monia Incerti, Maricla Galetti, Elena Varotti, Michele Corrado, Raffaele Parziale, Lorena Bottarelli, Cinzia Azzoni, Enrico Maria Silini, Francesco Leonardi, Sebastiano Buti
Abstract 305 | PDF Downloads 128

Page 468-474

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Reducing complications in post-bariatric plastic surgery: our experience and literature review

Lucia Romano, Giovanni Zoccali, Gino Orsini, Maurizio Giuliani
Abstract 44 | PDF Downloads 27

Page 475-481

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Diabetes mellitus literacy in a regional community of a developed country

Adelene Chen, Thelma Chidarikire, Drishti Sarswat, Cesidio Parissi, Ezekiel Uba Nwose
Abstract 30 | PDF Downloads 23

Page 482-488

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Survey on smoking habits among seafarers

Iolanda Grappasonni, Stefania Scuri, Fabio Petrelli, Cuc Thi Thu Nguyen, Fabio Sibilio, Marzio Di Canio, Marc Abdul Samad, Francesco Amenta
Abstract 20 | PDF Downloads 13

Page 489-497

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High sensitivity versus low level of vancomycin needs to be concern for another alternative anti- Staphylococcus aureus as the first- line antibiotic

Haleh Talaie, Atieh Mousavizadeh, Habib Emami, Latif Gachkar, Behjat Barari, Mohammad Hossein Alijanzadeh
Abstract 15 | PDF Downloads 28

Page 498-503

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Update

Umbilical reconstruction: different techniques, a single aim

Marco Gardani, Dante Palli, Francesco Simonacci, Michele Pio Grieco, Nicolò Bertozzi, Edoardo Raposio
Abstract 7 | PDF Downloads 24

Page 504-509

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Focus On

Physiological roles of parathyroid hormone-related protein

Ngan Kam Lai, Dorothy Martinez
Abstract 21 | PDF Downloads 23

Page 510-516

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Medical Humanities

Science and Religion: Enemies for life?

Rosagemma Ciliberti, Chiara Tesi, Roberta Fusco, Alessandro Bonsignore, Marta Licata
Abstract 55 | PDF Downloads 50

Page 517-522

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Anatomical study in the Western world before the Middle Ages: historical evidence

Andrea Alberto Conti, Ferdinando Paternostro
Abstract 9 | PDF Downloads 18

Page 523-525

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Debate

Secret hand gestures in paintings

Davide Lazzeri, Fabio Nicoli, Yixin Zhang
Abstract 10 | PDF Downloads 12

Page 526-532

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Antidotal or protective effects of honey and one of its major polyphenols, chrysin, against natural and chemical toxicities

Saeed Samarghandian, Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad, Ali Mohammad Pourbagher Shahri, Tahereh Farkhondeh
Abstract 304 | PDF Downloads 366

Page 533-550

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Case Reports

Treatment of postoperative accessory bile duct injury by fibrin glue and balloon tamponade: a case report

Elena Bonati, Alessandro Gnocchi, Elena Cremaschi, Lorenzo Viani, Paolo Dell'Abate
Abstract 16 | PDF Downloads 18

Page 551-555

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Management of intersection syndrome in professional motorcycle rider: a case report

Letizia Marenghi, Giulia Mainardi, Michele Zasa
Abstract 16 | PDF Downloads 27

Page 556-559

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Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia in a young man with hypoxia: a case report and review of the literature

Ramin Sami, Parvin Mahzoni, Marzieh Rezaei
Abstract 8 | PDF Downloads 10

Page 560-562

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Isolated fronto-ethmoidal allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: case report and review of the literature

Gabriele Oretti, Giuseppe Castellana, Roberta Manuguerra, Enrico Maria Silini, Teore Ferri
Abstract 14 | PDF Downloads 22

Page 563-567

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De Garengeot hernia: laparoscopic treatment in emergency

Alessio Rollo, Christian Franzini, Lorenzo Casali, Caterina Santi, Eugenio Lombardo, Vincenzo Violi
Abstract 6 | PDF Downloads 10

Page 568-571

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Case report of atypical endometrial stromal cells in an endometrial polyp and osteoclastic like giant cells in leiomyoma in the same patient: Is it a coincidence or is it a result of Tamoxifen treatment?

Çiğdem Öztürk, Tuğçe Çay, Seza Tetikkurt, Emre Volkan Kasımogullar, Tolga Karacan
Abstract 249 | PDF Downloads 163

Page 572-576

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A case of Kallmann syndrome associated to a novel missense mutation of the FGFR1 gene

Maria Scavone, Paola Chiarello, Valentina Talarico, Italia Mascaro, Claudia Caglioti, Maria Concetta Galati, Giuseppe Raiola
Abstract 6 | PDF Downloads 23

Page 577-579

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A giant keratoacanthoma of the cheek

Edoardo Pica Alfieri, Andrea Sisti, Giuseppe Nisi, Cesare Brandi, Luca Grimaldi, Carlo D'Aniello
Abstract 17 | PDF Downloads 15

Page 580-582

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Non artheritic bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) as devastating complication following Total Hip Arthroplasty: a case report

Alfonso Manzotti, Alice Schianchi, Lucia Pace, Giuliano Salvadori, Alessio Biazzo, Pietro Cerveri
Abstract 19 | PDF Downloads 19

Page 583-586

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Recurrence of tumoral calcinosis: a case report

Fabio Sandomenico, Antonio Corvino, Francesco Michele Ronza, Orlando Catalano, Flavio Fazioli, Anna De Chiara, Maria Raffaela Campanino, Mauro Porcaro, Domenico Tafuri, Antonella Petrillo
Abstract 50 | PDF Downloads 48

Page 587-594

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Hemobilia due to cystic artery pseudoaneurysm following cholecystectomy: diagnosis and management, a case report.

Matteo Rossini, Elena Bonati, Federico Cozzani, Paolo Del Rio
Abstract 5 | PDF Downloads 14

Page 595-598

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Acute abdominal pain in an adolescent girl with an ovarian yolk sac tumor

Ettore Stefanelli, Valentina Talarico, Maria Scavone, Elena Carboni, Giuseppe Stranieri, Maria Concetta Galati, Domenico Salerno, Giuseppe Raiola
Abstract 52 | PDF Downloads 39

Page 599-602

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Symptomatic pseudoarthrosis secondary to a stress fracture of the acromion

Jacopo Tagliapietra, Ilaria Fantoni, Giuseppe Taglialavoro, Andrea Angelini, Antonio Berizzi, Elisa Belluzzi, Assunta Pozzuoli, Pietro Ruggieri
Abstract 19 | PDF Downloads 18

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Isolated superficial vein thrombosis in multiple thrombotic defects

Carmine Siniscalchi, Anna Rocci
Abstract 17 | PDF Downloads 24

Page 606-610

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e-Letters: Comments and Responses

Care for others: the female perspective

Rosagemma Ciliberti, Giuseppe Armocida, Marta Licata
Abstract 131 | PDF Downloads 66

Page 611-612

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Metabolic alkalosis in patients with distal renal tubular acidosis

Toru Watanabe
Abstract 7 | PDF Downloads 11

Page 613

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Emergency Medicine Up Date (Editor: Gianfranco Cervellin)

Improved efficiency and cost reduction in the emergency department by replacing contemporary sensitive with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin immunoassay

Rosalia Aloe, Giuseppe Lippi, Martina Di Pietro, Laura Bonfanti, Mariella Dipalo, Ivan Comelli, Paola Avanzini, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Gianfranco Cervellin
Abstract 29 | PDF Downloads 10

Page 614-620

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Workplace violence against healthcare workers in Emergency Departments. A case-control study

Gabriele d'Ettorre; Vincenza Pellicani; Annamaria Vullo
Abstract 515 | PDF Downloads 221

Page 621-624

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Online First

The prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in medical outpatients: results of a survey among italian general practitioners

Marco Badinella Martini, Francesco Dentali, Andrea Pizzini, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Luigi Fenoglio, Fulvio Pomero
Abstract 43 | PDF Downloads 35
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Intraoperative neuromonitoring in traditional and miniinvasive thyroidectomy. A single center experience in 1652 nerve at risk.

Piercosimo Nisi, Giovanna Piva, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Elena Bonati, Cristiana Madoni, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Paolo Del Rio
Abstract 40 | PDF Downloads 26
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Influence of various environmental factors on the growth of children and adolescents in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha, Alyaa Adam, Anhar Almaghrabi, Asmaa Zainalabidin, Hajar Mohammed Ahmed, Rawan A. Almuwallad, Shaymaa H. Aljahdali, Shurooq Alharbi, Wijdan Alhowig
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 33
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Post-amputation neuroma of radial nerve in a patient with ephitelioid sarcoma: case report and literature review

Fabio Sandomenico, Antonio Corvino, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Igino Simonetti, Mauro Porcaro, Piero Trovato, Orlando Catalano, Antonella Petrillo
Abstract 53 | PDF Downloads 5
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Effects of D-Mannose, ElliroseTM and Lactobacillus Plantarum in treatment of urinary tract recurrent infections (rUTIs): A survey of urologists knowledge about its clinical application.

Riccardo Milandri, Tommaso Bocchialini, Matteo Maltagliati, Cotugno Michele, Elisa Simonetti, Ferretti Stefania, Umberto Vittorio Maestroni, Bernardo Maria Cesare Rocco, Salvatore Micali
Abstract 45 | PDF Downloads 12
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History of use and abuse of X-ray: the early XXth century Italian pediatrics school

Maria Francesca Vardeu, Omar Larentis, Ignazio Vecchio, Ilaria Gorini, Mariano Martini, Nicola Bragazzi, Antonello D'Ambra, Martino Ruggieri, Cristina Tornali
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Effect of growth hormone treatment on children with idiopathic short stature (ISS), idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (IGHD), small for gestational age (SGA) and Turner syndrome (TS) in a tertiary care center

Adnan Al Shaikh, Hadeer Daftardar, Abdul Aziz Alghamdi, Majd Jamjoom, Saniah Awidah, Mohamed E Ahmed, Ashraf T Soliman
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Biochemical, immunochemical and serology analytes validation of the lithium heparin BD Barricor blood collection tube on a highly automated Roche COBAS8000 instrument

Davide Ferrari, Marta Strollo, Matteo Vidali, Andrea Motta, Marina Pontillo, Massimo Locatelli
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Osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of the hallux: a case report of a challenging diagnosis

Attilio Basile, Federico Maria Liuni, Alberto Fontanarosa, Carmine Zoccali, Jacopo Baldi, Riccardo Maria Lanzetti
Abstract 6 | PDF Downloads 3
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Neutrophil and platelet to lymphocyte ratio in patients with hypothyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Erhan Onalan, Emir Dönder
Abstract 157 | PDF Downloads 126
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Second-look TURBT: evaluation of anatomopatological and oncologic results in a single center

Matteo Maltagliati, Virginia Varca, Riccardo Milandri, Salvatore Micali, Tommaso Bocchialini, Bernardo Maria Cesare Rocco, Andrea Gregori
Abstract 59 | PDF Downloads 29
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in an oncological normotensive patient: evidence for a pathogenic role of concomitant low magnesium serum levels and chemotherapy treatment

Federica Zappia, Ignazio Verzicco, Riccardo Simoni, Massimiliano Ferrari, Pietro Coghi, Francesca Bozzetti, Valentina Cannone, Riccardo Volpi, Aderville Cabassi
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 76
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The surgery outcomes of pediatric femoral shaft fractures and comparision of radiation risks

Şeyhmus Yigit, Azad Yıldırım
Abstract 5 | PDF Downloads 3
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Comparative results of radius distal AO type C1 fractures of elderly women by two different techniques

Şeyhmus Yigit
Abstract 98 | PDF Downloads 4
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Medium-term results after treatment of percutaneous tennis elbow release under local anaesthesia

Şeyhmus Yigit
Abstract 56 | PDF Downloads 0
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Self-efficacy in breastfeeding support: a research on Italian midwifery students

Tania Prepelita, Alba Ricchi, Marisa Patrizia Messina, Marisa Teresa Molinazzi, Rosaria Cappadona, Laura Fieschi, Antonella Nespoli, Miriam Guana, Gina Cervi, Dila Parma, Paola Agnese Mauri, Giovanna Artioli, Federico Banchelli, Chiara Foa, Isabella Neri
Abstract 1 | PDF Downloads 0
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and correlation between disability and finance assets in chronic stroke patients

Nicola Marotta, Antonio Ammendolia, Cinzia Marinaro, Andrea Demeco, Lucrezia Moggio, Cosimo Costantino
Abstract 17 | PDF Downloads 15
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Retrospective analysis of the cholesterol levels in a European mid-latitude population between 2007 and 2018: controversies and therapeutic implications

Davide Ferrari, Andrea Motta, Marta Strollo, Massimo Locatelli
Abstract 1 | PDF Downloads 1
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