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Callegari C, Buttarelli M, Cromi A, Diurni M, Salvaggio F, Bolis PF. Female psychopathologic profile during menopausal transition: A preliminary study. Maturitas 2007; 56:447-51. [PMID: 16963205 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 07/21/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the psychopathological profile and the incidence of major depressive disorders in consecutive women attending a Menopause Clinic. METHODS Women attending outpatient menopause clinic at Filippo del Ponte Hospital in Varese (Italy), referring to the centre from 1 March to 30 April 2005, were invited to fill up a specific questionnaire while waiting for the visit. The questionnaire included demographics and history (e.g. current or past use of antidepressant drugs); symptoms check list (SCL-90-R); Beck depression inventory (BDI). RESULTS Sixty-four women were enrolled to the study. On the SCL-90-R, "somatic" symptoms cluster was the most frequent. Patients diagnosed as depressed using the Beck depression inventory (BDI) were 18 (28.1%). Thirteen (70%) of currently depressed women presented a positive history of depressive disorders. The analysis of depressed women according to previous depressive disorders revealed higher scores for women with positive history in both scales. Depressed patients have a significantly lower mean age compared to non-depressed patients (53.3+/-6.2 years versus 57.33+/-4.9 years, p=0.023). CONCLUSIONS Our preliminary data show a high correlation between a history of depressive disorder and recurrence of depression in the menopausal period. Perimenopause seems to be a higher risk period for the development of a depressive disease compared to menopausal status. The somatization cluster warrants further investigation.
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- Camilla Callegari
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
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Cromi A, Ghezzi F, Tomera S, Uccella S, Lischetti B, Bolis PF. Cervical ripening with the Foley catheter. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2007; 97:105-9. [PMID: 17316649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Revised: 10/12/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes in a large series of patients undergoing cervical ripening with a Foley catheter. METHODS The database of the Labor and Delivery Unit of the University of a teaching hospital in Italy was used to identify consecutive patients with a Bishop score (BS) of 4 or less who underwent pre-induction cervical ripening with a Foley catheter. The main outcome measures were clinical chorioamnionitis, endometritis, and suspected and culture-proven neonatal sepsis. RESULTS Of 602 women undergoing cervical ripening with a Foley catheter, 160 (26.6%) went into active labor without additional interventions. Oxytocin was administered immediately after removal of the Foley catheter in 188 (31.2%) of the women, and 254 (42.2%) required an application of prostaglandin E2 vaginal gel. The cesarean delivery rate was 25.6%. The median time to delivery was 1469 min (range, 94-3350 min). Of the women who gave birth vaginally, 225 (50.2%) were delivered within 24 h. Clinical chorioamnionitis and postpartum endometritis occurred in 3 (0.5%) and 6 (1.0%) of the women, respectively. Neonatal sepsis was suspected in 4 (0.7%) of the newborns but blood culture results were negative in all cases. CONCLUSION Transcervical use of the Foley catheter is safe for pre-induction cervical ripening, and the associated risk of maternal or perinatal infections is negligible.
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- A Cromi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria-Ospedale F. Del Ponte, Varese, Italy.
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Franchi M, Ghezzi F, Donadello N, Mantegazza P, Apolloni C, Benvegnu E, Bolis PF. LAPAROSCOPIC AND LAPAROTOMIC SECOND LOOK SURGERY FOR OVARIAN CANCER: A REPORT OF 49 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2003. [DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200303001-00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Testa G, Chiaffarino F, Vegetti W, Nicolosi A, Caliari I, Alagna F, Bolis PF, Parazzini F, Crosignani PG. Case-control study on risk factors for premature ovarian failure. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2001; 51:40-3. [PMID: 11150874 DOI: 10.1159/000052889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Objective of this case-control study was to investigate the potential risk factors for premature ovarian failure (POF). Seventy-three patients with secondary hypergonadotropic amenorrhea and, as control group, 144 women with acute, non-gynecological, non-neoplastic, non-hormone-related diseases were included in the study. Information was obtained on sociodemographic characteristics, gynecological and obstetric data, general lifestile habits, smoking habits and history of selected gynecological and other clinical conditions. A statistically significant association between high education level and POF was found (p = 0.03). Parity was related to a reduced risk of POF and this reduction increased with the number of live births (p = 0.02). No association emerged between POF risk and age at menarche, cycle length and oral contraceptive use. Women with POF could not be distinguished from control women by behavioral and reproductive history, except for lower fertility. The minor influence that reproductive and lifestyle factors have on the occurrence of POF suggests that genetic inheritance plays a more important role.
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- G Testa
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Bolis PF, Zanaboni F, Crotti S. [Borderline ovarian tumors]. Minerva Ginecol 2001; 53:6-9. [PMID: 11526723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- P F Bolis
- Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università dell'Insubria, Sede vi Varese
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Bolis PF, Miglieria M, Serrati M. [Clinical features of postsurgical infections in obstetrics and gynecology]. Minerva Ginecol 2000; 52:139-45. [PMID: 11526683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- P F Bolis
- Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese
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Tibiletti MG, Testa G, Vegetti W, Alagna F, Taborelli M, Dalprà L, Bolis PF, Crosignani PG. The idiopathic forms of premature menopause and early menopause show the same genetic pattern. Hum Reprod 1999; 14:2731-4. [PMID: 10548611 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Genetic factors may influence the timing of menopause. Premature ovarian failure (POF) has recently been identified as a genetic entity, but no genetic data are available on early menopause (EM). We investigated 36 patients with EM (age of menopause between 40 and 45 years of age) using cytogenetic and pedigree analysis. In 30 patients of this study the EM was idiopathic and 15 subjects (50%) had a familial condition of EM or POF. Pedigree analysis revealed a dominant pattern of inheritance of EM through maternal or paternal relatives. Our data reveal that POF and EM patients show the same genetic features and we postulate that these conditions may be a variable expression of the same genetic disease.
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- M G Tibiletti
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo, V.le Borri 57, 20121 Varese, Italy
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de Aloysio D, Gambacciani M, Meschia M, Pansini F, Bacchi Modena A, Bolis PF, Massobrio M, Maiocchi G, Peruzzi E. The effect of menopause on blood lipid and lipoprotein levels. The Icarus Study Group. Atherosclerosis 1999; 147:147-53. [PMID: 10525136 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00315-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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There is increasing evidence from epidemiological studies that exogenous estrogen (hormone replacement therapy) protects against the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in women after the menopause. However, it is still uncertain whether the postmenopausal decrease in endogenous estrogen in itself contributes significantly to this increase in risk. Most of the studies that have provided evidence linking cardiovascular disease with menopause have involved North American women, who may differ significantly from Europeans in terms of lifestyle and diet. ICARUS (Italian Climacteric Research Group Study) is an observational study that involves Italian Menopause Clinics, with the objective of collecting observational data on menopause and its management. The results of a cross-sectional analysis of 9309 women, free from any hormonal treatment and enrolled up to March 1997, are reported here. Data show that the menopause has a marked effect on the circulating levels of lipids and lipoproteins. From pre- to post-menopause there are significant increases in total cholesterol (6.9% before and 4.4% after adjustment for covariates including chronological age, educational level, center, BMI, smoking habits, hypertension and diabetes, previous contraceptive use, and time since menopause), LDL (7.5% before, 4.0% after), and triglycerides (9.0% before, 3.2% (ns) after). However, there is no significant change in HDL. Among postmenopausal women, no effect on lipid profile of time since menopause was observed.
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- D de Aloysio
- Medical Department, Novartis Farma S.p.A., Origgio, Italy
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The Joel-Cohen incision followed by nonclosure of pelvic and parietal peritoneum has been advocated as an alternative method to the Pfannenstiel incision with peritonealization at cesarean section. A randomized trial was designed to compare intra- and postoperative morbidity between the two techniques. Women to undergo a cesarean section were randomly allocated to have either the Joel-Cohen incision with the parietal and pelvic peritoneum left open (group 1) or to have the Pfannenstiel incision with both peritoneal layers sutured (group 2). The myometrium was closed with 1-0 polyglactin 910 suture using a continuous single-layer nonlocking technique. Patients in group 2 had the peritoneum approximated with 2-0 polyglactin 910 suture. The fascia was sutured with continuous 1-0 polyglactin 910 suture in all cases. Opening time was defined as the interval from skin incision to the opening of the uterine cavity. Febrile morbidity was defined as a temperature > or =38 degrees C on two occasions 4 hours (hr) apart excluding the first postoperative day. Endometritis was defined as postpartum temperature > or =38 degrees C on two occasions 4 hr apart, with uterine tenderness and/or foul-smelling lochia. One hundred forty-nine and 150 patients were allocated to group 1 and to group 2, respectively. A shorter median (range) opening time [4 min (2-21) vs. 6 min (2-19), respectively, p < 0.01] and a shorter median (range) operative time [30 min (10-65) vs. 40 min (20-110), respectively, p < 0.01] were observed in group 1. No difference was found in terms of intraoperative complications, proportion of patients who required transfusion, endometritis, sepsis, febrile morbidity, and urinary tract infections. A higher rate of wound infections was found in group 2 than in group 1 [14 of 150 (9.3%) vs. 2 of 149 (1.3%), respectively, p < 0.01]. The Joel-Cohen incision without peritonealization resulted in a shorter opening and total operative time than the Pfannenstiel laparotomy with peritonealization. This was accomplished with a reduction of wound infections.
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- M Franchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria-Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
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Vegetti W, Grazia Tibiletti M, Testa G, Alagna F, Castoldi E, Taborelli M, Motta T, Bolis PF, Dalprà L, Crosignani PG. Inheritance in idiopathic premature ovarian failure: analysis of 71 cases. Hum Reprod 1998; 13:1796-800. [PMID: 9740426 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.7.1796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Premature ovarian failure is defined as cessation of ovarian function under the age of 40 years and affects approximately 1% of women in the general population. The aetiology of this disorder is still unknown in most cases. Although there have been some reports of familial premature ovarian failure, very little is known about the incidence and inheritance pattern of its idiopathic form. The aims of this study were to investigate the incidence and inheritance pattern of familial premature ovarian failure in a homogeneous group of patients with premature idiopathic menopause and to identify possible clinical differences between patients with the familial and the sporadic form of premature ovarian failure. A total of 71 women were recruited into the study. Clinical assessments and genetic counselling showed that 22 (31%) patients had familial premature ovarian failure, this high incidence strongly suggesting that the disorder is a recognizable heritable entity. There was a statistically significant (P < 0.05) difference in the median age of precocious menopause in patients with sporadic and familial premature ovarian failure (31.0 and 37.5 years of age in the two groups, respectively). Pedigree analysis strongly suggests the existence of a familial pattern of premature ovarian failure with a dominant maternal and/or paternal transmission and incomplete penetrance. In the presence of familial history of premature ovarian failure, reproductive counselling is recommended.
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- W Vegetti
- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Milan, Italy
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Mattson LA, Iding RJ, van Kempen PJH, Crepin G, Bolis PF, Bacchi-Modena A, Bohnet HG. F068 Histopathology and bleeding patterns of continuous combined HRT administered transdermally and orally. Maturitas 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(97)81030-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Mangili G, Franchi M, Mariani A, Zanaboni F, Rabaiotti E, Frigerio L, Bolis PF, Ferrari A. Octreotide in the management of bowel obstruction in terminal ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 1996; 61:345-8. [PMID: 8641613 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Intestinal obstruction is a common and distressing clinical complication in ovarian cancer. The aim of our study was to assess vomit control in terminal ovarian cancer patients with inoperable gastrointestinal obstruction, using a symptomatic pharmacological treatment with octreotide which obviates the need for nasogastric tube placement. We studied 13 patients, all of whom had advanced ovarian cancer FIGO stage IIIc. Seven patients were treated in the Gynecology Department of S. Raffaele Hospital, at the University of Milan, and 6 were managed in the University of Varese Hospital. Octreotide was administered at doses starting with 0.3 up to 0.6 mg (mean 0.44 mg) a day by subcutaneous bolus or continuous infusion. Octreotide controlled vomiting in all cases to grade 0 on the WHO emesis scale. Complete relief of symptoms was achieved within 3.07 days (range 1-6 days). Vomiting stopped within 2-3 days of starting treatment in most patients. In 8 patients with a nasogastric tube, drainage decreased from 2000 to under 100 ml/day after the start of octreotide treatment. No side effects were reported. All patients died with minimal distress or pain.
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- G Mangili
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, S. Raffaele Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
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Rotola A, Costa S, Di Luca D, Stefanon B, Villani C, Micheletti L, Montemagno U, Bolis PF, Cassai E. Beta-interferon treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a multicenter clinical trial. Intervirology 1995; 38:325-31. [PMID: 8880382 DOI: 10.1159/000150459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Forty-nine women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade II were treated with systemic and/or local beta-interferon (beta-IFN) applications. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of different routes for the administration of beta-IFN, evaluate local and systemic beta-IFN tolerance, and determine whether disappearance of neoplastic lesions was related to the resolution of the concomitant human papillomavirus infection. The patients were randomized to receive intramuscular, intralesional or a combination of intramuscular and intralesional administration, or conventional treatment. Significant differences in the rate of lesion regression were observed between treated and untreated women. The highest frequency of complete response was observed with the therapy combining intramuscular and intralesional treatment.
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- A Rotola
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Mangioni C, Bianchi L, Bolis PF, Lomeo AM, Mazzeo F, Ventriglia L, Scalambrino S. Multicenter trial of prophylaxis with clindamycin plus aztreonam or cefotaxime in gynecologic surgery. Rev Infect Dis 1991; 13 Suppl 7:S621-5. [PMID: 2068470 DOI: 10.1093/clinids/13.supplement_7.s621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A prospective, randomized, multicenter study was conducted on the efficacy and safety of two prophylactic antibiotic regimens in both abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy. Patients received three intravenous doses of clindamycin (900 mg) plus either aztreonam (1 g) or cefotaxime (1 g); the doses were given at the induction of anesthesia and 8 and 16 hours later. A total of 170 patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy and 142 patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy completed the trial and were evaluated. Following abdominal hysterectomy infections occurred at the operative site in 1.2% of patients given a regimen including aztreonam and in 4.7% of those given a regimen including cefotaxime; the difference between the two groups was not significant. Neither were significant differences observed in the incidence of fever, the incidence of bacteriuria, the need for postoperative antibiotics, or the duration of postoperative hospitalization, although results were slightly better for patients receiving clindamycin plus aztreonam. Following vaginal hysterectomy, slightly but not significantly better results for the same parameters were obtained in the group given clindamycin plus cefotaxime. Diarrhea was the only adverse reaction attributable to antibiotic treatment and occurred more frequently in patients given cefotaxime. It was concluded that the two regimens were similarly effective and safe in preventing infections following hysterectomy.
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- C Mangioni
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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In utero selection processes are probably related to mother-father compatibility as has been reported in abortion-prone couples and in Down syndrome studies. In order to analyse this phenomenon, we investigated families with chromosomal imbalance (Turner syndrome). We chose this model because previous data indicated a high frequency of HLA-A31 and B38 in Turner patients and in their mothers. We report high HLA antigen sharing in Turner families and great histocompatibility between mother and affected daughter, not related to abortion histories. The proportion of HLA-A homozygous cases among Turner children was higher than expected. The level of lymphocytotoxic antibodies against fetus in mothers of Turner patients was comparable to that of mothers of families with normal fertility and probably favoured these pregnancies.
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- M Cuccia
- Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, University of Pavia, Italy
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Franchi M, La Fianza A, Babilonti L, Bolis PF, Dore R, Legnani L, Di Maggio E. Serous carcinoma of the ovary: value of computed tomography in detection of calcified pleural and pulmonary metastatic implants. Gynecol Oncol 1990; 39:85-8. [PMID: 2227578 DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(90)90405-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Reported are three cases of serous papillary cystoadenocarcinoma of the ovary with pleural and pulmonary calcified metastatic implants detected by computed tomography (CT), but not by chest X-ray. CT patterns of metastatic calcifications were considered because of the unexpected frequency of this finding (15.7%) and in view of a possible clinical use of CT in monitoring extraabdominal disease.
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- M Franchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Franchi M, La Fianza A, Babilonti L, Bolis PF, Alerci M, Di Giulio G, Dore R. Clinical value of computerized tomography (CT) in assessment of recurrent uterine cancers. Gynecol Oncol 1989; 35:31-7. [PMID: 2792899 DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(89)90006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Fifty-one patients with a clinically suspected relapse of uterine cancer were evaluated with computerized tomography (CT) in the Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Radiology of the University of Pavia. The accuracy of these scans was always compared with biopsy results (31 cases) or clinical outcome (20 cases). To evaluate the role CT played in the treatment of each patient we divided the results of these examinations into "Confirmative" (when there was clinical evidence of a tumor) and "Diagnostic" (when physical examination and conventional radiologic techniques were inconclusive). Overall diagnostic accuracy was 92%, specificity 80%, and sensitivity 92%. The authors found that CT provides information that is useful for planning treatment and for avoiding unnecessary surgical exploration when a tumor is clinically evident; furthermore, CT was found to be better than conventional diagnostic means in doubtful cases, especially those in which post-therapeutic pelvic fibrosis was not extensive (correct diagnosis is 15 of 19 cases).
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- M Franchi
- Instituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Pavia, Policlinico S. Matteo, Italy
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Myometrium invasion (M) is one of the principal prognostic factors in the early clinical stages of endometrial carcinoma and can be evaluated presurgically only by CT, although with conflicting results. We compared CT of 65 patients with early clinical stage endometrial carcinomas with the corresponding anatomopathological findings. Myometrial infiltration of the same degree may present different CT images. Therefore, we identified five fundamental CT patterns, each of which corresponded to one of the three degrees of myometrium infiltration (M1, M2, M3). Furthermore, we defined the infiltration index as the ratio of minimum free myometrium to maximum free myometrium. Overall diagnostic accuracy was 76%; however, for clinical purposes CT provided adequate guidelines for therapeutic decisions in 93% of the cases. These criteria proved to be less reliable in elderly women with atrophic myometria, especially when the neoplasia was polypoid in shape.
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Franchi M, Scaglia M, Pesando PC, Capelli D, Guaschino S, Bolis PF. [Trichomoniasis in pregnancy. Cultural and colpocytologic research on 208 asymptomatic pregnant women]. Minerva Ginecol 1984; 36:471-6. [PMID: 6334820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bolis PF, Dore R, Lombardi M, La Fianza A, Babilonti L, Vadalà G, Franchi M. [Use of computerized tomography in the staging of endometrial adenocarcinoma at stage I FIGO]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1984; 105:198-209. [PMID: 6497233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bolis PF, Sampaolo P. [Disseminated intravascular coagulation in obstetric pathology]. Minerva Ginecol 1984; 36:101-111. [PMID: 6728285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Babilonti L, Soro V, Sampaolo P. [Evaluation of T lymphocyte subpopulations in women before and after surgical castration]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1983; 104:331-336. [PMID: 6608308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Guaschino S, Bagliani F, Pesando PC, Spinillo A, Bolis PF. [Clinico-statistical aspects of 847 vaginal hysterectomies (1974-1981)]. Minerva Ginecol 1983; 35:533-41. [PMID: 6657135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Riccardi A, Marchitelli G, Guaschino S, Danesino V. [Gynecologic surgery in the elderly]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1983; 104:321-30. [PMID: 6670804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Babilonti L, Sampaolo P. [Immunologic appraisal of aged women]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1983; 104:208-13. [PMID: 6607017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Montanari L, Ricevuti G, Bolis PF, Polatti F, Zara C. [The role of celioscopic ovarian biopsy in the diagnosis of dysovulation]. Minerva Ginecol 1983; 35:195-204. [PMID: 6225036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Franchi M, Pesando PC, Guaschino S, Bolis PF. [Lymphography in carcinoma of the corpus uteri. Retrospective study of 51 cases]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:495-502. [PMID: 7133536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Tenti P. [Clinico-pathological study of Brenner tumor. Observation of 9 cases]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:443-50. [PMID: 7133530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Guaschino S, Pesando PC, Cascella M, Bolis PF, Sallusto A. [Comparative study of colpocytology and histology of the prevention and diagnosis of carcinoma of the uterine cervix]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:361-368. [PMID: 6752761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Guaschino S, Maccario R. [Cytochemical evaluation with ANAE (alpha-naphthyl-acetate-esterase) of circulating T-lymphocytes in neoplasms of the genital system]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1982; 103:197-201. [PMID: 6215887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bolis PF, Ravagni Probizer MF, Mandelli B, Franchi M. [Diagnostic and therapeutic problems in gonadal dysgenesis]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1982; 103:230-6. [PMID: 6753694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Salvaneschi L. [Acute leukemia and pregnancy. Clinical problems and report of 4 cases]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:347-53. [PMID: 6957736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Guaschino S, Maccario R. [Evaluation of circulating T-lymphocytes in epithelial tumors of the ovary and during chemotherapy]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1982; 103:202-5. [PMID: 6982650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bolis PF, Franchi M, Guaschino S, Pesando PC. [Malignant tumors associated with ovarian carcinoma. Study of 13 cases]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:355-62. [PMID: 6290947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bolis PF, Colombo F, Di Mario M, Mandelli B. [Effectiveness and limitations of antiprolactinemic agents in the treatment of inadequate luteinic phase]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:327-30. [PMID: 7133519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Goisis C, Grossi F, Cellani F, Bolis PF. [New therapeutic approach in trichomoniasis: vaccination with Solcotrichovac]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:369-84. [PMID: 7133523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Bolis PF, Guaschino S, Franchi M, Maccario R. [Evaluation of rosette E in patients with endometrial carcinoma (longitudinal study of 43 cases)]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1982; 103:148-52. [PMID: 6981371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bolis PF, Pesando PC, Guaschino S, Suter F. [A case of Behçet's disease with predominantly genital localization]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1981; 102:248-51. [PMID: 7316355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Bolis PF, Guaschino S, Franchi M. [Malignant tumors and pregnancy. Biological and clinical aspects]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1981; 102:119-32. [PMID: 7020554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Guaschino S, Pesando PC, Montanari L, Bolis PF, Imbriani M. [Findings on the behavior of beta 1 SP 1 in normal and complicated pregnancies]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1981; 102:95-9. [PMID: 6973308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bolis PF. [Recent advances in the understanding of materno-fetal tolerance]. Minerva Ginecol 1981; 33:97-103. [PMID: 7017506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Bolis PF, Polatti F. [Hormonal response and therapeutic results in the use of tamoxifen in the induction of ovulation]. Minerva Ginecol 1981; 33:27-30. [PMID: 6787484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bolis PF, Polatti F, Zara C. [Evaluation of cellular immunity in precancerous conditions and in carcinoma of the portio]. Minerva Ginecol 1979; 31:445-7. [PMID: 315039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bolis PF, Pesando PC, Polatti F, Ravagni-Probizer MF, Zara C. [Evaluation of cell-mediated immunity in pregnancy]. Minerva Ginecol 1979; 31:217-26. [PMID: 88692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polatti E, Bolis PF, Ravagni-Probizer MF, Baruffini A, Cavalleri A. Treatment of hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea by intermittent administration of bromocryptine (CB 154). Am J Obstet Gynecol 1978; 131:792-6. [PMID: 567429 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(78)90249-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
The results obtained with intermittent bromocryptine treatment from the fifth day after the beginning of menstruation until the second day after the basal temperature rise, in 14 women with hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea-galactorrhea and in whom menses had previously been induced by continuous treatment, are presented. All women had menses without reappearance of galactorrhea; serum FSH, LH, estradiol, and progesterone followed a normal physiologic trend. Only prolactin rose again in the second phase of the cycle, in which lower levels of progesterone were also found, but without any significant interference in the clinical and hormonal trend. It is stressed that administration of bromocryptine during the first part of the cycle might substitute for continuous administration, thereby reducing drug consumption and hence possible side-effects as well as the cost of treatment.
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Probizer MF, Guaschino S, Bolis PF, Zara C. [Rh isoimmunization caused by plasma administration]. Minerva Ginecol 1978; 30:625-6. [PMID: 98737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cavalleri A, Polatti F, Bolis PF. Acute effects of tetraethyltiuram disulfide on serum levels of hypophyseal hormones in humans. Scand J Work Environ Health 1978; 4:66-72. [PMID: 347565 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Fornasari PM, Sora A, Bolis PF, Guaschino S. [Inhibitors of fibrinolysis in the human placenta. Histochemical study]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1977; 98:104-7. [PMID: 855972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bertorello G, Bolis PF, Zara C. [The use of dihydroergotamine and chlorpromazine in labor induction]. Minerva Ginecol 1976; 28:427-38. [PMID: 1018824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Bolis PF, Polatti F, Di Mario M. [Radioimmunological evaluation of maternal plasma levels of 17-beta-estradiol and estriol in normal and pathological pregnancies]. Arch Ostet Ginecol 1974; 79:280-90. [PMID: 4471346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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