Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10515-1
Jianmei Fu, Yulan Li, Xinyun Kang, Lianlian Gao, Jingjing Yan, Yinpeng Li, Na Gao, Jie Bai, Jing Yang
{"title":"Observing the effect of timed incentive respiratory training combined with resistance exercise using elastic bands on pulmonary function rehabilitation in elderly COPD patients.","authors":"Jianmei Fu, Yulan Li, Xinyun Kang, Lianlian Gao, Jingjing Yan, Yinpeng Li, Na Gao, Jie Bai, Jing Yang","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10515-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10515-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10520-5
Liping Li, Hongyan Wu, Xiaolei Zhao, Xia Yang
{"title":"Effectiveness of blister chemotherapy drug safety management on complications of peripherally inserted central catheters based on Internet of things algorithm-based artificial intelligence personal digital assistants model.","authors":"Liping Li, Hongyan Wu, Xiaolei Zhao, Xia Yang","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10520-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10520-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10430-3
Adam Mylonakis, Tania Triantafyllou, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Katsaros, Orestis Lyros, Konstantinos S Mylonas, Ioannis Karavokyros, Dimitrios Schizas
Introduction: Esophageal inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare benign tumor of the gastrointestinal tract with limited available data on clinicopathologic features and treatment strategies.
Evidence acquisition: A systematic review of the literature in PubMed/Medline and Scopus databases was performed for articles concerning esophageal IFP in adult population.
Evidence synthesis: A total of 16 studies were identified, involving 16 patients with a Male-Female Ratio of 3:1 and mean age of 50.38 years. Clinical presentation of esophageal IFP included progressive dysphagia in 56.3% of cases, with additional symptoms such as epigastric and retrosternal pain, weight loss, vomiting, and melena. Diagnostic modalities involved endoscopy in all cases, with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) employed in 50% of cases and tissue biopsy performed during endoscopy in 87.5% of the patients. Therapeutic approach of esophageal IFP consisted of surgical resection in 75% of the patients and endoscopic resection in the remaining 25%, with various surgical procedures employed based on tumor location. Follow-up data, available for 11 patients over a median duration of 15.5 months, indicated two instances of recurrence following endoscopic resection, while the other nine patients remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence.
Conclusions: Esophageal IFP is a rare benign tumor of the gastrointestinal tract presenting with dysphagia, regurgitation, and heartburn. Resection, either endoscopic or surgical, is the primary treatment approach. Prognosis for esophageal IFP is favorable, with low recurrence rates. Further research is required to investigate potential risk factors and etiology for this lesion, and to explore novel therapeutic approaches that may improve patient outcomes.
{"title":"Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the esophagus: a systematic review.","authors":"Adam Mylonakis, Tania Triantafyllou, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Katsaros, Orestis Lyros, Konstantinos S Mylonas, Ioannis Karavokyros, Dimitrios Schizas","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10430-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10430-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Esophageal inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare benign tumor of the gastrointestinal tract with limited available data on clinicopathologic features and treatment strategies.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>A systematic review of the literature in PubMed/Medline and Scopus databases was performed for articles concerning esophageal IFP in adult population.</p><p><strong>Evidence synthesis: </strong>A total of 16 studies were identified, involving 16 patients with a Male-Female Ratio of 3:1 and mean age of 50.38 years. Clinical presentation of esophageal IFP included progressive dysphagia in 56.3% of cases, with additional symptoms such as epigastric and retrosternal pain, weight loss, vomiting, and melena. Diagnostic modalities involved endoscopy in all cases, with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) employed in 50% of cases and tissue biopsy performed during endoscopy in 87.5% of the patients. Therapeutic approach of esophageal IFP consisted of surgical resection in 75% of the patients and endoscopic resection in the remaining 25%, with various surgical procedures employed based on tumor location. Follow-up data, available for 11 patients over a median duration of 15.5 months, indicated two instances of recurrence following endoscopic resection, while the other nine patients remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Esophageal IFP is a rare benign tumor of the gastrointestinal tract presenting with dysphagia, regurgitation, and heartburn. Resection, either endoscopic or surgical, is the primary treatment approach. Prognosis for esophageal IFP is favorable, with low recurrence rates. Further research is required to investigate potential risk factors and etiology for this lesion, and to explore novel therapeutic approaches that may improve patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10453-4
Filippo Carannante, Valentina Miacci, Gabriella T Capolupo, Marco Caricato, Claudio Ferri, Felice E Agrò, Fausto D'Agostino
{"title":"The use of Virtual Reality Hypnosis (HypnoVR) in inguinal hernia surgeries.","authors":"Filippo Carannante, Valentina Miacci, Gabriella T Capolupo, Marco Caricato, Claudio Ferri, Felice E Agrò, Fausto D'Agostino","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10453-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10453-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10513-8
Zihan Wang, Songli Hu, Yifan Wang, Tiecheng Liu
{"title":"m1A RNA methylation-related gene expression and prognostic features in breast cancer.","authors":"Zihan Wang, Songli Hu, Yifan Wang, Tiecheng Liu","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10513-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10513-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10518-7
Jing Kuai, Yan Liu, Weibao Ding, Yuxu Wang
{"title":"Study on the application of perioperative nutrition management in accelerated rehabilitation surgery in patients with laparoscopic primary liver cancer resection.","authors":"Jing Kuai, Yan Liu, Weibao Ding, Yuxu Wang","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10518-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10518-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10402-9
Roberto Cotellese, Gianni Belcaro, Shu Hu, Maria R Cesarone, Eugenia Melchiorre, Umberto Cornelli, Beatrice Feragalli, Claudia Scipione, Valeria Scipione, Mark Dugall, Morio Hosoi, Marcello Corsi
Background: The aim of this registry study was to evaluate the effects of Pycnogenol® and Centellicum® (PYCE) on skin perfusion and skin elasticity in healthy women over a period of 4 weeks.
Methods: The supplemented women used 150 mg of Pycnogenol® and 450 mg of Centellicum® daily. The supplemented group used the combination PYCE daily for 4 weeks and followed the standard management (SM) in addition. A control group used only the SM. SM for all subjects included a healthy diet (low levels of NaCl, low sugar, low calories), vitamin supplementation (C, E, B), daily mild outdoors exercise, regular washing with neutral soap; the same non-clinical, non-specific hydrating cream (Nivea) was used once daily.
Results: Sixty-three women completed the registry study. Thirty women using the PYCE combination and 33 women in the control group. The groups were comparable at baseline. No clinical condition was observed during the registry; no drug was used. There were no side effects or tolerability problems with the supplements. After 4 weeks, ultrasound elastosonography showed that skin elasticity significantly improved with the PYCE combination (P<0.05) without significant changes in the control group. In parallel, transcutaneous skin PO2 increased significantly with PYCE compared to controls and transcutaneous skin PCO2 decreased significantly compared to controls (P<0.05). This showed that skin oxygenation and nutrition improved with PYCE. Skin hydration also significantly improved with PYCE (P<0.05) in comparison with controls. Skin flow, indicating skin blood perfusion (thermoregulatory flow), assessed by laser Doppler flowmetry significantly improved over 4 weeks compared to controls (P<0.05). More specifically, the most superficial part of the flow, in the most superficial layer of the skin, corresponding to the nutritional blood flow, significantly improved with the combination PYCE compared to controls (P<0.05). Skin and tissue elasticity are crucial in surgery for healing, scarring, and wound closure. Reduced elasticity can lead to irregular or delayed healing. This preliminary concept study suggests that PYCE supplementation enhances skin elasticity, perfusion, and nutrition, with visible effects seen in just 4 weeks.
Conclusions: This preliminary, concept study indicates that skin elasticity, skin perfusion, and skin nutrition improved with the supplementation of PYCE and the effects of PYCE were visible after only 4 weeks. A longer observation period should be considered in future studies. In conclusion, this pilot concept study shows a significant activity of the combination Pycnogenol® and Centellicum® on skin elasticity over a short period of supplementation.
{"title":"Pycnogenol® + Centellicum® supplementation improves skin elasticity and microperfusion. Implication for surgical patients: a conceptual registry study.","authors":"Roberto Cotellese, Gianni Belcaro, Shu Hu, Maria R Cesarone, Eugenia Melchiorre, Umberto Cornelli, Beatrice Feragalli, Claudia Scipione, Valeria Scipione, Mark Dugall, Morio Hosoi, Marcello Corsi","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10402-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10402-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this registry study was to evaluate the effects of Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> and Centellicum<sup>®</sup> (PYCE) on skin perfusion and skin elasticity in healthy women over a period of 4 weeks.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The supplemented women used 150 mg of Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> and 450 mg of Centellicum<sup>®</sup> daily. The supplemented group used the combination PYCE daily for 4 weeks and followed the standard management (SM) in addition. A control group used only the SM. SM for all subjects included a healthy diet (low levels of NaCl, low sugar, low calories), vitamin supplementation (C, E, B), daily mild outdoors exercise, regular washing with neutral soap; the same non-clinical, non-specific hydrating cream (Nivea) was used once daily.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-three women completed the registry study. Thirty women using the PYCE combination and 33 women in the control group. The groups were comparable at baseline. No clinical condition was observed during the registry; no drug was used. There were no side effects or tolerability problems with the supplements. After 4 weeks, ultrasound elastosonography showed that skin elasticity significantly improved with the PYCE combination (P<0.05) without significant changes in the control group. In parallel, transcutaneous skin PO<inf>2</inf> increased significantly with PYCE compared to controls and transcutaneous skin PCO<inf>2</inf> decreased significantly compared to controls (P<0.05). This showed that skin oxygenation and nutrition improved with PYCE. Skin hydration also significantly improved with PYCE (P<0.05) in comparison with controls. Skin flow, indicating skin blood perfusion (thermoregulatory flow), assessed by laser Doppler flowmetry significantly improved over 4 weeks compared to controls (P<0.05). More specifically, the most superficial part of the flow, in the most superficial layer of the skin, corresponding to the nutritional blood flow, significantly improved with the combination PYCE compared to controls (P<0.05). Skin and tissue elasticity are crucial in surgery for healing, scarring, and wound closure. Reduced elasticity can lead to irregular or delayed healing. This preliminary concept study suggests that PYCE supplementation enhances skin elasticity, perfusion, and nutrition, with visible effects seen in just 4 weeks.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This preliminary, concept study indicates that skin elasticity, skin perfusion, and skin nutrition improved with the supplementation of PYCE and the effects of PYCE were visible after only 4 weeks. A longer observation period should be considered in future studies. In conclusion, this pilot concept study shows a significant activity of the combination Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> and Centellicum<sup>®</sup> on skin elasticity over a short period of supplementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10391-7
Caixia He, Jingyan Chen, Xuecheng Ge
{"title":"Effects of human brain microvascular endothelial cell membrane microparticles on blood-brain barrier during hypoxia and its molecular mechanism.","authors":"Caixia He, Jingyan Chen, Xuecheng Ge","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10391-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10391-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10505-9
Marco Casaccia
{"title":"Fluorescence-guided laparoscopic lymph node biopsy for lymphoma: a new technique for an old procedure.","authors":"Marco Casaccia","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10505-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10505-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}