Recent Published Papers

Left hepatectomy for metastatic thrombosis of umbellical vein and left portal vein from renal cell carcinoma.

Giuliante F, Ardito F, Sarno G, Vellone M., Govannini I, Nuzzo G.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2009 Mar-Apr;56(90):512-4

Isolation and characterization of CD133+ cell population within human primary and metastatic colon cancer..

Puglisi MA, Sgambato A, Saulnier N, Rafanelli F, Barba M, Boninsegna A, Piscaglia AC, Lauritano C, Novi ML, Barbaro F, Rinninella E, Campanale C, Giuliante F, Nuzzo G, Alfieri S, Doglietto GB, Cittadini A, Gasbarrini A

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2009 Mar;13 Suppl 1:55-62

Preoperative right portal vein embolisation: indications and results.

Barbaro B, Caputo F, Tebala C, Di Stasi C, Vellone M, Giuliante F, Nuzzo G, Bonomo L.

Radiol Med. 2009 Jun;114(4):553-570

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Ardito F, Giovannini I.

Ann Surg. 2009 Mar;249(3):541-2; author reply 542.

Evaluation of hilar biliary strictures by using a newly developed forward-viewing therapeutic echoendoscope: preliminary results of an ongoing experience.

Larghi A, Lecca PG, Ardito F, Rossi ED, Fadda G, Nuzzo G, Costamagna G.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Feb;69(2):356-60.

Liver dysfunction and sepsis determine operative mortality after liver resection.

Capussotti L, Vigaṇ L, Giuliante F, Ferrero A, Giovannini I, Nuzzo G.

Br J Surg. 2009 Jan;96(1):88-94.

Nutritional deficit in miliary tuberculosis: prognostic value.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Clemente G, Nuzzo G.

Eur Respir J. 2008 Dec;32(6):1664-5; author reply 1665-6.

External lymphatic fistula after intra-abdominal lymphadenectomy for cancer. Treatment with total parenteral nutrition and somatostatin.

Giovannini I, Giuliante F, Chiarla C, Giordano M, Ardito F, Vellone M, Sarno G, Nuzzo G.

Nutrition. 2008 Nov-Dec;24(11-12):1220-3.

Urgent need for a new staging system in advanced colorectal cancer.

Poston GJ, Figueras J, Giuliante F, Nuzzo G, Sobrero AF, Gigot JF, Nordlinger B, Adam R, Gruenberger T, Choti MA, Bilchik AJ, Van Cutsem EJ, Chiang JM, D'Angelica MI.

J Clin Oncol. 2008 Oct 10;26(29):4828-33.

Intramural duodenal diverticulum mimicking a periampullary neoplasm.

Clemente G, Sarno G, Giordano M, De Rose AM, Nuzzo G.

Am J Surg. 2008 Oct;196(4):e31-2.

Unexpected diagnosis of Crohn's disease after the ingestion of a dental bridge.

Clemente G, Sarno G, De Rose AM, Mele C, Ranucci G, Nuzzo G.

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Sep 17.

Advantages of multidisciplinary management of bile duct injuries occurring during cholecystectomy.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Giovannini I, Murazio M, D'Acapito F, Ardito F, Vellone M, Gauzolino R, Costamagna G, Di Stasi C.

Am J Surg. 2008 Jun;195(6):763-9.

Liver resection for primary intrahepatic stones: a single-center experience.

Nuzzo G, Clemente G, Giovannini I, De Rose AM, Vellone M, Sarno G, Marchi D, Giuliante F.

Arch Surg. 2008 Jun;143(6):570-3; discussion 574.

Cefepime for prophylaxis of infections in the surgery of cholelithiasis. Results of a multicentric comparative trial.

Del Rio P, Vellone M, Fragapane P, di Millo M, Mazzitelli R, Allegri C, Nuzzo G, Sianesi M.

Acta Biomed. 2008 Apr;79(1):23-7.

Extraparenchymal control of hepatic veins during mesohepatectomy.

Giuliante F, Nuzzo G, Ardito F, Vellone M, De Cosmo G, Giovannini I.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Mar;206(3):496-502.

Influence of surgical margin on type of recurrence after liver resection for colorectal metastases: a single-center experience.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Ardito F, Vellone M, Giovannini I, Federico B, Vecchio FM.

Surgery. 2008 Mar;143(3):384-93.

Plasma bilirubin correlations in non-obstructive cholestasis after partial hepatectomy.

Chiarla C, Giovannini I, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Masi A, Nuzzo G.

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2008;46(11):1598-601.

Sepsis-induced cholestasis.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Nuzzo G.

Hepatology. 2008 Jan;47(1):361.

Final analysis of colorectal cancer patients treated with irinotecan and 5-fluorouracil plus folinic acid neoadjuvant chemotherapy for unresectable liver metastases.

Barone C, Nuzzo G, Cassano A, Basso M, Schinzari G, Giuliante F, D'Argento E, Trigila N, Astone A, Pozzo C.

Br J Cancer. 2007 Oct 22;97(8):1035-9.

Liver resections for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease: experience in an Italian centre.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Gauzolino R, Vellone M, Ardito F, Giovannini I.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2007 Oct;33(8):1014-8.

Re: Role of intraoperative cholangiography in avoiding bile duct injury.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Giovannini I, Ardito F, D'Acapito F, Vellone M, Murazio M, Capelli G.

J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Oct;205(4):e5-6; author reply e6.

Total gastrectomy for type 1 gastric carcinoid: an unusual surgical indication?

Clemente G, Sarno G, Giordano M, De Rose AM, Giovannini I, Vecchio FM, Nuzzo G.

Minerva Chir. 2007 Oct;62(5):421-4.

Hanging maneuver in right hepatectomy for recurrent metastases with diaphragmatic infiltration after radiofrequency ablation: a new indication.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Ardito F, Vellone M, Giovannini I.

Am Surg. 2007 Sep;73(9):884-7.

Calcified Meckel's diverticulum: an unusual incidental finding during laparoscopy.

Clemente G, Ionta R, Sarno G, Ricci R, Nuzzo G.

Am J Surg. 2007 Apr;193(4):482-3.

Liver resection for primarily unresectable colorectal metastases downsized by chemotherapy.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Ardito F, Vellone M, Pozzo C, Cassano A, Giovannini I, Barone C.

J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Mar;11(3):318-24.

Biochemical and clinical correlates of hypouricemia in surgical and critically ill patients.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Pallavicini F, Nuzzo G.

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2007;45(9):1207-10. Erratum in: Clin Chem Lab Med. 2007;45(11):1570.

Analysis of the components of hypertransaminasemia after liver resection.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Sarno G, Nuzzo G.

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2007;45(3):357-60.

The relationship between albumin, other plasma proteins and variables, and age in the acute phase response after liver resection in man.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Nuzzo G.

Amino Acids. 2006 Nov;31(4):463-9.

Hepatic resection-related hypophosphatemia is of renal origin as manifested by isolated hyperphosphaturia.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Ardito F, Vellone M, Nuzzo G.

Ann Surg. 2006 Mar;243(3):429; author reply 429.

Chemoradiation and brachytherapy in biliary tract carcinoma: long-term results.

Deodato F, Clemente G, Mattiucci GC, Macchia G, Costamagna G, Giuliante F, Smaniotto D, Luzi S, Valentini V, Mutignani M, Nuzzo G, Cellini N, Morganti AG.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Feb 1;64(2):483-8.

Port-sites excision for gallbladder cancer incidentally found after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Giuliante F, Ardito F, Vellone M, Clemente G, Nuzzo G.

Am J Surg. 2006 Jan;191(1):114-6.

Serum uric acid, creatinine, and the assessment of antioxidant capacity in critical illness.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Pallavicini F, Vellone M, Ardito F, Nuzzo G.

Crit Care. 2006;10(5):421.

An extreme case of Heyde syndrome.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Murazio M, Clemente G, Giuliante F, Nuzzo G.

Dig Surg. 2006;23(5-6):387-8.

Apoptotic index or a combination of Bax/Bcl-2 expression correlate with survival after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Magistrelli P, Coppola R, Tonini G, Vincenzi B, Santini D, Borzomati D, Vecchio F, Valeri S, Castri F, Antinori A, Nuzzo G, Caraglia M, Picciocchi A.

J Cell Biochem. 2006 Jan 1;97(1):98-108.

[Surgical approach to common bile duct strictures]

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F.

J Chir (Paris). 2006 Jan-Feb;143(1):37-43. French.

Liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Giuliante F, Gauzolino R, Vellone M, Ardito F, Murazio M, Nuzzo G.

Tumori. 2005 Nov-Dec;91(6):487-92.

Bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: results of an Italian national survey on 56 591 cholecystectomies.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Giovannini I, Ardito F, D'Acapito F, Vellone M, Murazio M, Capelli G.

Arch Surg. 2005 Oct;140(10):986-92.

Non-surgical management of a lymphatic fistula, after laparoscopic colorectal surgery, with total parenteral nutrition, octreotide, and somatostatin.

Giovannini I, Giuliante F, Chiarla C, Ardito F, Vellone M, Nuzzo G.

Nutrition. 2005 Oct;21(10):1065-7.

Intraluminal brachytherapy without stenting in intrahepatic papillary cholangiocarcinoma: a case report.

Macchia G, Costamagna G, Morganti AG, Mutignani M, Giuliante F, Clemente G, Deodato F, Smaniotto D, Mattiucci GC, Sallustio G, Valentini V, Nuzzo G, Cellini N.

Dig Liver Dis. 2005 Aug;37(8):615-8.

Papillary carcinoma of the gallbladder and anomalous pancreatico-biliary junction. Report of three cases and review of the literature.

Nuzzo G, Clemente G, Cadeddu F, Ardito F, Ricci R, Vecchio FM.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2005 Jul-Aug;52(64):1034-8. Review.

No evidence of hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in patients submitted to hepatectomy or in patients with acute on chronic liver failure.

Di Campli C, Piscaglia AC, Giuliante F, Rutella S, Bonanno G, Zocco MA, Ardito F, Nuzzo G, Mancuso S, Leone G, Gasbarrini G, Pola P, Gasbarrini A.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug;37(6):2563-6.

Nuclear and cytoplasmic expression of survivin in 67 surgically resected pancreatic cancer patients.

Tonini G, Vincenzi B, Santini D, Scarpa S, Vasaturo T, Malacrino C, Coppola R, Magistrelli P, Borzomati D, Baldi A, Antinori A, Caricato M, Nuzzo G, Picciocchi A.

Br J Cancer. 2005 Jun 20;92(12):2225-32. Erratum in: Br J Cancer. 2005 Oct 31;93(9):1084.

Cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression is associated with a poor outcome in resected ampullary cancer patients.

Santini D, Vincenzi B, Tonini G, Scarpa S, Vasaturo F, Malacrino C, Vecchio F, Borzomati D, Valeri S, Coppola R, Magistrelli P, Nuzzo G, Picciocchi A.

Clin Cancer Res. 2005 May 15;11(10):3784-9.

[Duodenocephalopancreatectomy for periampullary neoplasm in elderly patients]

Antinori A, Ciccoritti L, Coco C, Giuliante F, Magistrelli P, Nuzzo G, Picciocchi A.

Suppl Tumori. 2005 May-Jun;4(3):S58. Italian.

[Prognostic factors of pancreatic carcinoma: analysis of the 5-year-survivor cases]

Antinori A, Ciccoritti L, Coco C, Giuliante F, Magistrelli P, Nuzzo G, Picciocchi A.

Suppl Tumori. 2005 May-Jun;4(3):S57. Italian.

Prognostic value of Bax, Bcl-2, p53, and TUNEL staining in patients with radically resected ampullary carcinoma.

Santini D, Tonini G, Vecchio FM, Borzomati D, Vincenzi B, Valeri S, Antinori A, Castri F, Coppola R, Magistrelli P, Nuzzo G, Picciocchi A.

J Clin Pathol. 2005 Feb;58(2):159-65.

Exceptional nonfatal metabolic alkalosis (blood base excess +48 mEq/l).

Giovannini I, Greco F, Chiarla C, Boldrini G, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Nuzzo G.

Intensive Care Med. 2005 Jan;31(1):166-7. 

Is the chronologic age a contra-indication for surgical palliation of unresectable periampullary neoplasms?

Nuzzo G, Clemente G, Greco F, Ionta R, Cadeddu F.

J Surg Oncol. 2004 Dec 15;88(4):206-9.

[The risk of biliary ductal injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.]

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Persiani R.

J Chir (Paris). 2004 Nov;141(6):343-53. Review. French.

Palliation of unresectable periampullary neoplasms. "surgical" versus "non-surgical" approach.

Nuzzo G, Clemente G, Cadeddu F, Giovannini I.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2004 Sep-Oct;51(59):1282-5.

Neoadjuvant treatment of unresectable liver disease with irinotecan and 5-fluorouracil plus folinic acid in colorectal cancer patients.

Pozzo C, Basso M, Cassano A, Quirino M, Schinzari G, Trigila N, Vellone M, Giuliante F, Nuzzo G, Barone C.

Ann Oncol. 2004 Jun;15(6):933-9.

pRb2/p130, vascular endothelial growth factor, p27(KIP1), and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression in hepatocellular carcinoma: their clinical significance.

Claudio PP, Russo G, Kumar CA, Minimo C, Farina A, Tutton S, Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Angeloni G, Maria V, Vecchio FM, Campli CD, Giordano A.

Clin Cancer Res. 2004 May 15;10(10):3509-17.

Modulation of plasma fibrinogen levels in acute-phase response after hepatectomy.

Giovannini I, Chiarla C, Giuliante F, Vellone M, Nuzzo G.

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2004 Mar;42(3):261-5.

Pedicle clamping with ischemic preconditioning in liver resection.

Nuzzo G, Giuliante F, Vellone M, De Cosmo G, Ardito F, Murazio M, D'Acapito F, Giovannini I.

Liver Transpl. 2004 Feb;10(2 Suppl 1):S53-7.