Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Non un semplice stridor

Rossi D, Sadou Y, Gilardi C

2026/2 — pag. 45-46 — DOI

A 4-year-old neonate presented with inspiratory stridor and respiratory distress due to tracheal compression. Echocardiography and CT scans documented a double aortic arch with a dominant right arch and hypoplastic left arch. Cardiac surgical correct...

Fibrosi cistica 2025: stato dell’arte e novità

Maschio M, Grazian F, Traunero A, Ghirardo S, Amaddeo A.

2025/7 — pag. 430-440 — DOI

Cystic Fibrosis is caused by the mutations in the CFTR chloride channel protein and is still one of the most common fatal genetic disease worldwide. It is a multisystem disease but, to date, most of its morbidity and mortality is due to muco-obstruct...

Malformazione polmonare congenita di tipo I con macrocisti Un caso di intervento prenatale e successiva lobectomia toracoscopica

Alboreto E, Borgia P, Florio A, Gallizia A, Perri K, Salvati P, Torre M, Paladini D, Sacco O

2025/2 — pag. 34-36 — DOI

Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations (CPAM) are rare lung development anomalies characterised by varying-sized cysts. The majority of affected newborns are asymptomatic at birth, while a small percentage may experience respiratory difficulties. ...

I vantaggi della correzione mininvasiva delle cardiopatie congenite riletti dopo 25 anni di esperienza

Cattapan C, Guariento A, Castaldi B, Sirico D, Scattolin F, Padalino M, Di Salvo G, Vida V

2023/9 — pag. 167-176 — DOI

Background - For many years the treatment of congenital heart disease has been performed through median sternotomy. Recently, the dimensions of the cutaneous incision have been reduced to optimize functional recovery and improve the aesthetic result....

Quando lo squat fa la differenza

Piqué M, Brasili L, Putoto G, Iughetti L

2021/8 — pag. 527-528 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 1-year-old girl with severe respiratory distress, perioral cyanosis and severe desaturation (SpO2 35% with oxygen in nasal prongs). An echocardiogram was readily performed showing the distinctive features of Fallot’s ...

Storia di un murmure vescicolare che non c’è

Varriale G, Greco M, Tamborino A

2021/8 — pag. 259-260 — DOI

The case of a child with basal left recurrent pneumonia is described. A localized bronchomalacia due to a vascular ring was eventually diagnosed....

Vaccini antinfluenzali e anti-Covid Vaccini con virus vivi e contagiosità Timectomia e vaccini

2021/5 — pag. 335 — DOI

Un empiema pleurico, una occasione per fare il punto sulla vaccinazione antipmeumococcica

G. Ferrante, L. Alessi, M. Giuffrè, G. Corsello

2020/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

The article describes the case of a 4-year-old girl presenting with fever and dyspnea. Blood tests showed neutrophilic leukocytosis and a significant increase in inflammation markers. The antibiotic therapy (macrolide and amoxicillin) did not pro...

Un empiema pleurico, una occasione per fare il punto sulla vaccinazione antipneumococcica

G. Ferrante, L. Alessi, M. Giuffrè, G. Corsello

2020/10 — pag. 240-244 — DOI

The article describes the case of a 4-year-old girl present-ing with fever and dyspnea. Blood tests showed neutrophilic leukocytosis and a significant increase in inflammation markers. The antibiotic therapy (macrolide and amoxicillin) did not produc...

Uno stridore inspiratorio: tracheomalacia o corpo estraneo?

M. Ficara, G. Russo, G. Cinelli, F. Felici, E. Marastoni, A. Ghidini, E. Iannella, S. Amarri

2020/6 — pag. 139-139 — DOI

TPSV in cardiopatie congenite complesse: come cavarsela dai piedi

M. Brighenti, G. Bronzetti, M. Scimeca, M. Lanari, M. Bonvicini

2019/8 — pag. 209-209

Uno stridore a recente insorgenza

G. Lanzoni, F. Maschio, P. Berlese, C. Zanatta, P. Midrio

2019/8 — pag. 206-206

Trapianto di polmone in fibrosi cistica

A. Agrusti, M. Bramuzzo, M. Maschio, A. Ventura

2017/2 — pag. 99-106

Background - Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare genetic disease that progressively involves the pancreatic and pulmonary functions: as respiratory failure develops, lung transplantation is the only therapeutic option available nowadays. Objective - Th...

La fibrosi cistica nel 2017

B.M. Assael

2017/2 — pag. 75-77

Una esperienza assistenziale a metà strada tra casa e ospedale

P. Cianci, St. Besseghini, Se. Besseghini, G. Bortolami, A. Moretto, T. Fedeli, G. Kullman, M.L. Melzi, L. Introzzi, A. Selicorni

2016/8 — pag. 513-518

A small but meaningful proportion of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) presents with quite instable and severe medical conditions. Moreover, they are frequently dependent on technological devices. So, their chances of living in their ...

Il bambino con cardiopatia congenita nell’ambulatorio del pediatra

V. Gesuete, E. Parmeggiani, A. Ventura

2016/5 — pag. 291-296

Congenital heart disease is the most common type of congenital malformation at birth. Thanks to advances in diagnosis, therapy and the continuous development of surgical and interventional techniques, there has been a refinement in the treatment of...

Riflessioni sulla bronchite cronica protratta Informazione e vaccini

2016/3 — pag. 152-153

La pediatria si è fermata a Idomeni

2016/3 — pag. 151

Un lobo polmonare iperlucente

G. Vieni, S. Pusceddu, L. Mambelli, F. Pugliese, V. Poletti, F. Marchetti

2015/9 — pag. 593-595

The paper describes the case of a 7-year-old female child with a history of chronic cough following an acute respiratory infection and unilateral hyperlucent lung on chest radiograph. The diagnosis was Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome, based on chara...

Inalazione di corpo estraneo: uno "strano caso"

G.L. Benetti, C. Iozzi, M. Atzeni

2015/1 — pag. 57-58

Foreign body inhalation is a quite common event in chil-dhood, especially during the first years of life. It can cau-se complete airway obstruction and asphyxia resulting from a large object lodged in the trachea or larynx, which require real emergen...

Dal sentimento alla ragione…

M. Ruggeri, A. Gervasoni, A. Mazza, L. Verdoni, A. Locatelli, L. Martelli, E. Frassoni, R. Corbetta, S. Motta, M. Negro

2013/9

Il grown up dei bambini operati per cardiopatia congenita

S. Orlandini, A. Benettoni

2012/8

Un'asimmetria oculare degna di nota

E. Chiocca, C. Domenici, E. Bellocci, G. Casazza, L. Luti

2012/1

Una bronchiolite rivelatrice

C. De Chiara, F. de Seta, R. Kosova, L. de Seta

2011/4 — pag. 242-246

A case of acute respiratory distress with hypoxia in a 28-day-newborn presenting with the symptoms of bronchiolitis during an epidemic period is described. The persistence of the symptoms associated with a radiological picture of the chest showing ...

Atelettasia da corpo estraneo

A. Pisanti, R. Pisanti

2010/7 — pag. 452-453

Atelettasia ed enfisema lobari:due storie con due immagini a confronto

A. De Cunto, C. Zanchi, M. Gregori, G. Pelos, J. Schleef, F. Marchetti

2010/7 — pag. 446-451

The work compares the cases of two children of the same age (14-15 months) who raise the similar suspect of inhalation of foreign bodies. In the first case the hypothesis was suggested by the radiologic finding of atelectasis. In the second case th...

Dalla diagnosi prenatale al management post natale delle malformazioni polmonari: suggerimenti per i pediatri

F. Gobbo, G. Pelizzo, J. Schleef

2010/2

Dalla diagnosi prenatale al management post-natale delle malformazioni polmonari

F. Gobbo, G. Pelizzo, J. Schleef

2010/2 — pag. 125-126

Congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM) include a wide spectrum of developmental anomalies. Almost 50% of the cases are diagnosed in utero. These appear as hyperechoic, cystic or mixed lesions. Prenatal clinical course varies from seriou...

Patologia quasi rara, in agguato nel nostro quotidiano. Sbagliando si impara.

2008/9 — pag. 595-596

Empiema pleurico: descrizione di un caso di difficile risoluzione

F. Antonelli, M. Aschettino, C. Santoro, P. Siani

2008/4

Malformazione adenoido-cistica congenita (CCAM) polmonare

L. Calligaris, A. Trappan, F. Zennaro

2006/9

… E se il dotto arterioso pervio persiste nonostante la terapia con ibuprofene?

A. Secinaro, E. Antonielli d’Oulx, P. Manzoni, D. Farina, M.L. Leonessa, G. Gomirato

2006/7 — pag. 463-464

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with significant left-to-right shunt is a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Early closure of ductus arteriosus may be pharmacologically achieved using cyclooxygenase inhibitors, or via...

Condividere le cure al malato di fibrosi cistica: una sfida per il medico di famiglia e per i Centri

G. Mastella

2006/3 — pag. 143-145

L'indimenticabile caso del piccolo esploratore e della mamma investigatrice

R. Semenzato, F. Maschio, M. Chirico

2005/6 — pag. 389-390

La sindrome del lobo medio nel bambino

G. Nocerino

2005/1 — pag. 37-43

Due to its peculiar anatomical structure, the middle lobe is at high risk for atelectasis, which can be partial or total, with or without parenchymal infiltration. Particularly in cases of partial or “pure” atelectasis, antero-posterior X-ray may n...

La filosofia della chirurgia mini-invasiva

J. Schleef,

2004/9 — pag. 541

Un bambino con Difetto Interventricolare

M. Maschio, E. Zamuner, Alessandra Benettoni

2004/9

La videochirurgia per il bambino e l’adolescente

C. Esposito

2004/9 — pag. 553-557

Videosurgery represents one of the most important innovations in pediatric surgery over the last few years, including initially simple diagnostic procedures then more complex surgical procedures. Based on an extensive literature review and their ow...

Le urgenze cardiologiche in età perinatale Parte I

U. Vairo, et al.

2004/4 — pag. 225-234

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body to meet its needs, to dispose of venous return adequately, or a combination of the two. CHF in the newborn usually result from conge...

L’adolescente e il giovane adulto con cardiopatia congenita

A. Benettoni, J. Somerville

2003/4 — pag. 243-249

The article addresses the needs and problems of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients. The size of GUCH population is uncertain, but since 80-85% of patients born with congenital heart disease (CHD) now survive to adulthood (age 16 years), an a...

Emiparesi in due tempi da mixoma atriale

V. Fortunato, B. Cassano, G. Inchingolo, A. Cannone, A. Grecomiani, G. Barracchia, F.P. Carmone

2000/9 — pag. 599-600

Description of a case of hemiparetic syndrome due to embolism, which followed an atrial septum myxoma in a child aged 34 months. Overview of neurovascular accident causes in children....

Una tecnica mininvasiva per il trattamento del petto escavato: la “barra di Nuss”

A. Messineo

2000/2 — pag. 107-109

Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity characterized by a concavity of the sternum, and occurs in 1/1000 children. In a small proportion of cases, the malformation is severe enough to require surgical correction, usually in adolescent age. This...

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1999/9 — pag. 539-540

Un’opacità polmonare impenetrabile

M. Ranieri, U. Corsi, A. Tonetto, G. Dianese, M. Anibali

1999/1 — pag. 53-54

Una tubercolosi antibioticoresistente trattata con gamma-interferone

C. Salvatore

1998/6 — pag. 378

Allergia non vuol dire asma

G. Cavagni, A. Borghi

1997/5 — pag. 325-327