Francesca Rovera

Infections in 346 consecutive video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures.

Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a case report.

The rationale of early enteral nutrition.

The PRE.DI.CA. project for radiographic lung cancer screening in cigarette smokers.

Antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery.

Injection of colorectal cancer cells in mesenteric and antimesenteric sides of the colon results in different patterns of metastatic diffusion: an experimental study in rats.

Influence of new technologies on thyroid surgery: state of the art.

[Major thoracic trauma--sternal trauma].

Surgical resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): experience on 25 patients.

Technological advances in minimally invasive surgery.

Ten year survival after excision of squamous cell cancer in Zenker's diverticulum: report of a case.

Cancer of the esophagus: the value of preoperative patient assessment.

Solitary pulmonary metastasis from primary melanoma of the oesophagus 5 years after resection of the primary tumor.

Reconstruction after esophagectomy in patients with [partial] gastric resection. Case report and review of the literature of the use of remnant stomach.

Tubular adenoma of the breast in an 84-year-old woman: report of a case simulating breast cancer.

Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with ultrasonographically guided percutaneous radiofrequency thermoablation.

The surgeon's approach to preoperative evaluation of esophageal cancer: recent developments.

Infective complications in laparoscopic surgery.

Long-term results and quality of life of patients undergoing sequential surgical treatment for severe acute pancreatitis complicated by infected pancreatic necrosis.

Surgical site infections after thyroidectomy.

Surgical site infections in day surgery settings.

Postoperative fever.

Infected pancreatic necrosis.

Prospective study of infection risk factors in 988 lung resections.

Mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery.

Risk factors for surgical infections.

Surgery of lymph nodes in papillary thyroid cancer.

Thyroid surgery: new approach to dissection and hemostasis.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy as the new standard of care in the surgical treatment for breast cancer.

Multifocality and multicentricity are not contraindications for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer surgery.

Postoperative infections after oesophageal resections: the role of blood transfusions.

Transdiaphragmatic approach to the thorax using mini-invasive devices.

Dissection and hemostasis with hydroxilated polyvinyl acetal tampons in open thyroid surgery.

An unusual case of breast liposarcoma with liver metastases: the role of radical surgery.

Medullary thyroid carcinoma: surgical treatment advances.

Preoperative assessment of rectal cancer stage: state of the art.

Concurrent epithelial thymoma and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma.

Laparoscopic resection of a primary hydatid cyst of the adrenal gland: a case report.

Simultaneous medullary and papillary thyroid cancer: two case reports.

Shortening hospital stay for thyroid surgery.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the male breast: a case report and review of the literature.

Notice of redundant publication. Surgical resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): experience on 25 patients.

Time interval in diagnosis and treatment of papillary thyroid cancer: a descriptive, retrospective study.

Neuromonitoring and video-assisted thyroidectomy: a prospective, randomized case-control evaluation.

The use of electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system in minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT).

Solitary intrathyroidal metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma in a toxic substernal multinodular goiter.

Prospectives and surgical usefulness of perioperative parathyroid hormone assay in thyroid surgery.

Safe incorporation of new technologies in thyroid surgery.

Commentary on transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection : Witzel K, von Rahden BH, Kaminski C, Stein HJ (2008) Transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection. Surg Endosc 22(8):1871-1875.

Breast cancer diagnosis: the role of stereotactic vacuum-assisted aspiration biopsy.

Identifying factors contributing to reduced breast tumor size: a longitudinal study.

Axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy: an overview.

Breast cancer surgery in an ambulatory setting.

Cosmetic treatments: an emerging field of interest for interventional radiologists.

Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast.

Radio-guided occult lesion localization versus wire-guided localization in non-palpable breast lesions.

Microwave tumors ablation: principles, clinical applications and review of preliminary experiences.

Ablation of painful metastatic bone tumors: a systematic review.

Percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of renal cell carcinoma: is it possible a day-hospital treatment?

Audit in day surgery in general surgery. Quality and criticality are compared.

Natural orifices transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and other allied "ultra" minimally invasive procedures: are we loosing the plot?

To teach and to learn in day surgery. The role of residents.

Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on clinical outcomes in hepatic surgery for cancer.

Surgical classification of open abdomen: which clinical implications?

Postoperative laryngoscopy in thyroid surgery: proper timing to detect recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.

The middle thyroid vein: anatomical and surgical aspects.

The technique of intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery.

Wound morbidity in mini-invasive thyroidectomy.

Pre-operative splenic vein diameter: a risk factor for portal-splenic vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy?

Laparoscopic left nephrectomy for living donor kidney transplant.

Surgical anatomy and neurophysiology of the vagus nerve (VN) for standardised intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of the inferior laryngeal nerve (ILN) during thyroidectomy.

Nodule size and fine-needle aspiration biopsy: diagnostic challenges for thyroid malignancy.

How does the 7th TNM edition fit in gastric cancer management?

Fascia-to-fascia closure with abdominal topical negative pressure for severe abdominal infections: preliminary results in a department of general surgery and intensive care unit.

Unusual rectal stenosis.

Breast cancer in pregnancy.

The role of micrometastatic disease in sentinel lymph node in breast cancer.

Predictors of loco-regional recurrence and cancer-related death after breast cancer surgery.

The mammary gland and the homeobox gene Otx1.

Single access cholecystectomy using standard laparoscopic instruments.

Struma ovarii in breast cancer.

Visualization versus Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves during Thyroidectomy: What About the Costs?