Restricted physical activity and maternal rest improve fetal growth: should we look for the reason in the cardiovascular modifications?

Intrauterine growth restriction seems to be characterized by a high-resistance, low cardiac output state that is detectable at 22 to 24 weeks’ gestation in the preclinical stages of the disease.2 This cardiovascular profile seems to be present at different degrees of expression in the early and the late forms of the disease. The low cardiac output may be because of 2 main reasons, namely the hypovolemic state and the possible mechanical compression of the inferior vena cava. D...

The fundamentals of quality assurance during urodynamics

Is Mini-Invasive Surgery an Alternative for the Treatment of Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysms?

Introduction: Aim of our study is to evaluate the outcomes of mini-laparotomy, suprarenal cross-clamping, and enhanced recovery after elective open surgical repair for juxta-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms (JAAA) in a tertiary referral center. Methods: Data of all consecutive patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) electively treated with left sub-costal mini-laparotomy requiring infrarenal or suprarenal cross-clamping between 2013 and 2018 were retrospectively collected. Patients wer...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Clinical Characteristics

Background/Objectives: Endometriosis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) share some epidemiological, clinical and pathogenetic features. A differential diagnosis between pelvic endometriosis and IBD may be challenging, even for expert clinicians. In the present review, we aimed to summarize the currently available data regarding the relationship between endometriosis and IBD and their possible association. Methods: The PubMed and Scopus database were considered, by searching the following te...