Vito D'Andrea

Vita D'Andrea is a Professor of General Clinical Surgery at the Department of Surgery of the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Born

January 4th, 1959, Rome, Italy

Nationality

Italian

Education

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Fields

General Surgery, Cancer.

Institutions

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Notes

Top Italian Scientist in Clinical Sciences

Profile

• Professor of General Clinical Surgery at the Department of Surgical Sciences of the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

• Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences for the triennium 2019-2022.

• Gold Medalist of the Italian Republic for Merit in the area of Public Health, 2006.

• Coordinator of the PhD course in "Advanced Technologies in Surgery" of the Sapienza University of Rome from the 1st of July 2014 to the 1st of February 2021.

• "Systems Expert” for the National Agency for the Assessment of Universities and Research.

• President of the Degree Course in Occupational Therapy B of the Viterbo branch of the Sapienza University since 05.10.2016 to 31.10.2019.

• Special Commissioner of the degree course in "Occupational Therapy B", Department of the Viterbo branch of the Sapienza University - since the 23rd of October 2013 to 23rd of September 2014 and from the 16 th of February 2016 to the 5th of October 2016 (from the 10th of May 2016 to the present, President of the course Graduation).

• Vice- Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of the University of Rome Sapienza during the two academic years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

• Sapienza Evaluator and member of the Sapienza’s Scientific Committee of Research since the 27th of June 2011.

• U-GOV Research Contact of the Department of Surgical Sciences of the Sapienza University from academic year 2010-11 to academic year 2014-15.

• IRIS Coordinator of the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza from the academic year 2015-16.

• Associate Professor of Surgery Confirmed in service from the 2nd of February 2000 to the 3rd of January 2018 at the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza.

• 2006 Gold Medal of Merit of Public Health, awarded by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.

• He discovered and described the Angiomegalia, a disease of the arteries and veins.

• He invented the first Bioclimatizzatore for the transport of therapeutic transplants from (Patent No. 228312 issued on 18.02.1998 by the Ministry).

• He invented the "electro-optical surgical forceps for the automatic recognition of nerves, arteries and veins during surgical interventions" (Patent approved by Sapienza, filed August 18, 2015).

• Manager of the Program "Technological Innovations in General Surgery" at Rome’s Umberto I General Teaching Hospital, Rome.

• General Secretary of the Italian Society of Surgery Research.

• Consultant Surgeon of the Carabinieri.

• Effective the Medical College of the Senate in the XV Legislature Member.

• Founding President of the College of Professors of General Surgery Associates.

• Italian Scientists Association Secretary.

Education and career

• 1982: Degree in Medicine and Surgery with honours from the Sapienza University of Rome.

• 1982/83: Winner (1st place) of the scholarship of the Ministry of Education for attendance at the School of Specialisation in Thoracic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome.

• 1985: Winner of the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers’ Prize for Culture.

• 2004: ex-aequo winner of the "E. Ruggieri Prize" awarded by the Italian Society of Surgery for his work on "R. Bartolucci, L. Battaglia, V. D'Andrea, E. De Antoni: Critical Lower Limb Ischemia. Principles and Practice. Pagg.1-446.ISBN: 88-900798-9-4. Rome, NEG, 2002.

• 1986-1994: Head of the Radioisotope Research Laboratory with the Third Chair of Human Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome.

• 1989: He passed the state exam for associate professors of Human Anatomy.

• 1991: He qualified at III General Clinical Surgery at the Sapienza University of Rome. which in 2001 was re-entitled the Department of Surgical Sciences.

• 1997: He discovered and described the Angiomegalia, a disease of the arteries and veins, publishing his work in the prestigious international scientific journal, "Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery", 1997; 38: 1-9 (quoted by Yamamoto et al .: N Surgery Today, Official Journal of the Japan Surgical Society, 2002; 32 (11): 970-3; see also the official site of the Sapienza University of Rome: www.uniroma1.it, Research, Studies & Research, May 2003).

• 1998: He patented the first Bio-conditioner for the transport of therapeutic transplants (Patent No. 228312 issued on the 18th of February 1998 by the Italian Ministry of Health). Specialist in General Surgery and specialised in Thoracic Surgery.

• 2001: He was elected for two three-year academic periods 2001-4 and 2007-10 as associate professor in the Department Board of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza".

• 2004: He was also elected for two three-year periods 2004-7 and 2007-10 academic, representing the associate professors of scientific area, the Commission IV Charitable Activities of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza".

• 2005: He was elected for the academic years 2005-6,2006-7,2007-8,2008-9,2009-10, as the Coordinator of Integrated Course of Internal Medicine and General Surgery II.

• In 2006 he was appointed "Acting Member of the College Doctor of the Senate."

• In 2006 he was awarded the Presidential Gold Medal of Merit of Public Health.

• 2008 to present – He headed the "Technological Innovations in General Surgery" programme of the Umberto I General Teaching Hospital, Rome.

• In 2009 He was appointed Member of the Central Electoral Commission of the Sapienza University of Rome.

• In 2010 He was elected to the University's Board of Federated Public Policy and Health Sciences of Sapienza.

• In 2011 and 2012 He was elected to the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza University of Rome.

• In 2013 He was appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza, as Special Commissioner of the Health Professions Degree in Occupational Therapy B of Sapienza held there and member of the assessment team of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

• In 2014 He was appointed Coordinator of the PhD course in "Advanced Technologies in Surgery" of the Sapienza University of Rome.

• In 2014 Teachers of the PhD was elected Chairman of the Board in: "Advanced Technologies in Surgery" of the Sapienza University of Rome.

• In 2015 He was appointed member of the Erasmus Commission for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza.

• In 2016 He was appointed CEO of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza for PhDs.

• In 2017 He was chosen as ANVUR System Expert (National Agency for the Evaluation of University and Research), for the assessment of University Departments.

• In 2017 the Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents (IF = 1.5) published the scientific paper "D'Andrea's Disease (Angiomegaly)", in which a group of researchers from La Sapienza had described the eponymous vascular disease discovered by Mr Vito D'Andrea.

• On the 3rd of January 2018 He was appointed General Clinical Surgery Professor at the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome.

• On the 7th of February 2018 the Ministry of Economic Development registered the patent for industrial invention of Mr Vito D'Andrea: "Forceps for the recognition of anatomical tissues", official register U.0057778.07-02-2018.

• On the 28th of May 2019 Professor Vito D'Andrea was elected Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza, by secret ballot, with 54 out of a total of 61 eligible voters.

• On the 4th of July 2019 Professor Vito D'Andrea was appointed Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza for academic years 2019-2022.

Recent publications

1. NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery; COVIDSurg Collaborative. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. Lancet. 2022 Oct 31;400(10363):1607–17. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36328042; PMCID: PMC9621702.
2. Relucenti M, Francescangeli F, De Angelis ML, D'Andrea V, Miglietta S, Donfrancesco O, Li X, Chen R, Zeuner A, Familiari G. A Different Exosome Secretion Pattern Characterizes Patient-Derived Colorectal Cancer Multicellular Spheroids and Their Mouse Xenografts. Biology (Basel). 2022 Sep 29;11(10):1427. doi: 10.3390/biology11101427. PMID: 36290331; PMCID: PMC9599039.
3. Gallo G, Picciarielllo A, Pietroletti R, Novelli E, Sturiale A, Tutino R, Laforgia R, Moggia E, Pozzo M, Roveroni M, Bianco V, Realis Luc A, Giuliani A, Diaco E, Naldini G, Trompetto M, Perinotti R, D'Andrea V, Lobascio P. Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol foam to treat second-degree haemorrhoidal disease: 3-year follow-up of a multicentre, single arm, IDEAL phase 2b trial. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/codi.16380. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36268758.
4. Bellini MI, Lori E, Forte F, Lauro A, Tripodi D, Amabile MI, Cantisani V, Varanese M, Ferent IC, Baldini E, Ulisse S, D'Andrea V, Pironi D, Sorrenti S. Thyroid and renal cancers: A bidirectional association. Front Oncol. 2022 Sep 23;12:951976. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.951976. PMID: 36212468; PMCID: PMC9538481.
5. Bellini MI, Urciuoli I, Del Gaudio G, Polti G, Iannetti G, Gangitano E, Lori E, Lubrano C, Cantisani V, Sorrenti S, D'Andrea V. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes. World J Diabetes. 2022 Sep 15;13(9):668-682. doi:10.4239/wjd.v13.i9.668. PMID: 36188142; PMCID: PMC9521438.
6. Zorzetti N, Lauro A, Bellini MI, Vaccari S, Dalla Via B, Cervellera M, Cirocchi R, Sorrenti S, D'Andrea V, Tonini V. Laparoscopic appendectomy, stump closure and endoloops: A meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Sep 27;14(9):1060-1071. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i9.1060. PMID: 36185568; PMCID:PMC9521468.
7. Nemeth DV, Baldini E, Sorrenti S, D'Andrea V, Bellini MI. Cancer Metabolism and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Two Sides of the Same Coin. J Clin Med. 2022 Aug 30;11(17):5096. doi: 10.3390/jcm11175096. PMID: 36079025; PMCID: PMC9457267.
8. Ulisse S, Baldini E, Pironi D, Gagliardi F, Tripodi D, Lauro A, Carbotta S, Tarroni D, D'Armiento M, Morrone A, Forte F, Frattaroli F, Persechino S, Odorisio T, D'Andrea V, Lori E, Sorrenti S. Is Melanoma Progression Affected by Thyroid Diseases?. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 2;23(17):10036. doi: 10.3390/ijms231710036. PMID: 36077430; PMCID: PMC9456309.
9. David E, Del Gaudio G, Drudi FM, Dolcetti V, Pacini P, Granata A, Pretagostini R, Garofalo M, Basile A, Bellini MI, D'Andrea V, Scaglione M, Barr R, Cantisani V. Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Compared with MRI and CT in the Evaluation of Post-Renal Transplant Complications. Tomography. 2022 Jun 28;8(4):1704-1715. doi: 10.3390/tomography8040143. PMID: 35894008; PMCID: PMC9326620.
10. Sorrenti S, Dolcetti V, Radzina M, Bellini MI, Frezza F, Munir K, Grani G, Durante C, D'Andrea V, David E, Calò PG, Lori E, Cantisani V. Artificial Intelligence for Thyroid Nodule Characterization: Where Are We Standing?. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jul 10;14(14):3357. doi: 10.3390/cancers14143357. PMID: 35884418; PMCID: PMC9315681.
11. Lauro A, Santoro A, Cirocchi R, Michelini M, Zorzetti N, Cianci MC, Bellini MI, Casadei C, Ripoli MC, Coletta R, Khouzam S, Marino IR, D'Andrea V, Morabito A. Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) in case of short bowel syndrome: did we achieve our goal? A systematic review. Updates Surg. 2022 Aug;74(4):1209-1223. doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01316-3. Epub 2022 Jul 8. PMID: 35804224.
12. Bellini MI, Amabile MI, Saullo P, Zorzetti N, Testini M, Caronna R, D'Andrea V. A Woman's Place Is in Theatre, but Are Theatres Designed with Women in Mind? A Systematic Review of Ergonomics for Women in Surgery. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 18;11(12):3496. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123496. PMID: 35743578; PMCID: PMC9225169.
13. Zorzetti N, Lauro A, Cervellera M, Panarese A, Khouzam S, Marino IR, Sorrenti S, D'Andrea V, Tonini V. Debris-Filled Duodenal Diverticulum and Lemmel's Syndrome. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Jul;67(7):2805-2808. doi:10.1007/s10620-022-07571-z. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35650417.
14. Bellini MI, Lauro A, D'Andrea V, Marino IR. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Long-Term Follow-Up Issues. Exp Clin Transplant. 2022 May;20(Suppl 3):27-35. doi: 10.6002/ect.PediatricSymp2022.L16. PMID: 35570596.
15. Baldini E, Presutti D, Favoriti P, Santini S, Papoff G, Tuccilli C, Carletti R, Di Gioia C, Lori E, Ferent IC, Gagliardi F, Catania A, Pironi D, Tripodi D, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Ruberti G, Ulisse S. In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor WX-340 on Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 28;23(7):3724. doi: 10.3390/ijms23073724. PMID: 35409084; PMCID: PMC8999125.
16. Varanese M, Lauro A, Lattina I, Tripodi D, Daralioti T, Khouzam S, Marino IR, Stigliano V, D'Andrea V, Frattaroli S, Sorrenti S. Duodenal Follicular Lymphoma: Track or Treat?. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 May;67(5):1733-1738. doi: 10.1007/s10620-022-07498-5. Epub 2022 Apr 8. PMID: 35394594.
17. Cantisani V, De Silvestri A, Scotti V, Fresilli D, Tarsitano MG, Polti G, Guiban O, Polito E, Pacini P, Durante C, Grani G, Isidori AM, Giannetta E, Sorrenti S, Trimboli P, Catalano C, Cirocchi R, Lauro A, D'Andrea V. US-Elastography With Different Techniques for Thyroid Nodule Characterization: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Front Oncol. 2022 Mar 16;12:845549. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.845549. PMID: 35371974; PMCID: PMC8966910.
18. Vaccari S, Minghetti M, Lauro A, Bellini MI, Ussia A, Khouzam S, Marino IR, Cervellera M, D'Andrea V, Tonini V. Destiny for Rendezvous: Is Cholecysto/Choledocholithiasis Better Treated with Dual- or Single-Step Procedures?. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Apr;67(4):1116-1127. doi: 10.1007/s10620-022-07450-7. Epub 2022 Mar 22. PMID: 35318553.
19. Illuminati G, Nardi P, Fresilli D, Sorrenti S, Lauro A, Pizzardi G, Ruggeri M, Ulisse S, Cantisani V, D'Andrea V. Fully Ultrasound-Assisted Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Preliminary Report. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug;84:55-60. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.02.016. Epub 2022 Mar 4. PMID: 35257913.
20. Baldini E, Lauro A, Tripodi D, Pironi D, Amabile MI, Ferent IC, Lori E, Gagliardi F, Bellini MI, Forte F, Pacini P, Cantisani V, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Ulisse S. Thyroid Diseases and Breast Cancer. J Pers Med. 2022 Jan 25;12(2):156. doi: 10.3390/jpm12020156. PMID: 35207645; PMCID: PMC8876618.
21. Gagliardi F, Lauro A, Tripodi D, Amabile MI, Palumbo P, Di Matteo FM, Palazzini G, Forte F, Frattaroli S, Khouzam S, Marino IR, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Pironi D. Mesenteric Cyst with GI Symptoms: A Fluid Approach to Treatment-Case Report and Literature Review. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Mar;67(3):786-798. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07352-0. Epub 2022 Jan 21. PMID: 35059952.
22. Bellini MI, Fresilli D, Lauro A, Mennini G, Rossi M, Catalano C, D'Andrea V, Cantisani V. Liver Transplant Imaging prior to and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Biomed Res Int. 2022 Jan 12;2022:7768383. doi: 10.1155/2022/7768383. PMID: 35036437; PMCID: PMC8753253.
23. Bellini MI, Lauro A, D'Andrea V, Marino IR. Benign Hepatic Tumors and Liver Transplantation: A Literature Review. Exp Clin Transplant. 2022 Mar;20(3):231-236. doi: 10.6002/ect.2021.0447. Epub 2022 Jan 3. PMID: 34981714.
24. Sorrenti S, Baldini E, Pironi D, Lauro A, D'Orazi V, Tartaglia F, Tripodi D, Lori E, Gagliardi F, Praticò M, Illuminati G, D'Andrea V, Palumbo P, Ulisse S. Iodine: Its Role in Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis and Beyond. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 14;13(12):4469. doi: 10.3390/nu13124469. PMID: 34960019; PMCID: PMC8709459.
25. Desiderio J, Sagnotta A, Terrenato I, Garofoli E, Mosillo C, Trastulli S, Arteritano F, Tozzi F, D'Andrea V, Fong Y, Woo Y, Bracarda S, Parisi A. Long-term survival of patients with stage II and III gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy with inadequate nodal assessment. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Nov 27;13(11):1463-1483. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i11.1463. PMID: 34950434; PMCID: PMC8649557.
26. Cirocchi R, Metaj G, Cicoletti M, Arcangeli F, De Sol A, Poli G, Bruzzone P, Gioia S, Anagnostou C, Loreti F, Francesconi S, Ricci L, Laurenti ME, Capotorti A, Artico M, D'Andrea V, Henry BM, Fedeli P, Carlini L. Analysis of the Different Lymphatic Drainage Patterns during Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Skin Melanoma. J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 26;10(23):5544. doi: 10.3390/jcm10235544. PMID: 34884243; PMCID: PMC8658642.
27. Grasso M, Fusconi M, Cialente F, de Soccio G, Ralli M, Minni A, Agolli G, de Vincentiis M, Remacle M, Petrone P, Di Maria D, D'Andrea V, Greco A. Rupture of the Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: What to Know before, during and after Surgery. J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 18;10(22):5368. doi: 10.3390/jcm10225368. PMID: 34830650; PMCID: PMC8624875.
28. Bellini MI, Biffoni M, Patrone R, Borcea MC, Costanzo ML, Garritano T, Melcarne R, Menditto R, Metere A, Scorziello C, Summa M, Ventrone L, D'Andrea V, Giacomelli L. Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Single Centre Experience and Review of the Literature. J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 12;10(22):5258. doi: 10.3390/jcm10225258. PMID: 34830540; PMCID: PMC8623499.
29. Ulisse S, Baldini E, Lauro A, Pironi D, Tripodi D, Lori E, Ferent IC, Amabile MI, Catania A, Di Matteo FM, Forte F, Santoro A, Palumbo P, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S. Papillary Thyroid Cancer Prognosis: An Evolving Field. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Nov 7;13(21):5567. doi: 10.3390/cancers13215567. PMID: 34771729; PMCID: PMC8582937.
30. Tripodi D, Cannistra' C, Gagliardi F, Casella G, Lauro A, De Luca A, Amabile MI, Palumbo P, Pironi D, Mascagni D, D'Andrea V, Vergine M, Sorrenti S. Coincidental or Causal? Concurrence of Colorectal Carcinoma with Primary Breast Cancer. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Feb;67(2):437-444. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07296-5. Epub 2021 Nov 3. PMID: 34731362.
31. Sorrenti S, Dolcetti V, Fresilli D, Del Gaudio G, Pacini P, Huang P, Camponovo C, Leoncini A, D'Andrea V, Pironi D, Frattaroli F, Trimboli P, Radzina M, Cantisani V. The Role of CEUS in the Evaluation of Thyroid Cancer: From Diagnosis to Local Staging. J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 30;10(19):4559. doi: 10.3390/jcm10194559. PMID: 34640574; PMCID: PMC8509399.
32. Baldini E, Tuccilli C, Pironi D, Catania A, Tartaglia F, Di Matteo FM, Palumbo P, Arcieri S, Mascagni D, Palazzini G, Tripodi D, Maturo A, Vergine M, Tarroni D, Lori E, Ferent IC, De Vito C, Fallahi P, Antonelli A, Censi S, D'Armiento M, Barollo S, Mian C, Morrone A, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Ulisse S. Expression and Clinical Utility of Transcription Factors Involved in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition during Thyroid Cancer Progression. J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 9;10(18):4076. doi: 10.3390/jcm10184076. PMID: 34575184; PMCID: PMC8469282.
33. Trastulli S, Desiderio J, Lin JX, Reim D, Zheng CH, Borghi F, Cianchi F, Norero E, Nguyen NT, Qi F, Coratti A, Cesari M, Bazzocchi F, Alimoglu O, Brower ST, Pernazza G, D'Imporzano S, Azagra JS, Zhou YB, Cao SG, Garofoli E, Mosillo C, Guerra F, Liu T, Arcuri G, González P, Staderini F, Marano A, Terrenato I, D'Andrea V, Bracarda S, Huang CM, Parisi A. Laparoscopic Compared with Open D2 Gastrectomy on Perioperative and Long-Term, Stage-Stratified Oncological Outcomes for Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the IMIGASTRIC Database. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Sep 8;13(18):4526. doi: 10.3390/cancers13184526. PMID: 34572753; PMCID: PMC8465518.
34. Relucenti M, Francescangeli F, De Angelis ML, D'Andrea V, Miglietta S, Pilozzi E, Li X, Boe A, Chen R, Zeuner A, Familiari G. The Ultrastructural Analysis of Human Colorectal Cancer Stem Cell-Derived Spheroids and Their Mouse Xenograft Shows That the Same Cells Types Have Different Ratios. Biology (Basel). 2021 Sep 17;10(9):929. doi: 0.3390/biology10090929. PMID: 34571806; PMCID: PMC8465655.
35. Amabile MI, De Luca A, Tripodi D, D'Alberti E, Melcarne R, Imbimbo G, Picconi O, D'Andrea V, Vergine M, Sorrenti S, Molfino A. Effects of Inositol Hexaphosphate and Myo-Inositol Administration in Breast Cancer Patients during Adjuvant Chemotherapy. J Pers Med. 2021 Jul 30;11(8):756. doi: 10.3390/jpm11080756. PMID: 34442400; PMCID: PMC8400775.
36. Fresilli D, David E, Pacini P, Del Gaudio G, Dolcetti V, Lucarelli GT, Di Leo N, Bellini MI, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Mascagni D, Biffoni M, Durante C, Grani G, De Vincentis G, Cantisani V. Thyroid Nodule Characterization: How to Assess the Malignancy Risk. Update of the Literature. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Jul 30;11(8):1374. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11081374. PMID: 34441308; PMCID: PMC8391491.
37. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. PMID: 34428858; PMCID: PMC8652887.
38. Anania G, Davies RJ, Arezzo A, Bagolini F, D'Andrea V, Graziosi L, Di Saverio S, Popivanov G, Cheruiyot I, Cirocchi R, Donini A. Correction to: Rise and fall of total mesorectal excision with lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy for rectal cancer: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 11,366 patients. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Nov;36(11):2335. doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-04010-9. Erratum for: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Nov;36(11):2321-2333. PMID: 34401973; PMCID: PMC9172862.
39. Eberspacher C, Ficuccilli F, Tessieri L, D'Andrea V, Lauro A, Fralleone L, Mascagni D. Annoyed with Haemorrhoids? Risks of the Emborrhoid Technique. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Nov;66(11):3725-3729. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07208-7. Epub 2021 Aug 16. PMID: 34398325.
40. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Nov;76(11):1454-1464. doi: 10.1111/anae.15560. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34371522.
41. Lauro A, Marino IR, D'Andrea V, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Letter to the Editor: The Overnight Successful Change of a Facility into a COVID-19 Center During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Popul Health Manag. 2021 Dec;24(6):748-749. doi: 10.1089/pop.2021.0173. Epub 2021 Aug 2. PMID: 34342511.
42. Tripodi D, Amabile MI, Gagliardi F, Frusone F, Varanese M, De Luca A, Pironi D, D' Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Cannistrà C. Algorithm of rational approach to reconstruction in Fournier's disease. Open Med (Wars). 2021 Jul 9;16(1):1028-1037. doi: 10.1515/med-2021-0294. PMID: 34286099; PMCID: PMC8272539.
43. Tripodi D, Amabile MI, Varanese M, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Cannistrà C. Large cell anaplastic lymphoma associated with breast implant: a rare case report presentation and discussion of possible management. Gland Surg. 2021 Jun;10(6):2076-2080. doi: 10.21037/gs-20-853. PMID: 34268093; PMCID: PMC8258880.
44. Zorzetti N, Lauro A, Ruffato A, D'Andrea V, Ferruzzi L, Antonacci N, Tranchino RM. Gas in the Portal Vein: An Emergency or Just Hot Air?. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Oct;66(10):3290-3295. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07126-8. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34189669.
45. Farné GM, Lauro A, Vaccari S, Marino IR, Khouzam S, D'Andrea V, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Spontaneous Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum: Wait or Cut First?. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Sep;66(9):2876-2880. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07092-1. Epub 2021 Jun 21. PMID: 34155566.
46. Anania G, Davies RJ, Arezzo A, Bagolini F, D'Andrea V, Graziosi L, Di Saverio S, Popivanov G, Cheruiyot I, Cirocchi R, Donini A. Rise and fall of total mesorectal excision with lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy for rectal cancer: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 11,366 patients. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Nov;36(11):2321-2333. doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-03946-2. Epub 2021 Jun 14. Erratum in: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Aug 17;: PMID: 34125269; PMCID: PMC8505280.
47. Cirocchi R, Sutera M, Fedeli P, Anania G, Covarelli P, Suadoni F, Boselli C, Carlini L, Trastulli S, D'Andrea V, Bruzzone P. Authors' Reply: Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis. World J Surg. 2021 Aug;45(8):2631-2632. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06167-4. Epub 2021 May 24. PMID: 34031712.
48. Zorzetti N, D'Andrea V, Lauro A. Proteomic biomarkers in short bowel syndrome : are we ready to use them in clinical activity?. Expert Rev Proteomics. 2021 Apr;18(4):285-293. doi: 10.1080/14789450.2021.1924063. Epub 2021 May 16. PMID: 33910424.
49. Bellini MI, D'Andrea V, Rubulotta F, Spennati V, Pugliese F, Bilotta F. Postoperative delirium in kidney transplant patients. Transpl Int. 2021 Jun;34(6):1161-1163. doi: 10.1111/tri.13890. Epub 2021 May 18. PMID: 33884690.
50. Bruzzone P, Bini F, Lancia M, Popivanov G, Giustozzi M, Marinozzi F, D'Andrea V, Cirocchi R. The role of computed tomography angiography 3D imaging in postoperative hemorrhage after groin mesh hernioplasty during anticoagulation therapy. Minerva Surg. 2021 Jun;76(3):286-287. doi: 10.23736/S2724-5691.21.08704-6. Epub 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 33855375.
51. Delli Poggi A, Pintus G, Dionisi S, Di Simone E, Giannetta N, Di Muzio M, Mardente S, Tibaldi L, Tartaglini D, Consorti F, D'Andrea V. Impact of nursing students on the quality of care perceived by patients: a systematic review of the literature. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2021 Mar;25(6):2711-2725. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202103_25434. PMID: 33829457.
52. Desiderio J, Sagnotta A, Terrenato I, Annibale B, Trastulli S, Tozzi F, D'Andrea V, Bracarda S, Garofoli E, Fong Y, Woo Y, Parisi A. Gastrectomy for stage IV gastric cancer: a comparison of different treatment strategies from the SEER database. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 30;11(1):7150. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86352-6. PMID: 33785761; PMCID: PMC8010081.
53. Cirocchi R, Amabile MI, De Luca A, Frusone F, Tripodi D, Gentile P, Tabola R, Pironi D, Forte F, Monti M, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S. New classifications of axillary lymph nodes and their anatomical-clinical correlations in breast surgery. World J Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar 29;19(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02209-2. PMID: 33781279; PMCID: PMC8008673.
54. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101. PMID: 33761533; PMCID: PMC7995808.
55. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jun;76(6):748-758. doi: 10.1111/anae.15458. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 33690889; PMCID: PMC8206995.
56. Zorzetti N, Lauro A, D'Andrea V, Ruffato A, Ferruzzi L, Antonacci N, Tranchino RM. Benign Blockage: Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to a Prolapsing Gastric Pedunculated Polyp-Case Report and Literature Review. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Jun;66(6):1791-1795. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-06890-x. Epub 2021 Feb 26. PMID: 33634429.
57. Cirocchi R, Sutera M, Fedeli P, Anania G, Covarelli P, Suadoni F, Boselli C, Carlini L, Trastulli S, D'Andrea V, Bruzzone P. Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis. World J Surg. 2021 Jun;45(6):1750-1760. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-05968-x. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33606079; PMCID: PMC8093155.
58. Vaccari S, Lauro A, Cervellera M, Bellini MI, Palazzini G, Cirocchi R, Tonini V, D'Andrea V. Effect of antithrombotic therapy on postoperative outcome of 538 consecutive emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomies for acute cholecystitis: two Italian center's study. Updates Surg. 2021 Oct;73(5):1767-1774. doi: 10.1007/s13304-021-00994-9. Epub 2021 Feb 13. PMID: 33582984.
59. Zanni M, Vaccari S, Lauro A, Marino IR, Cervellera M, D'Andrea V, Tonini V. Bleeding Edge Therapy: Ileocolic Intussusception Due to Ileocecal Valve Adenocarcinoma and Its Management in an Adult Patient-Case Report and Literature Review. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 May;66(5):1436-1440. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-06849-y. Epub 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33511490.
60. Bellini MI, Tortorici F, Amabile MI, D'Andrea V. Assessing Kidney Graft Viability and Its Cells Metabolism during Machine Perfusion. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 23;22(3):1121. doi: 10.3390/ijms22031121. PMID: 33498732; PMCID: PMC7865666.
61. Cappanera S, Palumbo M, Kwan SH, Priante G, Martella LA, Saraca LM, Sicari F, Vernelli C, Di Giuli C, Andreani P, Mariottini A, Francucci M, Sensi E, Costantini M, Bruzzone P, D'Andrea V, Gioia S, Cirocchi R, Tiri B. When Does the Cytokine Storm Begin in COVID-19 Patients? A Quick Score to Recognize It. J Clin Med. 2021 Jan 15;10(2):297. doi: 10.3390/jcm10020297. PMID: 33467466; PMCID: PMC7830161.
62. Martino M, Fodor D, Fresilli D, Guiban O, Rubini A, Cassoni A, Ralli M, De Vincentiis C, Arduini F, Celletti I, Pacini P, Polti G, Polito E, Greco A, Valentini V, Sorrenti S, D'Andrea V, Masciocchi C, Barile A, Cantisani V. Narrative review of multiparametric ultrasound in parotid gland evaluation. Gland Surg. 2020 Dec;9(6):2295-2311. doi: 10.21037/gs-20-530. PMID: 33447581; PMCID: PMC7804540.
63. Artico M, Santarelli MT, Stevanato G, Cirocchi R, D'Andrea V, Nicolai A, Cialone G, Monteleone G, Pindinello I, Taurone S. The role of congenital malformations of the thoracic outlet in the development of the syndrome. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2022;81(1):117-123. doi: 10.5603/FM.a2020.0152. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PMID: 33438186.
64. Cirocchi R, Mercurio I, Nazzaro C, De Sol A, Boselli C, Rettagliata G, Vanacore N, Santoro A, Mascagni D, Renzi C, Lancia M, Suadoni F, Zanghì G, Palumbo P, Bruzzone P, Tellan G, Fedeli P, Marsilio F, D'Andrea V. Dermatome Mapping Test in the analysis of anatomo-clinical correlations after inguinal hernia repair. BMC Surg. 2020 Dec 7;20(1):319. doi: 10.1186/s12893-020-00988-1. PMID: 33287793; PMCID: PMC7720581.
65. Cirocchi R, Cheruiyot I, Henry BM, Artico M, Gioia S, Palumbo P, Kipkorir V, D'Andrea V, Randolph J. Anatomical variations of the pyramidalis muscle: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Radiol Anat. 2021 Apr;43(4):595-605. doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02622-4. Epub 2020 Nov 24. PMID: 33236206.
66. Amabile MI, Frusone F, De Luca A, Tripodi D, Imbimbo G, Lai S, D'Andrea V, Sorrenti S, Molfino A. Locoregional Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Do Concomitant Metabolic Aspects Have a Role on the Management and Prognosis in this Setting?. J Pers Med. 2020 Nov 13;10(4):227. doi: 10.3390/jpm10040227. PMID: 33202793; PMCID: PMC7712935.
67. Ripoli MC, Lauro A, Vaccari S, Mastrocola G, Lanci-Lanci A, D'Andrea V, Marino IR, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Popping the Balloon: A Giant Colonic Diverticulum Complicated by Bladder Neck Compression. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Jan;66(1):41-44. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06606-7. Epub 2020 Sep 29. PMID: 32990867.
68. De Luca A, Tripodi D, Frusone F, Leonardi B, Cerbelli B, Botticelli A, Vergine M, D'Andrea V, Pironi D, Sorrenti S, Amabile MI. Retrospective Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Synthetic Glue and a Fibrin-Based Sealant for the Prevention of Seroma Following Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients. Front Oncol. 2020 Jul 17;10:1061. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01061. PMID: 32766138; PMCID: PMC7379884.
69. Elia D, Fresilli D, Pacini P, Cardaccio S, Polti G, Guiban O, Celletti I, Kutrolli E, De Felice C, Occhiato R, De Vito C, Amabile MI, De Luca A, D'Andrea V, Vergine M, Pediconi F, D'Ambrosio F, Cantisani V. Can strain US-elastography with strain ratio (SRE) improve the diagnostic accuracy in the assessment of breast lesions? Preliminary results. J Ultrasound. 2021 Jun;24(2):157-163. doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00505-3. Epub 2020 Jul 10. PMID: 32651770; PMCID: PMC8137748.
70. Bellini MI, Wilson RS, Veitch P, Brown T, Courtney A, Maxwell AP, D'Andrea V, McDaid J. Hyperamylasemia Post Living Donor Nephrectomy Does Not Relate to Pain. Cureus. 2020 May 21;12(5):e8217. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8217. PMID: 32582478; PMCID: PMC7306643.
71. Sciannamea A, Vaccari S, Marasco G, Dalla Via B, Lauro A, Marino IR, Vasuri F, Cervellera M, D'Andrea V, Tonini V. Concomitant Heterotopic Pancreas and Endometriosis as a Rare Cause of Ileo-Ileal Intussusception in a Young Woman with Spina Bifida: Case Report and Literature Review. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Oct;65(10):2800-2804. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06410-3. PMID: 32572657.
72. Chiarini S, Ruscelli P, Cirocchi R, D'Andrea V, Sensi B, Santoro A, Corsi A, Zepponi F, Fedeli P, Gioia S. Intersigmoid Hernia: A Forgotten Diagnosis-A Systematic Review of the Literature over Anatomical, Diagnostic, Surgical, and Medicolegal Aspects. Emerg Med Int. 2020 Jun 1;2020:4891796. doi: 10.1155/2020/4891796. PMID: 32566302; PMCID: PMC7285387.
73. Zorzetti N, Lauro A, Vaccari S, Ussia A, Brighi M, D'andrea V, Cervellera M, Tonini V. A systematic review on the cost evaluation of two different laparoscopic surgical techniques among 996 appendectomies from a single center. Updates Surg. 2020 Dec;72(4):1167-1174. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00817-3. Epub 2020 May 30. PMID: 32474801.
74. Larghi Laureiro Z, Novelli S, Lai Q, Mennini G, D'andrea V, Gaudenzi P, Marinozzi F, Engelmann C, Mookarje R, Raptis D, Rossi M, Jalan R. There Is a Great Future in Plastics: Personalized Approach to the Management of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Using a 3-D-Printed Liver Model. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Aug;65(8):2210-2215. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06326-y. PMID: 32440740.
75. Serafini L, Lauro A, Eusebi LH, Vaccari S, Pirini MG, D'Andrea V, Marino IR, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma of the Descending Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Jun;65(6):1643-1651. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06254-x. PMID: 32300935.
76. Tiri B, Bruzzone P, Priante G, Sensi E, Costantini M, Vernelli C, Martella LA, Francucci M, Andreani P, Mariottini A, Capotorti A, D'Andrea V, Francisci D, Cirocchi R, Cappanera S. Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions on Appropriateness of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis: How to Improve. Antibiotics (Basel). 2020 Apr 9;9(4):168. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9040168. PMID: 32283597; PMCID: PMC7235845.
77. Fresilli D, Grani G, De Pascali ML, Alagna G, Tassone E, Ramundo V, Ascoli V, Bosco D, Biffoni M, Bononi M, D'Andrea V, Frattaroli F, Giacomelli L, Solskaya Y, Polti G, Pacini P, Guiban O, Gallo Curcio R, Caratozzolo M, Cantisani V. Computer-aided diagnostic system for thyroid nodule sonographic evaluation outperforms the specificity of less experienced examiners. J Ultrasound. 2020 Jun;23(2):169-174. doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00453-y. Epub 2020 Apr 3. PMID: 32246401; PMCID: PMC7242558.
78. Desiderio J, Trastulli S, D'Andrea V, Parisi A. Enhanced recovery after surgery for gastric cancer (ERAS-GC): optimizing patient outcome. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jan 5;5:11. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.10.04. PMID: 32190779; PMCID: PMC7061180.
79. Palma R, Pontone S, Marino IR, Magliocca FM, Frattaroli S, Tonini V, D'Andrea V. Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: Pedunculated Colonic Lipoma with Overlying Hyperplastic and Ulcerated Epithelium. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Jul;65(7):1951-1953. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06188-4. PMID: 32157495.
80. Vaccari S, Cervellera M, Lauro A, Palazzini G, Cirocchi R, Gjata A, Dibra A, Ussia A, Brighi M, Isaj E, Agastra E, Casella G, Di Matteo FM, Santoro A, Falvo L, Tarroni D, D'andrea V, Tonini V. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: which predicting factors of conversion? Two Italian center's studies. Minerva Chir. 2020 Jun;75(3):141-152. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.20.08228-0. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32138473.
81. Colecchia L, Lauro A, Vaccari S, Pirini MG, D'Andrea V, Marino IR, Buia F, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Giant Pelvic Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 May;65(5):1315-1320. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06128-2. PMID: 32036512.
82. Francescangeli F, Contavalli P, De Angelis ML, Careccia S, Signore M, Haas TL, Salaris F, Baiocchi M, Boe A, Giuliani A, Tcheremenskaia O, Pagliuca A, Guardiola O, Minchiotti G, Colace L, Ciardi A, D'Andrea V, La Torre F, Medema J, De Maria R, Zeuner A. A pre-existing population of ZEB2⁺ quiescent cells with stemness and mesenchymal features dictate chemoresistance in colorectal cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Jan 8;39(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s13046-019-1505-4. PMID: 31910865; PMCID: PMC6947904.
83. Minghetti M, Lauro A, Pagano N, Vaccari S, D'Andrea V, Marino IR, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Two's a Charm: Endoscopic Therapy of Multiple Pancreatic Pseudocysts. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Jan;65(1):66-70. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05947-2. PMID: 31732908.
84. Ussia A, Vaccari S, Lauro A, Caira A, Tardio ML, Leone O, Marino IR, D'Andrea V, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Colonic Perforation as Initial Presentation of Amyloid Disease: Case Report and Literature Review. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Feb;65(2):391-398. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05948-1. PMID: 31728786.
85. Cirocchi R, D'Andrea V, Amato B, Renzi C, Henry BM, Tomaszewski KA, Gioia S, Lancia M, Artico M, Randolph J. Aberrant left hepatic arteries arising from left gastric arteries and their clinical importance. Surgeon. 2020 Apr;18(2):100-112. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2019.06.002. Epub 2019 Jul 20. PMID: 31337536.

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