Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been a major reason for liver transplantation (LT). Globally, LT for HCC is performed on the basis of the Milan criteria, and if performed within those criteria, then the outcome is not different from that of LT performed for other primary diseases. On the other hand, the scope of the Milan criteria covers only early-stage HCC, and many HCC patients do not mee...

The objective of this research is to quantify the future (2030, 2050 and 2100) short-term health effects of the global climate over five European Cities: Madrid, Antwerp, Milan, Helsinki and London with very high spatial resolution (200 meters) respect to the present (2011) under two IPCC climate projections RCP 4.5 (stabilization emission scenario) and RCP 8,5 (increase emission scenario). To ...

We present the framework we have adopted to implement robust sensing in the Milan Robocup F–2000 Team. The main issue concerns the definition of symbolic models both for the single agent and for the whole multi–agent system. Information about physical objects is collected by intelligent sensors and anchored to symbolic concepts. These are used both to control the robots through a behavior–based...

AIM Liver transplantation (LT) is the best therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhosis. Whereas the Milan criteria are routinely applied, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) criteria are occasionally considered in large-volume transplant centers. Poor information is available about the real "gain" in patients' outcome when extending the listing criteria from Mila...

AIM Efforts are currently made to detect vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) early after urinary infections in order to limit secondary renal damage. This study investigated the extent to which recommendations for the detection of VUR are put into practice, and their influence on the age at diagnosis. METHODS The age at diagnosis of VUR after urinary tract infections was analysed in 126 patients (48M...

No empirical studies have defined the posttransplant survival that would justify expansion of the Milan criteria for liver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinoma. We created a Markov model comparing the survival benefit of transplantation for a patient with >Milan HCC, versus the harm caused to other patients on the waiting list. In the base-case analysis, the strategy of transplanting the...

a Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS “C. Mondino Institute of Neurology” Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy b Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Milan and Unit of Nuclear Medicine, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy c Stroke Unit, IRCCS “C. Mondino Institute of Neurology” Foundation, Pavia, Italy d Department of Neurology and Otorhinolaryngology, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ and IR...

Erasmo Recami Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università statale di Bergamo, Dalmine (BG), Italy; I.N.F.N.–Sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy; and C.C.S., State University at Campinas, Campinas, S.P., Brazil; e-mail: [email protected] and Giovanni Salesi I.N.F.N.–Sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy; and Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università statale di Bergamo, 24044–Dalmine (BG), Italy; e-mail: Giovanni.Sal...

1Oral Health Research Centre, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy 2Department of Endodontology, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel 3Oral Implantology Research Centre, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Mi...

1Department of Otolaringology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Department of Biomedical Science, Humanitas University, Rozzano (Milan), Italy 2Personalized Medicine Clinic Asthma & Allergy, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Department of Biomedical Science, Humanitas University, Rozzano (Milan), Italy 3Allergy & Respiratory Diseases, DIMI Department of Internal Medicine, Universit...