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Papers by Luigi Ciardo

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2001

Squamous cell liver cancer (SCLC) arising from an epidermoid intestinal cyst is rare. Only 65 cas... more Squamous cell liver cancer (SCLC) arising from an epidermoid intestinal cyst is rare. Only 65 cases of this cyst have been reported since 1850, with 2 reported cases of squamous cell cancer. We describe here the case of a 21-year-old man who complained of mild pain, a feeling of fullness in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, and fever and weight loss, who developed SCLC arising from an epidermoid intestinal cyst. The clinical presentation, management, and pathological findings are discussed.

Chirurgia italiana, 2004

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete ob... more Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete obliteration of the omphalo-mesenteric duct can produce. Often it is not sought during surgery performed for other abdominal diseases, e.g. cases of appendicitis. In these situations searching for and treating Meckel's diverticulum may be regarded as simply a waste of time or unjustified because its surgical treatment is not a completely safe procedure. In our opinion the systematic search for, and treatment of, Meckel's diverticulum during surgery performed for other abdominal conditions should always be performed. Elective resection of the diverticulum is characterised by fewer postoperative complications than emergency surgery. Laparoscopy would appear to be safe and effective in the treatment of this pathology, even in cases of severe diverticulitis. We report on our last five years' experience with the surgical treatment of this rare pathology, mainly occurring in previous...

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

ABSTRACT The Coronavirus epidemic quickly spread in Italy from China. In particular, it affected ... more ABSTRACT The Coronavirus epidemic quickly spread in Italy from China. In particular, it affected Bergamo province where Romano di Lombardia hospital is situated. Therefore, this hospital felt the urgency to requalify its activity in no time. It transformed itself into a unique centralized subintensive department to treat COVID-19 patients. The factors that made it possible to adequately face the stress due to patients’ hospitalization were human resources and innovative elements to provide oxygen therapy. It is to underline that the logistic and methodological reality was not planned to cope with this emergency.

Il Giornale di chirurgia, 2007

The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the most dramatic event in the daily clinic... more The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the most dramatic event in the daily clinical practice. It is often easily suspected when the classical signs of hemorrhagic shock are associated with an anterior (mesogastric) abdominal pain and an expanding mass, especially in the non-obese patients. Sometimes many of these signs can lack and, as a consequence, the diagnosis might be very difficult. This may cause a fatal delay for the patients. We describe a singular case in which the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm was simulating an acute cholecystitis: the presented symptoms, together with a negative personal medical history, were so atypical that even four experienced practitioners misdiagnosed the vascular lesion and the diagnosis was possible only at autopsy.

Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo, 2005

Primary nodular amyloidosis of the lung is an uncommon manifestation. The disease runs a benign c... more Primary nodular amyloidosis of the lung is an uncommon manifestation. The disease runs a benign course, but offers diagnostic problems due to non-specific radiological features entering the big field of the solitary nodule. We describe the case of a 60 year old man with multiple nodules on the left lung operated on diagnostic and therapeutic video-assisted thoracoscopy and discuss the possibilities, if any, of suspecting such a disease through radiologic characteristics along with findings from the patient's history, physical examination and laboratory tests.

Chirurgia italiana

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete ob... more Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete obliteration of the omphalo-mesenteric duct can produce. Often it is not sought during surgery performed for other abdominal diseases, e.g. cases of appendicitis. In these situations searching for and treating Meckel's diverticulum may be regarded as simply a waste of time or unjustified because its surgical treatment is not a completely safe procedure. In our opinion the systematic search for, and treatment of, Meckel's diverticulum during surgery performed for other abdominal conditions should always be performed. Elective resection of the diverticulum is characterised by fewer postoperative complications than emergency surgery. Laparoscopy would appear to be safe and effective in the treatment of this pathology, even in cases of severe diverticulitis. We report on our last five years' experience with the surgical treatment of this rare pathology, mainly occurring in previous...

Abdominal Wall Hernias, 2001

The Byzantine Medical School cured inguinal hernias by the removal of the ipsilateral testicle. G... more The Byzantine Medical School cured inguinal hernias by the removal of the ipsilateral testicle. Guy de Chauliac (1300–1368), a great surgeon of the French school, wrote the Grande Chirurgie, the book of reference for centuries. In cases of inguinal hernia, the author suggested this cure:

Background: Laparoscopy has became as the preferred surgical approach to a number of different di... more Background: Laparoscopy has became as the preferred surgical approach to a number of different diseases because it allows a correct diagnosis and treatment at the same time. In abdominal emergencies, both components of treatment -exploration to identify the causative pathology and performance of an appropriate operation -can often be accomplished via laparoscopy. There is still a debate of peritonitis as a contraindication to this kind of approach. Aim of the present work is to illustrate retrospectively the results of a case-control experience of laparoscopic vs. open surgery for abdominal peritonitis emergencies carried out at our institution.

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2001

Squamous cell liver cancer (SCLC) arising from an epidermoid intestinal cyst is rare. Only 65 cas... more Squamous cell liver cancer (SCLC) arising from an epidermoid intestinal cyst is rare. Only 65 cases of this cyst have been reported since 1850, with 2 reported cases of squamous cell cancer. We describe here the case of a 21-year-old man who complained of mild pain, a feeling of fullness in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, and fever and weight loss, who developed SCLC arising from an epidermoid intestinal cyst. The clinical presentation, management, and pathological findings are discussed.

Chirurgia italiana, 2004

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete ob... more Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete obliteration of the omphalo-mesenteric duct can produce. Often it is not sought during surgery performed for other abdominal diseases, e.g. cases of appendicitis. In these situations searching for and treating Meckel's diverticulum may be regarded as simply a waste of time or unjustified because its surgical treatment is not a completely safe procedure. In our opinion the systematic search for, and treatment of, Meckel's diverticulum during surgery performed for other abdominal conditions should always be performed. Elective resection of the diverticulum is characterised by fewer postoperative complications than emergency surgery. Laparoscopy would appear to be safe and effective in the treatment of this pathology, even in cases of severe diverticulitis. We report on our last five years' experience with the surgical treatment of this rare pathology, mainly occurring in previous...

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

ABSTRACT The Coronavirus epidemic quickly spread in Italy from China. In particular, it affected ... more ABSTRACT The Coronavirus epidemic quickly spread in Italy from China. In particular, it affected Bergamo province where Romano di Lombardia hospital is situated. Therefore, this hospital felt the urgency to requalify its activity in no time. It transformed itself into a unique centralized subintensive department to treat COVID-19 patients. The factors that made it possible to adequately face the stress due to patients’ hospitalization were human resources and innovative elements to provide oxygen therapy. It is to underline that the logistic and methodological reality was not planned to cope with this emergency.

Il Giornale di chirurgia, 2007

The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the most dramatic event in the daily clinic... more The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the most dramatic event in the daily clinical practice. It is often easily suspected when the classical signs of hemorrhagic shock are associated with an anterior (mesogastric) abdominal pain and an expanding mass, especially in the non-obese patients. Sometimes many of these signs can lack and, as a consequence, the diagnosis might be very difficult. This may cause a fatal delay for the patients. We describe a singular case in which the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm was simulating an acute cholecystitis: the presented symptoms, together with a negative personal medical history, were so atypical that even four experienced practitioners misdiagnosed the vascular lesion and the diagnosis was possible only at autopsy.

Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo, 2005

Primary nodular amyloidosis of the lung is an uncommon manifestation. The disease runs a benign c... more Primary nodular amyloidosis of the lung is an uncommon manifestation. The disease runs a benign course, but offers diagnostic problems due to non-specific radiological features entering the big field of the solitary nodule. We describe the case of a 60 year old man with multiple nodules on the left lung operated on diagnostic and therapeutic video-assisted thoracoscopy and discuss the possibilities, if any, of suspecting such a disease through radiologic characteristics along with findings from the patient's history, physical examination and laboratory tests.

Chirurgia italiana

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete ob... more Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of all the possible abnormalities that incomplete obliteration of the omphalo-mesenteric duct can produce. Often it is not sought during surgery performed for other abdominal diseases, e.g. cases of appendicitis. In these situations searching for and treating Meckel's diverticulum may be regarded as simply a waste of time or unjustified because its surgical treatment is not a completely safe procedure. In our opinion the systematic search for, and treatment of, Meckel's diverticulum during surgery performed for other abdominal conditions should always be performed. Elective resection of the diverticulum is characterised by fewer postoperative complications than emergency surgery. Laparoscopy would appear to be safe and effective in the treatment of this pathology, even in cases of severe diverticulitis. We report on our last five years' experience with the surgical treatment of this rare pathology, mainly occurring in previous...

Abdominal Wall Hernias, 2001

The Byzantine Medical School cured inguinal hernias by the removal of the ipsilateral testicle. G... more The Byzantine Medical School cured inguinal hernias by the removal of the ipsilateral testicle. Guy de Chauliac (1300–1368), a great surgeon of the French school, wrote the Grande Chirurgie, the book of reference for centuries. In cases of inguinal hernia, the author suggested this cure:

Background: Laparoscopy has became as the preferred surgical approach to a number of different di... more Background: Laparoscopy has became as the preferred surgical approach to a number of different diseases because it allows a correct diagnosis and treatment at the same time. In abdominal emergencies, both components of treatment -exploration to identify the causative pathology and performance of an appropriate operation -can often be accomplished via laparoscopy. There is still a debate of peritonitis as a contraindication to this kind of approach. Aim of the present work is to illustrate retrospectively the results of a case-control experience of laparoscopic vs. open surgery for abdominal peritonitis emergencies carried out at our institution.