Francesca Rovera

Publications

• Visualization Versus Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves During Thyroidectomy: What About the Costs?
  World Journal of Surgery. Feb, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22297627
• Struma Ovarii in Breast Cancer
  Updates in Surgery. Jun, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21505904
• Single Access Cholecystectomy Using Standard Laparoscopic Instruments
  Updates in Surgery. Mar, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21267691
• How Does the 7th TNM Edition Fit in Gastric Cancer Management?
  Annals of Surgical Oncology. May, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 20878488
• Nodule Size and Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy: Diagnostic Challenges for Thyroid Malignancy
  American Journal of Surgery. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 20870208
• Wound Morbidity in Mini-invasive Thyroidectomy
  Surgical Endoscopy. Jan, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 20526624
• The Mammary Gland and the Homeobox Gene Otx1
  The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21050313
• Predictors of Loco-regional Recurrence and Cancer-related Death After Breast Cancer Surgery
  The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21050306
• The Role of Micrometastatic Disease in Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer
  The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21050305
• Breast Cancer in Pregnancy
  The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21050304
• Unusual Rectal Stenosis
  Journal of Surgical Oncology. Nov, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20976734
• 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
  Surgical Infections. Dec, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20969470
• Surgical Anatomy and Neurophysiology of the Vagus Nerve (VN) for Standardised Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) of the Inferior Laryngeal Nerve (ILN) During Thyroidectomy
  Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Chirurgie. Sep, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20652584
• Laparoscopic Left Nephrectomy for Living Donor Kidney Transplant
  Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960). Jun, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20566981
• Pre-operative Splenic Vein Diameter: a Risk Factor for Portal-splenic Vein Thrombosis After Laparoscopic Splenectomy?
  Surgery. Jul, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20547274
• The Technique of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery
  Surgical Technology International. 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20437342
• The Middle Thyroid Vein: Anatomical and Surgical Aspects
  World Journal of Surgery. Mar, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20043163
• Postoperative Laryngoscopy in Thyroid Surgery: Proper Timing to Detect Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury
  Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Chirurgie. Apr, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20013128
• Surgical Classification of Open Abdomen: Which Clinical Implications?
  World Journal of Surgery. Mar, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 19760314
• Effect of Perioperative Blood Transfusion on Clinical Outcomes in Hepatic Surgery for Cancer
  World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG. Aug, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19705491
• Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) and Other Allied "ultra" Minimally Invasive Procedures: Are We Loosing the Plot?
  Surgical Endoscopy. May, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19259733
• 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
  Surgical Endoscopy. Feb, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19067050
• Neuromonitoring and Video-assisted Thyroidectomy: a Prospective, Randomized Case-control Evaluation
  Surgical Endoscopy. May, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 18806939
• Time Interval in Diagnosis and Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: a Descriptive, Retrospective Study
  American Journal of Surgery. Apr, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 18778808
• To Teach and to Learn in Day Surgery. The Role of Residents
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19269908
• Audit in Day Surgery in General Surgery. Quality and Criticality Are Compared
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19223254
• Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: is It Possible a Day-hospital Treatment?
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19200792
• Ablation of Painful Metastatic Bone Tumors: a Systematic Review
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19196558
• Microwave Tumors Ablation: Principles, Clinical Applications and Review of Preliminary Experiences
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19186116
• Radio-guided Occult Lesion Localization Versus Wire-guided Localization in Non-palpable Breast Lesions
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19171507
• Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Breast
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19167937
• Cosmetic Treatments: an Emerging Field of Interest for Interventional Radiologists
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19162576
• Breast Cancer Surgery in an Ambulatory Setting
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19131287
• Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: an Overview
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19131285
• Identifying Factors Contributing to Reduced Breast Tumor Size: a Longitudinal Study
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19131284
• Breast Cancer Diagnosis: the Role of Stereotactic Vacuum-assisted Aspiration Biopsy
  International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19121611
• Safe Incorporation of New Technologies in Thyroid Surgery
  Expert Review of Medical Devices. Nov, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19025350
• Prospectives and Surgical Usefulness of Perioperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Thyroid Surgery
  Expert Review of Medical Devices. Nov, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19025346
• Solitary Intrathyroidal Metastasis of Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma in a Toxic Substernal Multinodular Goiter
  Thyroid Research. 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19014412
• The Use of Electrothermal Bipolar Vessel Sealing System in Minimally Invasive Video-assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT)
  Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Oct, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18936674
• Notice of Redundant Publication. Surgical Resection for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Experience on 25 Patients
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18304311
• Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Male Breast: a Case Report and Review of the Literature
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18254983
• Shortening Hospital Stay for Thyroid Surgery
  Expert Review of Medical Devices. Jan, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18095900
• Simultaneous Medullary and Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Two Case Reports
  Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17997826
• Laparoscopic Resection of a Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Adrenal Gland: a Case Report
  Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17683613
• Preoperative Assessment of Rectal Cancer Stage: State of the Art
  Expert Review of Medical Devices. Jul, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17605687
• Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Surgical Treatment Advances
  Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Jun, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17555398
• An Unusual Case of Breast Liposarcoma with Liver Metastases: the Role of Radical Surgery
  The Breast Journal. May-Jun, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17461917
• Dissection and Hemostasis with Hydroxilated Polyvinyl Acetal Tampons in Open Thyroid Surgery
  Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research. 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17411448
• Transdiaphragmatic Approach to the Thorax Using Mini-invasive Devices
  Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Dec, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17277660
• Postoperative Infections After Oesophageal Resections: the Role of Blood Transfusions
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17118175
• Multifocality and Multicentricity Are Not Contraindications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Surgery
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17116258
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy As the New Standard of Care in the Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer
  Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Oct, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17069533
• Thyroid Surgery: New Approach to Dissection and Hemostasis
  Surgical Technology International. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17029165
• Surgery of Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
  Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Sep, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17020456
• Risk Factors for Surgical Infections
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895516
• Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895509
• Prospective Study of Infection Risk Factors in 988 Lung Resections
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895508
• Infected Pancreatic Necrosis
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895505
• Postoperative Fever
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895496
• Surgical Site Infections in Day Surgery Settings
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895493
• Surgical Site Infections After Thyroidectomy
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895492
• Long-term Results and Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Sequential Surgical Treatment for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Complicated by Infected Pancreatic Necrosis
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895491
• Infective Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery
  Surgical Infections. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16895490
• Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism with Ultrasonographically Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermoablation
  Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Apr, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16773015
• Tubular Adenoma of the Breast in an 84-year-old Woman: Report of a Case Simulating Breast Cancer
  The Breast Journal. May-Jun, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16684324
• Reconstruction After Esophagectomy in Patients with [partial] Gastric Resection. Case Report and Review of the Literature of the Use of Remnant Stomach
  International Seminars in Surgical Oncology : ISSO. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16638155
• Solitary Pulmonary Metastasis from Primary Melanoma of the Oesophagus 5 Years After Resection of the Primary Tumor
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16613599
• Cancer of the Esophagus: the Value of Preoperative Patient Assessment
  Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Apr, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16613545
• Ten Year Survival After Excision of Squamous Cell Cancer in Zenker's Diverticulum: Report of a Case
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16569226
• Technological Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Expert Review of Medical Devices. Mar, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16515381
• The Surgeon's Approach to Preoperative Evaluation of Esophageal Cancer: Recent Developments
  Rays. Oct-Dec, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16792013
• Surgical Resection for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Experience on 25 Patients
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16384538
• [Major Thoracic Trauma--sternal Trauma]
  Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia. May-Jun, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16355852
• Influence of New Technologies on Thyroid Surgery: State of the Art
  Expert Review of Medical Devices. Sep, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16293066
• 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
  World Journal of Surgical Oncology. Oct, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16232324
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery
  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. Oct, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16207170
• The PRE.DI.CA. Project for Radiographic Lung Cancer Screening in Cigarette Smokers
  Rays. Oct-Dec, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15852724
• Concurrent Epithelial Thymoma and T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
  Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Dec, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 17670116
• The Rationale of Early Enteral Nutrition
  Acta Bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis. 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 15055033
• Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis: a Case Report
  Chirurgia Italiana. Jul-Aug, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12938612
• Infections in 346 Consecutive Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures
  Surgical Infections. 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12744766