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Mauro Giuffrè, MD

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Evaluating ChatGPT in Medical Contexts: The Imperative to Guard Against Hallucinations and Partial AccuraciesGiuffrè M, You K, Shung D. Evaluating ChatGPT in Medical Contexts: The Imperative to Guard Against Hallucinations and Partial Accuracies. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023 PMID: 37863408, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.09.035.
Harnessing the power of synthetic data in healthcare: innovation, application, and privacyGiuffrè M, Shung D. Harnessing the power of synthetic data in healthcare: innovation, application, and privacy. Npj Digital Medicine 2023, 6: 186. PMID: 37813960, PMCID: PMC10562365, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00927-3.
Pylephlebitis: A Systematic Review on Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infective Portal Vein Thrombosis.Fusaro L, Di Bella S, Martingano P, Crocè LS, Giuffrè M. Pylephlebitis: A Systematic Review on Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infective Portal Vein Thrombosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023, 13 PMID: 36766534, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13030429.
Celiac Disease and Neurological Manifestations: From Gluten to Neuroinflammation.Giuffrè M, Gazzin S, Zoratti C, Llido JP, Lanza G, Tiribelli C, Moretti R. Celiac Disease and Neurological Manifestations: From Gluten to Neuroinflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2022, 23 PMID: 36555205, DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415564.
Incisional hernia by liver cysts.Giuffrè M, Budel M, Martingano P, Crocè LS. Incisional hernia by liver cysts. Clin Case Rep 2022, 10: e6491. PMID: 36381054, DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6491.
Predictors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Recurrence in Patients Treated with Surgical Resection or Ablation Treatment: A Single-Center Experience.Giuffrè M, Zuliani E, Visintin A, Tarchi P, Martingano P, Pizzolato R, Bonazza D, Masutti F, Moretti R, Crocè LS, Liver Multidisciplinary Group of Trieste. Predictors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Recurrence in Patients Treated with Surgical Resection or Ablation Treatment: A Single-Center Experience. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022, 12 PMID: 36292205, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102517.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Altered Neuropsychological Functions in Patients with Subcortical Vascular Dementia.Moretti R, Giuffré M, Crocè LS, Gazzin S, Tiribelli C. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Altered Neuropsychological Functions in Patients with Subcortical Vascular Dementia. J Pers Med 2022, 12 PMID: 35887603, DOI: 10.3390/jpm12071106.
Behind the Decrease of Liver Stiffness After Successful Hepatitis C Virus Eradication with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents.Giuffrè M, Masutti F, Maria Crosato I, Luzzati R, Saveria Crocè L. Behind the Decrease of Liver Stiffness After Successful Hepatitis C Virus Eradication with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents. Turk J Gastroenterol 2022, 33: 169-170. PMID: 35238783, DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2021.20736.
MicroRNAs Related to TACE Treatment Response: A Review of the Literature from a Radiological Point of View.Bozzato AM, Martingano P, Pozzi Mucelli RA, Cavallaro MFM, Cesarotto M, Marcello C, Tiribelli C, Pascut D, Pizzolato R, Pozzi Mucelli F, Giuffrè M, Crocè LS, Cova MA. MicroRNAs Related to TACE Treatment Response: A Review of the Literature from a Radiological Point of View. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022, 12 PMID: 35204465, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020374.
Aspirin and Infection: A Narrative Review.Di Bella S, Luzzati R, Principe L, Zerbato V, Meroni E, Giuffrè M, Crocè LS, Merlo M, Perotto M, Dolso E, Maurel C, Lovecchio A, Dal Bo E, Lagatolla C, Marini B, Ippodrino R, Sanson G. Aspirin and Infection: A Narrative Review. Biomedicines 2022, 10 PMID: 35203473, DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020263.
Antibiotics and Liver Cirrhosis: What the Physicians Need to Know.Zoratti C, Moretti R, Rebuzzi L, Albergati IV, Di Somma A, Decorti G, Di Bella S, Crocè LS, Giuffrè M. Antibiotics and Liver Cirrhosis: What the Physicians Need to Know. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021, 11 PMID: 35052907, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11010031.
Hepatitis C Virus-Related Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders.Moretti R, Giuffrè M, Merli N, Caruso P, Di Bella S, Tiribelli C, Crocè LS. Hepatitis C Virus-Related Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders. Brain Sci 2021, 11 PMID: 34942871, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11121569.
Correct use of telemedicine in gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the Italian association of hospital gastroenterologists and endoscopists (AIGO).Costantino A, Bortoluzzi F, Giuffrè M, Vassallo R, Montalbano LM, Monica F, Canova D, Checchin D, Fedeli P, Marmo R, Elli L. Correct use of telemedicine in gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the Italian association of hospital gastroenterologists and endoscopists (AIGO). Dig Liver Dis 2021, 53: 1221-1227. PMID: 34312103, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.06.032.
Spontaneous psoas haematoma: a life-threatening complication of anticoagulation in COVID-19. A case series of four episodes.Zerbato V, Bozzato AM, Di Bella S, Giuffrè M, Martingano P, Di Giusto A, Battisti S, Cova MA, Luzzati R, Cavallaro MFM. Spontaneous psoas haematoma: a life-threatening complication of anticoagulation in COVID-19. A case series of four episodes. Infect Dis (Lond) 2021, 53: 724-729. PMID: 33939587, DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2021.1918347.
Calprotectin and SARS-CoV-2: A Brief-Report of the Current Literature.Giuffrè M, Vetrugno L, Di Bella S, Moretti R, Berretti D, Crocè LS. Calprotectin and SARS-CoV-2: A Brief-Report of the Current Literature. Healthcare (Basel) 2021, 9 PMID: 34442092, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9080956.
COVID-19 Lockdown Effect on Not Institutionalized Patients with Dementia and Caregivers.Moretti R, Caruso P, Giuffré M, Tiribelli C. COVID-19 Lockdown Effect on Not Institutionalized Patients with Dementia and Caregivers. Healthcare (Basel) 2021, 9 PMID: 34356269, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9070893.
High fecal calprotectin levels are associated with SARS-CoV-2 intestinal shedding in COVID-19 patients: A proof-of-concept study.Zerbato V, Di Bella S, Giuffrè M, Jaracz AW, Gobbo Y, Luppino D, Macor P, Segat L, Koncan R, D'Agaro P, Valentini M, Crocé LS, Ruscio M, Luzzati R. High fecal calprotectin levels are associated with SARS-CoV-2 intestinal shedding in COVID-19 patients: A proof-of-concept study. World J Gastroenterol 2021, 27: 3130-3137. PMID: 34168414, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i22.3130.
Elastography: where are we now?Giuffrè M, Colecchia A, Crocè LS. Elastography: where are we now? Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2021, 67: 109-111. PMID: 33103405, DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.20.02773-7.
The role of elastography in alcoholic liver disease: fibrosis staging and confounding factors, a review of the current literature.Giuffrè M, Campigotto M, Colombo A, Visintin A, Budel M, Aversano A, Navarria L, Piccin A, Cavalli CA, Sigon R, Balestra R, Tinè F, Abazia C, Masutti F, Crocè LS. The role of elastography in alcoholic liver disease: fibrosis staging and confounding factors, a review of the current literature. Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2021, 67: 112-121. PMID: 33222430, DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.20.02777-4.
Peritoneal Tuberculosis during Infliximab Treatment in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Despite a Negative Quantiferon Test.Colombo A, Giuffrè M, Crocè LS, Venturini S, Sablich R. Peritoneal Tuberculosis during Infliximab Treatment in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Despite a Negative Quantiferon Test. Pathogens 2021, 10 PMID: 33946817, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10050535.
Alanine aminotransferase and spleno-portal dynamics affect spleen stiffness measured by point shear-wave elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis C in the absence of significant liver fibrosis.Giuffrè M, Fouraki S, Campigotto M, Colombo A, Visintin A, Buonocore MR, Aversano A, Budel M, Tinè F, Abazia C, Masutti F, Crocè LS. Alanine aminotransferase and spleno-portal dynamics affect spleen stiffness measured by point shear-wave elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis C in the absence of significant liver fibrosis. J Ultrasound 2021, 24: 67-73. PMID: 32304009, DOI: 10.1007/s40477-020-00456-9.
Homocysteine in Neurology: A Possible Contributing Factor to Small Vessel Disease.Moretti R, Giuffré M, Caruso P, Gazzin S, Tiribelli C. Homocysteine in Neurology: A Possible Contributing Factor to Small Vessel Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021, 22 PMID: 33669577, DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042051.
Repeated double cross-validation applied to the PCA-LDA classification of SERS spectra: a case study with serum samples from hepatocellular carcinoma patients.Gurian E, Di Silvestre A, Mitri E, Pascut D, Tiribelli C, Giuffrè M, Crocè LS, Sergo V, Bonifacio A. Repeated double cross-validation applied to the PCA-LDA classification of SERS spectra: a case study with serum samples from hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021, 413: 1303-1312. PMID: 33294938, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03093-7.
BCG infection (BCGitis) following intravesical instillation for bladder cancer and time interval between treatment and presentation: A systematic review.Cabas P, Rizzo M, Giuffrè M, Antonello RM, Trombetta C, Luzzati R, Liguori G, Di Bella S. BCG infection (BCGitis) following intravesical instillation for bladder cancer and time interval between treatment and presentation: A systematic review. Urol Oncol 2021, 39: 85-92. PMID: 33308969, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.11.037.
Quantitative Evaluation of Fibrosis in IPF Patients: Meaning of Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification.Palermo M, Tiralongo F, Distefano G, Vancheri A, Giuffrè M, Pino F, Foti PV, Sambataro G, Vancheri C, Palmucci S, Basile A. Quantitative Evaluation of Fibrosis in IPF Patients: Meaning of Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021, 11 PMID: 33445645, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11010113.
Community pharmacists' exposure to COVID-19.Cabas P, Di Bella S, Giuffrè M, Rizzo M, Trombetta C, Luzzati R, Antonello RM, Parenzan K, Liguori G. Community pharmacists' exposure to COVID-19. Res Social Adm Pharm 2021, 17: 1882-1887. PMID: 32499159, DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.020.
Comparison between hepatocellular carcinoma prognostic scores: A 10-year single-center experience and brief review of the current literature.Campigotto M, Giuffrè M, Colombo A, Visintin A, Aversano A, Budel M, Masutti F, Abazia C, Crocé LS. Comparison between hepatocellular carcinoma prognostic scores: A 10-year single-center experience and brief review of the current literature. World J Hepatol 2020, 12: 1239-1257. PMID: 33442451, DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i12.1239.
You Talking to Me? Says the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) to the Microbe. How Intestinal Microbes Interact with the ENS.Giuffrè M, Moretti R, Campisciano G, da Silveira ABM, Monda VM, Comar M, Di Bella S, Antonello RM, Luzzati R, Crocè LS. You Talking to Me? Says the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) to the Microbe. How Intestinal Microbes Interact with the ENS. J Clin Med 2020, 9 PMID: 33218203, DOI: 10.3390/jcm9113705.
Weighted miRNA co-expression networks analysis identifies circulating miRNA predicting overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.Pascut D, Pratama MY, Gilardi F, Giuffrè M, Crocè LS, Tiribelli C. Weighted miRNA co-expression networks analysis identifies circulating miRNA predicting overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Sci Rep 2020, 10: 18967. PMID: 33144628, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75945-2.
Spleen stiffness can be employed to assess the efficacy of spontaneous portosystemic shunts in relieving portal hypertension.Giuffrè M, Bedogni G, Abazia C, Masutti F, Tiribelli C, Crocè LS. Spleen stiffness can be employed to assess the efficacy of spontaneous portosystemic shunts in relieving portal hypertension. Ann Hepatol 2020, 19: 691-693. PMID: 32828852, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2020.07.004.
Spontaneous Rectal Perforation in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Giuffrè M, Bozzato AM, Di Bella S, Occhipinti AA, Martingano P, Cavallaro MFM, Luzzati R, Monica F, Cova MA, Crocè LS. Spontaneous Rectal Perforation in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Pers Med 2020, 10 PMID: 33049924, DOI: 10.3390/jpm10040157.
Optimization of Point-Shear Wave Elastography by Skin-to-Liver Distance to Assess Liver Fibrosis in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.Giuffrè M, Giuricin M, Bonazza D, Rosso N, Giraudi PJ, Masutti F, Palmucci S, Basile A, Zanconati F, de Manzini N, Tiribelli C, Palmisano S, Crocè LS. Optimization of Point-Shear Wave Elastography by Skin-to-Liver Distance to Assess Liver Fibrosis in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020, 10 PMID: 33036418, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100795.
COVID-19-Induced Thrombosis in Patients without Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Elevated Fecal Calprotectin: Hypothesis Regarding Mechanism of Intestinal Damage Associated with COVID-19.Giuffrè M, Di Bella S, Sambataro G, Zerbato V, Cavallaro M, Occhipinti AA, Palermo A, Crescenti A, Monica F, Luzzati R, Crocè LS. COVID-19-Induced Thrombosis in Patients without Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Elevated Fecal Calprotectin: Hypothesis Regarding Mechanism of Intestinal Damage Associated with COVID-19. Trop Med Infect Dis 2020, 5 PMID: 32947803, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed5030147.
The Model for Early COvid-19 Recognition (MECOR) Score: A Proof-of-Concept for a Simple and Low-Cost Tool to Recognize a Possible Viral Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients during COVID-19 Outbreak.Sambataro G, Giuffrè M, Sambataro D, Palermo A, Vignigni G, Cesareo R, Crimi N, Torrisi SE, Vancheri C, Malatino L, Colaci M, Del Papa N, Pignataro F, Roman-Pognuz E, Fabbiani M, Montagnani F, Cassol C, Cavagna L, Zuccaro V, Zerbato V, Maurel C, Luzzati R, Di Bella S. The Model for Early COvid-19 Recognition (MECOR) Score: A Proof-of-Concept for a Simple and Low-Cost Tool to Recognize a Possible Viral Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients during COVID-19 Outbreak. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020, 10 PMID: 32825763, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10090619.
Is there an association between commonly employed biomarkers of liver fibrosis and liver stiffness in the general population?Foschi FG, Domenicali M, Giacomoni P, Dall'Aglio AC, Conti F, Borghi A, Bevilacqua V, Napoli L, Mirici F, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Gardini AC, Bellentani S, Gastaldelli A, Giuffrè M, Tiribelli C, Bedogni G, Bagnacavallo Study Group. Is there an association between commonly employed biomarkers of liver fibrosis and liver stiffness in the general population? Ann Hepatol 2020, 19: 380-387. PMID: 32451205, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2020.04.003.
Spontaneous porto-femoral shunting in long-standing portal hypertension.Giuffrè M, Martingano P, Crocè LS. Spontaneous porto-femoral shunting in long-standing portal hypertension. Clin Case Rep 2020, 8: 1835-1836. PMID: 32983509, DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2947.
A story of liver and gut microbes: how does the intestinal flora affect liver disease? A review of the literature.Giuffrè M, Campigotto M, Campisciano G, Comar M, Crocè LS. A story of liver and gut microbes: how does the intestinal flora affect liver disease? A review of the literature. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2020, 318: G889-G906. PMID: 32146836, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00161.2019.
The Importance of Transaminases Flare in Liver Elastography: Characterization of the Probability of Liver Fibrosis Overestimation by Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Cytolysis.Giuffrè M, Fouraki S, Comar M, Masutti F, Crocè LS. The Importance of Transaminases Flare in Liver Elastography: Characterization of the Probability of Liver Fibrosis Overestimation by Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Cytolysis. Microorganisms 2020, 8 PMID: 32121404, DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030348.
Spleen Stiffness Probability Index (SSPI): A simple and accurate method to detect esophageal varices in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis.Giuffrè M, Macor D, Masutti F, Abazia C, Tinè F, Bedogni G, Tiribelli C, Crocè LS. Spleen Stiffness Probability Index (SSPI): A simple and accurate method to detect esophageal varices in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis. Ann Hepatol 2020, 19: 53-61. PMID: 31740162, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2019.09.004.
Evaluation of spleen stiffness in healthy volunteers using point shear wave elastography.Giuffrè M, Macor D, Masutti F, Abazia C, Tinè F, Patti R, Buonocore MR, Colombo A, Visintin A, Campigotto M, Crocè LS. Evaluation of spleen stiffness in healthy volunteers using point shear wave elastography. Ann Hepatol 2019, 18: 736-741. PMID: 31054978, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2019.03.004.

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