Alessandro Cucchetti

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1: Gramenzi A, Golfieri R, Mosconi C, Cappelli A, Granito A, Cucchetti A, Marinelli S, Pettinato C, Erroi V, Fiumana S, Bolondi L, Bernardi M, Trevisani F; BLOG (Bologna Liver Oncology Group). Yttrium-90 radioembolization versus sorafenib for intermediate-locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a cohort study with propensity score analysis. Liver Int. 2014 Apr 22. doi: 10.1111/liv.12574. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24750853.

2: Cucchetti A, Trevisani F, Pecorelli A, Erroi V, Farinati F, Ciccarese F, Rapaccini GL, Marco MD, Caturelli E, Giannini EG, Zoli M, Borzio F, Cabibbo G, Felder M, Gasbarrini A, Sacco R, Foschi FG, Missale G, Morisco F, Baroni GS, Virdone R, Bernardi M, Pinna AD; for the Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) group.. Estimation of lead-time bias and its impact on the outcome of surveillance for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2014 Apr 6. pii: S0168-8278(14)00222-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.03.037. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24717522.

3: Cescon M, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Pinna AD. Is really full right  full left split liver transplantation a valuable tool to increase organ availability? Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2013 Aug;2(4):182-3. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2304-3881.2013.05.03. PubMed PMID: 24570942; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3924681.

4: Vitale A, Cucchetti A, Qiao GL, Cescon M, Li J, Ramirez Morales R, Frigo AC, Xia Y, Tuci F, Shen F, Cillo U, Pinna AD. Is resectable hepatocellular carcinoma  a contraindication to liver transplantation? A novel decision model based on "number of patients needed to transplant" as measure of transplant benefit. J Hepatol. 2014 Feb 6. pii: S0168-8278(14)00094-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.01.022. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24508550.

5: Cucchetti A, Qiao GL, Cescon M, Li J, Xia Y, Ercolani G, Shen F, Pinna AD. Anatomic versus nonanatomic resection in cirrhotic patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma. Surgery. 2014 Mar;155(3):512-21. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.10.009. Epub 2013 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 24439747.

6: Angelico M, Nardi A, Romagnoli R, Marianelli T, Corradini SG, Tandoi F, Gavrila C, Salizzoni M, Pinna AD, Cillo U, Gridelli B, De Carlis LG, Colledan M,  Gerunda GE, Costa AN, Strazzabosco M; Liver Match Study Investigators. A Bayesian methodology to improve prediction of early graft loss after liver transplantation derived from the Liver Match study. Dig Liver Dis. 2014 Apr;46(4):340-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.11.004. Epub 2014 Jan 9. PubMed PMID: 24411484.

7: Giannini EG, Cucchetti A, Erroi V, Garuti F, Odaldi F, Trevisani F. Surveillance for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: how best to do it?  World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Dec 21;19(47):8808-21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.8808. PubMed PMID: 24379604; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3870532.

8: Serenari M, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD. Liver function impairment in liver transplantation and after extended hepatectomy. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Nov 28;19(44):7922-9. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7922. Review. PubMed PMID: 24307786; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3848140.

9: Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Cescon M, Serra C, Colecchia A, Maroni L, Venerandi  L, Ercolani G, Pinna AD. An explorative data-analysis to support the choice between hepatic resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Dig Liver Dis. 2014 Mar;46(3):257-63. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.10.015. Epub 2013 Nov 24. PubMed PMID: 24284006.

10: Cucchetti A, Siniscalchi A, Cescon M, Mazzotti F, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Faenza S, Pinna AD. Assessment of Perioperative Transfusion Requirement for Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Elective Hepatectomy. Minerva Anestesiol. 2013 Nov  26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24280819.

11: Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Colecchia A, Ercolani G, Festi D, Pinna AD. Reply to Letter: "Value of Transient Elastography Measured With Fibroscan in Predicting the Outcome of Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma". Ann Surg. 2013 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24263331.

12: Brandi G, de Rosa F, Agostini V, di Girolamo S, Andreone P, Bolondi L, Serra  C, Sama C, Golfieri R, Gramenzi A, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD, Trevisani F, Biasco G;  Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) Group. Metronomic capecitabine in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a phase II study. Oncologist. 2013;18(12):1256-7. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0093. Epub 2013 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 24232581; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3868418.

13: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Erroi V, Pinna AD. Cost-effectiveness of liver cancer  screening. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2013 Dec;27(6):961-72. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.08.021. Epub 2013 Oct 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 24182614.

14: Cucchetti A, Vitale A, Cescon M, Gambato M, Maroni L, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Burra P, Cillo U, Pinna AD. Can liver transplantation provide the statistical cure? Liver Transpl. 2014 Feb;20(2):210-7. doi: 10.1002/lt.23783. Epub 2013 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 24166895.

15: Lisotti A, Azzaroli F, Buonfiglioli F, Montagnani M, Cecinato P, Turco L, Calvanese C, Simoni P, Guardigli M, Arena R, Cucchetti A, Colecchia A, Festi D, Golfieri R, Mazzella G. Indocyanine green retention test as a noninvasive marker  of portal hypertension and esophageal varices in compensated liver cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2014 Feb;59(2):643-50. doi: 10.1002/hep.26700. Epub 2013 Dec 20. PubMed PMID: 24038116.

16: Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Dietrich CF, Salvatore V. Towards new tools for refined management of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma under systemic therapy: some enthusiasm with a word of caution. J Hepatol. 2013 Nov;59(5):924-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.07.028. Epub 2013 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 23928406.

17: Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Pinna AD. Systematic review of surgical resection vs radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jul 14;19(26):4106-18. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i26.4106. Review. PubMed PMID: 23864773; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3710412.

18: Sagrini E, Ardoino I, Marano G, Gianstefani A, Orlandini A, Sebastiani G, Donati G, Cucchetti A, Pelosi G, Ferrari C, Alberti A, Biganzoli E, Piscaglia F,  Bolondi L. Development and validation of a nomogram based on clinical factors and standard laboratory tests for prediction of clinically significant liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Dec;25(12):1385-95. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328363e29d. PubMed PMID: 23839163.

19: Cucchetti A, Mazzotti F, Pellegrini S, Cescon M, Maroni L, Ercolani G, Pinna  AD. The use of the Hirsch index in benchmarking hepatic surgery research. Am J Surg. 2013 Oct;206(4):560-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.01.037. Epub 2013 Jun 25. PubMed PMID: 23806828.

20: Liang Y, Cucchetti M, Roncagalli R, Yokosuka T, Malzac A, Bertosio E, Imbert  J, Nijman IJ, Suchanek M, Saito T, Wülfing C, Malissen B, Malissen M. The lymphoid lineage-specific actin-uncapping protein Rltpr is essential for costimulation via CD28 and the development of regulatory T cells. Nat Immunol. 2013 Aug;14(8):858-66. doi: 10.1038/ni.2634. Epub 2013 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 23793062.

21: Giannini EG, Savarino V, Farinati F, Ciccarese F, Rapaccini G, Marco MD, Benvegnù L, Zoli M, Borzio F, Caturelli E, Chiaramonte M, Trevisani F; Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) group. Influence of clinically significant portal hypertension on survival after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in  cirrhotic patients. Liver Int. 2013 Nov;33(10):1594-600. doi: 10.1111/liv.12199.  Epub 2013 May 8. PubMed PMID: 23654354.

22: Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Cescon M, Colecchia A, Ercolani G, Bolondi L, Pinna AD. Cost-effectiveness of hepatic resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for early hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2013 Aug;59(2):300-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.04.009. Epub 2013 Apr 18. PubMed PMID: 23603669.

23: Piscaglia F, Terzi E, Cucchetti A, Trimarchi C, Granito A, Leoni S, Marinelli S, Pini P, Bolondi L. Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in Child-Pugh B patients. Dig Liver Dis. 2013 Oct;45(10):852-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.03.002. Epub 2013 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 23582346.

24: Pompili M, Saviano A, de Matthaeis N, Cucchetti A, Ardito F, Federico B, Brunello F, Pinna AD, Giorgio A, Giulini SM, De Sio I, Torzilli G, Fornari F, Capussotti L, Guglielmi A, Piscaglia F, Aldrighetti L, Caturelli E, Calise F, Nuzzo G, Rapaccini GL, Giuliante F. Long-term effectiveness of resection and radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤3 cm. Results of a multicenter Italian survey. J Hepatol. 2013 Jul;59(1):89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.03.009. Epub 2013 Mar 22. PubMed PMID: 23523578.

25: Gramenzi A, Tedeschi S, Cantarini MC, Erroi V, Tumietto F, Attard L, Calza L, Foschi FG, Caraceni P, Pavoni M, Cucchetti A, Bernardi M, Viale P, Verucchi G, Trevisani F. Outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Dig Liver Dis. 2013 Jun;45(6):516-22. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2012.12.010. Epub 2013 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 23332770.

26: De Rose AM, Cucchetti A, Clemente G, Ardito F, Giovannini I, Ercolani G, Giuliante F, Pinna AD, Nuzzo G. Prognostic significance of tumor doubling time in mass-forming type cholangiocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Apr;17(4):739-47. doi: 10.1007/s11605-012-2129-6. Epub 2013 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 23292461.

27: Ravaioli M, Serenari M, Cescon M, Martin Suarez S, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Catena F, Morelli C, Arpesella G, Pinna AD. Combined kidney-liver,  heart-liver, and kidney-pancreas transplantations from a single deceased donor. Case Rep Transplant. 2012;2012:849619. doi: 10.1155/2012/849619. Epub 2012 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 23259144; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3504260.

28: Angelico M, Nardi A, Marianelli T, Caccamo L, Romagnoli R, Tisone G, Pinna AD, Avolio AW, Fagiuoli S, Burra P, Strazzabosco M, Costa AN; Liver Match Investigators. Hepatitis B-core antibody positive donors in liver transplantation and their impact on graft survival: evidence from the Liver Match cohort study. J Hepatol. 2013 Apr;58(4):715-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.11.025. Epub 2012 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 23201239.

29: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Trevisani F, Pinna AD. Current concepts in hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients. World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Nov 28;18(44):6398-408. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6398. Review. PubMed PMID: 23197885; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3508634.

30: Cescon M, Colecchia A, Cucchetti A, Peri E, Montrone L, Ercolani G, Festi D,  Pinna AD. Value of transient elastography measured with FibroScan in predicting the outcome of hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg. 2012 Nov;256(5):706-12; discussion 712-3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182724ce8. PubMed PMID: 23095613.

31: Cucchetti A, Zanello M, Bigonzi E, Pellegrini S, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Mazzotti F, Pinna AD. The use of social networking to explore knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation in Italy. Minerva Anestesiol. 2012 Oct;78(10):1109-16. PubMed PMID: 23059515.

32: Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Pinna AD. Hepatocellular carcinoma locoregional therapies for patients in the waiting list. Impact on transplantability and recurrence rate. J Hepatol. 2013 Mar;58(3):609-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.09.021. Epub 2012 Oct 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 23041304.

33: Bertuzzo VR, Cescon M, Morelli MC, Di Gioia P, Tamè M, Lorenzini S, Andreone  P, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Dazzi A, D'Errico-Grigioni  A, Pinna AD. Long-term antiviral treatment for recurrent hepatitis C after liver  transplantation. Dig Liver Dis. 2012 Oct;44(10):861-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2012.06.013. Epub 2012 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 22819767.

34: Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Terzi E, Bolondi L, Zanello M, Pinna AD. Conditional survival after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Aug 15;18(16):4397-405. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-2663. Epub 2012 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 22745107.

35: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Bigonzi E, Torzilli G, Pinna AD. A comprehensive meta-regression analysis on outcome of anatomic resection versus nonanatomic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Nov;19(12):3697-705. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2450-z. Epub 2012 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 22722807.

36: Giannini EG, Marenco S, Borgonovo G, Savarino V, Farinati F, Del Poggio P, Rapaccini GL, Anna Di Nolfo M, Benvegnù L, Zoli M, Borzio F, Caturelli E, Chiaramonte M, Trevisani F; Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) group. Alpha-fetoprotein has no prognostic role in small hepatocellular carcinoma identified during surveillance in compensated cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2012 Oct;56(4):1371-9. doi: 10.1002/hep.25814. PubMed PMID: 22535689.

37: Ramacciato G, D'Angelo F, Baldini R, Petrucciani N, Antolino L, Aurello P, Nigri G, Bellagamba R, Pezzoli F, Balesh A, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Del Gaudio M,  Ravaioli M, Pinna AD. Hepatocellular carcinomas and primary liver tumors as predictive factors for postoperative mortality after liver resection: a meta-analysis of more than 35,000 hepatic resections. Am Surg. 2012 Apr;78(4):456-67. PubMed PMID: 22472405.

38: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Trevisani F, Morelli MC, Ercolani G, Pellegrini S, Erroi V, Bigonzi E, Pinna AD. What is the probability of being too old for salvage transplantation after hepatocellular carcinoma resection? Dig Liver Dis.  2012 Jun;44(6):523-9. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2012.01.018. Epub 2012 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 22387286.

39: Galafassi S, Cucchetti D, Pizza F, Franzosi G, Bianchi D, Compagno C. Lipid production for second generation biodiesel by the oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula graminis. Bioresour Technol. 2012 May;111:398-403. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.004. Epub 2012 Feb 8. PubMed PMID: 22366600.

40: Avolio AW, Agnes S, Cillo U, Lirosi MC, Romagnoli R, Baccarani U, Zamboni F,  Nicolini D, Donataccio M, Perrella A, Ettorre GM, Romano M, Morelli N, Vennarecci G, de Waure C, Fagiuoli S, Burra P, Cucchetti A. http://www.D-MELD.com, the Italian survival calculator to optimize donor to recipient matching and to identify the unsustainable matches in liver transplantation. Transpl Int. 2012 Mar;25(3):294-301. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01423.x. Epub 2012 Jan 23. PubMed PMID: 22268763.

41: Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Bigonzi E, Peri E, Ravaioli M, Pinna AD. Impact of subcentimeter margin on outcome after hepatic resection for colorectal  metastases: a meta-regression approach. Surgery. 2012 May;151(5):691-9. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.12.009. Epub 2012 Jan 18. PubMed PMID: 22261294.

42: Cucchetti A, Trevisani F, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Farinati F, Poggio PD, Rapaccini G, Nolfo MA, Benvegnù L, Zoli M, Borzio F, Giannini EG, Caturelli E, Chiaramonte M, Pinna AD; Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) Group. Cost-effectiveness of semi-annual surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients of the Italian Liver Cancer population. J Hepatol. 2012 May;56(5):1089-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.11.022. Epub 2012 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 22245900.

43: Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Di Gioia P, Peri E, Brandi G, Pellegrini S, Pinna AD. Safety of hepatic resection for colorectal metastases in the era of  neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012 Mar;397(3):397-405. doi: 10.1007/s00423-011-0894-4. Epub 2011 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 22198370.

44: Loggi E, Micco L, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Bihl FK, Grazi GL, Gitto S, Bontadini A, Bernardi M, Grossi P, Costa AN, Pinna AD, Brander C, Andreone P. Liver transplantation from hepatitis B surface antigen positive donors: a safe way to expand the donor pool. J Hepatol. 2012 Mar;56(3):579-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.09.016. Epub 2011 Oct 23. PubMed PMID: 22027583.

45: Siniscalchi A, Cucchetti A, Miklosova Z, Lauro A, Zanoni A, Spedicato S, Bernardi E, Aurini L, Pinna AD, Faenza S. Post-reperfusion syndrome during isolated intestinal transplantation: outcome and predictors. Clin Transplant. 2012 May-Jun;26(3):454-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01530.x. Epub 2011 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 22004008.

46: Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Piscaglia F, Ercolani G, Trevisani F, Pinna AD. Systematic review of outcome of downstaging hepatocellular cancer before liver transplantation in patients outside the Milan criteria (Br J Surg 2011; 98: 1201-1208). Br J Surg. 2011 Nov;98(11):1674; author reply 1675. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7728. PubMed PMID: 21964691.

47: Avolio AW, Cillo U, Salizzoni M, De Carlis L, Colledan M, Gerunda GE, Mazzaferro V, Tisone G, Romagnoli R, Caccamo L, Rossi M, Vitale A, Cucchetti A, Lupo L, Gruttadauria S, Nicolotti N, Burra P, Gasbarrini A, Agnes S; Donor-to-Recipient Italian Liver Transplant (D2R-ILTx) Study Group. Balancing donor and recipient risk factors in liver transplantation: the value of D-MELD with particular reference to HCV recipients. Am J Transplant. 2011 Dec;11(12):2724-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03732.x. Epub 2011 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 21920017.

48: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Bigonzi E, Piscaglia F, Golfieri R, Ercolani G, Cristina Morelli M, Ravaioli M, Daniele Pinna A. Priority of candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation can be reduced after successful bridge therapy. Liver Transpl. 2011 Nov;17(11):1344-54. doi: 10.1002/lt.22397. PubMed PMID: 21837731.

49: Bigonzi E, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD. Meta-analysis of anatomic resection versus  non-anatomic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: are they comparing apples with oranges? Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012 Jan;397(1):141-2; author reply 142. doi: 10.1007/s00423-011-0816-5. Epub 2011 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 21779832.

50: Cescon M, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Morelli MC, Pinna AD. Impact of very advanced donor age on hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2011 Aug  27;92(4):439-45. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3182252800. PubMed PMID: 21712754.

51: Vitale A, Morales RR, Zanus G, Farinati F, Burra P, Angeli P, Frigo AC, Del Poggio P, Rapaccini G, Di Nolfo MA, Benvegnù L, Zoli M, Borzio F, Giannini EG, Caturelli E, Chiaramonte M, Trevisani F, Cillo U; Italian Liver Cancer group. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging and transplant survival benefit for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicentre, cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2011 Jul;12(7):654-62. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70144-9. Epub 2011 Jun 16. PubMed PMID: 21684210.

52: Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Ramacciato G, Francioni G, Pinna AD. "Double common bile duct: a pitfall during liver transplantation and cholecystectomy". Surgery. 2011 Jul;150(1):139-40. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.03.008. PubMed PMID: 21683862.

53: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Bertuzzo V, Bigonzi E, Ercolani G, Morelli MC, Ravaioli M, Pinna AD. Can the dropout risk of candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma predict survival after liver transplantation? Am J Transplant. 2011 Aug;11(8):1696-704. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03570.x. Epub 2011 Jun 10. PubMed PMID: 21668632.

54: Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Peri E, Brandi G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Pinna AD. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of peri-operative versus post-operative chemotherapy for resectable colorectal liver metastases. Eur J Cancer. 2011 Oct;47(15):2291-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.05.014. Epub 2011  Jun 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 21652204.

55: Bertuzzo VR, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, D'Errico-Grigioni A, Golfieri R, Pinna AD. Analysis of factors affecting recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation with a special focus on inflammation markers. Transplantation. 2011 Jun 15;91(11):1279-85. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3182187cf0. PubMed PMID: 21617590.

56: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Morelli MC, Del Gaudio M, Zanello M, Pinna AD. Comparison between observed survival after resection of transplantable hepatocellular carcinoma and predicted survival after listing through a Markov model simulation. Transpl Int. 2011 Aug;24(8):787-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01276.x. Epub 2011 May 26. PubMed PMID: 21615549.

57: Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Di Gioia P, Peri E, Pinna AD. Safety of hepatic resection in overweight and obese patients with cirrhosis. Br J Surg. 2011 Aug;98(8):1147-54. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7516. Epub 2011 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 21509752.

58: Ballarin R, Cucchetti A, Spaggiari M, Montalti R, Di Benedetto F, Nadalin S,  Troisi RI, Valmasoni M, Longo C, De Ruvo N, Cautero N, Cillo U, Pinna AD, Burra P, Gerunda GE. Long-term follow-up and outcome of liver transplantation from anti-hepatitis C virus-positive donors: a European multicentric case-control study. Transplantation. 2011 Jun 15;91(11):1265-72. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318219eb8f. PubMed PMID: 21478815.

59: Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Nigri GR, Kazemi A, Muroni M, Del  Gaudio M, Balesh A, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M. Risk factors of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a collective review. Am Surg. 2011 Mar;77(3):257-69. Review. PubMed PMID: 21375833.

60: Golfieri R, Cappelli A, Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Carpenzano M, Peri E, Ravaioli M, D'Errico-Grigioni A, Pinna AD, Bolondi L. Efficacy of selective transarterial chemoembolization in inducing tumor necrosis in small (<5 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas. Hepatology. 2011 May;53(5):1580-9. doi: 10.1002/hep.24246. PubMed PMID: 21351114.

61: Piscaglia F, Salvatore V, Di Donato R, D'Onofrio M, Gualandi S, Gallotti A, Peri E, Borghi A, Conti F, Fattovich G, Sagrini E, Cucchetti A, Andreone P, Bolondi L. Accuracy of VirtualTouch Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging for the diagnosis of cirrhosis during liver ultrasonography. Ultraschall  Med. 2011 Apr;32(2):167-75. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1245948. Epub 2011 Feb 14. PubMed PMID: 21321842.

62: Cucchetti A, Peri E, Cescon M, Zanello M, Ercolani G, Zanfi C, Bertuzzo V, Di Gioia P, Pinna AD. Anatomic variations of intrahepatic bile ducts in a European series and meta-analysis of the literature. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Apr;15(4):623-30. doi: 10.1007/s11605-011-1447-4. Epub 2011 Feb 12. PubMed PMID:  21318444.

63: Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Romano C, Nigri G, Aurello P, D'Angelo F, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G. [Pancreatic carcinoma presenting with invasion of the vena porta or the superior mesenteric vein: our experience and review of the literature]. Minerva Chir. 2010 Dec;65(6):587-99. Review. Italian. PubMed PMID: 21224793.

64: Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Gasbarrini A, Gavrila C, Marianelli T, Costa AN, Nardi A, Strazzabosco M, Burra P, Agnes S, Baccarani U, Calise F, Colledan M, Cuomo O, De Carlis L, Donataccio M, Ettorre GM, Gerunda GE, Gridelli B, Lupo L, Mazzaferro V, Pinna A, Risaliti A, Salizzoni M, Tisone G, Valente U, Rossi G, Rossi M, Zamboni F; Liver Match Investigators. Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: study design and current practice of donor-recipient matching. Dig Liver Dis. 2011 Feb;43(2):155-64. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.11.002. Epub 2010 Dec 24. PubMed PMID:  21185796.

65: Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD. Portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation: evolution during 10 years of experience at the University of Bologna. Ann Surg. 2011 Feb;253(2):378-84. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318206818b. PubMed PMID: 21183851.

66: Catena F, Gazzotti F, Amaduzzi A, Fuga G, Montori G, Cucchetti A, Coccolini F, Vallicelli C, Pinna AD. Pulsatile perfusion of kidney allografts with Celsior  solution. Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec;42(10):3971-2. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.10.009. PubMed PMID: 21168602.

67: Ramacciato G, Nigri G, Bellagamba R, Petrucciani N, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G, Di Benedetto F, Cautero N, Quintini C, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Miller C, Pinna AD. Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in the surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Am Surg. 2010 Nov;76(11):1260-8. PubMed PMID: 21140696.

68: Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio M, Cescon M, Ziparo V, Pinna AD. Does surgical resection have a role in the treatment of large or multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma? Am Surg. 2010 Nov;76(11):1189-97. PubMed PMID: 21140683.

69: Cucchetti A, Zanello M, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Improved diagnostic imaging and interventional therapies prolong survival after resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: the university of bologna experience over 10 years. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Jun;18(6):1630-7. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1463-8. Epub 2010 Dec 7. PubMed PMID: 21136178.

70: Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Bertuzzo V, Vetrone  G, Del Gaudio M, Vivarelli M, D'Errico-Grigioni A, Dazzi A, Di Gioia P, Lauro A,  Pinna AD. Prognostic factors for tumor recurrence after a 12-year, single-center  experience of liver transplantations in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Transplant. 2010;2010. pii: 904152. doi: 10.1155/2010/904152. Epub 2010 Aug 25. PubMed PMID: 20862199; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2938428.

71: Vivarelli M, Dazzi A, Cucchetti A, Gasbarrini A, Zanello M, Di Gioia P, Bianchi G, Tamè MR, Gaudio MD, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Sirolimus in liver transplant recipients: a large single-center experience. Transplant Proc. 2010 Sep;42(7):2579-84. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.04.045. PubMed PMID: 20832548.

72: Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Bolondi L. "Survival benefit": the final destination, with still a long way to go. Dig Liver Dis. 2010 Sep;42(9):608-10. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.07.001. PubMed PMID: 20678743.

73: Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Terzi E, Gianstefani A. Validation of noninvasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2010 Aug;16(8):1006-7. doi: 10.1002/lt.22101. PubMed PMID: 20665624.

74: Ercolani G, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Vetrone  G, Cucchetti A, Brandi G, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD. Changes in the surgical approach to hilar cholangiocarcinoma during an 18-year period in a Western single center. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2010 May;17(3):329-37. doi: 10.1007/s00534-009-0249-5. Epub 2010 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 20464563.

75: Vivarelli M, Zanello M, Zanfi C, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cescon M, Lauro A, Montanari E, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis: is it necessary? World J Gastroenterol. 2010 May 7;16(17):2146-50. PubMed PMID: 20440855; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2864840.

76: Piscaglia F, Gianstefani A, Ravaioli M, Golfieri R, Cappelli A, Giampalma E,  Sagrini E, Imbriaco G, Pinna AD, Bolondi L; Bologna Liver Transplant Group. Criteria for diagnosing benign portal vein thrombosis in the assessment of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2010 May;16(5):658-67. doi: 10.1002/lt.22044. PubMed PMID: 20440775.

77: Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Grigioni AD, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Golfieri R, Grigioni WF, Pinna AD. Preoperative prediction of hepatocellular  carcinoma tumour grade and micro-vascular invasion by means of artificial neural  network: a pilot study. J Hepatol. 2010 Jun;52(6):880-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.12.037. Epub 2010 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 20409605.

78: Golfieri L, Lauro A, Tossani E, Sirri L, Venturoli A, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Zanello M, Vetrone G, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Faenza S, Grandi S, Pinna AD. Psychological adaptation and quality of life of adult intestinal transplant recipients: University of Bologna experience. Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb;42(1):42-4. doi:  10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.12.021. PubMed PMID: 20172278.

79: Zanfi C, Lauro A, Cescon M, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Zanello M, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Di Gioia P, Lazzarotto T, D'Errico A, Bagni A, Faenza S, Siniscalchi A, Pironi L, Pinna AD. Comprehensive surgical intestinal rescue and transplantation program in adult patients: Bologna experience. Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb;42(1):39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.12.020. PubMed PMID: 20172277.

80: Zanfi C, Lauro A, Cescon M, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Zanello M, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Di Gioia P, Lazzarotto T, D'Errico A, Bagni A, Faenza S, Siniscalchi A, Pironi L, Pinna AD. Daclizumab and alemtuzumab as induction agents in adult intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: rejection and infection rates in 40 recipients during the early postoperative period. Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb;42(1):35-8.  doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.12.019. PubMed PMID: 20172276.

81: Cucchetti A, Vitale A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Zanello M, Morelli MC, Cillo U, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Harm and benefits of primary  liver resection and salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Transplant. 2010 Mar;10(3):619-27. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02984.x. Epub 2010 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 20121741.

82: Vivarelli M, Dazzi A, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Effect of different immunosuppressive schedules on recurrence-free survival after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplantation. 2010 Jan 27;89(2):227-31. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181c3c540. PubMed PMID: 20098287.

83: Ercolani G, Vetrone G, Grazi GL, Cescon M, Di Gioia P, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Tuci F, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, D Pinna A. The role of liver surgery in the treatment of non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine metastases (NCRNNE). Analysis of 134 resected patients. Minerva Chir. 2009 Dec;64(6):551-8. PubMed PMID: 20029352.

84: Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Di Gioia P, Vetrone G, Pinna AD. Liver transplantation with left lateral segments in adults: a risk or a possibility? Transplantation. 2009 Sep 27;88(6):849-50. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181b4e8c3. PubMed PMID: 19920788.

85: Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Dazzi A, Bertuzzo V, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Masetti M, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD. Survival benefit after liver transplantation:  a single European center experience. Transplantation. 2009 Sep 27;88(6):826-34. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181b26807. PubMed PMID: 19920783.

86: Cescon M, Grazi GL, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Vivarelli M, Cucchetti A, Zanello M, Vetrone G, Lauro A, Pinna AD. Conventional split liver transplantation for two adult recipients: a recent experience in a single European center. Transplantation. 2009 Nov 15;88(9):1117-22. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ba1096. PubMed PMID: 19898208.

87: Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Ramacciato G, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Is portal hypertension a contraindication to hepatic resection? Ann Surg. 2009 Dec;250(6):922-8. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b977a5. PubMed PMID: 19855258.

88: Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Grazi GL, Ferrero A, Viganò L, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Andreone P, Capussotti L, Pinna AD. Role of hepatitis B virus infection in the prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a Western dual-center experience. Arch Surg. 2009 Oct;144(10):906-13. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.99. PubMed PMID: 19841357.

89: Cescon M, Grazi GL, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Morelli MC, Piscaglia F, Tamè M, Pinna AD. Predictors of sustained virological response after antiviral treatment for hepatitis C recurrence following liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2009 Jul;15(7):782-9. doi: 10.1002/lt.21760. PubMed PMID: 19562715.

90: Kimura T, Lauro A, Cescon M, Zanfi C, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Vivarelli M, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Zanello M, LaBarba G, Pironi  L, Lazzarotto T, Pinna AD. Impact of induction therapy on bacterial infections and long-term outcome in adult intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: a comparison of two different induction protocols: daclizumab vs. alemtuzumab. Clin Transplant. 2009 Jun-Jul;23(3):420-5. PubMed PMID: 19537304.

91: Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Piscaglia F, Del  Gaudio M, Grazi GL, Ridolfi L, Pinna AD. Assessment of donor steatosis in liver transplantation: is it possible without liver biopsy? Clin Transplant. 2009 Aug-Sep;23(4):519-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.00987.x. Epub 2009 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 19486345.

92: Cucchetti A, Siniscalchi A, Bagni A, Lauro A, Cescon M, Zucchini N, Dazzi A,  Zanfi C, Faenza S, Pinna AD. Bacterial translocation in adult small bowel transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2009 May;41(4):1325-30. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.006. PubMed PMID: 19460552.

93: Siniscalchi A, Cucchetti A, Toccaceli L, Spiritoso R, Tommasoni E, Spedicato  S, Dante A, Riganello L, Zanoni A, Cimatti M, Pierucci E, Bernardi E, Miklosova Z, Pinna AD, Faenza S. Pretransplant model for end-stage liver disease score as a predictor of postoperative complications after liver transplantation. Transplant  Proc. 2009 May;41(4):1240-2. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.046. PubMed PMID: 19460528.

94: Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio M. About pancreatic resection with portal vein resection. Ann Surg. 2009 Feb;249(2):349; author reply 349-50. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181982f01. PubMed PMID: 19212194.

95: Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Giaccaglia V, Nigri G, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio M. Does portal-superior mesenteric vein invasion still indicate irresectability for pancreatic carcinoma? Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Apr;16(4):817-25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-008-0281-8. Epub 2009 Jan 21. Review.  PubMed PMID: 19156463.

96: Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Grazi GL, Ferrero A, Viganò L, Ercolani G, Zanello M,  Ravaioli M, Capussotti L, Pinna AD. Indication of the extent of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis by a simple algorithm based on preoperative variables. Arch Surg. 2009 Jan;144(1):57-63; discussion 63. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2008.522. PubMed PMID: 19153326.

97: Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Vetrone G, Kimura T, Zanello M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Varotti G, Del Gaudio M, Tuci F, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Vivarelli M, Lauro A, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD. A new liver transplant priority for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Sep-Oct;55(86-87):1742-5.  PubMed PMID: 19102382.

98: Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Fiorentino M, Panzini I, Vivarelli M, Ramacciato G, Del Gaudio M, Vetrone G, Zanello M, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Di Gioia P, Bertuzzo V, Lauro A, Morelli C, Pinna AD. Liver transplantations with donors aged 60 years and above: the low liver damage strategy. Transpl Int. 2009 Apr;22(4):423-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2008.00812.x. Epub 2008 Nov 25. PubMed PMID: 19040483.

99: Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Caturelli E, Benvegnù L, Vivarelli M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Bolondi L, Pinna AD. Comparison of recurrence of  hepatocellular carcinoma after resection in patients with cirrhosis to its occurrence in a surveilled cirrhotic population. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Feb;16(2):413-22. doi: 10.1245/s10434-008-0232-4. Epub 2008 Nov 26. PubMed PMID:  19034578.

100: Vivarelli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma under calcineurin inhibitors: reassessment of risk factors for tumor recurrence. Ann Surg. 2008 Nov;248(5):857-62. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181896278. PubMed PMID: 18948815.

101: Siniscalchi A, Spedicato S, Dante A, Riganello I, Bernardi E, Pierucci E, Cimatti M, Zanoni A, Miklosova Z, Piraccini E, Mazzanti GP, Spiritoso R, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Pinna AD, Faenza S. Fluid management of patients undergoing intestinal and multivisceral transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2008 Jul-Aug;40(6):2031-2. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.023. PubMed PMID: 18675122.

102: Faenza S, Baraldi O, Bernardi M, Bolondi L, Coli L, Cucchetti A, Donati G, Gozzetti F, Lauro A, Mancini E, Pinna AD, Piscaglia F, Rasciti L, Ravaioli M, Ruggeri G, Santoro A, Stefoni S. Mars and Prometheus: our clinical experience in  acute chronic liver failure. Transplant Proc. 2008 May;40(4):1169-71. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.069. PubMed PMID: 18555140.

103: Zanfi C, Cescon M, Lauro A, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Zanello M, Cipriani R, Pinna AD. Incidence and management of abdominal closure-related complications in adult intestinal transplantation. Transplantation. 2008 Jun 15;85(11):1607-9. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318174db6f. PubMed PMID: 18551067.

104: Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Lauro A, Vivarelli M, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Ramacciato G, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Liver transplantation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis after liver resection: University of Bologna experience. Am J Transplant. 2008 Jun;8(6):1177-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02229.x. Epub 2008 Apr 29. PubMed PMID: 18444925.

105: Cescon M, Grazi GL, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, D'Errico A, Del Gaudio M, Pinna AD. Improving the outcome of liver transplantation with very old donors with updated selection and management criteria. Liver Transpl. 2008 May;14(5):672-9. doi: 10.1002/lt.21433. PubMed PMID: 18433035.

106: Ramacciato G, Nigri G, Di Santo V, Piccoli M, Pansadoro V, Buniva P, Bellagamba R, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli  M, Valabrega S, D'Angelo F, Aurello P, Stigliano A, Toscano V, Melotti G. [Minimally invasive adrenalectomy: transperitoneal vs. retroperitoneal approach]. Chir Ital. 2008 Jan-Feb;60(1):15-22. Italian. PubMed PMID: 18389743.

107: Ramacciato G, D'Angelo F, Aurello P, Nigri G, Valabrega S, Pezzoli F, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G. [Right hemicolectomy for colon cancer: a prospective randomised study comparing laparoscopic vs. open technique]. Chir Ital. 2008 Jan-Feb;60(1):1-7. Italian. PubMed PMID: 18389741.

108: Cescon M, Grazi GL, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Pinna AD. Modified  outflow reconstruction with a venous patch in domino liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2007 Dec;13(12):1756-7. PubMed PMID: 18044779.

109: Aurello P, Rossi S, D'Angelo F, Nigri G, Cicchini C, Ciardi A, Coluccia P, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Ramacciato G. [Angiogenic factors and their relation to stage, lymph-node micrometastases and prognosis in patients operated on for gastric cancer]. Chir Ital. 2007 Jul-Aug;59(4):435-44. Italian. PubMed PMID: 17966762.

110: Vivarelli M, Burra P, La Barba G, Canova D, Senzolo M, Cucchetti A, D'Errico A, Guido M, Merenda R, Neri D, Zanello M, Giannini FM, Grazi GL, Cillo U, Pinna AD. Influence of steroids on HCV recurrence after liver transplantation: A prospective study. J Hepatol. 2007 Dec;47(6):793-8. Epub 2007 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 17928091.

111: Siniscalchi A, Piraccini E, Miklosova Z, Bagni A, D'Errico A, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Pinna AD, Faenza S. Metabolic, coagulative, and hemodynamic changes during intestinal transplant: good predictors of postoperative damage? Transplantation. 2007 Aug 15;84(3):346-50. PubMed PMID: 17700159.

112: Golfieri L, Lauro A, Tossani E, Sirri L, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Vignudelli A, Amaduzzi A, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Pezzoli F, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Grandi S, Pinna AD. Coping strategies in intestinal transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(6):1992-4. PubMed PMID: 17692674.

113: Lauro A, Zanfi C, Ercolani G, Dazzi A, Golfieri L, Amaduzzi A, Pezzoli F, Grazi GL, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Varotti G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Zanello M, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Catena F, Ramacciato G, Pironi L, Pinna AD. Italian experience in adult clinical intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: 6 years later. Transplant Proc. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(6):1987-91. PubMed PMID: 17692673.

114: Lauro A, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Zanfi C, Golfieri L, Amaduzzi A, Cucchetti A,  La Barba G, Grazi GL, D'Errico A, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Varotti G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Di Simone M, Faenza S, Pironi L, Pinna AD. Rejection episodes and 3-year graft survival under sirolimus and tacrolimus treatment after adult intestinal transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2007 Jun;39(5):1629-31. PubMed PMID: 17580204.

115: Cucchetti A, Siniscalchi A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Faenza S, Pinna AD. Modification of acid-base balance in cirrhotic patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg. 2007 Jun;245(6):902-8. PubMed PMID: 17522516; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1876948.

116: Vivarelli M, La Barba G, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Can antiplatelet prophylaxis reduce the incidence of hepatic  artery thrombosis after liver transplantation? Liver Transpl. 2007 May;13(5):651-4. PubMed PMID: 17457885.

117: Cipriani R, Contedini F, Santoli M, Gelati C, Sgarzani R, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Pinna AD. Abdominal wall transplantation with microsurgical technique. Am J Transplant. 2007 May;7(5):1304-7. Epub 2007 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 17430398.

118: Vivarelli M, Lauro A, Cucchetti A, D'Errico A, Pironi L, Pinna AD. Effect of total enterectomy, pancreatectomy, and portal vein ligation on liver function and histology: a case report. Transplant Proc. 2007 Jan-Feb;39(1):300-2. PubMed PMID: 17275528.

119: Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Benlloch S, Vivarelli M, Berenguer J, Bolondi L, Pinna AD, Berenguer M. Prediction of significant fibrosis in hepatitis C virus infected liver transplant recipients by artificial neural network analysis of clinical factors. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Dec;18(12):1255-61. PubMed PMID: 17099373.

120: Principe A, Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G, Golfieri R, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD. Radical surgery for gallbladder carcinoma: possibilities of survival. Hepatogastroenterology. 2006 Sep-Oct;53(71):660-4. PubMed PMID: 17086863.

121: Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Vivarelli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Recovery from liver failure after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: meaning of the model for end-stage liver disease. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Nov;203(5):670-6. Epub 2006 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 17084328.

122: Vivarelli M, Vetrone G, Zanello M, La Barba G, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Sirolimus as the main immunosuppressant in the early postoperative  period following liver transplantation: a report of six cases and review of the literature. Transpl Int. 2006 Dec;19(12):1022-5. PubMed PMID: 17081233.

123: Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Predictive indices of morbidity and mortality after liver resection. Ann Surg. 2006 Oct;244(4):635-7; author reply 637. Erratum in: Ann Surg. 2007 May;245(5):table of contents. Cucchetti, Alessandro [added]; Cescon, Matteo [added]; Ravaioli, Matteo [added]; Grazi, Gian Luca [added]; Pinna, Antonio D [added]. PubMed PMID: 16998379; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1856548.

124: Piscaglia F, Vivarelli M, La Barba G, Morselli-Labate AM, Taddei S, Cucchetti A, Martinelli G, Pinna A, Cavallari A, Bolondi L. Analysis of risk factors for early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation. Possible contribution of reperfusion in the early morning. Dig Liver Dis. 2007 Jan;39(1):52-9. Epub 2006 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 16996330.

125: Cescon M, Grazi GL, Lauro A, Varotti G, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD. Incidence, clinical significance,  and outcome of vascular alterations in intestinal biopsies after isolated small bowel transplantation: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc. 2006 Jul-Aug;38(6):1728-30. PubMed PMID: 16908263.

126: Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Ballardini G, Cavrini G, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, Tuci F, Del Gaudio M, Varotti G, Vetrone G, Trevisani F, Bolondi  L, Pinna AD. Liver transplantation with the Meld system: a prospective study from a single European center. Am J Transplant. 2006 Jul;6(7):1572-7. PubMed PMID: 16827857.

127: Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Heaton ND, Phillips S, Piscaglia F, Bolondi L, La  Barba G, Foxton MR, Rela M, O'Grady J, Pinna AD. Artificial neural network is superior to MELD in predicting mortality of patients with end-stage liver disease. Gut. 2007 Feb;56(2):253-8. Epub 2006 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 16809421; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1856758.

128: Siniscalchi A, Piraccini E, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Maritozzi G, Miklosova Z,  Ravaioli M, Pinna AD, Faenza S. Analysis of cardiovascular, acid-base status, electrolyte, and coagulation changes during small bowel transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2006 May;38(4):1148-50. PubMed PMID: 16757291.

129: Lauro A, Zanfi C, Dazzi A, Golfieri L, Amaduzzi A, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Siniscalchi A, Grazi GL, Vivarelli M, Varotti G, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Di Benedetto F, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Vetrone G, Zanello M, Pironi L, Faenza S, Pinna AD. Surgical approach to complicated intestinal failure for benign disease  in adult patients: transplantation or surgical rehabilitation? Transplant Proc. 2006 May;38(4):1145-7. PubMed PMID: 16757290.

130: Siniscalchi A, Spedicato S, Lauro A, Pinna AD, Cucchetti A, Dazzi A, Piraccini E, Begliomini B, Braglia V, Serri T, Faenza S. Intraoperative coagulation evaluation of ischemia-reperfusion injury in small bowel transplantation: a way to explore. Transplant Proc. 2006 Apr;38(3):820-2. PubMed  PMID: 16647482.

131: Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, La Barba G, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD. Impact of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score on prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis. Liver Transpl. 2006 Jun;12(6):966-71. PubMed PMID: 16598792.

132: De Ruvo N, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Masetti M, Cautero N, Di Benedetto F, Dazzi A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, La Barba G, di Francesco F, Risaliti A, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD. Preliminary results of immunosuppression with thymoglobuline pretreatment and hepatitis C virus recurrence in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug;37(6):2607-8. PubMed PMID: 16182760.

133: Lauro A, Di Benedetto F, Ercolani G, Masetti M, Cautero N, Quintini C, Dazzi A, di Francesco F, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD. Multivisceral harvest with in vivo technique: methods and results. Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug;37(6):2425-7. PubMed PMID: 16182698.

134: De Ruvo N, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Masetti M, Cautero N, Di Benedetto F, Dazzi A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Di Francesco F, Molteni G, Ramacciato G, Risaliti A, Pinna AD. Preliminary results of a "prope" tolerogenic regimen with thymoglobulin pretreatment and hepatitis C virus recurrence in liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2005 Jul 15;80(1):8-12. PubMed PMID: 16003226.

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