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- Doctorate Medicine University of Milan
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Published Works
- Expanding consensus in portal hypertension: Report of the Baveno VI Consensus Workshop: Stratifying risk and individualizing care for portal hypertension. (2015) (1712)
- Outcome of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after capsule endoscopy: report of 100 consecutive cases. (2004) (920)
- Upper digestive bleeding in cirrhosis. Post‐therapeutic outcome and prognostic indicators (2003) (858)
- Evolving consensus in portal hypertension. Report of the Baveno IV consensus workshop on methodology of diagnosis and therapy in portal hypertension. (2005) (858)
- Hepatocellular carcinoma in Italian patients with cirrhosis. (1991) (827)
- Diagnosis and management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (2015) (627)
- Increased survival of cirrhotic patients with a hepatocellular carcinoma detected during surveillance. (2004) (604)
- Revising consensus in portal hypertension: report of the Baveno V consensus workshop on methodology of diagnosis and therapy in portal hypertension. (2010) (509)
- An imbalance of pro- vs anti-coagulation factors in plasma from patients with cirrhosis. (2009) (499)
- European evidence based consensus on the diagnosis and management of Crohn’s disease: special situations (2006) (449)
- Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding: An AASLD single topic symposium (1998) (421)
- Recombinant factor VIIa for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis: a randomized, double-blind trial. (2004) (404)
- Natural history of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. (2001) (370)
- Baveno VII - Renewing consensus in portal hypertension. (2021) (363)
- ICCE consensus for capsule retention. (2005) (357)
- Complications, limitations, and failures of capsule endoscopy: a review of 733 cases. (2005) (306)
- Recombinant factor VIIa for variceal bleeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis: A randomized, controlled trial (2008) (301)
- Definitions, methodology and therapeutic strategies in portal hypertension. A Consensus Development Workshop, Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Italy, April 5 and 6, 1990. (1992) (298)
- The Natural History of Asymptomatic Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carriers (1993) (295)
- Natural history of portal hypertensive gastropathy in patients with liver cirrhosis. The New Italian Endoscopic Club for the study and treatment of esophageal varices (NIEC). (2000) (274)
- European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE): recommendations (2009) on clinical use of video capsule endoscopy to investigate small-bowel, esophageal and colonic diseases. (2010) (272)
- Updating consensus in portal hypertension: report of the Baveno III Consensus Workshop on definitions, methodology and therapeutic strategies in portal hypertension. (2000) (267)
- A 28-year study of the course of hepatitis Delta infection: a risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. (2009) (261)
- Colon capsule endoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (2012) (233)
- Small-bowel neoplasms in patients undergoing video capsule endoscopy: a multicenter European study. (2008) (226)
- EASL International Consensus Conference on Hepatitis B. 13-14 September, 2002 Geneva, Switzerland. Consensus statement (long version). (2003) (204)
- Sustained virologic response prevents the development of esophageal varices in compensated, Child‐Pugh class A hepatitis C virus–induced cirrhosis. A 12‐year prospective follow‐up study (2010) (200)
- Chronic unexplained hypertransaminasemia may be caused by occult celiac disease (1999) (198)
- Mesalamine in the prevention of endoscopic recurrence after intestinal resection for Crohn's disease. Italian Cooperative Study Group. (1995) (193)
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt versus endoscopic sclerotherapy for the prevention of variceal bleeding in cirrhosis: A randomized multicenter trial (1998) (184)
- Portal Hypertension in Children: Expert Pediatric Opinion on the Report of the Baveno V Consensus Workshop on Methodology of Diagnosis and Therapy in Portal Hypertension (2012) (181)
- Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension (2008) (167)
- Endoscopic treatments for portal hypertension. (1997) (147)
- Capsule endoscopy structured terminology (CEST): proposal of a standardized and structured terminology for reporting capsule endoscopy procedures. (2005) (123)
- Small bowel capsule endoscopy in 2007: indications, risks and limitations. (2007) (122)
- Literature review and recommendations for clinical application of small-bowel capsule endoscopy, based on a panel discussion by international experts. Consensus statements for small-bowel capsule endoscopy, 2006/2007. (2007) (118)
- Why do varices bleed? (1992) (111)
- Primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in children and the role of MesoRex Bypass: Summary of the Baveno VI Pediatric Satellite Symposium (2016) (106)
- Use of the Given Patency System for the screening of patients at high risk for capsule retention. (2006) (99)
- Ultrasound-assisted percutaneous liver biopsy: superiority of the Tru-Cut over the Menghini needle for diagnosis of cirrhosis. (1988) (98)
- Long-term delta superinfection in hepatitis B surface antigen carriers and its relationship to the course of chronic hepatitis. (1983) (96)
- β‐blockade prevents recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding in well‐compensated patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (1989) (93)
- High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with colonic adenomas and carcinomas. (1997) (92)
- Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in adult gluten-sensitive enteropathy at diagnosis: role of B12, folate, and genetics. (2005) (91)
- Familial aggregation of inflammatory bowel disease in northern Italy: a multicenter study. The Gruppo di Studio per le Malattie Infiammatorie Intestinali (IBD Study Group). (1992) (91)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Are Not Associated with Major Hereditary Conditions Predisposing to Thrombosis (2000) (90)
- Mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) suppositories in the treatment of ulcerative proctitis or distal proctosigmoiditis. A randomized controlled trial. (1990) (89)
- Randomized controlled trial of desmopressin plus terlipressin vs. terlipressin alone for the treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients: A multicenter, double‐blind study (1993) (87)
- Capsule endoscopy in neoplastic diseases. (2008) (81)
- Oral versus combination mesalazine therapy in active ulcerative colitis: a double‐blind, double‐dummy, randomized multicentre study (2001) (80)
- Pregnancy before and after the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases: Retrospective case–control study (2007) (79)
- Video capsule endoscopy and histology for small-bowel mucosa evaluation: a comparison performed by blinded observers. (2006) (79)
- Small bowel capsule endoscopy in clinical practice: a multicenter 7-year survey (2010) (78)
- Quantification of intrahepatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in patients with chronic HBV infection (2000) (78)
- Expert pediatric opinion on the Report of the Baveno IV Consensus Workshop on Methodology of Diagnosis and Therapy in Portal Hypertension (2006) (78)
- The long-term benefits of nucleos(t)ide analogs in compensated HBV cirrhotic patients with no or small esophageal varices: A 12-year prospective cohort study. (2015) (71)
- The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) diagnostic algorithm for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: eight burning questions from everyday clinical practice. (2013) (71)
- Randomized controlled trial of desmopressin plus terlipressin vs. terlipressin alone for the treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients: a multicenter, double-blind study. New Italian Endoscopic Club. (1993) (68)
- Nadolol is superior to isosorbide mononitrate for the prevention of the first variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with ascites. (2002) (68)
- ICCE consensus for bowel preparation and prokinetics. (2005) (67)
- Imaging of the small bowel in Crohn's disease: a review of old and new techniques. (2007) (65)
- Developing consensus in portal hypertension. (1996) (64)
- Portal hypertensive gastropathy: reproducibility of a classification, prevalence of elementary lesions, sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver. A NIEC multicentre study. New Italian Endoscopic Club. (1997) (60)
- Gender and disease activity influence health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel diseases. (2005) (60)
- Increased thrombin generation in inflammatory bowel diseases. (2008) (60)
- Small bowel malignancy. (2004) (58)
- Capsule enteroscopy vs. other diagnostic procedures in diagnosing obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: a cost–effectiveness study (2007) (55)
- Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori-negative peptic ulcer: a multicenter study. (2000) (55)
- Prophylactic sclerotherapy in high-risk cirrhotics selected by endoscopic criteria. A multicenter randomized controlled trial. (1991) (54)
- Non-invasive diagnosis of cirrhosis and the natural history of its complications. (2007) (52)
- Sensitivity and specificity of the suspected blood identification system in video capsule enteroscopy. (2005) (51)
- The use of thiopurines for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases in clinical practice. (2008) (48)
- Transperineal Perineal Ultrasound Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging In the Assessment of Perianal Crohn's Disease (2013) (47)
- Diagnosis and monitoring of portal hypertension. (2008) (47)
- Effect of recombinant Factor VIIa on outcome of acute variceal bleeding: an individual patient based meta-analysis of two controlled trials. (2014) (47)
- Cost analysis for the prevention of variceal rebleeding: A comparison between transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and endoscopic sclerotherapy in a selected group of italian cirrhotic patients (1999) (46)
- The Course of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Cirrhosis Responding to Interferon/ Ribavirin Therapy (2011) (46)
- Preparations and prokinetics. (2006) (46)
- Portal hypertensive enteropathy. (2006) (43)
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt versus endoscopic sclerotherapy for the prevention of variceal bleeding in cirrhosis: a randomized multicenter trial. Gruppo Italiano Studio TIPS (G.I.S.T.). (1998) (42)
- Oral, colonic‐release low‐molecular‐weight heparin: an initial open study of Parnaparin‐MMX for the treatment of mild‐to‐moderate left‐sided ulcerative colitis (2008) (41)
- Diagnostic role and clinical correlates of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA) in Italian patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. (2003) (41)
- Capsule enteroscopy in small bowel transplantation. (2003) (38)
- Structured terminology for capsule endoscopy: results of retrospective testing and validation in 766 small-bowel investigations. (2005) (38)
- Invasive and noninvasive methods to diagnose portal hypertension and esophageal varices. (2014) (38)
- Portal vein thrombosis in inflammatory bowel diseases: a single-center case series. (2012) (37)
- Impact of Gluten Withdrawal on Health-Related Quality of Life in Celiac Subjects: An Observational Case-Control Study (2010) (36)
- Long-term observation of the perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody status in ulcerative colitis patients. (1998) (36)
- Impact of portal vein thrombosis on the efficacy of endoscopic variceal band ligation. (2014) (36)
- Reduced Free Protein S Levels in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (2001) (36)
- Esophageal motility in cirrhotics with and without esophageal varices. (1989) (33)
- Biliary cystadenoma: an uncommon cause of recurrent cholestatic jaundice. (1986) (33)
- Can we improve the detection rate and interobserver agreement in capsule endoscopy? (2012) (33)
- Glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus in ulcerative colitis: pathogenetic and therapeutic implications. (2014) (32)
- Nutritional status, function of the small intestine and jejunal morphology after total gastrectomy for carcinoma of the stomach. (1986) (32)
- Noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices: is it feasible? (2006) (32)
- Efficacy of activated recombinant factor VII (rFVIIa; NovoSeven®) in cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a randomised placebo-controlled double-blind multicenter trial (2003) (31)
- Beta-blockade prevents recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding in well-compensated patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. (1989) (28)
- Immunity, autoimmunity and inflammatory bowel disease. (2014) (28)
- ABO histo-blood group might modulate predisposition to Crohn's disease and affect disease behavior. (2014) (28)
- High-D-dimer plasma levels predict poor outcome in esophageal variceal bleeding. (2008) (27)
- Acute variceal bleeding: pharmacological treatment and primary/secondary prophylaxis. (2008) (27)
- Onset of inflammatory bowel diseases during combined alpha-interferon and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C: report of two cases. (2005) (27)
- Persistence of "wild-type" and "e-minus" hepatitis B virus infection in chronic healthy HBsAg/anti-HBe positive carriers. (1994) (26)
- Video capsule endoscopy in celiac disease: Current clinical practice (2012) (26)
- Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy in post-pancreatectomy patients. (1989) (26)
- Crohn's disease loci are common targets of protozoa-driven selection. (2013) (26)
- Diagnostic performance of Baveno IV criteria in cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: analysis of the F7 liver-1288 study population. (2010) (25)
- Somatostatin, somatostatin analogues and other vasoactive drugs in the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices. (2004) (25)
- Serum von Willebrand factor levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease are related to systemic inflammation. (1999) (25)
- Diagnosing coeliac disease: is the videocapsule a suitable tool? (2007) (25)
- Gastroduodenal lesions in polycythaemia vera: frequency and role of Helicobacter pylori (2002) (24)
- Carriage of CARD15 variants and smoking as risk factors for resective surgery in patients with Crohn's ileal disease (2005) (24)
- Endoscopic treatment of variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Cascade Guideline (2020) (23)
- Antibodies to tissue‐type plasminogen activator (t‐PA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: high prevalence, interactions with functional domains of t‐PA and possible implications in thrombosis (2006) (22)
- Primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: a cohort study. (2008) (22)
- Emergency endoscopy strategies for improved outcomes. (1998) (22)
- Val34Leu factor XIII polymorphism in Italian patients with inflammatory bowel disease. (2003) (22)
- Literature review and recommendations for clinical application of Colon Capsule Endoscopy. (2011) (20)
- Antibodies to gliadin in adult coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. (1984) (20)
- Short article: Negative small-bowel cross-sectional imaging does not exclude capsule retention in high-risk patients (2016) (19)
- Recognition of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein by perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive sera from ulcerative colitis patients: prevalence and clinical significance. (1998) (19)
- Evaluation and follow-up of patients with portal hypertension and oesophageal varices: how and when. (2001) (19)
- Diagnosis and treatment of portal hypertension. (2004) (18)
- The impact of symptoms, irritable bowel syndrome pattern and diagnostic investigations on the diagnostic delay of Crohn's disease: A prospective study. (2015) (18)
- Short‐term effect of octreotide on intraoesophageal variceal pressure: a double‐blind placebo‐controlled study (1994) (18)
- Endoscopic treatments for portal hypertension. (1997) (18)
- Evaluation and follow-up of patients with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices. (2003) (17)
- Immunosuppressive and biologic therapy for ulcerative colitis (2012) (17)
- Endoscopy critics vs. Endoscopy enthusiasts for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding (2006) (17)
- Postoperative management of patients with total exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (1990) (17)
- Unsuspected ileal stenosis causing obscure GI bleeding in patients with previous abdominal surgery--diagnosis by capsule endoscopy: a report of two cases. (2003) (16)
- Capsule endoscopy in portal hypertension. (2010) (16)
- Lack of effect of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies associated with ulcerative colitis on superoxide anion production from neutrophils. (1997) (15)
- Overview of biological therapy in ulcerative colitis: current and future directions. (2015) (15)
- Chronic asymptomatic HBSAg carriers: histologic abnormalities and diagnostic and prognostic value of serologic markers of the HBV. (1980) (14)
- Successful resolution of bowel obstruction in a patient with hereditary angioedema (2008) (14)
- Treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices: a meta-analysis. (1994) (14)
- Pathogenesis of ascites and predictors of resistance to therapy (2002) (13)
- Capsule Endoscopy – State of the Art (2007) (13)
- Evidence of altered structural and secretory glycoconjugates in the jejunal mucosa of patients with gluten sensitive enteropathy and subtotal villous atrophy. (1989) (13)
- Diagnosis and therapy of esophageal vascular disorders (2007) (12)
- Eradication of esophageal varices by endoscopic sclerotherapy: how much is enough? (1988) (11)
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in inflammatory bowel diseases (2007) (11)
- Cost estimation of small bowel capsule endoscopy based on "real world" data: inpatient or outpatient procedure? (2010) (11)
- Non-invasive (and minimally invasive) diagnosis of oesophageal varices. (2008) (11)
- Medical treatment of portal hypertension. (2004) (10)
- Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy in Clinical Practice: Has Anything Changed Over 13 Years? (2018) (10)
- Gastric histology and function tests in Italian patients with dermatitis herpetiformis. (1990) (10)
- Ulcerative colitis: current pharmacotherapy and future directions (2014) (10)
- Primary biliary cirrhosis is associated with specific changes in liver IgG-bearing cell subpopulations. (1995) (10)
- Virtual Chromoendoscopy With FICE for the Classification of Polypoid and Nonpolypoid Raised Lesions in Ulcerative Colitis (2018) (10)
- Correction of malnutrition and maldigestion with enzyme supplementation in patients with surgical suppression of exocrine pancreatic function. (1988) (9)
- Diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of distal colitis (2003) (9)
- Increased jejunal intraepithelial lymphocytes bearing gamma/delta T-cell receptor in dermatitis herpetiformis. (1992) (8)
- Quality performance measures for small capsule endoscopy: Are the ESGE quality standards met? (2021) (7)
- Adherence to European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommendations of endoscopists performing small bowel capsule endoscopy in Italy. (2019) (7)
- Reply to "Points to be considered when using transient elastography for diagnosis of portal hypertension according to the Baveno's VI consensus". (2015) (7)
- Enteroscopy in the diagnosis and management of celiac disease. (2009) (7)
- Activation of coagulation in cirrhotics after endoscopic variceal schlerotherapy. (1987) (7)
- Longer treatment with vasoactive drugs to prevent early variceal rebleeding in cirrhosis (1998) (7)
- Review article: diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of distal colitis. (2003) (7)
- Ruling out esophageal varices in NAFLD cirrhosis: Can we do without endoscopy? (2018) (6)
- [The topical therapy of ulcerative colitis. A multicenter study with beclomethasone dipropionate foam]. (1999) (6)
- Definition and diagnosis in portal hypertension – continued problems with the Baveno consensus? (2004) (5)
- UEG Week 2016 Poster Presentations (2016) (4)
- Inappropriate pemoline therapy leading to acute liver failure and liver transplantation. (2002) (4)
- Novel developments in esophageal vascular disorders (2008) (4)
- Changes of igg‐bearing cell populations in the portal tracts of patients with chronic liver disease of viral etiology: An evaluation by immunoperoxidase method and computerized image analysis (1992) (4)
- Incidental esophageal varices. (2004) (3)
- [Portal hypertensive gastropathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver]. (2001) (3)
- The Changing Scenario of Screening and Surveillance of Esophageal Varices. (2019) (2)
- Emerging Strategies in the Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (1999) (2)
- Cirrhosis: screening for esophageal varices. (2009) (2)
- Stellate cells and the "reversible component" of portal hypertension. (2000) (2)
- Corrigendum to 'Baveno VII - Renewing consensus in portal hypertension' [J Hepatol (2022) 959-974]. (2022) (2)
- [Topical beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) in intestinal inflammatory diseases: the results of a multicentre trial]. (1999) (2)
- Predicting the outcome of nonvariceal upper GI bleeding: can we guess right? (2004) (1)
- Patient's performance status should dictate transfusion strategy in nonvariceal acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NV-AUGIB): A prospective multicenter cohort study: Transfusion strategy in NV-AUGIB. (2020) (1)
- Capsule endoscopy in Italy: An unbalanced review of the literature (2010) (1)
- Biphasic annual periodicity in relapses of inflammatory bowel diseases. Gruppo di Studio per le Malattie Infiammatorie Intestinale. (1995) (1)
- Enteroscopy in diagnosis and treatment of small bowel bleeding: A Delphi expert consensus. (2022) (1)
- How should I treat a patient with life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding early after coronary drug-eluting stent implantation? (2013) (0)
- Digestive and Liver Diseases and the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) (0)
- [Comparative study of the humoral markers associated with hepatitis B virus in hepatocellular carcinoma patients and in subjects with chronic hepatopathy]. (1982) (0)
- Prevention of variceal bleeding with band ligation (1997) (0)
- [Multicenter study on the effectiveness and tolerance of a bromazepam + propantheline combination in patients with irritable bowel syndrome]. (1987) (0)
- Small bowel capsule endoscopy for management of Crohn's disease: where do we stand? (2013) (0)
- [Heart complications in sclerosis of esophageal varices]. (1988) (0)
- Continuity and innovation. (2016) (0)
- Prognosis of Asymptomatic Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carriers (1993) (0)
- Management of liver diseases 2008. Foreword. (2008) (0)
- The role of autoantibody determination in inflammatory bowel disease (2000) (0)
- [Natural history of the state of asymptomatic carrier of HBsAg: 7-year follow-up]. (1986) (0)
- [Prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HBs in hospital personnel]. (1982) (0)
- [When and how to evaluate the risk of a first variceal bleeding?]. (2004) (0)
- Response to 'Letter to the Editor' written by Dr. Isabelle Ollivier-Hourmand. (2022) (0)
- Should patients with cirrhosis undergo surveillance with multidetector CT esophagography rather than endoscopy? (2007) (0)
- Beta-blockers in the secondary prevention of gastrointestinal haemorrhage in well-compensated cirrhotics. A multicentre randomised controlled study. (1989) (0)
- Reply (1990) (0)
- Acute type B hepatitis in parenteral drug-addicts (PDA): prognostic value of circulating HBsAg/IgM complexes. (1984) (0)
- Acute variceal haemorrhage: practice guidelines and real-life management. (2014) (0)
- [Predictors of clinical response in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with granulocyte-monocyte apheresis: analysis of the apheresis registry data]. (2012) (0)
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