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List of works by Donato Francesco Altomare

Acetylcholine sweat test: an effective way to select patients for lumbar sympathectomy

scientific article published on 01 October 1994

An Open-Label, Noncomparative, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NASHA/Dx Gel as a Bulking Agent for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence

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An original surgical approach to manage complete rectal lumen obliteration following stapled hemorrhoidopexy

scientific article published on 12 February 2014

Anal fistula closure with FiLaC: new hope or the same old story?

scientific article published on 18 July 2015

Anti-oestrogen therapy in the treatment of desmoid tumours: a systematic review.

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Biofeedback for intractable rectal pain: outcome and predictors of success

scientific article published on February 1997

Blood and tissue fibrinolytic profiles in patients with colorectal carcinoma.

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Bowel Dysfunction following Nerve-Sparing Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Study

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Carbon-coated microbeads anal injection in outpatient treatment of minor fecal incontinence

scientific article published on 19 January 2008

Chemical signature of colorectal cancer: case-control study for profiling the breath print

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

Chilaiditi's syndrome. Successful surgical correction by colopexy

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Cholinergic stimulation and nonadrenergic, noncholinergic relaxation of human colonic circular muscle in idiopathic chronic constipation

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Classifications and Clinical Assessment of Haemorrhoids:The Proctologist's Corner

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Clinical features of hepatic metastasis in patients with ovarian cancer

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Coloanal anastomosis or abdominoperineal resection for very low rectal cancer: what will benefit, the surgeon's pride or the patient's quality of life?

scientific article published on 30 December 2012

Colonic explosion during diathermy colotomy. Report of a case.

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Combined perineal and endorectal repair of rectocele by circular stapler: a novel surgical technique

scientific article published in November 2002

Comments to "perianal injectable bulking agents as treatment for faecal incontinence in adults"

scientific article published on 27 September 2014

Consensus statement AIGO/SICCR: diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and obstructed defecation (part I: diagnosis).

scientific article published on April 2012

Conservative and surgical treatment of haemorrhoids.

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Correct indication for Ferguson's hemorrhoidectomy

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Defining authorship in the era of big data collection and its consequences on the academic career

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Detection of subclinical autonomic neuropathy in constipated patients using a sweat test

scientific article published on November 1, 1992

Diagnosis and treatment of faecal incontinence: Consensus statement of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery and the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists

scientific article published on 09 April 2015

Disappointing long-term results of the artificial anal sphincter for faecal incontinence

scientific article published in October 2004

Effects of erythromycin on human colonic circular muscle in idiopathic chronic constipation

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Effects of temporary sacral nerve stimulation on gastrointestinal motility and function in patients with chronic refractory slow-transit constipation

scientific article published on 13 November 2020

Efficacy of cyanoacrylate in the prevention of delayed bleeding after endoscopic mucosal resection of large colorectal polyps: a pilot study

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Electrostimulated gracilis neosphincter for faecal incontinence and in total anorectal reconstruction: still an experimental procedure?

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Erratum to: Flavonoids mixture (diosmin, troxerutin, hesperidin) in the treatment of acute hemorrhoidal disease: a prospective, randomized, triple-blind, controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2015

Exhaled volatile organic compounds identify patients with colorectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Factors affecting the outcome of temporary sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence. The value of the new tined lead electrode

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Fast-to-slow muscle conversion by chronic electrostimulation: effects on mitochondrial respiratory chain function with possible implications for the gracilis neosphincter procedure

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Fatty acid synthase hyperactivation in human colorectal cancer: relationship with tumor side and sex

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Fecal microRNA profile in patients with colorectal carcinoma before and after curative surgery.

scientific article published on 20 May 2015

Flavonoids mixture (diosmin, troxerutin, hesperidin) in the treatment of acute hemorrhoidal disease: a prospective, randomized, triple-blind, controlled trial.

scientific article published on 19 April 2015

Functional outcome of sacral nerve stimulation in patients with severe constipation.

scientific article published on August 2012

Gene expression of fructosamine 3 kinase in patients with colorectal cancer

scientific article published in January 2007

Giant fecaloma in an adult with severe anal stricture caused by anal imperforation treated by proctocolectomy and ileostomy: report of a case

scientific article (publication date: March 2009)

Graciloplasty for recurrent recto-neovaginal fistula in a male-to-female transsexual

scientific article published on 10 August 2012

IN-VITRO evidence for the protective properties of the main components of the Mediterranean diet against colorectal cancer: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 08 August 2015

Idiopathic chronic constipation: tachykinins as cotransmitters in colonic contraction

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Improved accuracy of computed tomography in local staging of rectal cancer using water enema

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Increased farnesyltransferase activity in human colorectal cancer: relationship with clinicopathological features and K-ras mutation.

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Is pyloric function preserved in pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy?

scientific article published on 01 February 1998

Lack of prognostic role of pre- and postoperative peritoneal cytology and cytokeratin PCR-expression on local recurrence after curative anterior resection for mid-low rectal cancer.

scientific article published on 20 April 2011

Ligasure Precise vs. conventional diathermy for Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy: a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.

scientific article published on 30 January 2008

Long-term effects of stapled haemorrhoidectomy on internal anal function and sensitivity

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Long-term functional assessment of antegrade colonic enema for combined incontinence and constipation using a modified Marsh and Kiff technique

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Long-term outcome of Altemeier's procedure for rectal prolapse

scientific article published in April 2009

Long-term outcome of a multicentre randomized clinical trial of stapled haemorrhoidopexy versus Milligan-Morgan haemorrhoidectomy

scientific article published in August 2007

Long-term outcome of sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence

scientific article published in January 2009

Long-term outcomes of sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence

scientific article published on 2 February 2015

Massive colonic metastasis from breast cancer 23 years after mastectomy

scientific article published on 17 August 2014

Mast Cells, Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Human Gastric Cancer.

scientific article published on 29 April 2019

Meta-analysis on stapled haemorrhoidopexy: response to Burch et al

scientific article published on 30 June 2009

Metabolomics: a potential powerful ally in the fight against cancer

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

MicroRNA: future perspectives in colorectal cancer

scientific article published in February 2012

Multicentre observational study of the natural history of left-sided acute diverticulitis (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 276-285) (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 285-286)

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Multicentre retrospective analysis of the outcome of artificial anal sphincter implantation for severe faecal incontinence

scientific article published in November 2001

No rectopexy versus rectopexy following rectal mobilization for full-thickness rectal prolapse: a randomized controlled trial

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Noncolonic cancer stem cells in bone marrow of colorectal cancer patients

scientific article published on 27 January 2009

ODS score and obstructed defecation

scientific article published in March 2010

Optimal treatment duration of glyceryl trinitrate for chronic anal fissure: results of a prospective randomized multicenter trial.

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Oral erythromycin improves gastrointestinal motility and transit after subtotal but not total gastrectomy for cancer

scientific article published in July 1997

Outcome and predictors of success of biofeedback for constipation

scientific article published in August 1997

Overlapping sphincteroplasty and modified lotus petal flap for delayed repair of traumatic cloaca

scientific article published on 3 August 2007

Pelvic floor function following ventral rectopexy versus STARR in the treatment of obstructed defecation

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

Perineal reconstruction after total pelvic evisceration and excision of pelviperineal soft tissues for recurrent vulvar carcinoma

scientific article published in March 2006

Permanent sacral nerve modulation for fecal incontinence and associated urinary disturbances

scientific article published on 12 September 2003

Pharmacological treatment of hemorrhoids: a narrative review.

scientific article published on 12 September 2013

Potential role of the steroid receptor pattern in the response of inoperable intra-abdominal desmoid to toremifene after failure of tamoxifen therapy

scientific article published on 11 December 2009

Prospective multicenter observational trial on the safety and efficacy of LEVORAG® Emulgel in the treatment of acute and chronic anal fissure.

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Prospective randomized multicentre trial comparing stapled with open haemorrhoidectomy.

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Protection of intestinal anastomosis with biological glues: an experimental randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 25 January 2011

Protective colostomy closure: the hazards of a "minor" operation

scientific article published in May 1990

Red hot chili pepper and hemorrhoids: the explosion of a myth: results of a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

scientific article published in July 2006

Reduced fructosamine-3-kinase activity and its mRNA in human distal colorectal carcinoma

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Reliability of clinical judgement in evaluation of the nutritional status of surgical patients

scientific article published on 01 December 1993

Reliability of electrophysiologic anal tests in predicting the outcome of sacral nerve modulation for fecal incontinence.

scientific article published on 19 April 2004

Reply to Commentary on 'The TAPE score: a new scoring system for comprehensive evaluation of pelvic floor function' by Professor Søren Laurberg

scientific article published in August 2014

Results, outcome predictors, and complications after stapled transanal rectal resection for obstructed defecation.

scientific article published on 22 December 2007

SUSR and scoring systems

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Sacral neuromodulation for bowel dysfunction: a consensus statement from the Italian group

scientific article published on 6 April 2013

Safety and short-term effectiveness of EEA stapler vs PPH stapler in the treatment of degree III haemorrhoids: prospective randomized controlled trial

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Scoring the obstructed defaecation syndrome: need for clarity

scientific article published in December 2010

Serum levels of galectin-3 and its ligand 90k/mac-2bp in colorectal cancer patients

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Serum lipid profile in colorectal cancer patients with and without synchronous distant metastases

scientific article published on 12 July 2005

Set-up and statistical validation of a new scoring system for obstructed defaecation syndrome

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Seton or glue for trans-sphincteric anal fistulae: a prospective randomized crossover clinical trial

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Slow-transit constipation: solitary symptom of a systemic gastrointestinal disease.

scientific article published in February 1999

Sphincteroplasty for fecal incontinence in the era of sacral nerve modulation

scientific article published on November 14, 2010

Strangulated ileal trans-coloanal-anastomotic hernia: a complication of Altemeier's procedure previously never reported

scientific article published in February 2013

The ProTect device in the treatment of severe fecal incontinence: preliminary results of a multicenter trial.

scientific article published on 3 December 2007

The Three Axial Perineal Evaluation (TAPE) score: a new scoring system for comprehensive evaluation of pelvic floor function

scientific article published in June 2014

The Vibrio cholerae cytolysin promotes chloride secretion from intact human intestinal mucosa

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The effects of sacral nerve stimulation on continence are temporarily maintained after turning the stimulator off.

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The international anorectal physiology working group (IAPWG) recommendations: Standardized testing protocol and the London classification for disorders of anorectal function

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

The inulin hydrogen breath test predicts the quality of colonic preparation

The management of patients with primary chronic anal fissure: a position paper

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The role of surgery in chronic constipation: when and why.

scientific article published on April 2011

The treatment of hemorrhoids: guidelines of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery

scientific article published on 20 September 2006

The unexpected conundrum of endometrioid carcinoma in deep rectal endometriosis arising 11 years after total hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

scientific article published on 26 March 2015

Tips and tricks: hemorrhoidectomy with LigaSure

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Tissue factor and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in colorectal cancer: relation with cancer recurrence.

scientific article published in February 2007

Transanal dearterialization with targeted mucopexy is effective for advanced haemorrhoids--a clear classification is needed

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Transanal haemorrhoidal artery echodoppler ligation and anopexy (THD) is effective for II and III degree haemorrhoids: a prospective multicentric study

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Treatment of external anorectal mucosal prolapse with circular stapler: an easy and effective new surgical technique

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

TriAxial perineal evaluation score: the male version

scientific article published on 01 June 2015

Vaginal repair of rectocele after dynamic graciloplasty for fecal incontinence due to imperforate anus

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[Electrical induced defecation in constipation: are we running the right way?]

scientific article published on 23 March 2011