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List of works by Marco La Torre

Being positive despite illness: The contribution of positivity to the quality of life of cancer patients

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CYP19A1 Genetic Polymorphisms rs4646 and Osteoporosis in Patients Treated with Aromatase Inhibitor-Based Adjuvant Therapy

scientific article published on 7 July 2015

Changes in the surgical approach to colonic emergencies during a 15-year period

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Duodenopancreatectomy: open or minimally invasive approach?

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Early onset pancreatic cancer: risk factors, presentation and outcome.

scientific article published on 12 February 2015

Endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment: a prospective multicentre trial

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Evidence based medicine and surgical approaches for colon cancer: evidences, benefits and limitations of the laparoscopic vs open resection.

scientific article published on April 2014

Impact and prognostic implications of colon cancers stage II sub-classification through the years

scientific article published on 06 May 2012

Is a preoperative assessment of the early recurrence of pancreatic cancer possible after complete surgical resection?

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Is laparoscopic adrenalectomy safe and effective for adrenal masses larger than 7 cm?

scientific article published on 18 August 2007

Is laparoscopy safe and effective in nontraumatic acute abdomen?

scientific article published on 20 July 2011

Log Odds of Positive Lymph Nodes (LODDS): What Are Their Role in the Prognostic Assessment of Gastric Adenocarcinoma?

scientific article published on 20 May 2014

Lymph node ratio is a stronger prognostic factor than microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer patients: results from a 7 years follow-up study.

scientific article published on 6 June 2013

Lymph-node ratio classification strongly correlates with cancer survivals of patients who underwent r0 resection for gastric cancer with more than 15 nodes harvested

scientific article published on 13 May 2014

Malnutrition and pancreatic surgery: Prevalence and outcomes

scientific article published on December 27, 2012

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for resectable colorectal liver metastases: what is the evidence? Results of a systematic review of comparative studies.

scientific article published on 23 September 2014

Number of harvested lymph nodes is the main prognostic factor in Stage IIa colorectal cancer patients

scientific article published on March 27, 2012

Positive impact of elastography in breast cancer diagnosis: an institutional experience.

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Post-operative morbidity and mortality in pancreatic surgery. The role of surgical Apgar score

scientific article published on 09 February 2013

Pre-treatment evaluation of 5-fluorouracil degradation rate: association of poor and ultra-rapid metabolism with severe toxicity in a colorectal cancer patients cohort.

scientific article published on 08 March 2016

Preoperative brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a better predictor of adverse cardiac events compared to preoperative scoring system in patients who underwent abdominal surgery.

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Profiling the prognosis of gastric cancer patients: is it worth correlating the survival with the clinical/pathological and molecular features of gastric cancers?

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Prognostic assessment of different lymph node staging methods for pancreatic cancer with R0 resection: pN staging, lymph node ratio, log odds of positive lymph nodes.

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Repair of transperineal recto-urethral fistula using a fibrin sealant haemostatic patch.

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Resident Training in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Role of the Porcine Model

scientific article published on September 1, 2012

Robotic right colectomy: A worthwhile procedure? Results of a meta-analysis of trials comparing robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy.

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Role of the lymph node ratio in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Impact on patient stratification and prognosis

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Sphinkeeper™ for faecal incontinence: a preliminary report

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

Standard versus limited colon resection for high risk T1 colon cancer. A matched case-control study.

scientific article published in September 2014

The animal model in advanced laparoscopy resident training.

scientific article published in June 2013

The glasgow prognostic score as a predictor of survival in patients with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

scientific article published on 10 April 2012

The importance of lymph node retrieval and lymph node ratio following preoperative chemoradiation of rectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (about surgery and basic research). A perspective for a new approach for pursuing an academic career (also in Italy)

scientific article published on 06 April 2012

Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Lesions

scientific article published on July 2016

Transitional cell carcinoma of the retrorectal space arisen in tailgut cyst: a case report and review of the literature.

scientific article published on July 2013

Unusual case of acute abdomen: giant colonic diverticulum.

scientific article published in June 2007