Francesca Rovera Minimally Invasive Surgery Resarch Center, Department of Surgical Sciences University of Insubria Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Francesca Rovera has not added a biography. If you are Francesca Rovera and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Visualization Versus Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves During Thyroidectomy: What About the Costs? World Journal of Surgery. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22297627 Struma Ovarii in Breast Cancer Updates in Surgery. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21505904 Single Access Cholecystectomy Using Standard Laparoscopic Instruments Updates in Surgery. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21267691 How Does the 7th TNM Edition Fit in Gastric Cancer Management? Annals of Surgical Oncology. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20878488 Nodule Size and Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy: Diagnostic Challenges for Thyroid Malignancy American Journal of Surgery. Apr, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20870208 Wound Morbidity in Mini-invasive Thyroidectomy Surgical Endoscopy. Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20526624 The Mammary Gland and the Homeobox Gene Otx1 The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21050313 Predictors of Loco-regional Recurrence and Cancer-related Death After Breast Cancer Surgery The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21050306 The Role of Micrometastatic Disease in Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21050305 Breast Cancer in Pregnancy The Breast Journal. Sep-Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21050304 Unusual Rectal Stenosis Journal of Surgical Oncology. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20976734 Fascia-to-fascia Closure with Abdominal Topical Negative Pressure for Severe Abdominal Infections: Preliminary Results in a Department of General Surgery and Intensive Care Unit Surgical Infections. Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20969470 Surgical Anatomy and Neurophysiology of the Vagus Nerve (VN) for Standardised Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) of the Inferior Laryngeal Nerve (ILN) During Thyroidectomy Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Chirurgie. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20652584 Laparoscopic Left Nephrectomy for Living Donor Kidney Transplant Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960). Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20566981 Pre-operative Splenic Vein Diameter: a Risk Factor for Portal-splenic Vein Thrombosis After Laparoscopic Splenectomy? Surgery. Jul, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20547274 The Technique of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery Surgical Technology International. 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20437342 The Middle Thyroid Vein: Anatomical and Surgical Aspects World Journal of Surgery. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20043163 Postoperative Laryngoscopy in Thyroid Surgery: Proper Timing to Detect Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Chirurgie. Apr, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20013128 Surgical Classification of Open Abdomen: Which Clinical Implications? World Journal of Surgery. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19760314 Effect of Perioperative Blood Transfusion on Clinical Outcomes in Hepatic Surgery for Cancer World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG. Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19705491 Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) and Other Allied "ultra" Minimally Invasive Procedures: Are We Loosing the Plot? Surgical Endoscopy. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19259733 Commentary on Transoral Access for Endoscopic Thyroid Resection : Witzel K, Von Rahden BH, Kaminski C, Stein HJ (2008) Transoral Access for Endoscopic Thyroid Resection. Surg Endosc 22(8):1871-1875 Surgical Endoscopy. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19067050 Neuromonitoring and Video-assisted Thyroidectomy: a Prospective, Randomized Case-control Evaluation Surgical Endoscopy. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18806939 Time Interval in Diagnosis and Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: a Descriptive, Retrospective Study American Journal of Surgery. Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18778808 To Teach and to Learn in Day Surgery. The Role of Residents International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19269908 Audit in Day Surgery in General Surgery. Quality and Criticality Are Compared International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19223254 Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: is It Possible a Day-hospital Treatment? International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19200792 Ablation of Painful Metastatic Bone Tumors: a Systematic Review International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19196558 Microwave Tumors Ablation: Principles, Clinical Applications and Review of Preliminary Experiences International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19186116 Radio-guided Occult Lesion Localization Versus Wire-guided Localization in Non-palpable Breast Lesions International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19171507 Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Breast International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19167937 Cosmetic Treatments: an Emerging Field of Interest for Interventional Radiologists International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19162576 Breast Cancer Surgery in an Ambulatory Setting International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19131287 Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: an Overview International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19131285 Identifying Factors Contributing to Reduced Breast Tumor Size: a Longitudinal Study International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19131284 Breast Cancer Diagnosis: the Role of Stereotactic Vacuum-assisted Aspiration Biopsy International Journal of Surgery (London, England). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19121611 Safe Incorporation of New Technologies in Thyroid Surgery Expert Review of Medical Devices. Nov, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19025350 Prospectives and Surgical Usefulness of Perioperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Thyroid Surgery Expert Review of Medical Devices. Nov, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19025346 Solitary Intrathyroidal Metastasis of Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma in a Toxic Substernal Multinodular Goiter Thyroid Research. 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19014412 The Use of Electrothermal Bipolar Vessel Sealing System in Minimally Invasive Video-assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT) Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Oct, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18936674 Notice of Redundant Publication. Surgical Resection for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Experience on 25 Patients World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18304311 Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Male Breast: a Case Report and Review of the Literature World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18254983 Shortening Hospital Stay for Thyroid Surgery Expert Review of Medical Devices. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18095900 Simultaneous Medullary and Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Two Case Reports Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17997826 Laparoscopic Resection of a Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Adrenal Gland: a Case Report Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17683613 Preoperative Assessment of Rectal Cancer Stage: State of the Art Expert Review of Medical Devices. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17605687 Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Surgical Treatment Advances Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17555398 An Unusual Case of Breast Liposarcoma with Liver Metastases: the Role of Radical Surgery The Breast Journal. May-Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17461917 Dissection and Hemostasis with Hydroxilated Polyvinyl Acetal Tampons in Open Thyroid Surgery Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research. 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17411448 Transdiaphragmatic Approach to the Thorax Using Mini-invasive Devices Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17277660 Postoperative Infections After Oesophageal Resections: the Role of Blood Transfusions World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17118175 Multifocality and Multicentricity Are Not Contraindications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Surgery World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17116258 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy As the New Standard of Care in the Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Oct, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17069533 Thyroid Surgery: New Approach to Dissection and Hemostasis Surgical Technology International. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17029165 Surgery of Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17020456 Risk Factors for Surgical Infections Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895516 Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895509 Prospective Study of Infection Risk Factors in 988 Lung Resections Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895508 Infected Pancreatic Necrosis Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895505 Postoperative Fever Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895496 Surgical Site Infections in Day Surgery Settings Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895493 Surgical Site Infections After Thyroidectomy Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895492 Long-term Results and Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Sequential Surgical Treatment for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Complicated by Infected Pancreatic Necrosis Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895491 Infective Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery Surgical Infections. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16895490 Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism with Ultrasonographically Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermoablation Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Apr, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16773015 Tubular Adenoma of the Breast in an 84-year-old Woman: Report of a Case Simulating Breast Cancer The Breast Journal. May-Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16684324 Reconstruction After Esophagectomy in Patients with [partial] Gastric Resection. Case Report and Review of the Literature of the Use of Remnant Stomach International Seminars in Surgical Oncology : ISSO. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16638155 Solitary Pulmonary Metastasis from Primary Melanoma of the Oesophagus 5 Years After Resection of the Primary Tumor World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16613599 Cancer of the Esophagus: the Value of Preoperative Patient Assessment Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. Apr, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16613545 Ten Year Survival After Excision of Squamous Cell Cancer in Zenker's Diverticulum: Report of a Case World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16569226 Technological Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery Expert Review of Medical Devices. Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16515381 The Surgeon's Approach to Preoperative Evaluation of Esophageal Cancer: Recent Developments Rays. Oct-Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16792013 Surgical Resection for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Experience on 25 Patients World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16384538 [Major Thoracic Trauma--sternal Trauma] Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia. May-Jun, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16355852 Influence of New Technologies on Thyroid Surgery: State of the Art Expert Review of Medical Devices. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16293066 Injection of Colorectal Cancer Cells in Mesenteric and Antimesenteric Sides of the Colon Results in Different Patterns of Metastatic Diffusion: an Experimental Study in Rats World Journal of Surgical Oncology. Oct, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16232324 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. Oct, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16207170 The PRE.DI.CA. Project for Radiographic Lung Cancer Screening in Cigarette Smokers Rays. Oct-Dec, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15852724 Concurrent Epithelial Thymoma and T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Dec, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 17670116 The Rationale of Early Enteral Nutrition Acta Bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis. 2003 | Pubmed ID: 15055033 Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis: a Case Report Chirurgia Italiana. Jul-Aug, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12938612 Infections in 346 Consecutive Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures Surgical Infections. 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12744766 Laparoscopic Left Liver Sectoriectomy of Caroli's Disease Limited to Segment II and III Luigi Boni1, Gianlorenzo Dionigi2, Francesca Rovera1, Matteo Di Giuseppe1 1Minimally Invasive Surgery Resarch Center, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, 2Endocrine Surgery Research Center, University of Insubria JoVE 1118 Biologie
Laparoscopic Left Liver Sectoriectomy of Caroli's Disease Limited to Segment II and III Luigi Boni1, Gianlorenzo Dionigi2, Francesca Rovera1, Matteo Di Giuseppe1 1Minimally Invasive Surgery Resarch Center, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, 2Endocrine Surgery Research Center, University of Insubria JoVE 1118 Biologie