Francesco Speziale

Francesco Speziale

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Francesco Speziale

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery Paride Stefanini, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Academic Career Length

46Years (1981-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2004 in Annals of Vascular Surgery
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EDEric Ducasse
Eric Ducasse
ACAnnalisa Calisti
Annalisa Calisti
FSFrancesco Speziale
Francesco Speziale
LRLuigi Rizzo
Luigi Rizzo
MMMaria Misuraca
Maria Misuraca
PFPaolo Fiorani
Paolo Fiorani

1 April 2004 in Journal of Vascular Surgery
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EDE Ducasse
E Ducasse
FRF Roy
F Roy
JCJ Chevalier
J Chevalier
DMD Massouille
D Massouille
MSM Smith
M Smith
PPP Puppinck
P Puppinck

1 October 2003 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy
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PFPaolo Fiorani
Paolo Fiorani
FSFrancesco Speziale
Francesco Speziale
ACAnnalisa Calisti
Annalisa Calisti
MMMaria Misuraca
Maria Misuraca
DZDavide Zaccagnini
Davide Zaccagnini
MGMaria Fabrizia Giannoni
Maria Fabrizia Giannoni
Purpose: To investigate the frequency of aortoiliac endovascular graft infections and seek the main factors influencing their development. Methods: To augment personal experience (1 case), a questionnaire was sent to 40 international centers of vascular and endovascular surgery. The literature was also reviewed to collect data on infections developing in endovascular grafts. Results: The survey (85% response rate) and literature review identified 62 cases of infected endovascular grafts (0.4% frequency of endograft infection). In 22 (35%) patients, the infection manifested initially with vague symptoms only, but 41 (65%) patients eventually presented with abdominal abscess, groin fistula, and septic embolization. Common bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, were identified as the cause of most infections (54.5%). The majority (49, 79%) of the 62 patients were treated surgically; 11 (17.7%) patients received conservative therapy (no therapeutic data in 2 patients). Overall mortality was 27.4% (17/62), and operative mortality was 16.3% (8/49). Conservative treatment led to a mortality rate of 36.4% (4/11). The mean follow-up for all patients was 47.8 weeks. Possible factors influencing the development of an infection were secondary adjunctive procedures, immunosuppression, treatment of false aneurysms, and infected central lines. Conclusions: Infected endovascular grafts are an urgent problem that has been heretofore underestimated and will probably increase as follow-up lengthens. New techniques should be sought to expedite the diagnosis, and an international registry should be set up to provide validated data.

1 July 1999 in Journal of Vascular Surgery
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ESEnrico Sbarigia
Enrico Sbarigia
CVCarmine Dario Vizza
Carmine Dario Vizza
MAMario Antonini
Mario Antonini
FSFrancesco Speziale
Francesco Speziale
MMMicaela Maritti
Micaela Maritti
PFPaolo Fiorani
Paolo Fiorani

1 May 1993 in European Journal of Vascular Surgery
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ESE. Sbarigia
E. Sbarigia
FSF. Speziale
F. Speziale
MGM.F. Giannoni
M.F. Giannoni
MCM. Colonna
M. Colonna
MPM.A. Panico
M.A. Panico
PFP. Fiorani
P. Fiorani

1 March 2010 in Journal of Vascular Surgery
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LCLaura Capoccia
Laura Capoccia
FSFrancesco Speziale
Francesco Speziale
MGMarianna Gazzetti
Marianna Gazzetti
PMPaola Mariani
Paola Mariani
ARAnnarita Rizzo
Annarita Rizzo
PFPaolo Fiorani
Paolo Fiorani