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Davide Festi
Researcher at University of Bologna
Publications - 247
Citations - 10674
Davide Festi is an academic researcher from University of Bologna. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cirrhosis & Chronic liver disease. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 236 publications receiving 9334 citations. Previous affiliations of Davide Festi include University of Chieti-Pescara & University of Messina.
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A population study on the prevalence of gallstone disease: the Sirmione Study.
Luigi Barbara,Claudia Sama,Antonio Maria Morselli Labate,Francesco Taroni,A. G. Rusticali,Davide Festi,Carlo Sapio,Enrico Roda,Claudio Banterle,Armando Puci,Franco Formentini,Silvia Colasanti,Francesco Nardin +12 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of gallstone disease (cholelithiasis and previous cholecystectomy for gallstones) in the population of Sirmione, Italy, examined by ultrasonography, was 6.7% in men and 14.6% in women, ranging from 18 to 65 yr of age.
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Gut microbiota and metabolic syndrome
Davide Festi,Ramona Schiumerini,Leonardo Henry Eusebi,Giovanni Marasco,Martina Taddia,Antonio Colecchia +5 more
TL;DR: Manipulation of gut microbiota through the administration of prebiotics or probiotics could reduce intestinal low grade inflammation and improve gut barrier integrity, thus, ameliorating metabolic balance and promoting weight loss.
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Measurement of Spleen Stiffness to Evaluate Portal Hypertension and the Presence of Esophageal Varices in Patients With HCV-Related Cirrhosis
Antonio Colecchia,Lucia Montrone,Eleonora Scaioli,Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani,Agostino Colli,Giovanni Casazza,Ramona Schiumerini,Laura Turco,Anna Rita Di Biase,Giuseppe Mazzella,L. Marzi,Umberto Arena,Massimo Pinzani,Davide Festi +13 more
TL;DR: Measurement of spleen stiffness by transient elastography can be used for noninvasive assessment and monitoring of PH and to detect EV in patients with hepatitis C virus-induced cirrhosis.
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Methodology and indications of H2-breath testing in gastrointestinal diseases: the Rome Consensus Conference.
Antonio Gasbarrini,Gino Roberto Corazza,G. Gasbarrini,Massimo Montalto,Di Stefano M,Guido Basilisco,Andrea Parodi,Paolo Usai-Satta,Piero Vernia,Caterina Anania,Marco Astegiano,Giovanni Barbara,Luigi Benini,Patrizia Bonazzi,Gabriele Capurso,M. Certo,Antonio Colecchia,Lucio Cuoco,Di Sario A,Davide Festi,C. Lauritano,Emanuela Miceli,Gerardo Nardone,Francesco Perri,Piero Portincasa,Risicato R,M. Sorge,Antonio Tursi +27 more
TL;DR: The final statements, graded according to the level of evidence and strength of recommendation, identify the indications for the use of H2-breath testing in the clinical practice and methods to be used for performing the tests.
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US-guided percutaneous alcohol injection of small hepatic and abdominal tumors.
TL;DR: Percutaneous intratumoral alcohol injection is inexpensive, easy to perform, and potentially valuable in the treatment of selected small neoplastic lesions of the liver and abdomen in patients with inadequate response to conventional treatment or refusal of surgery.