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Giorgio Maria
Researcher at Sapienza University of Rome
Publications - 8
Citations - 884
Giorgio Maria is an academic researcher from Sapienza University of Rome. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anal canal & Internal anal sphincter. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications receiving 858 citations. Previous affiliations of Giorgio Maria include Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
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A comparison of botulinum toxin and saline for the treatment of chronic anal fissure.
Giorgio Maria,Emanuele Cassetta,Daniele Gui,Giuseppe Brisinda,Anna Rita Bentivoglio,Alberto Albanese +5 more
TL;DR: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of botulinum toxin for the treatment of chronic anal fissure in 30 consecutive symptomatic adults, finding that symptomatic improvement was defined as the presence of a persistent fissures without symptoms.
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Effect of ω-3 fatty acids on rectal mucosal cell proliferation in subjects at risk for colon cancer
Marcello Anti,Giancarlo Marra,Franco Armelao,Gianna Maria Bartoli,Rita Ficarelli,Antonio Percesepe,Italo De Vitis,Giorgio Maria,L. Sofo,Gian Ludovico Rapaccini,Nicola Gentiloni,Elisabetta Piccioni,Giacinto Miggiano +12 more
TL;DR: Rectal mucosal eicosapentaenoic acid content increased in fish oil patients, whereas arachidonic acid levels decreased, and fish oil-induced kinetic changes represent contraction of the proliferative compartment to the levels of a low-risk population.
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Botulinum toxin injections in the internal anal sphincter for the treatment of chronic anal fissure: Long-term results after two different dosage regimens
Giorgio Maria,Giuseppe Brisinda,Anna Rita Bentivoglio,Emanuele Cassetta,Daniele Gui,Alberto Albanese +5 more
TL;DR: Botulinum toxin is safe and effective in the treatment of anal fissure and less expensive and easier to perform than surgical treatment, and is effective in producing long-term healing without complications.
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A comparison of botulinum toxin and saline for the treatment of chronic anal fissure
Giorgio Maria,Emanuele Cassetta,Daniele Gui,Giuseppe Brisinda,Anna Rita Bentivoglio,Alberto Albanese +5 more
TL;DR: Local infiltration of botulinum toxin into the internal anal sphincter is an effective treatment of chronic anal fissure in 30 consecutive symptomatic adults.
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Relief by botulinum toxin of voiding dysfunction due to prostatitis
Giorgio Maria,Antonio Destito,Sergio Lacquaniti,Anna Rita Bentivoglio,Giuseppe Brisinda,Alberto Albanese +5 more
TL;DR: Four consecutive men with chronic non-bacterial prostatitis and poor bladder emptying because of spastic external urethral sphincter, who failed to respond to tamsulosin 0·4 mg once daily for more than 4 months were enrolled and followed up for a mean of 12 months.