EDUCATION

Secondary School:  diploma of scientific studies in July 1995

University: graduated in Medicine and Surgery with a first-class honours degree at the University of Bologna in March 2001 with the research entitled “Low recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation: better patient selection or lower immunosuppression?” published in Transplantation 2002 Dec 27;74(12):1746-51; (Impact Factor = 3.568)

Specialization: first-class honours degree in General Surgery at the University of Bologna in 2007

Current position: surgeon and researcher at the Unit of Liver and Multiorgan Transplantation of the S.Orsola – Malpighi  Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy.

PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM

From November 2001 to November 2007 he was resident in General Surgery at the Department of Surgery and Transplantation of the University of Bologna; during that period he was trained in General Surgery and took part to the hepato-biliary surgery, liver, kidney and multi-visceral transplantation activity.

From November 2005 to November 2007 he was also resident at the Emergency Surgery Unit of the S.Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy. Dr Cucchetti has a good experience in general surgery procedures and a wide experience in hepatobiliary surgery resulting in more than 600 procedures. He personally performed hepatic resections, liver and kidney transplantation, emergency surgery and liver and multi-organ procurement procedures, employing all the known surgical techniques. He has large experience in the clinical management of patients submitted to hepatic surgery both in the cirrhotic livers and non-cirrhotic ones.

SCIENTIFIC CURRICULUM

Dr Cucchetti is author or co-author of more than 100 scientific publications,92 of which are indexed in the Medline or Embase databases, with a total Impact Factor of 300 and 80 as first author. He has given several oral and poster presentations at National and International Congresses (ILTS, AASLD, HPBA, EASL). His main fields of interest are hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation; ultrasound examination, fibroscan, virtual touch, statistical analysis and meta-analysis (Cucchetti et al. Anatomic Variations of Intrahepatic Bile Ducts in a European Series and Meta-analysis of the Literature. Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Feb 12. PMID: 21318444), development of new models of data analysis including Artificial Neural Networks (Cucchetti et al. Artificial neural network is superior to MELD in predicting mortality of patients with end-stage liver disease. Gut. 2007 Feb;56(2):253-8. Epub 2006 Jun 29. and Cucchetti et al.Preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma tumour grade and micro-vascular invasion by means of artificial neural network: a pilot study. J Hepatol. 2010 Jun;52(6):880-8.), Markov and Monte-Carlo simulation models (Cucchetti et al. Harm and benefits of primary liver resection and salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Transplant. 2010 Mar;10(3):619-27.) and propensity analysis (Cucchetti et al. Is portal hypertension a contraindication to hepatic resection? Ann Surg. 2009 Dec;250(6):922-8. and Cucchetti et al. Comparison of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection in patients with cirrhosis to its occurrence in a surveilled cirrhotic population. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Feb;16(2):413-22.).

He is currently scientific and statistical reviewer of the following journals:

-          GUT (Impact Factor = 9.78)

-          Journal of Hepatology (Impact Factor = 7.80)

-          Annals of Surgical Oncology (Impact Factor = 4.130)

-          British Journal of Anesthesia  (Impact Factor = 3.830)

-          Liver Transplantation (Impact Factor = 3.724)

-          Digestive and Liver Disease (Impact Factor = 3.120)

-          BMC Gastroenterology (Impact Factor = 1.890)

-          World Journal of Gastroenterology (Associate Editor; Impact Factor 1.450)

-          Updates in Surgery:

-          BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Updated list of scientific publications in March 2011

Safety of hepatic resection in overweight and obese cirrhotic patiens.

Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Di Gioia P, Peri E, Pinna AD.

Bri J Surg 2011; in press: BJS-1391-Nov-10.R2

Analysis of factors affecting recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation with a special focus on inflammation markers.

Bertuzzo V, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio G, D’Errico-Grigioni A, Golfieri R, Pinna AD.

Transplantation 2011; in press; TPE-2010-1474.R1

Long term follow.up and outcome of liver transplantation from anti-HCV positive donors: a european multicentric case-control study.

Ballarin R, Cucchetti A, Montalti R, Nadalin S, Troisi R, Valmasoni M, Longo C, De Ruvo N, Cillo U, Pinna AD, Burra P, Gerunda GE

Transplantation 2011; in press; TPE-2010-1045.R2

Efficacy of selective transarterial chemoembolization in obtaining tumor necrosis in small (<5 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas.

Golfieri R, Cappelli A, Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Carpenzano M, Peri E, Ravaioli M, D'Errico-Grigioni A, Pinna AD, Bolondi L. Hepatology. 2011 Feb 23. doi: 10.1002/hep.24246. [Epub ahead of print]

Accuracy of VirtualTouch Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging for the Diagnosis of Cirrhosis during Liver Ultrasonography.

Piscaglia F, Salvatore V, Di Donato R, D'Onofrio M, Gualandi S, Gallotti A, Peri E, Borghi A, Conti F, Fattovich G, Sagrini E, Cucchetti A, Andreone P, Bolondi L.

Ultraschall Med. 2011 Feb 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Anatomic Variations of Intrahepatic Bile Ducts in a European Series and Meta-analysis of the Literature.

Cucchetti A, Peri E, Cescon M, Zanello M, Ercolani G, Zanfi C, Bertuzzo V, Di Gioia P, Pinna AD.

J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print]

[Pancreatic carcinoma presenting with invasion of the vena porta or the superior mesenteric vein: our experience and review of the literature.]

Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Romano C, Nigri G, Aurello P, D'Angelo F, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G.

Minerva Chir. 2010 Dec;65(6):587-599. Italian.

Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: study design and current practice of donor-recipient matching.

Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Gasbarrini A, Gavrila C, Marianelli T, Costa AN, Nardi A, Strazzabosco M, Burra P, Agnes S, Baccarani U, Calise F, Colledan M, Cuomo O, De Carlis L, Donataccio M, Ettorre GM, Gerunda GE, Gridelli B, Lupo L, Mazzaferro V, Pinna A, Risaliti A, Salizzoni M, Tisone G, Valente U, Rossi G, Rossi M, Zamboni F; Liver Match Investigators.

Dig Liver Dis. 2011 Feb;43(2):155-64. Epub 2010 Dec 24.

Portal Vein Thrombosis and Liver Transplantation: Evolution During 10 Years of Experience at the University of Bologna.

Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg. 2010 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Pulsatile perfusion of kidney allografts with Celsior solution.

Catena F, Gazzotti F, Amaduzzi A, Fuga G, Montori G, Cucchetti A, Coccolini F, Vallicelli C, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec;42(10):3971-2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in the surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Ramacciato G, Nigri G, Bellagamba R, Petrucciani N, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G, Di Benedetto F, Cautero N, Quintini C, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Miller C, Pinna AD.

Am Surg. 2010 Nov;76(11):1260-8.

Does surgical resection have a role in the treatment of large or multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma?

Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio M, Cescon M, Ziparo V, Pinna AD.

Am Surg. 2010 Nov;76(11):1189-97.

Improved Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Therapies Prolong Survival After Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis: The University of Bologna Experience Over 10 Years.

Cucchetti A, Zanello M, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Prognostic factors for tumor recurrence after a 12-year, single-center experience of liver transplantations in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Bertuzzo V, Vetrone G, Del Gaudio M, Vivarelli M, D'Errico-Grigioni A, Dazzi A, Di Gioia P, Lauro A, Pinna AD.

J Transplant. 2010;2010. pii: 904152. Epub 2010 Aug 25.

Sirolimus in liver transplant recipients: a large single-center experience.

Vivarelli M, Dazzi A, Cucchetti A, Gasbarrini A, Zanello M, Di Gioia P, Bianchi G, Tamè MR, Gaudio MD, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2010 Sep;42(7):2579-84.

"Survival benefit": the final destination, with still a long way to go.

Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Bolondi L.

Dig Liver Dis. 2010 Sep;42(9):608-10. No abstract available.

Validation of noninvasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after transplantation.

Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Terzi E, Gianstefani A.

Liver Transpl. 2010 Aug;16(8):1006-7. No abstract available.

Changes in the surgical approach to hilar cholangiocarcinoma during an 18-year period in a Western single center.

Ercolani G, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Vetrone G, Cucchetti A, Brandi G, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD.

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2010 May;17(3):329-37. Epub 2010 Jan 26.

Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis: is it necessary?

Vivarelli M, Zanello M, Zanfi C, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cescon M, Lauro A, Montanari E, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

World J Gastroenterol. 2010 May 7;16(17):2146-50.

Criteria for diagnosing benign portal vein thrombosis in the assessment of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation.

Piscaglia F, Gianstefani A, Ravaioli M, Golfieri R, Cappelli A, Giampalma E, Sagrini E, Imbriaco G, Pinna AD, Bolondi L; Bologna Liver Transplant Group.

Liver Transpl. 2010 May;16(5):658-67.

Preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma tumour grade and micro-vascular invasion by means of artificial neural network: a pilot study.

Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Grigioni AD, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Golfieri R, Grigioni WF, Pinna AD.

J Hepatol. 2010 Jun;52(6):880-8. Epub 2010 Mar 24.

Psychological adaptation and quality of life of adult intestinal transplant recipients: University of Bologna experience.

Golfieri L, Lauro A, Tossani E, Sirri L, Venturoli A, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Zanello M, Vetrone G, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Faenza S, Grandi S, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb;42(1):42-4.

Comprehensive surgical intestinal rescue and transplantation program in adult patients: Bologna experience.

Zanfi C, Lauro A, Cescon M, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Zanello M, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Di Gioia P, Lazzarotto T, D'Errico A, Bagni A, Faenza S, Siniscalchi A, Pironi L, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb;42(1):39-41.

Daclizumab and alemtuzumab as induction agents in adult intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: rejection and infection rates in 40 recipients during the early postoperative period.

Zanfi C, Lauro A, Cescon M, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Zanello M, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Di Gioia P, Lazzarotto T, D'Errico A, Bagni A, Faenza S, Siniscalchi A, Pironi L, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb;42(1):35-8.

Harm and benefits of primary liver resection and salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cucchetti A, Vitale A, Gaudio MD, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Zanello M, Morelli MC, Cillo U, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Am J Transplant. 2010 Mar;10(3):619-27. Epub 2010 Jan 29.

Effect of different immunosuppressive schedules on recurrence-free survival after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Vivarelli M, Dazzi A, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Transplantation. 2010 Jan 27;89(2):227-31.

The role of liver surgery in the treatment of non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine metastases (NCRNNE). Analysis of 134 resected patients.

Ercolani G, Vetrone G, Grazi GL, Cescon M, Di Gioia P, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Tuci F, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, D Pinna A.

Minerva Chir. 2009 Dec;64(6):551-8.

Liver transplantation with left lateral segments in adults: a risk or a possibility?

Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Di Gioia P, Vetrone G, Pinna AD.

Transplantation. 2009 Sep 27;88(6):849-50. No abstract available.

Survival benefit after liver transplantation: a single European center experience.

Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Dazzi A, Bertuzzo V, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Masetti M, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD.

Transplantation. 2009 Sep 27;88(6):826-34.

Conventional split liver transplantation for two adult recipients: a recent experience in a single European center.

Cescon M, Grazi GL, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Del Gaudio M, Vivarelli M, Cucchetti A, Zanello M, Vetrone G, Lauro A, Pinna AD.

Transplantation. 2009 Nov 15;88(9):1117-22.

Is portal hypertension a contraindication to hepatic resection?

Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Ramacciato G, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg. 2009 Dec;250(6):922-8.

Role of hepatitis B virus infection in the prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a Western dual-center experience.

Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Grazi GL, Ferrero A, Viganò L, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Andreone P, Capussotti L, Pinna AD.

Arch Surg. 2009 Oct;144(10):906-13.

Predictors of sustained virological response after antiviral treatment for hepatitis C recurrence following liver transplantation.

Cescon M, Grazi GL, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Morelli MC, Piscaglia F, Tamè M, Pinna AD.

Liver Transpl. 2009 Jul;15(7):782-9.

Impact of induction therapy on bacterial infections and long-term outcome in adult intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: a comparison of two different induction protocols: daclizumab vs. alemtuzumab.

Kimura T, Lauro A, Cescon M, Zanfi C, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Vivarelli M, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Zanello M, LaBarba G, Pironi L, Lazzarotto T, Pinna AD.

Clin Transplant. 2009 Jun-Jul;23(3):420-5.

Assessment of donor steatosis in liver transplantation: is it possible without liver biopsy?

Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Piscaglia F, Del Gaudio M, Grazi GL, Ridolfi L, Pinna AD.

Clin Transplant. 2009 Aug-Sep;23(4):519-24. Epub 2009 Apr 17.

Bacterial translocation in adult small bowel transplantation.

Cucchetti A, Siniscalchi A, Bagni A, Lauro A, Cescon M, Zucchini N, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Faenza S, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2009 May;41(4):1325-30.

Pretransplant model for end-stage liver disease score as a predictor of postoperative complications after liver transplantation.

Siniscalchi A, Cucchetti A, Toccaceli L, Spiritoso R, Tommasoni E, Spedicato S, Dante A, Riganello L, Zanoni A, Cimatti M, Pierucci E, Bernardi E, Miklosova Z, Pinna AD, Faenza S.

Transplant Proc. 2009 May;41(4):1240-2.

About pancreatic resection with portal vein resection.

Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio M.

Ann Surg. 2009 Feb;249(2):349; author reply 349-50. No abstract available.

Does portal-superior mesenteric vein invasion still indicate irresectability for pancreatic carcinoma?

Ramacciato G, Mercantini P, Petrucciani N, Giaccaglia V, Nigri G, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Del Gaudio M.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Apr;16(4):817-25. Epub 2009 Jan 21. Review.

Indication of the extent of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis by a simple algorithm based on preoperative variables.

Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Grazi GL, Ferrero A, Viganò L, Ercolani G, Zanello M, Ravaioli M, Capussotti L, Pinna AD.

Arch Surg. 2009 Jan;144(1):57-63; discussion 63.

A new liver transplant priority for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Vetrone G, Kimura T, Zanello M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Varotti G, Del Gaudio M, Tuci F, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Vivarelli M, Lauro A, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Sep-Oct;55(86-87):1742-5.

Liver transplantations with donors aged 60 years and above: the low liver damage strategy.

Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Fiorentino M, Panzini I, Vivarelli M, Ramacciato G, Del Gaudio M, Vetrone G, Zanello M, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Di Gioia P, Bertuzzo V, Lauro A, Morelli C, Pinna AD.

Transpl Int. 2009 Apr;22(4):423-33. Epub 2008 Nov 25.

Comparison of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection in patients with cirrhosis to its occurrence in a surveilled cirrhotic population.

Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Caturelli E, Benvegnù L, Vivarelli M, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Bolondi L, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Feb;16(2):413-22. Epub 2008 Nov 26.

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma under calcineurin inhibitors: reassessment of risk factors for tumor recurrence.

Vivarelli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg. 2008 Nov;248(5):857-62.

Fluid management of patients undergoing intestinal and multivisceral transplantation.

Siniscalchi A, Spedicato S, Dante A, Riganello I, Bernardi E, Pierucci E, Cimatti M, Zanoni A, Miklosova Z, Piraccini E, Mazzanti GP, Spiritoso R, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Pinna AD, Faenza S.

Transplant Proc. 2008 Jul-Aug;40(6):2031-2.

Mars and Prometheus: our clinical experience in acute chronic liver failure.

Faenza S, Baraldi O, Bernardi M, Bolondi L, Coli L, Cucchetti A, Donati G, Gozzetti F, Lauro A, Mancini E, Pinna AD, Piscaglia F, Rasciti L, Ravaioli M, Ruggeri G, Santoro A, Stefoni S.

Transplant Proc. 2008 May;40(4):1169-71.

Incidence and management of abdominal closure-related complications in adult intestinal transplantation.

Zanfi C, Cescon M, Lauro A, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Grazi GL, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Zanello M, Cipriani R, Pinna AD.

Transplantation. 2008 Jun 15;85(11):1607-9.

Liver transplantation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis after liver resection: University of Bologna experience.

Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Lauro A, Vivarelli M, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Ramacciato G, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Am J Transplant. 2008 Jun;8(6):1177-85. Epub 2008 Apr 29.

Improving the outcome of liver transplantation with very old donors with updated selection and management criteria.

Cescon M, Grazi GL, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, D'Errico A, Del Gaudio M, Pinna AD.

Liver Transpl. 2008 May;14(5):672-9.

[Minimally invasive adrenalectomy: transperitoneal vs. retroperitoneal approach].

Ramacciato G, Nigri G, Di Santo V, Piccoli M, Pansadoro V, Buniva P, Bellagamba R, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Valabrega S, D'Angelo F, Aurello P, Stigliano A, Toscano V, Melotti G.

Chir Ital. 2008 Jan-Feb;60(1):15-22. Italian.

[Right hemicolectomy for colon cancer: a prospective randomised study comparing laparoscopic vs. open technique].

Ramacciato G, D'Angelo F, Aurello P, Nigri G, Valabrega S, Pezzoli F, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G.

Chir Ital. 2008 Jan-Feb;60(1):1-7. Italian.

Modified outflow reconstruction with a venous patch in domino liver transplantation.

Cescon M, Grazi GL, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Pinna AD.

Liver Transpl. 2007 Dec;13(12):1756-7. No abstract available.

[Angiogenic factors and their relation to stage, lymph-node micrometastases and prognosis in patients operated on for gastric cancer].

Aurello P, Rossi S, D'Angelo F, Nigri G, Cicchini C, Ciardi A, Coluccia P, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Cucchetti A, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Ramacciato G.

Chir Ital. 2007 Jul-Aug;59(4):435-44. Italian.

Influence of steroids on HCV recurrence after liver transplantation: A prospective study.

Vivarelli M, Burra P, La Barba G, Canova D, Senzolo M, Cucchetti A, D'Errico A, Guido M, Merenda R, Neri D, Zanello M, Giannini FM, Grazi GL, Cillo U, Pinna AD.

J Hepatol. 2007 Dec;47(6):793-8. Epub 2007 Sep 24.

Metabolic, coagulative, and hemodynamic changes during intestinal transplant: good predictors of postoperative damage?

Siniscalchi A, Piraccini E, Miklosova Z, Bagni A, D'Errico A, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Pinna AD, Faenza S.

Transplantation. 2007 Aug 15;84(3):346-50.

Coping strategies in intestinal transplantation.

Golfieri L, Lauro A, Tossani E, Sirri L, Dazzi A, Zanfi C, Vignudelli A, Amaduzzi A, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Pezzoli F, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Grandi S, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(6):1992-4.

Italian experience in adult clinical intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: 6 years later.

Lauro A, Zanfi C, Ercolani G, Dazzi A, Golfieri L, Amaduzzi A, Pezzoli F, Grazi GL, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Varotti G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Zanello M, Vetrone G, Tuci F, Catena F, Ramacciato G, Pironi L, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(6):1987-91.

Rejection episodes and 3-year graft survival under sirolimus and tacrolimus treatment after adult intestinal transplantation.

Lauro A, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Zanfi C, Golfieri L, Amaduzzi A, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Grazi GL, D'Errico A, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Varotti G, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Di Simone M, Faenza S, Pironi L, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Jun;39(5):1629-31.

Modification of acid-base balance in cirrhotic patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cucchetti A, Siniscalchi A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Grazi GL, Faenza S, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg. 2007 Jun;245(6):902-8.

Can antiplatelet prophylaxis reduce the incidence of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation?

Vivarelli M, La Barba G, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Liver Transpl. 2007 May;13(5):651-4.

Abdominal wall transplantation with microsurgical technique.

Cipriani R, Contedini F, Santoli M, Gelati C, Sgarzani R, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Pinna AD.

Am J Transplant. 2007 May;7(5):1304-7. Epub 2007 Apr 8.

Effect of total enterectomy, pancreatectomy, and portal vein ligation on liver function and histology: a case report.

Vivarelli M, Lauro A, Cucchetti A, D'Errico A, Pironi L, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Jan-Feb;39(1):300-2.

Prediction of significant fibrosis in hepatitis C virus infected liver transplant recipients by artificial neural network analysis of clinical factors.

Piscaglia F, Cucchetti A, Benlloch S, Vivarelli M, Berenguer J, Bolondi L, Pinna AD, Berenguer M.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Dec;18(12):1255-61.

Radical surgery for gallbladder carcinoma: possibilities of survival.

Principe A, Del Gaudio M, Ercolani G, Golfieri R, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2006 Sep-Oct;53(71):660-4.

Recovery from liver failure after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: meaning of the model for end-stage liver disease.

Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, Del Gaudio M, Lauro A, Vivarelli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Nov;203(5):670-6. Epub 2006 Aug 17.

Sirolimus as the main immunosuppressant in the early postoperative period following liver transplantation: a report of six cases and review of the literature.

Vivarelli M, Vetrone G, Zanello M, La Barba G, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Transpl Int. 2006 Dec;19(12):1022-5.

Predictive indices of morbidity and mortality after liver resection.

Ercolani G, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Ann Surg. 2006 Oct;244(4):635-7; author reply 637. No abstract available. Erratum in: Ann Surg. 2007 May;245(5):table of contents. Cucchetti, Alessandro [added]; Cescon, Matteo [added]; Ravaioli, Matteo [added]; Grazi, Gian Luca [added]; Pinna, Antonio D [added].

Analysis of risk factors for early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation. Possible contribution of reperfusion in the early morning.

Piscaglia F, Vivarelli M, La Barba G, Morselli-Labate AM, Taddei S, Cucchetti A, Martinelli G, Pinna A, Cavallari A, Bolondi L.

Dig Liver Dis. 2007 Jan;39(1):52-9. Epub 2006 Sep 20.

Incidence, clinical significance, and outcome of vascular alterations in intestinal biopsies after isolated small bowel transplantation: a single-center experience.

Cescon M, Grazi GL, Lauro A, Varotti G, Dazzi A, Ercolani G, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cucchetti A, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2006 Jul-Aug;38(6):1728-30.

Liver transplantation with the Meld system: a prospective study from a single European center.

Ravaioli M, Grazi GL, Ballardini G, Cavrini G, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Zanello M, Cucchetti A, Tuci F, Del Gaudio M, Varotti G, Vetrone G, Trevisani F, Bolondi L, Pinna AD.

Am J Transplant. 2006 Jul;6(7):1572-7.

Artificial neural network is superior to MELD in predicting mortality of patients with end-stage liver disease.

Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Heaton ND, Phillips S, Piscaglia F, Bolondi L, La Barba G, Foxton MR, Rela M, O'Grady J, Pinna AD.

Gut. 2007 Feb;56(2):253-8. Epub 2006 Jun 29.

Analysis of cardiovascular, acid-base status, electrolyte, and coagulation changes during small bowel transplantation.

Siniscalchi A, Piraccini E, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Maritozzi G, Miklosova Z, Ravaioli M, Pinna AD, Faenza S.

Transplant Proc. 2006 May;38(4):1148-50.

Surgical approach to complicated intestinal failure for benign disease in adult patients: transplantation or surgical rehabilitation?

Lauro A, Zanfi C, Dazzi A, Golfieri L, Amaduzzi A, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Siniscalchi A, Grazi GL, Vivarelli M, Varotti G, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Di Benedetto F, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Vetrone G, Zanello M, Pironi L, Faenza S, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2006 May;38(4):1145-7.

Intraoperative coagulation evaluation of ischemia-reperfusion injury in small bowel transplantation: a way to explore.

Siniscalchi A, Spedicato S, Lauro A, Pinna AD, Cucchetti A, Dazzi A, Piraccini E, Begliomini B, Braglia V, Serri T, Faenza S.

Transplant Proc. 2006 Apr;38(3):820-2.

Impact of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score on prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis.

Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Vivarelli M, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, La Barba G, Zanello M, Grazi GL, Pinna AD.

Liver Transpl. 2006 Jun;12(6):966-71.

Preliminary results of immunosuppression with thymoglobuline pretreatment and hepatitis C virus recurrence in liver transplantation.

De Ruvo N, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Masetti M, Cautero N, Di Benedetto F, Dazzi A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Zanello M, La Barba G, di Francesco F, Risaliti A, Ramacciato G, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug;37(6):2607-8.

Multivisceral harvest with in vivo technique: methods and results.

Lauro A, Di Benedetto F, Ercolani G, Masetti M, Cautero N, Quintini C, Dazzi A, di Francesco F, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug;37(6):2425-7.

Preliminary results of a "prope" tolerogenic regimen with thymoglobulin pretreatment and hepatitis C virus recurrence in liver transplantation.

De Ruvo N, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Masetti M, Cautero N, Di Benedetto F, Dazzi A, Del Gaudio M, Ravaioli M, Di Francesco F, Molteni G, Ramacciato G, Risaliti A, Pinna AD.

Transplantation. 2005 Jul 15;80(1):8-12.

Tumor doubling time predicts recurrence after surgery and describes the histological pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis.

Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, Piscaglia F, Nardo B, Montalti R, Grazi GL, Ravaioli M, La Barba G, Cavallari A, Bolondi L, Pinna AD.

J Hepatol. 2005 Aug;43(2):310-6.

Analysis of risk factors for tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: key role of immunosuppression.

Vivarelli M, Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, La Barba G, Bolondi L, Cavallari A, Pinna AD.

Liver Transpl. 2005 May;11(5):497-503.

Minimization of immunosuppression with thymoglobuline pre-treatment and HCV recurrence in liver transplantation.

De Ruvo N, Cucchetti A, Lauro A, Masetti M, Di Benedetto F, Cautero N, La Barba G, Dazzi A, Di Francesco F, Molteni G, Romano A, Ramacciato G, Risaliti A, Pinna AD.

Clin Transplant. 2005 Apr;19(2):255-8.

Ischemic arterial complications after liver transplantation in the adult: multivariate analysis of risk factors.

Vivarelli M, Cucchetti A, La Barba G, Bellusci R, De Vivo A, Nardo B, Cavallari A, Pinna AD.

Arch Surg. 2004 Oct;139(10):1069-74.

Surgical resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic liver.

Vivarelli M, Guglielmi A, Ruzzenente A, Cucchetti A, Bellusci R, Cordiano C, Cavallari A.

Ann Surg. 2004 Jul;240(1):102-7.

Liver metastases from colorectal cancer: present surgical approach.

Cavallari A, Vivarelli M, Bellusci R, Montalti R, De Ruvo N, Cucchetti A, De Vivo A, De Raffele E, Salone M, La Barba G.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2003 Nov-Dec;50(54):2067-71.

Simultaneous presence of focal nodular hyperplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.

Cucchetti A, Vivarelli M, De Ruvo N, Bellusci R, Cavallari A.

Tumori. 2003 Jul-Aug;89(4):434-6. Review.

Repeated graft loss caused by recurrent hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation.

Vivarelli M, La Barba G, Legnani C, Cucchetti A, Bellusci R, Palareti G, Cavallari A.

Liver Transpl. 2003 Jun;9(6):629-31.

Low recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation: better patient selection or lower immunosuppression?

Vivarelli M, Bellusci R, Cucchetti A, Cavrini G, De Ruvo N, Aden AA, La Barba G, Brillanti S, Cavallari A.

Transplantation. 2002 Dec 27;74(12):1746-51.

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