Maringhini A, Termini A, Patti R, Ciambra M, Biffarella P, Pagliaro L.Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 Jan;92(1):166-7.PMID: 8995963 Abstract Three patients with acute pancreatitis diagnosed while they were taking enalapril are described. In two of these patients, enalapril was the only drug taken immediately before the symptoms began, and other etiologies were accurately excluded. In the […]

Maringhini A, Ciambra M, Patti R, Randazzo MA, Dardanoni G, Mancuso L, Termini A, Pagliaro L.Dig Dis Sci. 1996 May;41(5):848-52.PMID: 8625753 Abstract Ascites and pleural and pericardial effusions can be observed during acute pancreatitis. The aims of this study were to evaluate their incidence, natural history, and prognostic role in patients with acute pancreatitis. One […]

Maringhini A, Gertz MA, DiMagno EP. Int J Pancreatol. 1995 Jun;17(3):243-7.PMID: 7642972 AminoAcid consumption test Maringhini A, Nelson DK, DiMagno EP, Jones JD.  Gastroeneterology 1994; 1071: 1910-11. Abstract Several reports suggest a relationship between bone marrow transplantation and pancreatic damage. The authors describe two patients with pancreatic insufficiency after bone marrow transplantation. The first patient […]

Nelson DK, Maringhini A, DiMagno EP.Z Gastroenterol. 1994 Jun;32(6):367. No abstract available. PMID: 7975770 Link PubMed

Maringhini A, Nelson DK, Jones JD, Dimagno EP.Gastroenterology. 1994 Feb;106(2):488-93.PMID: 8299915 Abstract Background/aims: The amino acid consumption test has been proposed as an accurate test of exocrine pancreatic function. The diagnostic accuracy of this test was determined by simultaneously measuring plasma amino acids and enzyme secretion during stimulation of the pancreas with cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-OP) in […]

Maringhini A, Ciambra M, Baccelliere P, Raimondo M, Orlando A, Tinè F, Grasso R, Randazzo MA, Barresi L, Gullo D, Musico M, Pagliaro L.Ann Intern Med. 1993 Jul 15;119(2):116-20.PMID: 8512160 Abstract Objective: To evaluate the incidence and symptoms of and risk factors for biliary sludge and gallstones during pregnancy and to assess the natural history of […]

Maringhini A, Ciambra M, Raimondo M, Baccelliere P, Grasso R, Dardanoni G, Lanzarone F, Cottone M, Sciarrino E, Pagliaro L.Pancreas. 1993 Mar;8(2):146-50.PMID: 8460088 Abstract One thousand twenty patients consecutively admitted because of a clinical suspicion of pancreatic cancer were investigated to evaluate the accuracy of simple clinical, laboratory, and ultrasonographic data in the diagnosis of […]

Sciarrino E, Virdone R, Lo Iacono O, Fusco G, Ricca T, Cottone M, Maringhini A, Della Monica A.J Clin Ultrasound. 1991 Mar-Apr;19(3):143-8.PMID: 1849920 Abstract Fifty patients with 81 abdominal hydatid cysts were followed with ultrasound during and after treatment with albendazole. In 61 cysts (75%), regressive changes were observed after treatment. Detachment of the membrane […]

Maringhini A, Amuso M, Raimondo M, Grasso R, Ciambra M, Baccelliere P, Cottone M, Randazzo MA.Ital J Gastroenterol. 1991 Feb;23(2):77-80.PMID: 1747508 Abstract Extrinsic compressions of stomach or duodenum (ECSD) are occasionally found during endoscopic examination. Ultrasonography is usually performed in order to explain the significance of this feature. We have prospectively assessed the prevalence of […]

Cottone M, Virdone R, Fusco G, Orlando A, Turri M, Caltagirone M, Maringhini A, Sciarrino E, Demma I, Nicoli N, et al.Gastroenterology. 1989 Jun;96(6):1566-71.PMID: 2469617 Abstract The present study deals with the natural history of 37 asymptomatic patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, 25 with 2-9-cm tumors who were not surgically treated (first group) and […]