Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Applied to Medicine

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Habeas data and patient self-determination

by Gianpasquale Preite and Matteo Jacopo Zaterini

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 49-54; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p49 - 31 Dec 2020

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In the digital era, the rising of new rights that redefine the very integrity of the person and legitimize their protec-tion, especially in the field of health, calls for a reflection on the transition from habeas corpus to habeas data. The ancient habeas [...] Read more.

In the digital era, the rising of new rights that redefine the very integrity of the person and legitimize their protec-tion, especially in the field of health, calls for a reflection on the transition from habeas corpus to habeas data. The ancient habeas corpus, personal freedom understood as physical freedom, is now also a habeas data, in terms of dig-ital freedom and the protection of personal information about the physical body. In this passage, the traditional legal culture clashes with the emergence of an information and knowledge society in which full and objective corre-spondence with constitutional concepts and rules is lacking. This is also happening in the health sector. Information in the medical field is an essential element, indispensable to be able to prepare the right treatment. The physician can collect, organize, and interpret patient data for the most correct diagnosis possible. Medical science, therefore, is in-formation “from” the patient and “about” the patient, which is objectified through the computerised aggregation of the data of everyone undergoing medical treatment. Medical information becomes health data when it is processed, transforming it into a documental element of a digital nature. This article aims to give a theoretical contextualization of the concepts of habeas data, self-determination in the digital field and the issues related to informed consent and access to personal data. Full article

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A Case of Retroperitoneal Fibroid and Literature Review

by Alessandro D’Amuri, Federica Floccari, Ottavia D’Oria, Sarah Gustapane and Andrea Tinelli

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 45-48; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p45 - 31 Dec 2020

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Uterine fibroids or leiomyomas are the most common benign female genital tumors, although this pathology can also manifest itself outside the uterus, as in the case we present, with a retroperitoneal development. In this article, authors showed a rare case of 81-year-old women, [...] Read more.

Uterine fibroids or leiomyomas are the most common benign female genital tumors, although this pathology can also manifest itself outside the uterus, as in the case we present, with a retroperitoneal development. In this article, authors showed a rare case of 81-year-old women, with a right pelvic mass and lower abdominal discomfort. Basing on a preoperative radiological imaging, clinicians oriented to a provisional diagnosis of mesenchymal neoplasm of an uncertain origin. During surgery in the retroperitoneal space, it was detected a huge mass close to the uterus, beneath the right broad ligament. After the opening of the retroperitoneal spaces, surgeons enucleated a well-demarcated tumor, measuring 12 x 7 cm in diameter and histopathological findings demonstrated a rare retroper-itoneal uterine leiomyoma. Full article

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Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis

by Silvio Stomeo

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 41-44; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p41 - 31 Dec 2020

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Amyloidosis is a form of plasma cell dyscrasia of unknown etiology, pathologically characterized by the extracel-lular deposit of fibrils derived from the light chain of monoclonal immunoglobulin. The involvement of the airways is more common in primary amyloidosis and is classified into: tracheobronchial [...] Read more.

Amyloidosis is a form of plasma cell dyscrasia of unknown etiology, pathologically characterized by the extracel-lular deposit of fibrils derived from the light chain of monoclonal immunoglobulin. The involvement of the airways is more common in primary amyloidosis and is classified into: tracheobronchial amyloidosis, nodular parenchymal, diffuse parenchymal. The tracheobronchial form is usually the most frequent and is characterized by the presence of multiple submucosal plaques or, more rarely, by pseudotumoral endobronchial masses. Symptoms in the initial phase may be silent, subsequently manifesting themselves with cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis. Full article

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Prevention Strategy of Intrauterine Adhesions: update and future perspective

by Sarah Gustapane, Sara Cavalera, Ottavia D’Oria and Andrea Tinelli

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 31-40; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p31 - 31 Dec 2020

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Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) caused by endometrial injury have a serious impact on women’s fertility and mor-bility and involves a wide range of patients. Although the first case of IUAs was published in 1984 by Heinrich Fritsch, a full description of Asherman syndrome was [...] Read more.

Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) caused by endometrial injury have a serious impact on women’s fertility and mor-bility and involves a wide range of patients. Although the first case of IUAs was published in 1984 by Heinrich Fritsch, a full description of Asherman syndrome was done by Joseph Asherman. IUAs lead to a lot of complica-tions in women, as the partial or complete closure of the uterine cavity, which may result in symptoms including abnormal menstruation, pelvic pain, recurrent pregnancy loss, secondary infertility, and pregnancy complications. Hysteroscopy, which has relegated blind curettage, is currently considered the gold standard diagnostic and thera-peutic approach also as for outpatients. However, an integrated approach, including preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative procedures is needed to improve the reproductive outcome of the complex syndrome. In the post-operative care, the patient can benefit from some therapeutic and prophylactic methods used alone or in combination with each other. In this review, authors discuss on the efficacy of traditional methods for the preven-tion of complications of IUAs after surgery, such as hormonal therapy, physical barriers, vasodilators and antibi-otics, as well as novel strategies such as stem cell therapy and novel therapeutic agents. Full article

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Automatic detection of Voice Disorders: recent literature advancements

by Francesco Sigona

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 21-30; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p21 - 31 Dec 2020

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A short review of some recent findings in the field of automatic voice disorders detection and classification is provided in this article. The matter is getting more and more interest due to appealing non-invasiveness of the methods as well as the good achievable [...] Read more.

A short review of some recent findings in the field of automatic voice disorders detection and classification is provided in this article. The matter is getting more and more interest due to appealing non-invasiveness of the methods as well as the good achievable performances. An increasing role is played by Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), especially Deep ones, despite the need for large amounts of data for such networks, that are not always available for the task in question. The research in this field is directed in other directions too, including the inves-tigation of new features and the capability to process running speech other than sustained sounds. Full article

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The impact of COVID- 19 in women with intimate partner violence (IPV): a psy-chological and psychophysiological study.

by Giulia Piraino, Marialuisa Toto and Sara Invitto

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 15-20; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p15 - 31 Dec 2020

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Domestic violence is characterized by coercive actions of various kinds (psychological, physical, sexual and eco-nomic) that persist over time; the chronicity of these same actions implies the development of short, medium and long term consequences that compromise the daily functioning of the woman. [...] Read more.

Domestic violence is characterized by coercive actions of various kinds (psychological, physical, sexual and eco-nomic) that persist over time; the chronicity of these same actions implies the development of short, medium and long term consequences that compromise the daily functioning of the woman. The aim of this study was to investigate, through a web Survey based on psychophysiological assessments, the relationship between the stress perceived with intimate partner violence and the dysfunctional coping strategies used during the pandemic phase 1 of the health emergency in Italy. The results highlighted a greater sensitivity to perceived stress, resulting in the use of dysfunctional strategies in the management of emergency situations. The levels of perceived anxiety are decreased. High levels of perceived stress produced effects in the management of the health emergency situation, consequences of behavioral, emotional, perceptual and psychophysiological nature (i.e, pain perception, sensory perception, sleep habits). Full article

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The mechanobiology of the nucleus

by Marina Damato and Michele Maffia

J. Interdiscip. Res. Appl. Med. 2020, 4(2), 7-14; https://doi.org/10.1285/i25327518v4i2p7 (registering DOI) - 31 Dec 2020

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In addition to biochemical and molecular signals coming from the microenvironment, cells are able to sense and integrate mechanical stresses, additional fundamental regulators of cell behaviour. Emerging demonstrations in-dicate that mechanical cues go far beyond the plasma membrane and the cytoskeleton, since, exerting [...] Read more.

In addition to biochemical and molecular signals coming from the microenvironment, cells are able to sense and integrate mechanical stresses, additional fundamental regulators of cell behaviour. Emerging demonstrations in-dicate that mechanical cues go far beyond the plasma membrane and the cytoskeleton, since, exerting tension on the outside local microenvironment via adhesions, cells develop an equal cytoskeletal stress on the nucleus inside, leading to 3D nuclear modifications. In this context, dynamic changes in nuclear lamina and the surrounding cy-toskeleton modify mechanical properties of the nucleus affecting its structural arrangement, chromatin anchor-ing, 3D chromosome conformation and gene expression. Here we discuss findings supporting the role of the nucleus in cellular mechanosensing, ranging from how mechanical cues are transduced to the nucleus to how ge-nome organization is influenced by cell mechanics. Full article

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