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CURRICULUM VITAE of MAURIZIO IACOBONE, M.D.
Name: Iacobone
First Name: Maurizio
Place and Date of birth: Bari, Italy, 5 July 1967
Nationality: Italian
Hospital Address: Endocrine Surgery Unit - Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology –
University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, PADOVA, ITALY
Phone: +39 049 8211815; +39 049 8211378 (FAX)
Email: [email protected]
Spoken Languages: Italian, French, English
Military service: served (October 1994. January 1996) as medical officer in the Italian Air Forces
Current Position: Associate Professor of Surgery - Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology
– University of Padua, University of Padua, Italy; Chief of the Endocrine Surgery Unit
Titles of Study and Courses:
1986: High School Certificate, Bari, Italy
1987-1994: Medical School, University of Bari, Italy
1994: Thesis: “The role of IGF-1 in the multinodular goiter”
1994 Certificate of qualification to the medical practice, University of Bari, Italy
1996-2000 Residency in General Surgery, University of Bari, Italy
2000: End-residency Thesis: “Diagnosis and treatment of the Sporadic Medullary Thyroid
Carcinoma”.
1996: Certificate of Ultrasonography, University of Bari, Italy
1998: Participation in the " Sixth International Post Graduate Course in Endocrine Surgery " by
IAES, Forte dei Marmi (Pisa, Italy)
1999: Participation in "Advanced Course in Neuroendocrine Oncology ", organised by the
Department of Endocrine Oncology,. University of Uppsala, Sweden.
2000-2001: Post-graduate Course in Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, University of Lyon,
Marseilles, Paris and Lille (France)
2002: Certificate ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support), by American College of Surgeon
2010: Certificate of Fellow of European Board of Surgery – Endocrine Surgery Section
Clinical Experiences:
1989. 1996: Graduate Student and Fellowship in the Department of Surgery, University of Bari
(Italy).
1996- 1998: Resident at the Department of Surgery, University of Bari (Italy).
1998-1999 Resident at the Department of Surgery, University of Foggia (Italy).
August 1992: Fellowship at the Department of General Surgery and Diagnostic Invasive Techniques,
University of Izhevsk, Russia.
August 1993: Fellowship at the Department of Surgery, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Hadassah
University, Jerusalem, Israel.
June - July 1999: Fellowship at the Department of General and Endocrine Surgery directed by Prof.
J.F. Henry, University of Marseilles (France)
November 1999 - November 2001: Fellowship at the Department of General and Endocrine Surgery
directed by Prof. J.F. Henry, University of Marseilles (France)
Since April 2002: Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological
Sciences, Unit of Endocrine Surgery, University of Padua, Italy
Since December 2010: Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Oncology and
Gastroenterology, Unit of Endocrine Surgery, 1st Surgical Clinic - University of Padua, Italy
Teaching Activity
Since 2002: Chair of Surgical Anatomy. 1st School of Specialization of General Surgery, University
of Padua
Since 2002: Course of New technologies in thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery, Medical
School, University of Padua
Since 2002: Course of General Surgery, Medical School, University of Padua
Since 2006: Course of Endocrine Surgery, Medical School, University of Padua
Membership in Scientific Organizations
European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) (Secretary)
Eurocrine (Project manager for ESES)
International Association of Endocrine Surgery (IAES)
Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery (SIUEC) (Vice-President)
French Society of Endocrine Surgery (AFCE) (Vice-President)
American Association of Endocrine Surgery (AAES)
International Surgical Society (ISS)
European Network for Adrenal Tumors (ENS@T)
International Neural Monitoring Study Group
Italian Society of Surgery (SIC)
Italian Society of Surgical Physiopathology (SIFIPAC)
Trivenetian Society of Surgery
Research: fields of interest:
Adrenal diseases
Thyroid diseases
Parathyroid diseases
Multiple endocrine neoplasms
Minimally invasive surgery
Awards
2007: Winner of the National Award by the Italian Association of Surgery, for the researches on
parathyroid surgery
2004: Winner of the Awards for the Best Oral presentation by the Italian Association of Surgery
Scientific Production
TOTAL indexed papers: 105
H-index (Scopus): 26
Catalogue of personal Surgical Procedures
More than 4000 procedures in the field of endocrine surgery
Maurizio Iacobone
Associate Professor of Surgery
Endocrine Surgery Unit
Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Italy
LIST of INDEXED PAPERS by MAURIZIO IACOBONE 1. Decmann A, Perge P, Nyíro G, Darvasi O, Likó I, Borka K, Micsik T, Tóth Z, Bancos I, Pezzani R,
Iacobone M, Patócs A, Igaz P. MicroRNA expression profiling in adrenal myelolipoma. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Jun 21. doi:10.1210/jc.2018-00817. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:
29982598.
2. Bertazza L, Sensi F, Cavedon E, Watutantrige-Fernando S, Censi S, Manso J, Vianello F, Casal Ide E,
Iacobone M, Pezzani R, Mian C, Barollo S. EF24 (a Curcumin Analog) and ZSTK474 Emphasize the
Effect of Cabozantinib in Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Endocrinology. 2018 Jun 1;159(6):2348-2360.
doi:10.1210/en.2018-00124. PubMed PMID: 29688429.
3. Marcucci G, Cianferotti L, Parri S, Altieri P, Arvat E, Benvenga S, Betterle C, Bondanelli M, Boscaro
M, Camozzi V, Centaro GM, Cetani F, Chiodini I, Ciampolillo A, Colao A, Corbetta S, De Feo ML,
Uberti ED, Faggiano A, Fornari R, Gaspari AL, Giorgino F, Giuliani V, Iacobone M, Innaro N,
Lamacchia O, Lenzi A, Mantovani G, Marcocci C, Masi L, Migliaccio S, Palmieri S, Pasquali R, Perigli
G, Piccini V, Romagnoli E, Ruggeri RM, Rulli F, Samà MT, Tomaino G, Trimarchi F, Zatelli MC, Brandi
ML. HypoparaNet: A Database of Chronic Hypoparathyroidism Based on Expert Medical-Surgical
Centers in Italy. Calcif Tissue Int. 2018 Mar 6. doi: 10.1007/s00223-018-0411-7. [Epub ahead of
print] PubMed PMID: 29511787.
4. Vanderriele PE, Caroccia B, Seccia TM, Piazza M, Lenzini L, Torresan F, Iacobone M, Unger T, Rossi
GP. The angiotensin type 2 receptor in the human adrenocortical zona glomerulosa and in
aldosterone-producing adenoma: low expression and no functional role. Clin Sci (Lond). 2018 Mar
20;132(6):627-640. doi: 10.1042/CS20171593. Print 2018 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 29436482.
5. Rubin B, Manso J, Monticelli H, Bertazza L, Redaelli M, Sensi F, Zorzan M, Scaroni C, Mian C,
Iacobone M, Armanini D, Bertolini C, Barollo S, Boscaro M, Pezzani R. Crude extract of Origanum
vulgare L. induced cell death and suppressed MAPK and PI3/Akt signaling pathways in SW13 and
H295R cell lines. Nat Prod Res. 2018 Jan 15:1-4. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1425846. [Epub
ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29334260.
6. Sitges-Serra A, Gómez J, Barczynski M, Lorente-Poch L, Iacobone M, Sancho J. A nomogram to
predict the likelihood of permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy based on
delayed serum calcium and iPTH measurements. Gland Surg. 2017 Dec;6(Suppl 1):S11-S19. doi:
10.21037/gs.2017.10.04. PubMed PMID: 29322018; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5756757.
7. Rossitto G, Maiolino G, Lenzini L, Bisogni V, Seccia TM, Cesari M, Iacobone M, Rossi GP. Subtyping
of primary aldosteronism with adrenal vein sampling: Hormone-and side-specific effects of
cosyntropin and metoclopramide. Surgery. 2018 Apr;163(4):789-795. doi:
10.1016/j.surg.2017.09.032. Epub 2017 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 29198769.
8. Watutantrige-Fernando S, Vianello F, Barollo S, Bertazza L, Galuppini F, Cavedon E, Censi S, Benna
C, Ide EC, Parisi A, Nacamulli D, Iacobone M, Pennelli G, Mian C. The Hobnail Variant of Papillary
Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical/Molecular Characteristics of a Large Monocentric Series and
Comparison with Conventional Histotypes. Thyroid. 2018 Jan;28(1):96-103. doi:
10.1089/thy.2017.0248. Epub 2018 Jan 2. PubMed PMID: 29179638.
9. Boix J, Bigas J, Sevilla LM, Iacobone M, Citton M, Torresan F, Caroccia B, Rossi GP, Pérez P. Primary
aldosteronism patients show skin alterations and abnormal activation of glucocorticoid receptor in
keratinocytes. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 17;7(1):15806. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16216-5. PubMed PMID:
29150654; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5693903.
10. Torresan F, Cavedon E, Mian C, Iacobone M. Long-Term Outcome After Surgery for Medullary
Thyroid Carcinoma: A Single-Center Experience. World J Surg. 2018 Feb;42(2):367-375. doi:
10.1007/s00268-017-4321-z. PubMed PMID: 29134313.
11. Albiger NM, Regazzo D, Iacobone M, Scaroni C. Different therapeutic options in patients with
Cushing's syndrome due to bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia. Minerva Endocrinol. 2017
Nov 3. doi: 10.23736/S0391-1977.17.02771-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29105481.
12. Ferrara AM, Lombardi G, Pambuku A, Meringolo D, Bertorelle R, Nardin M, Schiavi F, Iacobone M,
Opocher G, Zagonel V, Zovato S. Temozolomide treatment of a malignant pheochromocytoma and
an unresectable MAX-related paraganglioma. Anticancer Drugs. 2018 Jan;29(1):102-105. doi:
10.1097/CAD.0000000000000570. PubMed PMID: 29099418.
13. Censi S, Cavedon E, Bertazza L, Galuppini F, Watutantrige-Fernando S, De Lazzari P, Nacamulli D,
Pennelli G, Fassina A, Iacobone M, Casal Ide E, Vianello F, Barollo S, Mian C. Frequency and
Significance of Ras, Tert Promoter, and Braf Mutations in Cytologically Indeterminate Thyroid
Nodules: A Monocentric Case Series at a Tertiary-Level Endocrinology Unit. Front Endocrinol
(Lausanne). 2017 Oct 16;8:273. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00273. eCollection 2017. PubMed
PMID:29085338; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5650698.
14. Ceccato F, Barbot M, Albiger N, Antonelli G, Zilio M, Todeschini M, Regazzo D, Plebani M, Lacognata
C, Iacobone M, Mantero F, Boscaro M, Scaroni C. Daily salivary cortisol and cortisone rhythm in
patients with adrenal incidentaloma. Endocrine. 2018 Mar;59(3):510-519. doi: 10.1007/s12020-
017-1421-3. Epub 2017 Sep 27. PubMed PMID: 28956262.
15. Cavedon E, Barollo S, Bertazza L, Pennelli G, Galuppini F, Watutantrige-Fernando S, Censi S,
Iacobone M, Benna C, Vianello F, Zovato S, Nacamulli D, Mian C. Prognostic Impact of miR-224 and
RAS Mutations in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Int J Endocrinol. 2017;2017:4915736.
doi:10.1155/2017/4915736. Epub 2017 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 28676824; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC5476902.
16. Iacobone M, Torresan F, Citton M, Schiavone D, Viel G, Favia G. Adrenal ganglioneuroma: The
Padua Endocrine Surgery Unit experience. Int J Surg. 2017 May;41 Suppl 1:S103-S108. doi:
10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.03.086. PubMed PMID: 28506406.
17. Iacobone M, Citton M, Viel G, Schiavone D, Torresan F. Surgical approaches in hereditary endocrine
tumors. Updates Surg. 2017 Jun;69(2):181-191. doi: 10.1007/s13304-017-0451-y. Epub 2017 Apr
28. Review. PubMed PMID: 28455835.
18. Gaujoux S, Mihai R; joint working group of ESES and ENSAT. European Society of Endocrine
Surgeons (ESES) and European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours (ENSAT)
recommendations for the surgical management of adrenocortical carcinoma. Br J Surg. 2017
Mar;104(4):358-376. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10414. PubMed PMID: 28199015.
19. Citton M, Viel G, Iacobone M. Neck ultrasonography for detection of non-recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Gland Surg. 2016 Dec;5(6):583-590. doi:10.21037/gs.2016.11.07. PubMed PMID: 28149804;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5233826.
20. Rubin B, Regazzo D, Redaelli M, Mucignat C, Citton M, Iacobone M, Scaroni C, Betterle C, Mantero
F, Fassina A, Pezzani R, Boscaro M. Investigation of N-cadherin/β-catenin expression in
adrenocortical tumors. Tumour Biol. 2016 Oct;37(10):13545-13555. Epub 2016 Jul 28. PubMed
PMID: 27468715.
21. Barollo S, Bertazza L, Watutantrige-Fernando S, Censi S, Cavedon E, Galuppini F, Pennelli G, Fassina
A, Citton M, Rubin B, Pezzani R, Benna C, Opocher G, Iacobone M, Mian C. Overexpression of L-
Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) and 2 (LAT2): Novel Markers of Neuroendocrine Tumors.
PLoS One. 2016 May 25;11(5):e0156044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156044. eCollection 2016.
PubMed PMID: 27224648; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4880303.
22. Pezzani R, Rubin B, Bertazza L, Redaelli M, Barollo S, Monticelli H, Baldini E, Mian C, Mucignat C,
Scaroni C, Mantero F, Ulisse S, Iacobone M, Boscaro M. The aurora kinase inhibitor VX-680 shows
anti-cancer effects in primary metastatic cells and the SW13 cell line. Invest New Drugs. 2016
Oct;34(5):531-40. doi:10.1007/s10637-016-0358-3. Epub 2016 May 14. PubMed PMID: 27177645.
23. Albiger NM, Regazzo D, Rubin B, Ferrara AM, Rizzati S, Taschin E, Ceccato F, Arnaldi G, Pecori Giraldi
F, Stigliano A, Cerquetti L, Grimaldi F, De Menis E, Boscaro M, Iacobone M, Occhi G, Scaroni C. A
multicenter experience on the prevalence of ARMC5 mutations in patients with primary bilateral
macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: from genetic characterization to clinical phenotype. Endocrine.
2017 Mar;55(3):959-968. doi: 10.1007/s12020-016-0956-z. Epub 2016 Apr 19. PubMed PMID:
27094308.
24. Gurrado A, Bellantone R, Cavallaro G, Citton M, Constantinides V, Conzo G, Di Meo G, Docimo G,
Franco IF, Iacobone M, Lombardi CP, Materazzi G, Minuto M, Palazzo F, Pasculli A, Raffaelli M,
Sebag F, Tolone S, Miccoli P, Testini M. Can Total Thyroidectomy Be Safely Performed by
Residents?: A Comparative Retrospective Multicenter Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016
Apr;95(14):e3241. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003241. PubMed PMID: 27057861; PubMed
Central PMCID:PMC4998777.
25. Rubin B, Monticelli H, Redaelli M, Mucignat C, Barollo S, Bertazza L, Mian C, Betterle C, Iacobone M,
Fassina A, Boscaro M, Pezzani R, Mantero F. Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway: Genetic
Analysis of 95 Adrenocortical Tumors. Cancer Invest. 2015;33(10):526-31. doi:
10.3109/07357907.2015.1080832. Epub 2015 Nov 4. PubMed PMID: 26536286.
26. Iacobone M, Carnaille B, Palazzo FF, Vriens M. Hereditary hyperparathyroidism--a consensus report
of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES). Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2015
Dec;400(8):867-86. doi:10.1007/s00423-015-1342-7. Epub 2015 Oct 8. Review. PubMed PMID:
26450137.
27. Frysak Z, Schovanek J, Iacobone M, Karasek D. Insulin-like Growth Factors in a clinical setting:
Review of IGF-I. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2015 Sep;159(3):347-51.
doi: 10.5507/bp.2015.041. Epub 2015 Sep 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 26365932.
28. Iacobone M, Citton M, Pagura G, Viel G, Nitti D. Increased and safer detection of nonrecurrent
inferior laryngeal nerve after preoperative ultrasonography. Laryngoscope. 2015 Jul;125(7):1743-7.
doi: 10.1002/lary.25093. Epub 2015 May 9. PubMed PMID: 25960168.
29. Albiger NM, Ceccato F, Zilio M, Barbot M, Occhi G, Rizzati S, Fassina A, Mantero F, Boscaro M,
Iacobone M, Scaroni C. An analysis of different therapeutic options in patients with Cushing's
syndrome due to bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: a single-centre experience. Clin
Endocrinol (Oxf). 2015 Jun;82(6):808-15. doi: 10.1111/cen.12763. Epub 2015 Mar 27. PubMed
PMID:25727927.
30. Iacobone M, Citton M, Viel G, Rossi GP, Nitti D. Approach to the surgical management of primary
aldosteronism. Gland Surg. 2015 Feb;4(1):69-81. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2227-684X.2015.01.05. Review.
PubMed PMID: 25713782; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4321055.
31. Iacobone M, Citton M, Scarpa M, Viel G, Boscaro M, Nitti D. Systematic review of surgical treatment
of subclinical Cushing's syndrome. Br J Surg. 2015 Mar;102(4):318-30. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9742. Epub
2015 Feb 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 25640696.
32. Sabbadin C, Donà G, Bordin L, Iacobone M, Camozzi V, Mian C, Armanini D. Transient
hypercortisolism and symptomatic hyperthyroidism associated to primary hyperparathyroidism in
an elderly patient: case report and literature review. BMC Endocr Disord. 2015 Jan 28;15:4. doi:
10.1186/1472-6823-15-4. Review. PubMed PMID: 25631825; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC4417273.
33. Citton M, Viel G, Rossi GP, Mantero F, Nitti D, Iacobone M. Outcome of surgical treatment of
primary aldosteronism. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2015 Apr;400(3):325-31. doi: 10.1007/s00423-014-
1269-4. Epub 2015 Jan 8. PubMed PMID: 25567077.
34. Iacobone M, Citton M, Zanella S, Scarpa M, Pagura G, Tropea S, Galligioni H, Ceccherelli F, Feltracco
P, Viel G, Nitti D. The effects of acupuncture after thyroid surgery: A randomized, controlled trial.
Surgery. 2014 Dec;156(6):1605-12; discussion 1612-3. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.08.062. Epub 2014
Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 25456960.
35. Masi G, Iacobone M, Sinigaglia A, Mantelli B, Pennelli G, Castagliuolo I, Palù G, Barzon L.
Characterization of a new CDC73 missense mutation that impairs Parafibromin expression and
nucleolar localization. PLoS One. 2014 May 19;9(5):e97994. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097994.
eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24842573; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4026411.
36. Rossi GP, Cesari M, Letizia C, Seccia TM, Cicala MV, Zinnamosca L, Kuppusamy M, Mareso S,
Sciomer S, Iacobone M, Mantero F, Pessina AC. KCNJ5 gene somatic mutations affect cardiac
remodelling but do not preclude cure of high blood pressure and regression of left ventricular
hypertrophy in primary aldosteronism. J Hypertens. 2014 Jul;32(7):1514-21; discussion 1522. doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000000186. PubMed PMID: 24759126.
37. Mian C, Perrino M, Colombo C, Cavedon E, Pennelli G, Ferrero S, De Leo S, Sarais C, Cacciatore C,
Manfredi GI, Verga U, Iacobone M, De Pasquale L, Pelizzo MR, Vicentini L, Persani L, Fugazzola L.
Refining calcium test for the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer: cutoffs, procedures, and safety.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 May;99(5):1656-64. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-4088. Epub 2014 Feb 19.
PubMed PMID: 24552221.
38. Iacobone M, Jansson S, Barczyński M, Goretzki P. Multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma--a
consensus report of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES). Langenbecks Arch Surg.
2014 Feb;399(2):141-54. doi: 10.1007/s00423-013-1145-7. Epub 2013 Nov 22. Review. PubMed
PMID: 24263684.
39. Moreno P, de la Quintana Basarrate A, Musholt TJ, Paunovic I, Puccini M, Vidal O, Ortega J, Kraimps
JL, Bollo Arocena E, Rodríguez JM, González López O, Del Pozo CD, Iacobone M, Veloso E, Del Pino
JM, García Sanz I, Scott-Coombes D, Villar-Del-Moral J, Rodríguez JI, Vázquez Echarri J, González
Sánchez C, Gutiérrez Rodríguez MT, Escoresca I, Nuño Vázquez-Garza J, Tobalina Aguirrezábal E,
Martín J, Candel Arenas MF, Lorenz K, Martos JM, Ramia JM. Adrenalectomy for solid tumor
metastases: results of a multicenter European study. Surgery. 2013 Dec;154(6):1215-22; discussion
1222-3. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.06.021. PubMed PMID: 24238044.
40. Pezzani R, Rubin B, Redaelli M, Radu C, Barollo S, Cicala MV, Salvà M, Mian C, Mucignat-Caretta C,
Simioni P, Iacobone M, Mantero F. The antiproliferative effects of ouabain and everolimus on
adrenocortical tumor cells. Endocr J. 2014;61(1):41-53. Epub 2013 Oct 24. PubMed PMID:
24153038.
41. Barczyński M, Randolph GW, Cernea CR, Dralle H, Dionigi G, Alesina PF, Mihai R, Finck C, Lombardi
D, Hartl DM, Miyauchi A, Serpell J, Snyder S, Volpi E, Woodson G, Kraimps JL, Hisham AN;
International Neural Monitoring Study Group. External branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
monitoring during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: International Neural Monitoring Study Group
standards guideline statement. Laryngoscope. 2013 Sep;123 Suppl 4:S1-14. doi:
10.1002/lary.24301. Review. PubMed PMID: 23832799.
42. Sabbadin C, Cavedon E, Zanon P, Iacobone M, Armanini D. Resolution of hypertension and
secondary aldosteronism after surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. J Endocrinol
Invest. 2013 Sep;36(8):665-6. doi:10.3275/8960. Epub 2013 May 10. PubMed PMID: 23666430.
43. Ceccato F, Barbot M, Zilio M, Ferasin S, Occhi G, Daniele A, Mazzocut S, Iacobone M, Betterle C,
Mantero F, Scaroni C. Performance of salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome,
adrenal incidentaloma, and adrenal insufficiency. Eur J Endocrinol. 2013 Jun 1;169(1):31-6.
doi:10.1530/EJE-13-0159. Print 2013 Jul. PubMed PMID: 23610124.
44. Iacobone M, Citton M, Viel G, Boetto R, Bonadio I, Tropea S, Mantero F, Rossi GP, Fassina A, Nitti D,
Favia G. Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia: a novel cause of surgically correctable primary
hyperaldosteronism. Surgery. 2012 Dec;152(6):1248-55. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.042. PubMed
PMID: 23158191.
45. Iacobone M, Citton M, Viel G, Boetto R, Bonadio I, Mondi I, Tropea S, Nitti D, Favia G.
Adrenalectomy may improve cardiovascular and metabolic impairment and ameliorate quality of
life in patients with adrenal incidentalomas and subclinical Cushing's syndrome. Surgery. 2012
Dec;152(6):991-7. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.054. PubMed PMID: 23158173.
46. Iacobone M, Citton M, Nitti D. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: up-to-date and literature
review. World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct 14;18(38):5329-37. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i38.5329.
Review. PubMed PMID: 23082049; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3471101.
47. Feltracco P, Gaudio RM, Barbieri S, Tiano L, Iacobone M, Viel G, Tonetti T, Galligioni H, Bortolato A,
Ori C, Avato FM. The perils of dental vacation: possible anaesthetic and medicolegal consequences.
Med Sci Law. 2013 Jan;53(1):19-23. doi: 10.1258/msl.2012.012047. Epub 2012 Oct 12. PubMed
PMID: 23065683.
48. Mariniello B, Rosato A, Zuccolotto G, Rubin B, Cicala MV, Finco I, Iacobone M, Frigo AC, Fassina A,
Pezzani R, Mantero F. Combination of sorafenib and everolimus impacts therapeutically on
adrenocortical tumor models. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2012 Jul 22;19(4):527-39. doi: 10.1530/ERC-11-
0337. Print 2012 Aug. PubMed PMID: 22673336.
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50. Maniero C, Fassina A, Seccia TM, Toniato A, Iacobone M, Plebani M, De Caro R, Calò LA, Pessina AC,
Rossi GP. Mild hyperparathyroidism: a novel surgically correctable feature of primary
aldosteronism. J Hypertens. 2012 Feb;30(2):390-5. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834f0451. PubMed
PMID: 22179087.
51. Iacobone M, Schiavi F, Bottussi M, Taschin E, Bobisse S, Fassina A, Opocher G, Favia G. Is genetic
screening indicated in apparently sporadic pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas? Surgery.
2011 Dec;150(6):1194-201. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.09.024. PubMed PMID: 22136840.
52. Mihai R, Iacobone M, Makay O, Moreno P, Frilling A, Kraimps JL, Soriano A, Villar del Moral J,
Barczynski M, Durán MC, Sadler GP, Niederle B, Dralle H, Harrison B, Carnaille B. Outcome of
operation in patients with adrenocortical cancer invading the inferior vena cava--a European
Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) survey. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012 Feb;397(2):225-31. doi:
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