Dr. Francesco Cantarella received his residency "cum laude" in General Surgery from the University of Perugia in 2013. He performs Screening and Treatment of HPV related Pre-cancerous Anal Lesions. In 2017, he obtained the degree of Doctor of Research (PhD) at the University of Perugia. He is Tutor for teaching the Technique of "Doppler-assisted hemorrhoidal devascularization and rectal anal repair (DG HAL RAR - TRILOGY). He is a lecturer for the School of Rehabilitation of Defecation Disorders within the Italian Society of Colo-Rectal Surgery (SICCR). He did a period in Athens as Tutor for teaching the use of Laser (Eufoton MedicaLasers) in Proctological Interventions for the treatment of anal fistulas, pilonidal cysts, hemorrhoidal disease and genital condylomatosis. A Tutor for the Eufoton Company for Proctologic Laser Surgery, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeon (FACS). He has participated in numerous congresses and courses pertaining to the proctologic pathologies he deals with, and is Co-Head of the Proctologic and Perineologic Center of Private Hospitals Forli.
Selected publications from PubMed
Topical treatment of anal condylomata with Propionibacterium acnes lysate: results of a multicentric observational study.
Bonomo LD, Galosi B, Nicotera A, Schiano DI Visconte M, Brusciano L, Cantarella F, Magni E, Pulvirenti D'Urso A, Mistrangelo M
Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2023 Aug;158(4):353-358 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.23.07598-9.
Efficacy and safety of Propionibacterium extract gel versus glyceryl trinitrate ointment in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: a randomized controlled trial.
Gallo G, Trompetto M, Fulginiti S, La Torre M, Tierno S, Cantarella F, Vanini P, Tomasicchio G, Altomare DF, Rinaldi M, Santoro GA, Currò G, Grossi U
Colorectal Dis. 2023 Aug;25(8):1698-1707 doi: 10.1111/codi.16576.
High-resolution anoscopy in a patient with a positive HPV DNA test - a video vignette.
La Greca G, Rossin E, Magni E, Cantarella F
Colorectal Dis. 2023 May;25(5):1070-1071 doi: 10.1111/codi.16492.
FISSIT (Fistula Surgery in Italy) study: A retrospective survey on the surgical management of anal fistulas in Italy over the last 15 years.
Litta F, Bracchitta S, Naldini G, Mistrangelo M, Tricomi N, La Torre M, Altomare DF, Mozzon M, Testa A, Zigiotto D, Sica G, Tutino R, Lisi G, Marino F, Luglio G, Vergari R, Terrosu G, Cantarella F, Foti N, Giuliani A, Moroni R, Ratto C, SICCR (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Colo-Rettale) FISSIT Study Group
Surgery. 2021 Sep;170(3):689-695 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.02.055.
Deadlock of proctologic practice in Italy during COVID-19 pandemic: a national report from ProctoLock2020.
Gallo G, Sturiale A, De Simone V, Mancini S, Di Tanna GL, Milito G, Bianco F, Perinotti R, Giani I, Grossi U, ProctoLock2020 Working Group, Aiello D, Bianco F, Bondurri A, Gallo G, La Torre M, Milito G, Perinotti R, Pietroletti R, Serventi A, Fiorino M, De Simone V, Grossi U, Manigrasso M, Sturiale A, Zaffaroni G, Boffi F, Bellato V, Cantarella F, Deidda S, Marino F, Martellucci J, Milone M, Picciariello A, Bravo AM, Vigorita V, Cunha MF, Leventoglu S, Garmanova T, Tsarkov P, El-Hussuna A, Frontali A, Ioannidis A, Bislenghi G, Shalaby M, Porzio FC, Wu J, Zimmerman D, Elbetti C, Mayol J, Naldini G, Trompetto M, Sammarco G, Santoro GA
Updates Surg. 2020 Dec;72(4):1255-1261 doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00860-0.
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