Francesco Azzolini

Specialty:

Digestive Endoscopy Endoscopic Ultrasound Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Profession:

Gastroenterologist

Location:

Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy @ Ospedale San Raffaele

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Biography

Dr. Francesco Azzolini is Head of the Functional Unit of Operative Endoscopy within the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, directed by Professor Silvio Danese. He also collaborates with the Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Service of Policlinico San Marco and with Centro Diagnostico Treviglio.

After graduating in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna in 1995, he specialized in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy in 2000 at the University of Modena, and subsequently in General Surgery at the University of Ferrara in 2013. During his studies, he completed training periods abroad at Jichi Medical University, Tochigi in Japan, and at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai. In 2015, he obtained a managerial training and certification course for healthcare executives at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce of the University of Parma.

He performs diagnostic and operative gastroenterological endoscopic procedures involving the digestive system (diagnostic and operative colonoscopies and gastroscopies), pancreas and biliary tract (esophageal, enteral, biliary and colonic stents), both elective and emergency procedures.

Dr. Azzolini deals with the endoscopic treatment of complex lesions of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum and colon, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) in the various segments of the digestive system (esophagus, stomach, colorectum), and Esophageal Achalasia (he routinely performs treatment of achalasia with all techniques, particularly Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)). Francesco Azzolini is also expert in the treatment of Gastroparesis with G-POEM.

From the research point of view, he mainly deals with the endoscopic treatment of colon adenomas, Early Gastric Cancer and dysplastic lesions of the stomach, as well as Esophageal Achalasia and gastroparesis.

He is author and co-author of more than 50 scientific articles published in sector journals, and his H-index is 7. He constantly participates in congresses and conferences of national and international relevance. He is a member of the Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SIED).

Education

University of Bologna
Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1995

University of Modena
Specialization in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy - 2000

University of Ferrara
Specialization in General Surgery - 2013

Publications

Latest publications

Proposal of a new clinical index predictive of endoscopic severity in ulcerative colitis.

Dig Dis Sci 2005;50:246-251

Azzolini F, Pagnini C, Camellini L, Scarcelli A, Merighi A, Primerano AM, Bertani A, Antonioli A, Manenti F, Rigo GP

Submucosal dissection for residual rectal polyps embedded in tissue scar: a “rescue therapy” to prevent surgical intervention?

Endoscopy 2008;40:Suppl 2:E222-3

Azzolini F, Biolchini F, Sassatelli R, Camellini L, Decembrino F, Iori V, Tioli C, Sereni G, Bedogni G

the natural history of upper gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors: a multicenter endoscopic ultrasound survey.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009;43:723-726

Gill KR, Camellini L, Conigliaro R, Sassatelli R, Azzolini F, Messerotti A, Woodward TA, Wallace MB, Jamil LH, Raimondo M.

Ga-68 dotatoc pet, endoscopic ultrasonography, and multidetector ct in the diagnosis of duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a single-centre retrospective study

Clin Nucl Med 2010;35:321-328

Versari A, Camellini L, Carlinfante G, Frasoldati A, Nicoli F, Grassi E, Gallo C, Giunta FP, Fraternali A, Salvo D, Asti M, Azzolini F, Iori V, Sassatelli R.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection of scar-embedded rectal polyps: A prospective study (Esd in scar-embedded rectal polyps).

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep;35(8-9):572-9.

Azzolini F, Camellini L, Sassatelli R, Sereni G, Biolchini F, Decembrino F, De Marco L, Iori V, Tioli C, Cavina M, Bedogni G

A randomized clinical trial comparing 22G and 25G needles in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid lesions.

Endoscopy 2011;43:709-715.

Camellini L, Carlinfante G, Azzolini F, Iori V, Cavina M, Sereni G, Decembrino F, Gallo C, Tamagnini I, Valli R, Piana S, Campari C, Gardini G, Sassatelli R.

Endoscopic ultrasound image of hydatid membranes in the common bile duct.

Dig Liver Dis. 2012 ;44:e19.

Azzolini F, Camellini L, Menozzi G, Sassatelli R.,

Efficacy of a therapeutic strategy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection.

World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Sep 7;18(33):4542-8.

Sereni G, Azzolini F, Camellini L, Formisano D, Decembrino F, Iori V, Tioli C, Cavina M, Di Mario F, Bedogni G, Sassatelli R.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection of an unusual flat rectal neoplasm.

Gut. 2015 Jan;64(1):180

Azzolini F, Cecinato P, Iori V, De Marco L, Zecchini R, Fodero C, Tioli C, Sassatelli R.

Endoscopic full-thickness resection for suspected residual rectal neuroendocrine tumor and closure of the defect with a new suturing system.

Endoscopy 2015;47:Supp 1E556-7

Azzolini F, Cecinato P, Iori V, De Marco L, Sassatelli R.

Unique presentation of a plasmablastic lymphoma superficially involving the entire large bowel.

Pathol Res Pract 2015;211:1030-3

Zanelli M, Ragazzi M, Valli R, De Marco L, Cecinato P, Azzolini F, Ferrari A, Bacci F, Ascani S.

Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: GI Image.

J J Gastrointest Surg. 2017;21:1099-1101

Castro Ruiz C, Carlinfante G, Zizzo M, Giunta A, Ronzoni R, Azzolini F, Pedrazzoli C.

Malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas with gastric and duodenal fistulas.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Dec;84(6):1074-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.02.014. Epub 2016 Feb 20.

Cecinato P, Azzolini F, Parmeggiani F, Carlinfante G, Sassatelli R.

Submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection of a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Endoscopy 2017;E193-E194.

Azzolini F, Cecinato P, Froio E, Sassatelli R.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction after failed ERCP in low performance status patients.

Dig Liver Dis. 2019 S1590-8658(19)30711

Sassatelli R, Cecinato P, Lupo M, Azzolini F, Decembrino F, Iori V, Sereni G, Tioli C, Cavina M, Zecchini R, Parmeggiani F, Grillo S, Camellini L.