Pubblicazioni scientifiche
In questa sezione sono raccolte alcune delle principali pubblicazioni scientifiche del Dott. Giovanni Pennisi, che documentano l’attività di ricerca e di approfondimento clinico nell’ambito della neurochirurgia, con particolare riferimento alla neuro-oncologia, alla chirurgia della base cranica e alla patologia spinale.
L’elenco delle pubblicazioni scientifiche del Dott. Giovanni Pennisi
Neuro-oncologia (tumori cerebrali e del sistema nervoso)
2025 – Pennisi G, Valeri F, Burattini B, Bruzzaniti P, Sturiale CL, Talacchi A, Papacci F, Olivi A, Della Pepa GM. Targeting Macrophages in Glioblastoma: Current Therapies and Future Directions. Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17162687
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2025 – Palermo M, Pennisi G, Burattini B, Bruzzaniti P, Talacchi A, Olivi A, Sturiale CL. Unveiling Enhancer RNAs in Gliomas: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17203326
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2024 – Pennisi G, Bruzzaniti P, Burattini B, Piaser Guerrato G, Della Pepa GM, Sturiale CL, Lapolla P, Familiari P, La Pira B, D’Andrea G, et al. Advancements in Telomerase-Targeted Therapies for Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25168700
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2024 – Auricchio AM, Pennisi G, Menna G, Olivi A, Gessi M, Gielen GH, Gaudino S, Montano N, Papacci F. H3K27-Altered Diffuse Glioma of the Spinal Cord in Adult Patients: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Peculiarity of Radiological Findings. Journal of Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102972
2024 – Lisi L, Olivi A, Ciotti GMP, Marino S, Ferraro C, Menna G, Martire M, Pennisi G, Navarra P, Della Pepa GM. A Topographic Approach to the Markers of Macrophage/Microglia and Other Cell Types in High Grade Glioma. Neurochemistry International. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105922
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2024 – Bruzzaniti P, Pennisi G, Lapolla P, Familiari P, Maiola V, Quintiliani C, Alò P, Relucenti M, La Pira B, D’Andrea G. Cerebellopontine Angle Pilocytic Astrocytoma in Adults: A Systematic Review. Surgical Neurology International. doi: 10.25259/SNI_539_2024
2023 – D’Alessandris QG, Battistelli M, Pennisi G, Offi M, Martini M, Cenci T, Falchetti ML, Lauretti L, Olivi A, Pallini R, Montano N. Telomerase Inhibition in Malignant Gliomas: A Systematic Review. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. doi: 10.1017/erm.2023.6
2022 – Mattogno PP, Menna G, Pennisi G, Corbi L, Sturiale C, Polli FM, Olivi A, Della Pepa GM. Comparison on Effectiveness, Feasibility, Indications and Limitations of Different Intraoperative Dyes in Spinal Neuro-Oncological Surgery. World Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.09.117
2022 – Pennisi G, Talacchi A, Tirendi MN, et al. Intradural Extramedullary Cervical Metastasis from Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. Chinese Neurosurgical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-022-00310-3
2021 – Pennisi G, Burattini B, Gessi M, Montano N, Perna A, Silvestri G, Papacci F. Unusual Case of Long Survival Patient with Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis from Breast Cancer. British Journal of Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1940860
2021 – Sturdà C, Pennisi G, D’Alessandris QG, Mattogno P, Fernandez E, Granata G, Gessi M, Lauretti L. Multinodular Plexiform Tumors of Major Peripheral Nerves: A Practical Overview. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.09.022
Chirurgia della colonna vertebrale
2024 – Panagiotopoulos K, Gazzeri R, Princiotto SR, Pennisi G, Agrillo U. Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Tips & Tricks for New Users Based on a Retrospective Observational Study of the First 100 Patients. Turkish Neurosurgery. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44931-23.4
2022 – Pennisi G, D’Ercole M, Izzo A, Polli FM, Rapisarda A, Papacci F, Olivi A, Montano N. Change of Clinical and Radiological Parameters After Minimally Invasive Decompression in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A. doi: 10.1055/a-1911-8864
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2022 – Rapisarda A, Pennisi G, Montano N, Della Pepa GM, Ricciardi L, De-Giorgio F, Visocchi M, Olivi A, Polli FM. Atlantoaxial Joint Distraction and Fusion with DTRAX Intra-Articular Cages: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study and Review of the Pertinent Literature. World Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.07.077
2019 – Frassanito P, D’Onofrio GF, Pennisi G, Massimi L, Tamburrini G, Muto M, Caldarelli M. Multimodal Management of Aggressive Recurrent Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Spine: Case Report and Review of Literature. World Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.246
Neurochirurgia vascolare e complicanze chirurgiche
2025 – Scerrati A, Mantovani G, Cavallo MA, Flacco ME, Zangrossi P, Eichner S, Ricciardi L, Mangraviti A, Raco A, Ius T, Piccolo D, Rustemi O, Raneri F, Sturiale CL, Benato A, Pennisi G, Signorelli F, Trevisi G, Zotta DC, Lofrese G, Mongardi L, Roblot P, Montemurro N, Maugeri R, Sensi M, De Bonis P. Evaluation of Clinical Outcome and Predictive Factors for Thromboembolism or Hemorrhagic Complications in Patients Treated for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Neurosurgical Review. doi: 10.1007/s10143-025-03441-0
2025 – Trevisi G, Pennisi G, Santi S, Montemurro N, Palermo M, Sturiale CL. Natural History and Treatment of Asymptomatic Unruptured Carotid Cavernous Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurological Sciences. doi: 10.1007/s10072-025-08584-y
2024 – Trevisi G, Pennisi G, Ciaffi G, Auricchio AM, Sturiale CL. Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery. World Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.087
2024 – La Pira B, D’Andrea G, Ferroli P, Castiglione M, Pennisi G, Maira G, Bruzzaniti P. The Prognostic Value of Emergency Microsurgical Clipping of Ruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0390-5616.24.06236-2
2023 – Sturiale CL, Auricchio AM, Valente I, Vacca A, Pennisi G, Ciaffi G, Albanese A, Olivi A, Trevisi G. Post-operative Segmental Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Risk Factors, Clinical Implications, and Therapeutic Considerations. Neurosurgical Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-023-02067-4
2021 – Montano N, Signorelli F, Giordano M, D’Onofrio FG, Izzo A, D’Ercole M, Ioannoni E, Pennisi G, Caricato A, Pallini R, Olivi A. Factors Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After a Retrosigmoid Approach for Cerebellopontine Angle Surgery. Surgical Neurology International. doi: 10.25259/SNI_42_2021
Anatomia neurochirurgica e innovazione tecnica
2023 – Corvino S, Armocida D, Offi M, Pennisi G, Burattini B, Mondragon AV, Esposito F, Cavallo LM, de Notaris M. The Anterolateral Triangle as Window on the Foramen Lacerum from Transorbital Corridor: Anatomical Study and Technical Nuances. Acta Neurochirurgica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-023-05704-5
Neurochirurgia funzionale e patologie neurologiche
2024 – Izzo A, Bove F, D’Alessandris QG, Genovese D, Tufo T, D’Ercole M, Pennisi G, Figà F, Obersnel M, Perotti V, Fuggetta MF, Bentivoglio AR, Calabresi P, Olivi A, Piano C, Montano N. Risk Factors and Significance of Post-operative Edema in Parkinson Disease Patients Submitted to Deep Brain Stimulation: A Ten-Year Case Series. Neurological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-024-07774-4
2019 – Massimi L, Pennisi G, Frassanito P, Tamburrini G, Di Rocco C, Caldarelli M. Chiari Type I and Hydrocephalus. Child’s Nervous System. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04245-6
Neurochirurgia pediatrica
2019 – Frassanito P, Bianchi F, Pennisi G, Massimi L, Tamburrini G, Caldarelli M. The Growth of the Neurocranium: Literature Review and Implications in Cranial Repair. Child’s Nervous System. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04193-1
L’attività scientifica del Dott. Giovanni Pennisi
L’attività scientifica del Dott. Giovanni Pennisi si concentra in particolare sulla neuro-oncologia, sulla chirurgia della colonna vertebrale, sulle patologie neurovascolari e sulle tecniche neurochirurgiche avanzate.
Le pubblicazioni comprendono studi clinici, revisioni sistematiche e contributi scientifici pubblicati su riviste internazionali peer-reviewed, realizzati nell’ambito di collaborazioni con centri di ricerca e istituzioni accademiche.
L’impegno nella ricerca rappresenta una componente fondamentale dell’attività professionale del Dott. Pennisi e contribuisce allo sviluppo delle conoscenze scientifiche e al miglioramento delle strategie diagnostiche e terapeutiche nella neurochirurgia moderna.