Dott. Cesare ZOIA

Dottorato di Ricerca in Chirurgia e Biotecnologie Chirurgiche - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria di Varese

Specializzazione in Neurochirurgia - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Fellow of the European Board of Neurological Surgery - EANS

Diplome interuniversitaire de chirurgie endoscopique de la base du crane - Université Paris Cité

Visiting Scholar in the Center for Skull Base Surgery of the Departement of Neurological Surgery - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Direttore - Ospedale Generale di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini di Gravedona - Neurochirurgia

Dirigente medico - IRCCS - Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia - Neurochirurgia

Membro - EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies)

Membro - SINCH (Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia)

Zoli M, Guaraldi F, Zoia C, La Corte E, Asioli S, Bongetta D, Rustici A, Mazzatenta D. Management of sellar and parasellar tumors becoming symptomatic during pregnancy: a practical algorithm based on multi-center experience and systematic literature revie - Articolo

Zoli M, Della Pepa GM, Carretta A, Bongetta D, Somma T, Zoia C, Raffa G. Adjuvant radiotherapy in grossly total resected grade II atypical meningiomas: a protective effect on recurrence? J Neurosurg Sci. 2022 Jun;66(3):240-250. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.21 - Articolo

Zoli M, Bongetta D, Raffa G, Somma T, Zoia C, Della Pepa GM. Young Neurosurgeons and Technology: Survey of Young Neurosurgeons Section of Italian Society of Neurosurgery (Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, SINch). World Neurosurg. 2022 Jun;162:e436-e456. - Articolo

Zoia C, Raffa G, Somma T, Della Pepa GM, La Rocca G, Zoli M, Bongetta D, De Divitiis O, Fontanella MM. COVID-19 and neurosurgical training and education: an Italian perspective. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 Aug;162(8):1789-1794. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-044 - Articolo

Zoia C, Pusateri A, Carena P, Matti E, Galioto S, Benazzo M, Gaetani P, Pagella F. Frontal sinus cholesteatoma with intracranial complication. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Jan;88(1-2):110-112. doi: 10.1111/ans.13218. Epub 2015 Jul 14. PMID: 26179883. - Articolo

Zoia C, Pagella F, Spena G. Commentary: "Sagittal Crest": Definition, Stepwise Dissection, and Clinical Implication From a Transorbital Perspective. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 May 1;22(5):e213-e214. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000165. PMID: 35302964 - Articolo

Zoia C, Lombardi F, Fiore MR, Montalbetti A, Iannalfi A, Sansone M, Bongetta D, Valvo F, Del Maestro M, Luzzi S, Galzio RJ. Sacral solitary fibrous tumour: surgery and hadrontherapy, a combined treatment strategy. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2020 Mar-Apr;2 - Articolo

Zoia C, Lombardi F, Custodi VM, Lovati E, Lucotti P, Iannalfi A, D'ippolito E, Valvo F, Bongetta D. Evaluation of the early endocrinological sequelae after hadron therapy on anterior skull base lesions in the adult population. Minerva Endocrinol. 2020 Jun - Articolo

Zoia C, Gaetani P, Dallan I, Lepera D, Battaglia P, Castelnuovo P, Fratto A. Letter to the Editor: Endoscopic transnasal transcribriform approach. J Neurosurg. 2015 Jun;122(6):1515-7. doi: 10.3171/2014.10.JNS142004. Epub 2015 Apr 10. PMID: 25859814. - Articolo

Zoia C, Cattalani A, Turpini E, Custodi VM, Benazzo M, Pagella F, Carena P, Lovati E, Lucotti P, Gaetani P. Haemorrhagic presentation of a craniopharyngioma in a pregnant woman. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2014;2014:435208. doi: 10.1155/2014/435208. Epub 2014 Au - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Veiceschi P, Cenzato M, Di Meco F, Locatelli D, Boeris D, Fontanella MM. Neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: update from Lombardy, northern Italy. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 Jun;162(6):1221-1222. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04305-w - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Poli JC, Verlotta M, Pugliese R, Gaetani P. Intraregional differences of perioperative management strategy for lumbar disc herniation: is the Devil really in the details? Int J Spine Surg. 2017 Jan 9;11(1):1. doi: 10.14444/4001. PMID: - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Pagella F, Antoniazzi ER, Gaetani P. New surgical option for optic nerve sheath meningiomas: fully endoscopic transnasal approach. Can J Ophthalmol. 2018 Aug;53(4):e142-e144. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.10.020. Epub 2017 Dec 15. PMID: 301 - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Luzzi S. Endoscopic Transnasal Odontoidectomy. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2021 Feb;82(Suppl 1):S10-S11. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1714409. Epub 2020 Nov 23. PMID: 33717802; PMCID: PMC7935719. - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Lombardi F, Custodi VM, Pugliese R, Gaetani P. First impressions about Adherus, a new dural sealant. J Appl Biomater Funct Mater. 2015 Dec 18;13(4):e372-5. doi: 10.5301/jabfm.5000241. PMID: 26350346. - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Guerrini F, Alicino C, Cattalani A, Bianchini S, Galzio RJ, Luzzi S. Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection: a single-center experience. J Neurosurg Sci. 2021 Oct;65(5):513-517. doi: 10.23736/S0390-561 - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Gaetani P. Endoscopic transorbital surgery for spheno-orbital lesions: how I do it. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 Jun;160(6):1231-1233. doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3529-5. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID: 29651750. - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Dorelli G, Luzzi S, Maestro MD, Galzio RJ. Transnasal endoscopic removal of a retrochiasmatic cavernoma: A case report and review of literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2019 May 10;10:76. doi: 10.25259/SNI-132-2019. PMID: 31528414; PMCID: PMC - Articolo

Zoia C, Bongetta D, Alicino C, Chimenti M, Pugliese R, Gaetani P. Usefulness of corset adoption after single-level lumbar discectomy: a randomized controlled trial. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 May;28(5):481-485. doi: 10.3171/2017.8.SPINE17370. Epub 2018 Feb 9 - Articolo

Zaed I, Bongetta D, Della Pepa GM, Zoia C, Somma T, Zoli M, Raffa G, Menna G. The prevalence of imposter syndrome among young neurosurgeons and residents in neurosurgery: a multicentric study. Neurosurg Focus. 2022 Aug;53(2):E9. doi: 10.3171/2022.4.FOCUS2 - Articolo

Uccella S, Mongelli F, Majno-Hurst P, Pavan LJ, Uccella S, Zoia C, Uccella L. Psychological Impact of the Very Early Beginning of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Healthcare Workers: A Bayesian Study on the Italian and Swiss Perspectives. Front Public Health. 202 - Articolo

Uccella L, Zoia C, Perlasca F, Bongetta D, Codecà R, Gaetani P. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients on Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy: Do They Really Need Repeated Head CT Scan? World Neurosurg. 2016 Sep;93:100-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.05.061. E - Articolo

Uccella L, Zoia C, Bongetta D, Gaetani P, Martig F, Candrian C, Rosso R. Are Antiplatelet and Anticoagulants Drugs A Risk Factor for Bleeding in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? World Neurosurg. 2018 Feb;110:e339-e345. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.173. Epub 20 - Articolo

Uccella L, Bongetta D, Fumagalli L, Raffa G, Zoia C. Acute alcohol intoxication as a confounding factor for mild traumatic brain injury. Neurol Sci. 2020 Aug;41(8):2127-2134. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04313-9. Epub 2020 Mar 3. PMID: 32125539. - Articolo

Tartara F, Armocida D, Cofano F, Guerrini F, Viganò M, Zoia C, Boeris D, Garbossa D. The Use of Intraventricular Instillation of Vancomycin to Prevent External Ventricular Drainage Related Infection: A Clinical Prospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2022 Nov - Articolo

Solari D et al A Survey on Pituitary Surgery in Italy. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar;123:e440-e449. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.186. Epub 2018 Nov 27. PMID: 30500583. - Articolo

Robertson FC, Stapleton CJ, Coumans JCE, Nicolosi F, Vooijs M, Blitz S, Guerrini F, Spena G, Giussani C, Zoia C, Nahed BV. Applying objective metrics to neurosurgical skill development with simulation and spaced repetition learning. J Neurosurg. 2023 Mar - Articolo

Ridwan S, Ganau M, Zoia C, Broekman M, Grote A, Clusmann H. Unequal Impact of COVID-19 on Private and Academic Neurosurgical Workforce: Results of an International Survey. Front Surg. 2021 Oct 1;8:749399. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.749399. PMID: 34660687; PM - Articolo

Pagella F, Ugolini S, Zoia C, Matti E, Carena P, Lizzio R, Benazzo M. Clivus pathologies from diagnosis to surgical multidisciplinary treatment. Review of the literature. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S42-S50. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-s - Articolo

Pagella F, Pusateri A, Zaccari D, Bongetta D, Zoia C, Spinozzi G, Olivieri C, Matti E. Fluorescein-guided intraoperative endoscopy in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: first impressions. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2017 Mar;7(3):300-303. - Articolo

Pagella F, Pusateri A, Matti E, Zoia C, Benazzo M, Gaetani P, Cazzador D, Volo T, Borsetto D, Emanuelli E. Endoscopic Management of Spontaneous Clival Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks: Case Series and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2016 Feb;86:470-7. doi: 1 - Articolo

Luzzi S, Zoia C, Rampini AD, Elia A, Del Maestro M, Carnevale S, Morbini P, Galzio R. Lateral Transorbital Neuroendoscopic Approach for Intraconal Meningioma of the Orbital Apex: Technical Nuances and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov;131:10-17 - Articolo

Luzzi S, Del Maestro M, Bongetta D, Zoia C, Giordano AV, Trovarelli D, Raysi Dehcordi S, Galzio RJ. Onyx Embolization Before the Surgical Treatment of Grade III Spetzler-Martin Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: Single-Center Experience and Technical Nuan - Articolo

La Rocca G, Della Pepa GM, Gaudino S, Sabatino G, Zoia C, Raffa G, Altieri R, Mazzucchi E. Cortical Laminar Necrosis as a Result of Status Epilepticus After Resection of Parafalcal Meningioma. Surg Technol Int. 2020 May 28;36:159-177. PMID: 32243562. - Articolo

Ganau M, Netuka D, Broekman M, Zoia C, Tsianaka E, Schwake M, Balak N, Sekhar A, Ridwan S, Clusmann H; EANS IM Committee. Neurosurgeons and the fight with COVID-19: a position statement from the EANS Individual Membership Committee. Acta Neurochir (Wien). - Articolo

Casagrande J, Zoia C, Clerici G, Uccella L, Tabano A. Single level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical disc herniation in a professional soccer player. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2016 Jun;56(6):754-7. Epub 2016 Feb 19. PMID: 26899796. - Articolo

Bonomo G, Caldiroli D, Bonomo R, Pugliese R, DiMeco F, Zoia C. Reactivation of COVID-19 in a neurosurgical patient with early neuropsychiatric presentation. Does seroconversion mean immunity? Surg Neurol Int. 2021 Apr 19;12:166. doi: 10.25259/SNI_831_2020 - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C. Editorial: Training and education in neurosurgery: Challenges and strategies for the next ten years. Front Surg. 2022 Aug 16;9:984208. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.984208. PMID: 36051704; PMCID: PMC9424647. - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C, Pugliese R, Adinolfi D, Silvani V, Gaetani P. Low-Cost Fluorescein Detection System for High-Grade Glioma Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr;88:54-58. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.01.017. Epub 2016 Jan 21. PMID: 26802869. - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C, Pagella F, Gaetani P. Letter to the Editor. Fluorescence-aided evaluation of nasoseptal flap perfusion. J Neurosurg. 2018 May;128(5):1595-1597. doi: 10.3171/2017.8.JNS171818. Epub 2018 Mar 9. PMID: 29521588. - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C, Melazzini F, Lafe E, Zappoli Thyrion F, Gaetani P. Letter: Safety and Efficacy Issues of Tirofiban Use in Endovascular Procedures: What Are the Actual Indications? Neurosurgery. 2016 Jun;78(6):E895-6. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001233. - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C, Luzzi S, Maestro MD, Peri A, Bichisao G, Sportiello D, Canavero I, Pietrabissa A, Galzio RJ. Neurosurgical issues of bariatric surgery: A systematic review of the literature and principles of diagnosis and treatment. Clin Neurol Neuros - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C, Lafe E, Gaetani P. Could Thalidomide Be a Treatment Option for Arteriovenous Malformations? World Neurosurg. 2017 Mar;99:802. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.068. PMID: 28314250. - Articolo

Bongetta D, Zoia C, Agosti E, Doglietto F, Fiorindi A, Spena G, Fontanella MM, Giussani CG. Epidemiology-based evaluation of trends in treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysms in Italy. J Neurosurg Sci. 2022 Apr 13. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.22.05755- - Articolo

Bongetta D, Tartara F, Pagella F, Somma T, Cavaliere M, Di Perna G, Zenga F, Cofano F, Garbossa D, Zoia C. Fluorophores Use in Pituitary Surgery: A Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Appraisal. Brain Sci. 2021 Apr 28;11(5):565. doi: 10.3390/brainsci110 - Articolo

Balak N, Inan D, Ganau M, Zoia C, Sönmez S, Kurt B, Akgül A, Tez M. A simple mathematical tool to forecast COVID-19 cumulative case numbers. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2021 Oct-Dec;12:100853. doi: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100853. Epub 2021 Aug 10. PMID: 34395 - Articolo

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