Gastroenterology
General Surgeon, SEF Surgical European Facilitator, Italy
Dr. Rossella Palma began her training in Rome where she graduated with honors from the Biomedical Campus University, she is a specialist with honors in Surgery of the Digestive System and Digestive Endoscopy and is currently studying for her PhD in Experimental Hepato-Gastroenterology and Clinic at the University of Rome “La Sapienza
She continued her training in Belgium at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven where she mainly dealt with the diagnosis and medical and endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and its complications such as Barrett's Esophagus.
At the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam where he trained in advanced endoscopy, dealing with the diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of hepatobiliary pathologies and the treatment of superficial neoplastic lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.
Finally in Milan, at the Humanitas Clinical Institute, gaining important experience in advanced endoscopic techniques:
endoscopic resection techniques for the treatment and removal of polypoid lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (endoscopic polypectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic dissection, “full-thickness” resections),
bariatric endoscopy and endoscopic suturing techniques,
biliary-pancreatic endoscopy,
placement of endoprosthesis,
mechanical and pneumatic expansions,
management and treatment of endoscopic needs/emergencies
The doctor primarily deals with the endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of pathologies of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract
esophageal reflux
hiatal hernia
Barrett's esophagus
gastric-duodenal ulcers
dyspepsia
gastric-duodenal polyps
celiac disease
irritable colon
colon polyps
diverticula
diarrhea
constipation
abdominal swelling
The most commonly performed tests in digestive endoscopy are gastroscopy to study the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, and colonoscopy to view the colon and rectum.
Dr. Palma is the author of numerous scientific articles published in international journals.
He actively works with various international scientific journals.
He is a member of the main scientific societies in the endoscopic and gastroenterological fields.
Participates as a speaker in conferences and scientific events.
Selected publications from PubMed
Heyde's Syndrome: Presentation and Successful Treatment With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI).
Henshall A, Ambrogetti R, De Palma R
Cureus. 2025 Oct;17(10):e94408 doi: 10.7759/cureus.94408.
Case report: Laparoscopic nissen-sleeve gastrectomy in a young adult with incidental finding of Morgagni-Larrey hernia.
Palma R, Angrisani F, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Ormando VM, Maselli R, Angrisani L
Front Surg. 2023;10:1227567 doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1227567.
Novel Impedance-pH Parameters in Pre-Bariatric Assessment of Patients: A Pilot Study.
Gagliardi M, Santonicola A, Palma R, Angrisani L, Trudgill NJ, Iovino P
J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 25;12(3) doi: 10.3390/jcm12030940.
The management of endoscopic retrograde cholangio- pancreatography-related infections risk: results of an italian survey at regional level.
Cennamo V, Landi S, Aragona G, Colecchia A, Conigliaro R, Di Lorenzo D, Di Marco M, Fabbri C, Falcone P, Gaiani F, Manno M, Merighi A, Mussetto A, Peghetti A, Sassateli R, Solfrini V, Zagari RM, Arena R, Bertani H, Binda C, Boarino V, De Padova A, Feletti V, Fuccio L, Iori V, Nervi G, Prati GM, Soriani P, De Palma R
Ann Ig. 2023 Jan-Feb;35(1):84-91 doi: 10.7416/ai.2022.2518.
Endoscopic suturing for GI applications: initial results from a prospective multicenter European registry.
Maselli R, Palma R, Traina M, Granata A, Juzgado D, Bisello M, Neuhaus H, Beyna T, Bansi D, Flor L, Bhandari P, Abdelrahim M, Haji A, Haidry R, Repici A
Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 Nov;96(5):780-786 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.06.004.
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