PUBMED PUBLICATIONS:

• Colistra D, Giordano M, Boeris D, Cenzato M. Selective intra-arterial indocyanine green video angiography in a hybrid operating theatre for a ruptured arteriovenous malformation involving Broca’s area. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Oct 28;18(10):e266015. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266015.PMID: 41151819.
• Boeris D, Vatavu O, Fragale M, Giordano M, Colistra D, Colombo E, Piano M, Cenzato M. Historical evolution of extracranial -intracranial bypass: a single-center 45-experience. J Neurosurg Sci. 2025 Oct 9. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.25.06503-8. Online ahead of print.
• Fava E, Colistra D, Fragale M, Cenzato M. A novel method of neurophysiological brainstem mapping in neurosurgery. J Neurosci Methods. 2024 May:405:110096. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2024.110096.Epub 2024 Feb 28.
• Boeris D, Colistra D, Falco J, Tartara F, D’Aliberti GA, Fontanella MM, Servadei F, Cenzato M. How neurosurgical departments in Lombardy are getting ready to face the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: update from the most hit region in Italy. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Jan 6:1-3. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04660-8. Online ahead of print
• Cenzato M, Colistra D, Iacopino G, Raftopoulos C, Sure U, Tatagiba M, Spetzler RF, Konovalov AN, Smolanka A, Smolanka V, Stefini R, Bortolotti C, Ferroli P, Pinna G, Franzini A, Dammann P, Naros G, Boeris D, Mantovani P, Lizio D, Piano M, Fava E. Holmes tremor: a delayed complication after resection of brainstem cavernomas. J Neurosurg. 2020 Dec 11:1-11. doi: 10.3171/2020.7.JNS201352. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33307533
• Talamonti G, Colistra D, Crisà F, Cenzato M, Giorgi P, D’Aliberti G. Spinal epidural abscess in COVID-19 patients. J Neurol. 2020 Sep 10:1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10211-z. Online ahead of print
• Boeris D, Falco J, Potenza A, Colistra D, Bagnoli E, Cenzato M. Workflow management for COVID-19 patients needing an urgent neurosurgical procedure. J Neurosurg Sci. 2020 Aug;64(4):407-409. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.20.04962-0
• Gregori F, Colistra D, Mancarella C, Chiarella V, Marotta N, Domenicucci M. Arachnoid Cyst in young soccer players complicated by chronic subdural hematoma: personal experience and review of the literature. Acta Neurol Belg. 2019 Oct 25. doi: 10.1007/s13760-019-01224-1. [Epub ahead of print]
• D’Aliberti GA, Colistra D, Iacopino G, Bramerio M, Cenzato M, Talamonti G. Hydrocephalus due to a cavernoma-like lesion of an obliterated cerebral arteriovenous malformation treated by embolization and radiosurgery. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar 15. Pii: S1878-8750(19)30723-5. Doi: 1016/j.wneu.2019.03.068. (Epub ahead of print)
• Ruggeri AG, Fazzolari B, Colistra D, Cappelletti M, Marotta N, Delfini R. Calcified Spinal Meningiomas. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jun;102:406-412. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.045. Epub 2017 Mar 18.
• Vita S, Ajassa C, Caraffa E, Lichtner M, Mascia C, Mengoni F, Paglia MG, Mancarella C, Colistra D, Di Biasi C, Ciardi RM, Mastroianni CM, Vullo V. Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2017 Mar 13;10(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2444-9.
• Marotta N, Mancarella C, Colistra D, Landi A, Dugoni DE, Delfini R. First description of cervical intradural thymoma metastasis. World J Clin Cases. 2015 Nov 16;3(11):946-50. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i11.946.
• Domenicucci M, Pescatori L, Marruzzo D, Colistra D, Missori P. Cervical congenital spondylolytic spondylolisthesis associated with duplication of the vertebral artery: case report. Spine J. 2014 Sep 1;14(9):e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.02.023. Epub 2014 Feb 15.
• Tarantino R, Marruzzo D, Colistra D, Mancarella C, Delfini R. Twelfth nerve paresis induced by an unusual posterior fossa arachnoid cyst: case report and literature review. Br J Neurosurg. 2014 Aug;28(4):528-30. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2013.841851. Epub 2013 Oct 18. Review.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

• Delfini R, Fazzolari B, Colistra D. Spinal Meningiomas. In Arnautovic KI, Gokaslan ZL, eds. Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Cham; 2019.
• Delfini R, Fazzolari B, Colistra D. Middle Fossa Floor Meningiomas. In Cappabianca P, Solari D, eds. Meningiomas of the Skull Base – Treatment nuances in contemporary neurosurgery, Thieme Medical Pub; 2018.
• Delfini R. Craniovertebral junction meningiomas (partecipant as coauthor). In Misra BK, Laws ER, Kaye AH, eds. Current progress in neurosurgery, vol. 2. Tree Life Media; 2017.
• Landi A, Marotta N, Mancarella C, Colistra D, Delfini R. Obliged removal of the percutaneous fixation system on the thoracolumbar junction in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2016 Dec;18(12):e4829. doi: 10.17795/zjrms-4829.
• Landi A, Grasso G, Colistra D, Ambrosone A, Delfini R. Clinical assessment of low back pain: a neurosurgical point of view. Int J of Rec Surg and Med Sci. 2016;2(2):55-57.
• Colistra D, Mancarella C, Dugoni DE, Basilicata C, Landi A. Spinal neuronavigation in lumbar pathology. In: Landi A, Maiola V, Gregori F, eds. Degenerative, traumatic and infectious lumbar spinal pathology: diagnosis and treatment. NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers, Inc; 2016.

OFFICIAL CONGRESS PRESENTATIONS:

• Brain AVMs Surgery with Exoscope: 6-Year Experience on 204 patients. EANS 2025, Vienna (Austria), October 5-9, 2025
• Radiosurgical downgrading in the treatment of high grade cerebral AVMs: the experience of Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda. 75th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery Brescia (Italia), September 24-27, 2025
• Minimally invasive surgical treatment of a ruptured pseudoaneurysm in an eloquent AVM using selective intra-arterial ICG in the hybrid-OR. 12th Annual EANS Vascular Section Meeting, Marsiglia (Francia), September 4-6, 2025
• 1) The role of new technologies in the surgery of DAVFs. 2) Surgical treatment of cerebral AVMs. SNO 2025, Roma (Italia), May 7-10, 2025
• Hybrid stimulation: a novel technique for the mapping of nuclei and motor tracts in the surgery of brainstem cavernomas.. 74th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Bari (Italia), October 23-26, 2024
• Complications in cerebral bypass surgery. EANS 2024, Sofia (Bulgaria), October 13-17, 2024
• Surgical impact of a capsulated-lilke structure surrounding brainstem cavernomas. EANS 2024, Sofia (Bulgaria), October 13-17, 2024
  
• Outcome and complications in the early and late treatment of spinal cord trauma: experience of 151 cases in a third level center. 73rd Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Padua (Italy), October 12-14, 2023
• Damage control essentials in Neurosurgerical trauma. XXXIV Congresso Nazionale SPIGC, Roma, June 14-16/6/2023
• The importance of the presence of a capsule in the surgery of brainstem cavernomas: our experience. 71st Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Naples (Italy), October 14, 2022
• Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and mapping strategies in the surgery of cavernous angiomas of the brainstem in the last 3 years. 70th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Milan (Italy), October 15, 2021
• Holmes tremor: a delayed complication after resection of brainstem cavernomas. 68th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Rome (Italy), September 17, 2019.
• Neuronavigation 20 years after its advent in spine surgery, 65th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Rome (Italy), October 19-21, 2016.
• First description of cervical intradural thymoma metastasis, 63rd Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Vicenza (Italy), September 25-27, 2014.

COURSE PARTICIPATIONS AS TUTOR/TEACHER:

• Neurocheeta 2025, Cervesina (PV), November 28-30, 2025
• Niguarda UBE Week Course, Milano, November 24-27, 2025
• 12^th EANS Vascular Section Meeting, Marseille, September 4-6, 2025
• 2^nd Cerebrovascular Training Course 2^nd part, Zurich, June 12-13, 2025
• 2^nd Cerebrovascular Training Course 1^st part, Milano, May 16-17, 2025
• MoMoGio 2025, Pontignano (SI), April 10-12, 2024
• EANS Bootcamp 2025 for Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, March 31 – April 1, 2025
• Medical expert training in AVMs surgery, Milano, February 3-5, 2025
• Neurocheeta 2024, Cervesina (PV), November 28-30, 2024
• 11^th EANS Vascular Section Meeting, Marseille, September 4-6, 2024
• 1st Cerebrovascular Training Course 2^nd part, Zurich, June 12-13, 2024
• 1st Cerebrovascular Training Course 1^st part, Milano, May 16-17, 2024
• EANS Bootcamp 2024 for Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Milano, April 8-9,2024
• MoMoGio 2024, Pontignano (SI), April 4-6, 2024
• Neurocheeta 2023, Cervesina (PV), November 30 – December 2, 2023
• Skull base approaches to vascular lesions, Cremona, May 30 – June 1, 2023
• MoMoGio 2023, Pontignano (SI), April 27-29, 2023
• EANS Bootcamp 2023 for Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Milano, March 20-21, 2023
• Neurocheeta 2022, Cervesina (PV), December 1-3, 2022
• Videoendoscopic skull base dissection course, Cremona, October 4-5, 2022