The natural mummy of Pandolfo III Malatesta (1370-1427), prince of Fano and leading figure of the Italian Renaissance, was exhumed from his monumental tomb in Fano in 1995. Pandolfo was Captain General of the troops of the Venice Republic in the war against the Visconti of Milan and the Hungarians. Previous studies revealed the typical ergonomic picture of a horseman and a soldier. Obesity, attested by large cutaneous folds, and prostatic nodular hyperplasia were diagnosed. We present a case of renal calculosis affecting this 15th century Italian prince.
Renal Calculosis of Pandolfo III Malatesta (1370-1427)
GIUFFRA, VALENTINA;MINOZZI S;FORNACIARI, GINO
2011-01-01
Abstract
The natural mummy of Pandolfo III Malatesta (1370-1427), prince of Fano and leading figure of the Italian Renaissance, was exhumed from his monumental tomb in Fano in 1995. Pandolfo was Captain General of the troops of the Venice Republic in the war against the Visconti of Milan and the Hungarians. Previous studies revealed the typical ergonomic picture of a horseman and a soldier. Obesity, attested by large cutaneous folds, and prostatic nodular hyperplasia were diagnosed. We present a case of renal calculosis affecting this 15th century Italian prince.File in questo prodotto:
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