D. Mandrekas

Short benign ileocolonic anastomotic strictures - management with bi-flanged metal stents: Six case reports and review of literature

Panagiotis Kasapidis, Georgios Mavrogenis, D. Mandrekas, Fateh Bazerbachi

BACKGROUND: The endoscopic management of benign short post-anastomotic ileocolonic stricture (PAICS) that is refractory to primary and secondary treatment modalities remains challenging. The lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) is a novel device recently developed for therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy. LAMSs have demonstrated significantly better …

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Management of obstructive cholangiocarcinoma with metallic stents, implanted in a Y-shaped pattern, in one session.

Panagiotis P. Kasapidis, Elias Grivas, D. Mandrekas

Annals of Gastroenterology (2012) 25, 1 Most patients with unresectable, malignant, obstructive, cholangiocarcinoma are candidates for palliation. Biliary drainage by endoscopic interventions (ERCP), with im- plantation of self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs), plays a major role in improving liver function and managing or …

A Randomized Trial Comparing Adjuvant Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, and Mitomycin with No Treatment in Operable Gastric Cancer

N. Tsavaris, K. Tentas, P. Kosmidis, Nicolas Mylonakis et autres

Combination chemotherapy (CT) has, in some groups of patients with gastric cancer (GC), who are at a high risk for relapse, resulted in a small but measurable improvement in palliation and patient survival not reaching statistical significance and therefore remaining applicable in …

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A phase-II study of liposomal doxorubicin and docetaxel in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Konstantinos N. Syrigos, B Michalaki, Fotini Alevyzaki, Nikolaos Machairas et autres

BACKGROUND: Both liposomal doxorubicin (LD) and docetaxel (D) have a broad range of activity against solid tumors, including advanced pancreatic cancer (APC), as single agents, while their combination has produced encouraging response rates in the treatment of several malignancies. We have conducted …

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Thyroid cancer since the chernobyl accident: a hypothesis

N. Kakaviatos, Georgios Zografos, D. Mandrekas, Anastasios Macheras et autres

N Kakaviatos, G N Zografos, D Mandrekas, A Macheras, M Sechas; Thyroid cancer since the chernobyl accident: a hypothesis, European Journal of Surgery, Volume 16

The prognostic significance of autoantibodies against dsDNA in patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma.

Konstantinos Nikolaos Syrigos, Anestis Charalambopoulos, Kyriaki Pliarchopoulou, Nicholas Varsamidakis et autres

BACKGROUND: The tumors of the gastrointestinal system have been associated with various immune disorders. The goal of this study was to correlate the presence of the anti-dsDNA autoantibodies in the serum of patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma suffering from the prognosis of their …

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Effects of Cefepime and Meropenem on the Gastrointestinal Colonization ofSurgical Patients by Candida albicans

George Samonis, N. Thomakos, Theodore Liakakos, Anastasios Macheras et autres

BACKGROUND: The study evaluated the effects of cefepime and meropenem on the gastrointestinal (GI) colonization of surgical patients by Candida albicans. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty adult surgical patients who received intravenously either of these antibiotics as monotherapy for the treatment of an …

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Spontaneous thrombosis of hepatic artery aneurysm

D. Mandrekas, Alexandros G. Gougoulakis, C Fotiadis, D. Moulopoulou et autres

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Rehabilitation Outcome in Patients With Lower Limb Amputations Because of Arterial Occlusive Disease: Is it Worth Trying for the Lowest Possible Amputation Level? A Prospective Study

Alexandros G. Gugulakis, Andreas M. Lazaris, Spyros N. Vasdekis, Miltiadis I. Matsagas et autres

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Distant cutaneous metastasis from carcinoma of the uterus. A case report.

D. Mandrekas, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos, D. Moulopoulou, George Papamichalis et autres

Cutaneous metastasis from intraabdominal carcinoma is relatively rare. When it is present it is usually located in the skin overlying the neoplasm [1]. Carcinoma of the uterus metastatic to the skin accounts for 9% of all cutaneous metastases. Distant metastasis is extremely …

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Aortoenteric fistula: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a haemodialysis patient.

Dimosthenis Vlassopoulos, Christos Noussias, P. Dagounaki, Alexandros G. Gougoulakis et autres

D Vlassopoulos, C Noussias, P Dagounaki, A Gougoulakis, D Mandrekas, V Hadjiconstantinou; Aortoenteric fistula: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleedi

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Multiple cholesterol embolism: a case report.

Anastasios Macheras, D. Mandrekas, M. Fotinou

Cholesterol embolism is an unusual but serious complication of intra-arterial procedure such as arterial catheterization, angiography, and angioplasty. In this short paper a case of fatal cholesterol embolisation after angiography is described. Histology examination revealed atheroembolic lesions in the kidneys, spleen and …

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