Parcourir par auteur "Hatzitheofilou, C."
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Antiangiogenic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma: current status
(2005)Hepatocellular carcinoma is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide in both adult and pediatric patients. Despite many options, no ideal treatment exists for this highly malignant tumor, and management strategies have ... -
A case of splenic abscess after radiofrequency ablation
(2006)Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an innovative technique used primarily for the palliative treatment of unresectable liver tumors. Its therapeutic indications however, have been expanded and now include various other organs ... -
The Fat Content of Small Primary Breast Cancer Interferes with Radiofrequency-Induced Thermal Ablation
(2009)Background: Radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation is a minimally invasive technique of local mass elimination with variable efficiency. Methods: Ten patients with small primary breast cancer diagnosed preoperatively by core ... -
Laparoscopic appendectomy: Differences between male and female patients with suspected acute appendicitis
(2007)Background: The role of laparoscopy in the management of patients with suspected acute appendicitis remains controversial. It has been suggested that laparoscopy is useful mainly in young women of reproductive age because ... -
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia: A pilot study
(2006)Background: Regional anesthesia has not been used as the sole anesthetic procedure other than in the scenario of a patient at high risk to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy with CO2 pneumoperitoneum under general ... -
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair under spinal anesthesia: a feasibility study
(2008)BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia has not been used as the sole anesthetic procedure in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair due to the fear of potential adverse effects of the pneumoperitoneum. However, there are recent reports ... -
Legal and ethical issues in robotic surgery
(2010)Aim. With the rapid introduction of revolutionary technologies in surgical practice, such as computer-enhanced robotic surgery, the complexity in various aspects, including medical, legal and ethical, will increase ... -
Modified radiofrequency-assisted liver resection: A new device
(2007)Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RF) is emerging as new therapeutic method for the management of hepatic tumors. So far the RF-assisted hepatectomy has been described using an electrode initially designed for ablation ... -
New trends in the management of colonic trauma
(2005)Background: The management of colon trauma seems to have swung from the "diversion dogma" to a more liberal use of primary repair. However, there are still debatable issues, regarding the management of destructive injuries ... -
The role of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair: results of a single-centre prospective randomised trial
(2007)Hernia repair is one of the so-called clean operations. Many surgeons, however, use antibiotics, especially in the mesh repair era, without strong evidence to support this policy. We conducted a single-centre prospective ... -
Spinal vs general anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(2008)Objective: To compare spinal anesthesia with the gold standard general anesthesia for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in healthy patients. Design: Controlled randomized trial. Setting: University hospital. Patients: ... -
Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A prospective non randomized study
(2006)AIM: To study the timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis. METHODS: Between January 2002 and December 2005, all American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (ASA) I, II and III ...