Sfoglia per Autore "Moutzouris, G."
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Bladder stone formation after a tension-free vaginal tape procedure: Report on two cases
Tzortzis, V.; Mitsogiannis, I. C.; Moutzouris, G.; Aravantinos, E.; Anagnostou, T.; Gravas, S.; Melekos, M. D. (2007)We present 2 cases of large bladder stones formed on a tension-free vaginal tape ( TVT) which was inadvertently passed through the bladder during the continence procedure. The stones together with the intravesical portion ... -
Bortezomib reverses the proliferative and antiapoptotic effect of neuropeptides on prostate cancer cells
Tsapakidis, K.; Vlachostergios, P. J.; Voutsadakis, I. A.; Befani, C. D.; Patrikidou, A.; Hatzidaki, E.; Daliani, D. D.; Moutzouris, G.; Liakos, P.; Papandreou, C. N. (2012)Objectives: Neuropeptides are important signal initiators in advanced prostate cancer, partially acting through activation of nuclear factor kappa B. Central to nuclear factor kappa B regulation is the ubiquitin-proteasome ... -
CD10 Is Inversely Associated with Nuclear Factor-Kappa B and Predicts Biochemical Recurrence after Radical Prostatectomy
Voutsadakis, I. A.; Vlachostergios, P. J.; Daliani, D. D.; Karasavvidou, F.; Kakkas, G.; Moutzouris, G.; Melekos, M. D.; Papandreou, C. N. (2012)Introduction: The cell surface endopeptidase CD10 (neutral endopeptidase) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) have been independently associated with prostate cancer (PC) progression. We investigated the correlations ... -
The combination of lanreotide 90 mg plus dexamethasone in the treatment of hormonerefractory prostate cancer (HRPCA)
Mitsogiannis, I.; Oeconomou, A.; Gravas, S.; Mitrakas, L.; Tzortzis, V.; Moutzouris, G.; Melekos, M. (2007) -
The effectiveness of a scientific symposium to change urologists' attitude towards treatment of LUTS/BPH
Mitropoulos, D.; Moutzouris, G.; Papadimitriou, V.; Perimenis, P.; Sofras, F. (2007)Purpose The use of interactive voting systems in continuing education helps to evaluate the alteration in the audience's views after a presentation. This study was designed to evaluate whether urologists' attitude towards ... -
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) are directly interrelated and predict biochemical recurrence of hormone naive prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy
Vlachostergios, P. J.; Kakkas, G.; Moutzouris, G.; Karasavvidou, F.; Kapatou, K.; Daliani, D. D.; Melekos, M.; Papandreou, C. N. (2012) -
Endothelin-1 overexpression: a potential biomarker of unfavorable prognosis in non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Mitrakas, L.; Gravas, S.; Karasavvidou, F.; Dimakopoulos, G.; Moutzouris, G.; Tzortzis, V.; Koukoulis, G.; Papandreou, C.; Melekos, M. (2015)Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a multifunctional peptide exerting its effects via receptors A and B. ET-1 and its receptors, endothelin axis (ET axis), play a promoting role in cancer biology. Alterations of proteins of ET axis ... -
Genetic polymorphisms in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene and prostate cancer risk in Caucasian men
Karatzas, A.; Giannatou, E.; Tzortzis, V.; Gravas, S.; Aravantinos, E.; Moutzouris, G.; Melekos, M.; Tsezou, A. (2010)Background: Catechol-estrogen metabolites can induce carcinogenesis by acting as endogenous tumor initiators. Glucuronidation, mediated by the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) enzyme, is a main metabolic pathway ... -
Impact of stapling devices on radical cystectomy: Comparative study between low- and high-volume surgeons
Tzortzis, V.; Gravas, S.; Mitsogiannis, I. C.; Moutzouris, G.; Karatzas, A.; Leventis, A.; Mpouzalas, I.; Melekos, M. D. (2008)OBJECTIVES To compare effectiveness in terms of blood loss and operative time of stapling devices among surgeons with different levels of surgical volume. METHODS We evaluated a group of 29 male patients with invasive ... -
NEUTRAL ENDOPEPTIDASE (NEP) AND ENDOTHELIN 1 (ET-1) ARE INVERSELY EXPRESSED IN HORMONE-NAIVE PROSTATE CANCER AND ARE PREDICTORS OF BIOCHEMICAL FAILURE FROM RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Vlachostergios, P. J.; Patrikidou, A.; Kakkas, G.; Moutzouris, G.; Voutsadakis, I. A.; Karasavvidou, F.; Daliani, D. D.; Koukoulis, G.; Melekos, M. D.; Papandreou, C. N. (2010) -
p53 and Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression are Directly Associated with Cyclin D1 Expression in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens of Patients with Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer
Vlachostergios, P. J.; Karasavvidou, F.; Patrikidou, A.; Voutsadakis, I. A.; Kakkas, G.; Moutzouris, G.; Zintzaras, E.; Daliani, D. D.; Melekos, M. D.; Papandreou, C. N. (2012)Prostate cancer (PCa) is a potentially curable disease when diagnosed in early stages and subsequently treated with radical prostatectomy (RP). However, a significant proportion of patients tend to relapse early, with the ... -
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Under a Multimodal Analgesia Regime
Aravantinos, E.; Kalogeras, N.; Stamatiou, G.; Theodorou, E.; Moutzouris, G.; Karatzas, A.; Melekos, M. (2009)Objectives: To evaluate the possibility of performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) under a multimodal analgesia regime. Patients and Methods: During a period of 3 years, 51 patients requiring PCNL were enrolled in ... -
Percutaneous suprapubic cystolithotripsy under local anesthesia
Tzortzis, V.; Aravantinos, E.; Karatzas, A.; Mitsogiannis, I. C.; Moutzouris, G.; Melekos, M. D. (2006)Objectives. To assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of percutaneous cystolithotripsy under local anesthesia in selected patients. Methods. Thirty-one patients with bladder stones of different etiologies underwent ... -
Renal cancer in the elderly
Moutzouris, G.; Economou, A. (2011)The incidence of renal cell cancer is increasing worldwide. The longevity of the population is also increasing in the Western part of the world, and consequently, we are faced with more elderly patients harboring renal ... -
'Single puncture' mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy under assisted local anesthesia
Aravantinos, E.; Moutzouris, G.; Kalogeras, N.; Zygoulakis, N.; Stamatiou, G.; Melekos, M.; Chantzi, E. (2010)Objective: To evaluate the possibility of performing minipercutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) under assisted local anesthesia in a selected group of patients. Patients and Methods: Twenty-one patients with unilateral ...