Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Zacharoulis, D."
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Anatomy and Complications Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Radiological Evaluation and Imaging Pitfalls
Triantafyllidis, G.; Lazoura, O.; Sioka, E.; Tzovaras, G.; Antoniou, A.; Vassiou, K.; Zacharoulis, D. (2011)To evaluate the post-operative gastric anatomy depicted by upper gastrointestinal gastrografin swallow studies (UGI) and report radiological work-up and management of complications following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy ... -
Antiangiogenic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma: current status
Zacharoulis, D.; Hatzitheofilou, C.; Athanasiou, E.; Zacharoulis, S. (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 ... -
Autologous infusion of expanded mobilized adult bone marrow-derived CD34+ cells into patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis
Pai, M.; Zacharoulis, D.; Milicevic, M. N.; Helmy, S.; Jiao, L. R.; Levicar, N.; Tait, P.; Scott, M.; Marley, S. B.; Jestice, K.; Glibetic, M.; Bansi, D.; Khan, S. A.; Kyriakou, D.; Rountas, C.; Thillainayagam, A.; Nicholls, J. P.; Jensen, S.; Apperley, J. F.; Gordon, M. Y.; Habib, N. A. (2008)OBJECTIVES: Recent advances in regenerative medicine, including hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, have brought hope for patients with severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC). The aim of this study was to assess ... -
Basics of radiofrequency tissue ablation
Jiao, L. R.; Zacharoulis, D.; Habib, N. A. (2006)Surgical advances generally follow either a scientific discovery or a technological breakthrough, for example magnetic resonance imaging or joint replacement. Over the past few years, the advent of new energy sources, such ... -
A case of splenic abscess after radiofrequency ablation
Zacharoulis, D.; Katsogridakis, E.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (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 ... -
Cholangiocarcinoma
Zacharoulis, D.; Sioka, E.; Bompou, E. (2011) -
Efficient liver gene transfer with foamy virus vectors
Zacharoulis, D.; Rountas, C.; Katsimpoulas, M.; Morianos, J.; Chatziandreou, I.; Vassilopoulos, G. (2013)Liver gene transfer offers hope for the correction of genetic and acquired disorders. Efficient gene transfer in large animals can be obtained with hydrodynamic gene transfer (HGT), a method that can achieve sufficient ... -
Gallbladder
Zacharoulis, D.; Sioka, E.; Bompou, E. (2011)Malignant hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) tumors attack more often the sixth to eighth decades of life. The aging of the world population is the reason that the number of elderly patients considered for resection of ... -
Habib EndoHPB: A Novel Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation Device. An Experimental Study
Zacharoulis, D.; Lazoura, O.; Sioka, E.; Potamianos, S.; Tzovaras, G.; Nicholls, J.; Koukoulis, G.; Habib, N. (2013)Background: The Habib EndoHPB is a bipolar radiofrequency (RF) catheter developed to be introduced across malignant strictures of the bile ducts, so that RF energy can locally ablate the tumor prior to stent placement. ... -
Immunophenotypic Evaluation of DNA Mismatch Repair Markers in 2 Cases of Synchronous Histomorphologically Distinct Gastric Adenocarcinomas With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Proximal Small Bowel
Athanassiou, E.; Vamvakopoulou, D. N.; Zacharoulis, D.; Paroutoglou, G.; Sioutopoulou, D.; Tepetes, K.; Nomikos, I.; Vamvakopoulos, N. C. (2010)Objectives: To assess the prognostic value of combined mismatch DNA repair (MMR) phenotyping in 2 synchronous histomorphologically distinct gastric adenocarcinomas (GADCs), each accompanied by gastrointestinal stromal ... -
Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous Versus Preoperative ERCP and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for the Management of Cholecysto-Choledocholithiasis Interim Analysis of a Controlled Randomized Trial
Tzovaras, G.; Baloyiannis, I.; Zachari, E.; Symeonidis, D.; Zacharoulis, D.; Kapsoritakis, A.; Paroutoglou, G.; Potamianos, S. (2012)Background: Although the ideal management of cholecysto-choledocholithiasis is controversial, the 2-stage approach [endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), sphincterotomy, and common bile duct (CBD) clearance ... -
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair under spinal anesthesia: a feasibility study
Tzovaras, G.; Zacharoulis, D.; Georgopoulou, S.; Pratsas, K.; Stamatiou, G.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (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 ... -
Minimal invasive technique for gene delivery in porcine liver lobe segment
Katsimpoulas, M.; Zacharoulis, D.; Rountas, C.; Dimitriou, C.; Mantziaras, G.; Kostomitsopoulos, N.; Habib, N.; Kostakis, A. (2011)Introduction: The feasibility and outcome of large volume injection of gene solution in a segment of a liver lobe, without backflow, were studied in a porcine model, using a custom-designed balloon catheter. Method: Eight ... -
Minimally invasive and selective hydrodynamic gene therapy of liver segments in the pig and human
Khorsandi, S. E.; Bachellier, P.; Weber, J. C.; Greget, M.; Jaeck, D.; Zacharoulis, D.; Rountas, C.; Helmy, S.; Helmy, A.; Al-Waracky, M.; Salama, H.; Jiao, L.; Nicholls, J.; Davies, A. J.; Levicar, N.; Jensen, S.; Habib, N. (2008)This paper highlights our experience of the transfer of hydrodynamic gene therapy (HGT) from the large animal, the pig, into clinical practice. The modification of balloon catheters and the development of a minimally ... -
Modified radiofrequency-assisted liver resection. A new device. Reply to the letter to the editor by Dr. K. Tepetes (risks of the radiofrequency-assisted liver resection)
Zacharoulis, D.; Tzovaras, G.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (2008) -
Modified radiofrequency-assisted liver resection: A new device
Zacharoulis, D.; Tzovaras, G.; Rountas, C.; Poultsidis, A.; Katsogridakis, E.; Sioka, E.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (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 ... -
A Novel Experimental Animal Model of Arterial Stenosis Based on Endovascular Radiofrequency Energy Application
Lazoura, O.; Zacharoulis, D.; Kanavou, T.; Rountas, C.; Katsimboulas, M.; Tzovaras, G.; Habib, N. (2011)Purpose: To develop a new rabbit model of arterial stenosis using endovascular radiofrequency (RF) energy. Materials and Methods: Ten rabbits were used for multiple endovascular RF applications to the aorta and left common ... -
Radiofrequency ablation of liver colorectal metastases
Tracey, J.; Dimarakis, J.; Zacharoulis, D.; Anderson, J.; Tait, P.; Jiao, L.; Habib, N. (2006)Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron (the knife?) cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable. © 2006 Springer-Verlag/Wien. -
Radiofrequency-assisted partial splenectomy: Histopathological and immunological assessment of the splenic remnant in a porcine model
Zacharoulis, D.; Poultsidis, A.; Katsogridakis, E.; Kalala, F.; Nakou, M.; Chatzitheofilou, C. (2008)Background Radiofrequency (RF) ablation has recently been expanded from palliative treatment into tissue-preserving surgery with controversial results. RF has been accused of septic complications and dysfunction of the ... -
Real-time quantification of human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in liver tissues from patients with hepatocellular cancer and chronic viral hepatitis
Satra, M.; Gatselis, N.; Iliopoulos, D.; Zacharoulis, D.; Dalekos, G. N.; Tsezou, A. (2007)We determined, for the first time, the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA expression, using real-time quantitative PCR, in liver tissues from patients with hepatocellular cancer (HCC; n = 13), chronic ...