• Critical review of lasers in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) 

      Gravas, S.; Bachmann, A.; Reich, O.; Roehrborn, C. G.; Gilling, P. J.; De La Rosette, J. (2011)
      Laser technology has been applied to treat LUTS secondary to BPH for > 15 years. Some of the early approaches failed to fulfil our expectations and have been abandoned, but technological advancements and growing clinical ...
    • Development of a New Optical Device and Its Feasibility in Prostate Cancer Detection 

      Panteliou, S. D.; Tzortzis, V.; Anagnostopoulos, G. T.; Sunaric, M. M.; Sarris, J.; Hatzimouratidis, K.; Hatzichristou, D. (2012)
      Aim: To develop a new optical device (prostate optical device, POD) for assessment of prostate tissue stiffness and evaluate its sensitivity and specificity in prostate cancer detection. Patients and Methods: POD was tested ...
    • 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 ...