Browsing by Subject "patient referral"

Arthritis and Myositis in a Patient Treated with Programmed Cell Death-1 (PD-1) Inhibitor Pembrolizumab for Lung Cancer

Pagkopoulou E., Simopoulou T., Maragkouli E., Perifanou-Sotiri S., Kotsakis A., Bogdanos D.P. (2020)

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a new class of drug that have demonstrated efficacy across many cancer types. Because of their nature and mode of action, ICIs unleash immune activation raising concerns as to whether ...

Chronic Progressive Dyspnea in a 71-Year-Old Man: A Diagnostic Ithaca After 8 Years of Consultation

Dimeas I.E., Sinis S.I., Sgantzou I.K., Ioannou M., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z. (2020)

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old ex-bus driver (ex-smoker, 20 pack-years) was admitted for the first time to the respiratory department because of chronic dry cough and progressive exertional dyspnea with insidious onset ...

Clinical features and outcomes of patients with tubercular uveitis treated with antitubercular therapy in the collaborative ocular tuberculosis study (COTS)-1

Agrawal R., Gunasekeran D.V., Grant R., Agarwal A., Kon O.M., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V., Gupta B., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.L., Westcott M., Phaik C.S., McCluskey P., Ling H.S., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Mahajan S., Esposti S., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Raje D., Cunningham E., Kempen J., Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Study Group (2017)

IMPORTANCE Eradication of systemic tuberculosis (TB) has been limited by neglected populations and the HIV pandemic. Whereas ocular TB often presents as uveitis without any prior evidence of systemic TB, the existing ...

Confluent hepatic fibrosis as the presenting imaging sign in nonadvanced alcoholic cirrhosis

Kelekis, N. L.; Makri, E.; Vassiou, A.; Patsiaoura, K.; Spiridakis, M.; Dalekos, G. N. (2004)

Confluent hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is usually a feature of advanced cirrhosis, while occurrence in early stage compensated cirrhosis is uncommon. We report the imaging findings of masslike CHF in a patient with previously ...

Current knowledge and perception of bariatric surgery among Greek doctors living in Thessaly

Zacharoulis D., Bakalis V., Zachari E., Sioka E., Tsimpida D., Magouliotis D., Tasiopoulou V., Chatedaki C., Tzovaras G. (2018)

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to assess doctors' knowledge, current conceptions, and clinical practice regarding obesity and bariatric surgery.METHODS: A self-administered survey was administered to 500 doctors ...

Effects of varenicline therapy in combination with advanced behavioral support on smoking cessation and quality of life in inpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD, bronchial asthma, or community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective, open-label, preference-based, 52-week, follow-up trial

Politis A., Ioannidis V., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z., Hatzoglou C. (2018)

Quitting smoking is the most important element in the therapeutic management of chronic respiratory diseases. Combining pharmacotherapy with behavioral support increases smoking cessation success rates. In addition, ...

Fanconi syndrome in the adulthood. The role of early diagnosis and treatment

Karatzas A.D., Paridis D., Kozyrakis D., Tzortzis V., Samarinas M., Dailiana Z., Karachalios T. (2017)

[No abstract available]

A huge posteromedial mediastinal cyst complicated with vertebral dislodgment

Kouerinis, I. A.; Zografos, G. C.; Exarchos, D. N.; Silimingas, N. T.; Argiriou, M. E.; Manoussaridis, J. T.; Misiakos, E. P.; Fotiadis, C. I.; Bellenis, I. P. (2006)

Background: Mediastinal cysts compromise almost 20% of all mediastinal masses with bronchogenic subtype accounting for 60% of all cystic lesions. Although compression of adjoining soft tissues is usual, spinal complications ...

Implementation of HPV-based Cervical Cancer Screening Combined with Self-sampling Using a Midwifery Network across Rural Greece: The Grecoself study

Agorastos T., Chatzistamatiou K., Tsertanidou A., Mouchtaropoulou E., Pasentsis K., Kitsou A., Moysiadis T., Moschaki V., Skenderi A., Katsiki E., Aggelidou S., Venizelos I., Ntoula M., Daponte A., Vanakara P., Garas A., Stefos T., Vrekoussis T., Lymberis V., Kontomanolis E.N., Makrigiannakis A., Manidakis G., Deligeoroglou E., Panoskaltsis T., Decavalas G.O., Michail G., Kalogiannidis I., Koukoulis G., Zempili P., Halatsi D., Truva T., Piha V., Agelena G., Chronopoulou A., Vaitsi V., Chatzaki E., Paschopoulos M., Adonakis G., Kaufmann A.M., Hadzidimitriou A., Stamatopoulos K. (2019)

Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is an alternative to physician sampling particularly for cervical cancer screening nonattenders. The GRECOSELF study is a nationwide observational cross-sectional study ...

An observational study of complications in patients with established multiple compartments syndrome of the leg

Zibis A., Varitimidis S., Fyllos A., Raoulis V., Karachalios T., Malizos K. (2021)

Introduction: Established multiple compartments syndrome of the leg (EMCSL) is defined as permanent ischemic lesions of muscles and nerves of the compartment, leading to multiple muscle contractions, muscle weakness and ...

The perceptions of athenian physiotherapists on the referral service in Greece and its impact on professional autonomy

Chanou, K.; Sellars, J. (2010)

Background and Purpose. The attainment of professional autonomy is considered a priority of any profession. The development of autonomy in physiotherapy has differed among countries, with some achieving a high degree of ...

Physical activity, exercise and rheumatoid arthritis: Effectiveness, mechanisms and implementation

Metsios G.S., Kitas G.D. (2018)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by functional disability, pain, fatigue and body composition alterations that can further impact on the physical dysfunction seen in RA. RA is also associated with systemic ...

Physicians’ experience, practice and education, on genetic testing and genetic counseling: a nationwide survey study in Greece

Fountzilas E., Apostolou P., Vasiliadis A.V., Aivazi D., Saloustros E., Fostira F. (2022)

Genetic testing has been implemented in clinical practice. However, data on physician’s practices and education related to cancer genetics, risk assessment and clinical management in Greece, is limited. In Greece, genetic ...

Practice patterns in diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia among general practitioners: Lessons learnt from a Greek survey

Samarinas M., Moysidis K., Perdikaki P., Gravas S. (2018)

[No abstract available]