Browsing by Author "Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos"
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Combination of right nephrectomy and total pancreaticoduodenectomy for von hippel-lindau disease
Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Karapanos, Konstantinos; Stafyla, V. K.; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Koureas, Andreas; Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi; Smyrniotis, V. (2010)Context Von Hippel-Lindau disease is an inherited syndrome of multiorgan neoplasia caused by a germline mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau gene and can include central nervous system tumors, renal cell carcinomas and benign ...
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Inferior vena cava obstruction and collateral circulation as unusual manifestations of hepatobiliary cystadenocarcinoma
Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Palialexis, C.; Stamatakis, E.; Kairi-Vassilatou, Evi; Smyrniotis, V. (2013)BACKGROUND: Hepatobiliary cystadenocarcinoma represents a rare epithelial malignant tumor derived from the intrahepatic bile duct. METHODS: A 71-year-old woman, who had undergone laparoscopic drainage of a cystic lesion ...
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The introduction of a simple maneuver to reduce the risk of postoperative bleeding after major hepatectomies
Vassiliou, Ioannis; Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Stafyla, V. K.; Theodoraki, K.; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Theodosopoulos, Theodosios; Kotis, George; Fragoulidis, George; Kotsis, Thomas; Smyrniotis, V. (2009)Background/Purpose: In major hepatectomies, postoperative increases in central venous pressure (CVP) may cause suture failure and massive bleeding. The aim of our study is to test the application of an intraoperative ...
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Mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report and review of the literature
Kyriazi, Maria A.; Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Stafyla, V. K.; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Dafnios, Nicolaos; Theodosopoulos, Theodosios; Kairi-Vassilatou, Evi; Smyrniotis, V. (2009)Introduction: Pancreatic tumors usually display either a ductal, an acinar or an endocrine differentiation. Mixed exocrine and endocrine pancreatic tumors are extremely rare. There have been a few reports of the rare entity ...
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Ovarian vein thrombosis mimicking acute abdomen: A case report and literature review
Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Dellaportas, Dionysios; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Koureas, Andreas; Voros, Dionysios (2011)Background: Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare, but serious condition that affects mostly postpartum women. A high index of suspicion is required in order to diagnose this unusual cause of abdominal pain.Case presentation: ...
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A rare coexistence of adrenal cavernous hemangioma with extramedullar hemopoietic tissue: A case report and brief review of the literature
Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Kyriazi, Maria A.; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Stafyla, V. K.; Theodosopoulos, Theodosios; Dafnios, Nicolaos; Smyrniotis, V.; Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi (2009)Background: Cavernous hemangiomas of the adrenal gland are rare, benign, non-functioning neoplastic tumors. To our knowledge, 55 cases have been reported in the literature to date. Case presentation: We report the first ...
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Recurrent pulmonary embolism due to giant hepatic hamangioma treated with hepatectomy under vascular exclusion
Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos; Stafyla, V. K.; Karapanos, Konstantinos; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Koureas, Andreas; Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi; Smyrniotis, V. (2010)Giant hepatic hemangiomas are benign tumors that measure more than 4 cm and are usually asymptomatic. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an extremely rare manifestation of giant hepatic hemangiomas. We report a case of a 44-year-old ...