Browsing by Author "Nastos, Constantinos"
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Association of Fokl and PvuII polymorphisms with breast cancer staging and survival among Caucasian women: A prospective study
Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Ekonomou, Emmanouel; Tsamadias, V.; Nastos, Constantinos; Karapanos, Konstantinos; Papaconstantinou, Ioannis; Theodosopoulos, Theodosios; Contis, John; Papalarabros, E.; Voros, Dionysios; Psychogios, J. (2014)Purpose: Both vitamin D and estrogens play an important role in breast cell growth and differentiation. Therefore, we hypothesized that Fokl polymorphism in the Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) gene, as well as PvuII polymorphism ...
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Closure of a persistent sphincterotomy-related duodenal perforation by placement of a covered self-expandable metallic biliary stent
Vezakis, Antonios; Fragoulidis, George; Nastos, Constantinos; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Polydorou, Andreas; Voros, Dionysios (2011)Retroperitoneal duodenal perforation as a result of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy is a rare complication, but it is associated with a relatively high mortality risk, if left untreated. Recently, several endoscopic ...
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Effect of infliximab on the healing of intestinal anastomosis: An experimental study in rats
Papaconstantinou, Ioannis; Zeglinas, C.; Gazouli, Maria; Nastos, Constantinos; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Lykoudis, Panagis; Evangelou, Konstantinos; Papalois, A.; Papaioannou, M.; Vlachogiannakos, J.; Tzathas, C. (2014)Background and aim: Infliximab is effective in the induction and maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease. Whether, the perioperative administration of anti-TNF-a compromises intestinal healing leading to anastomotic ...
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Immunohistochemical expression patterns of S100, synaptophysin, chromogranin A and neuron specific enolase in predicting malignant behaviour in paragangliomas
Nastos, Constantinos; Yiallourou, Anneza; Kotsis, Thomas; Mizamtsidi, Maria; Delaportas, Dionysios; Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi; Polymeneas, George (2018)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of immunohistochemical markers in the prediction of malignancy in paragangliomas. METHODS: Our institute's patient records between 1990-2012 were retrieved in ...
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The impact of peri-operative administration of infliximab on the healing process of intestinal anastomosis: A rat experimental study
Papaconstantinou, Ioannis; Zeglinas, C.; Gazouli, Maria; Nastos, Constantinos; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Papalois, A.; Tzathas, C. (2014)
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The Impact of Peri-operative Anti-TNF Treatment on Anastomosis-Related Complications in Crohn's Disease Patients. A Critical Review
Papaconstantinou, Ioannis; Zeglinas, C.; Gazouli, Maria; Nastos, Constantinos; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Papalois, A.; Tzathas, C. (2014)Introduction: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)a is a cytokine exerting pleiotropic effects on critical cell functions and, most importantly, is the main regulator of pro-inflammatory cytokine production and a key player in the ...