Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School: Recent submissions
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Asthma and atopy in children born by caesarean section: effect modification by family history of allergies - a population based cross-sectional study
(2012)Background: Studies on the association of birth by caesarean section (C/S) and allergies have produced conflicting findings. Furthermore, evidence on whether this association may differ in those at risk of atopy is limited. ...
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Association of serum vitamin D with asthma and atopy in childhood: Review of epidemiological observational studies
(2015)During the last decades, vitamin D deficiency has re-emerged worldwide affecting not only population’s bone health, but also several other conditions including asthma and allergies. Increasing number of published epidemiological ...
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Temporal changes in the prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies in urban and rural areas of Cyprus: Results from two cross sectional studies
(2011)Background: The prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies in Cyprus was significantly higher in urban compared to rural areas back in the year 2000, against a background of an overall low prevalence (e.g. current wheeze ...
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Hematometra presenting as an acute abdomen in a 13-year-old postmenarchal girl: A case report
(2012)Introduction. Most underlying diseases for abdominal pain in children are not dangerous. However some require rapid diagnosis and treatment, such as acute ovarian torsion or appendicitis. Since reaching a diagnosis can be ...
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Handlebar injuries in children
(2013)Introduction: Handlebar injuries in children may lead to severe organ lesions despite minimal initial signs and without visible skin bruise. We present our experiences applying a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for ...
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Phase II study of LU 103793 (dolastatin analogue) in patients with metastatic breast cancer
(2003)LU 103793 is a synthetic analogue of Dolastatin 15 that inhibits tubulin polymerisation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of LU 103793 in patients with metastatic breast cancer who had ...
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A simple presurgical necrotizing enterocolitis-mortality scoring system
(2006)Objective: To assess the relationship between early laboratory parameters, disease severity, type of management (surgical or conservative) and outcome in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Study design: Retrospective collection ...
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The relationship between coagulation and the extend of surgery and postoperative infection in surgical infants below 6 months of age
(2006)Aim: First to assess coagulation changes after surgery in children below 6 months of age. Second to detect differences attributable to the extent of surgery and postoperative infection. Materials and methods: Blood counts, ...
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Effects of Intralipid infusion on hemorheology and peripheral resistance in neonates and children
(2005)Deleterious microcirculatory effects of Intralipid (IL) infusion may be caused by hemorheological or vascular effects. The aim of this investigation was to study vascular and hemorheological effects of IL in preterm and ...
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The treatment of cancer in Greek antiquity
(2004)Literary sources provide considerable information on the existence of various malignant tumours in the classical period. Based on a close reading of the ancient Greek medical treatises, this paper traces the history of the ...
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Immunization of patients with sjögren's syndrome with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
(1980)Thirty‐two patients with Sjögren's syndrome were randomly selected to receive either multivalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine or saline placebo in a double‐blind study. Among placebo treated patients, levels of ...
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Postoperative sepsis in infants below 6 months of age
(2009)Background: Sepsis is a threatening postoperative complication especially in small infants. Regarding the advances in perinatal medicine, its incidence is unknown to date. We aimed to investigate the incidence, risk factors, ...
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Comparison of porcine and human coagulation by thrombelastometry
(2011)Introduction: Although the pig is a standard model for the evaluation of various diseases in humans, including coagulopathy, it is not clear whether results in animals can be extrapolated to man. Materials and methods: In ...
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Monoclonal immunoglobulins and autoantibodies in lymphoid malignancies
(1990)The presence of serum monoclonal or oligoclonal immunoglobulins (paraproteins) was investigated in 38 non Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, 33 patients with solid tumors and 33 healthy individuals. ...
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Endobronchial metastases secondary to solid tumors: Report of eight cases and review of the literature
(2000)Endobronchial metastases (EBM) secondaries to extrapulmonary solid malignant tumors are rare. Breast, colon and renal adenocarcinomas are the most frequent tumors associated with EBM. Since 1990 we have treated eight ...
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