Publications by authors named "A Kotsani"
Introduction: Many patients who are hospitalised for acute ischaemic episodes stop smoking; however, many of them relapse and resume smoking again within three months from their hospitalisation. The aim of this study was to study the factors that might affect smoking resumption in patients who have suffered an acute coronary syndrome.
Methods: We studied 420 patients, active smokers at the time of admission, who were hospitalised for an acute coronary episode.
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- The study aimed to explore current treatment methods for oroantral fistulas resulting from maxillary sinusitis, highlighting a case series approach.
- Four patients with varying sizes of oroantral fistulas underwent a procedure that involved tissue removal, endoscopic surgery for sinus drainage, and closure with buccal flaps and synthetic glue.
- All patients experienced successful outcomes over follow-up periods ranging from six months to three years, indicating that endoscopic techniques may be effective alternatives to traditional surgical methods for smaller fistulas.
Angioedema due to use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) is a rare side-effect but is seen more often because of the increase in the use of these drugs due to their effectiveness and good tolerance in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure. Other types of angioedema, which should be included in the differential diagnosis, are the hereditary type, which results from deficiency of C1 esterase inhibitor and the allergic angioedema. Angioedema is a potentially life-threatening condition when it is located to the mucosal and submucosal layers of the upper airway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Hearing loss can significantly impair patient's quality of life, affecting communicative behavior, emotional and social function. This study assesses the impact of hearing aids on the quality of life of patients in a rural area and its correlation with socio-economic factors.
Materials-methods: Thirty patients (18 male, 12 female), with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss of variable etiology, using hearing aid for at least five years, were enrolled in this study.
[Voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. Voice prostheses or esophageal replacement voice?].
Laryngorhinootologie
February 1998
Background: During the last years tracheoesophageal fistula has a well established role and in several units is now the principal means of speech rehabilitation following laryngectomy. The purpose of this study is to present the long term results after using the Provox voice prosthesis and to compare the phonetic results obtained with this means of speech rehabilitation with esophageal speech.
Patients, Methods, And Results: During the last 7 years, 265 laryngectomy patients were trained in our Department in an effort to develop esophageal speech.