Publications by authors named "A Tsochrinis"
Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumor of the female pelvis. Parasitic leiomyomas are an extremely rare entity of leiomyoma occurrence found at extrauterine sites. They are mostly diagnosed in patients with a history of gynecologic procedures and morcellators use during laparoscopic leiomyoma resection.
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- - A 37-year-old woman in her fourth pregnancy experienced rare primary spontaneous pneumothorax at 32 weeks, treated with a chest drain and monitored by ultrasound.
- - She had two more episodes of pneumothorax during her pregnancy and postpartum, leading to a surgical procedure called uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
- - There are few documented cases of this condition, and no specific medical guidelines exist, with treatment options ranging from observation to chest drainage and surgical intervention.
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a common gynecological complaint in reproductive aged women. In this case report, we present a case of emergency total hysterectomy performed in a hemodynamically unstable patient due to AUB. Based on pelvic ultrasound (US) and CT scan along with the prevalence of uterine smooth muscle tumors, leiomyomatous uterus was the most likely preoperative diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is associated with a poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and HIPEC play an important role in well-selected patients with PC. The aim of the study is to present the differences in the intraoperative parameters in patients who received HIPEC in two different manners, open versus closed abdomen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to present a group of patients with <150 cm of small intestine after cytoreductive surgery (CRS)+hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and the special problems arising from this condition.
Methods: From November 2005 to November 2013, 130 patients were treated for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) with CRS+HIPEC. Ten patients (7.