Environmental risk factors for iron deficiency anemia in children 12-24 months old in the area of Thessalia in Greece.

Background And Aim: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common problem all over the world, which attacks mainly pregnant women, infants and children. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of IDA in children 12-24 months old in a specific area of Thessalia, located in the central part of Greece, and to identify the environmental risk factors associated with it.

Patients And Methods: In the first part of this cross-sectional and case-control study, the hemoglobin (Hb) levels of 938 children were estimated by a mobile photometer analyzer.

Large-scale population genetic analysis for hemoglobinopathies reveals different mutation spectra in central Greece compared to the rest of the country.

We have undertaken a large population screening study to identify the molecular basis of hemoglobinopathies in the central Greece region. A total of 845 unrelated beta-thalassemia patients and alpha-, beta-, and deltabeta-thalassemia carriers have been recruited and screened for mutations in the alpha- and beta-globin gene clusters. The alpha(-MED) deletion and the Turkish inversion/deletion are the most frequent genetic rearrangements leading to alpha- and deltabeta-thalassemia respectively, contrary to the situation in the rest of the country, while the beta -101 (C>T) promoter mutation is surprisingly frequent in the central part of Greece.

Nutritional risk factors for iron-deficiency anaemia in children 12-24 months old in the area of Thessalia in Greece.

Iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a common problem all over the world, which mainly attacks pregnant women, infants and children. The main objectives were to assess the prevalence of IDA in children 12-24 months old in the area of Thessalia located in the central part of Greece and to identify, by means of a simple questionnaire, its nutritional risk factors. The research was applied as a cross-sectional and case-control study.

Ductectatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas: a rare variant.

A rare case of the ductectatic variant of mucinous pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma in a 64 year-old man, presenting with painless obstructive jaundice, is reported. CT scan revealed a multicystic lesion of the pancreatic head, which caused biliary obstruction. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) revealed the characteristic grapelike cluster pattern of pancreatic ductectatic neoplasms.

Management of non resectable malignant esophageal stricture and fistula.

Objective: The palliation of dysphagia caused by esophageal carcinoma and other inoperable tumours obstructing the esophagus presents a challenge for the thoracic surgeon, in particularly when associated with fistula (F). In a prospective study over the last 5 years, we have evaluated the effectiveness of different approaches and types of prostheses to solve the above problem.

Method: Thirty three patients (mean age: 63.