Publications by authors named "D Tatsis"
Background: The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of the patients who required intensive care unit (ICU) admittance after surgical drainage of an odontogenic cervicofacial infection and identify the variables that are able to predict severe infection or a high possibility of complications.
Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study including all adult patients admitted to our hospital over the period 2011-2020 due to odontogenic cervicofacial infection and required ICU admittance. The study was approved by the hospital's scientific committee (no 814-9/8/2021).
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- A 56-year-old woman with a history of papillary thyroid carcinoma presented with a rare case of metastasis to her left parotid gland after many years since her initial treatments.
- Imaging and biopsy confirmed the metastasis, leading to a total parotidectomy and further radioactive iodine therapy.
- The case highlights the importance of awareness and a collaborative approach in diagnosing and treating rare distant metastases, which can significantly impact patient outcomes.
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- - Growth hormone (GH) potentially enhances the healing of colonic anastomosis in rats after chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin, and cisplatin, which generally impairs recovery.
- - In a study involving 80 Wistar rats, those receiving both chemotherapy and GH showed improved collagen deposition, indicated by higher hydroxyproline levels compared to those who only received chemotherapy.
- - Rats treated with GH and chemotherapy had similar body weights and bursting pressures compared to the control group, although they experienced more adhesions than untreated rats, suggesting GH might help mitigate some adverse effects of chemotherapy on wound healing.
Mesh-augmented hernia repair is the gold standard in abdominal wall and hiatal/diaphragmatic hernia management and ranks among the most common procedures performed by general surgeons. However, it is associated with a series of drawbacks, including recurrence, mesh infection, and adhesion formation. To address these weaknesses, numerous biomaterials have been investigated for mesh coating.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Globally, head & neck sarcoma care pathways remain unclear. In 2018, the London Sarcoma Service (LSS) set up a dedicated head and neck sarcoma (HNS) multidisciplinary team (MDT) with a clear objective to provide formal access to super-specialist expertise in diagnosis, treatment planning and management of HNS. The aim of the study is to provide first results of a dedicated HNS MDT.
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