Publications by authors named "Epaminondas Fachantidis"
Background: Surgical management is the basic treatment for hydatid disease. Overall, the recurrence rate appears to be high (4.6%-22.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Therapeutic laparoscopy of the pancreas is still described as experimental surgery by many surgeons. Many issues remain to be clarified in determining the future of this new method.
Case Presentation: The objective of the present study was to present a case of a patient who underwent totally laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for a benign appearing tumor in the tail of the pancreas and to critically discuss the treatment of the pancreatic remnant and the need to perform splenectomy with or without ligation of the splenic vessels.
Background: Patients with adrenal metastasis from various primary tumours are regarded as cases of diffuse systemic spread and considered unsuitable for surgical resection. We herein report an operable case of heterochronic adrenal metastasis from colorectal carcinoma in a 63-year-old woman.
Case Presentation: Sixteen months after low anterior resection for the primary tumour, left lower pneumonectomy was performed for a solitary lung metastasis.
Background: Intrabiliary rupture is a common and serious complication of hepatic hydatidosis, and its treatment remains controversial.
Methods: Sixty-seven patients who underwent surgery for rupture of a hydatid cyst in the biliary tree were studied retrospectively. The following data were analyzed: age, sex, clinical presentation, and so on.