Publications by authors named "George Theofanis"

Aim Thyroidectomy is the most common operation in the field of endocrine surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the use of LigaSure vessel (LS) and harmonic scalpel (HS) in 1653 total thyroidectomies between January 2008 and March of 2023, with regards to analysis of surgical bleeding complications duration the hospital stay and operative surgical time. Methods It is a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database.

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George Theofanis, Mahmud Saedon, Soo Hua Kho, Francesk Mulita, Stylianos Germanos and Edmund Leung discuss the use of sugar as an aid to reducing a stomal prolapse.

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Background: Surgery stimulates an intense systemic inflammatory response which might increase postoperative morbidity. Corticosteroids may reduce this inflammatory reaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate any possible effect on postoperative morbidity and recovery after administrating methylprednisolone in super-obese patients undergoing open surgery.

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