Publications by authors named "Iakovos Theodoulidis"
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- The study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes, satisfaction, and reasons for disappointment in patients with advanced pelvic organ prolapse who underwent LeFort colpocleisis (LFC).
- Conducted between 2007 and 2021, the study included 141 patients and used surveys to assess their health and satisfaction 61.65 months after surgery.
- Results indicated a low rate of prolapse recurrence and no regrets about sexual function loss; however, persistent urinary incontinence correlated with decreased satisfaction and regret.
Introduction And Hypothesis: Various instruments are used to evaluate the severity of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in clinical trials for SUI surgery. We conducted a scoping review with the primary aim of investigating the use of such instruments.
Methods: A comprehensive search in PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.
Bladder stones are rare in women. This report presents the case of a woman with a massive bladder stone and incarcerated procidentia. The 75-year-old woman presented to the outpatient clinic with procidentia and recurrent urinary tract infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to present endoscopic images of a meshoma and describe the complete excision of a complicated mesh after sacrocolpopexy (SCP) using a combined vaginal-endoscopic technique.
Methods: We present a video documentation of an innovative technique. A 58-year-old woman was referred with painless, foul-smelling vaginal discharge and recurrent vaginal mesh erosions.
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- * In cases where these cysts are large and symptomatic, surgical excision through the vaginal approach is the best treatment, leading to good results and high patient satisfaction.
- * A study involving three women who had noticeable prolapse symptoms found that they all had large vaginal cysts, which were successfully removed surgically, and follow-up showed no recurrences after six months.
Background: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) has been largely underdiagnosed and undertreated due to the lack of concrete definitions, validated assessment methods and efficient treatments. However, during the last few decades, there has been great progress in the clinical management and research of FSD.
Objective: The purpose of this review is to describe the pathophysiology of FSD, report the prevalence of the disease in the setting of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and disease, and review current and under investigation treatment options.
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- Cellular angiofibroma is a rare, benign soft-tissue tumor often seen in middle-aged women, typically in the vulvar area, and can be mistaken for cancer.
- A 49-year-old woman had a painless tumor found in the left ischiorectal fossa during a routine CT scan, initially suggestive of malignancy.
- After surgical excision and analysis, it was confirmed to be a cellular angiofibroma with no complications, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for diagnosing and treating such rare tumors.
Background: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists consist of a class of drugs with pleiotropic beneficial effects in several cardiovascular diseases. However, physicians frequently overlook their use due to the adverse effects of such agents.
Objectives: To determine the adverse effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and to suggest clinically meaningful options.