Publications by authors named "Konstantina Katsiafliaka"
BACKGROUND Schwannomas are tumors that arise from Schwann cells that surround and support nerve cells. Most common sites for presentations are head, neck, and extremities. Schwannomas of gastrointestinal tract are rare, slow-growing tumors, usually benign, arising from gastrointestinal tract's neural plexus.
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- * A case study discusses a 76-year-old man who had a sigmoid tumor causing bowel obstruction and a suspected liver metastasis, leading to simultaneous surgical procedures: Hartmann's sigmoidectomy and left lateral hepatic resection.
- * Despite significant blood loss during surgery and a postoperative pulmonary embolism, the patient was discharged 21 days later and showed no active disease after adjuvant chemotherapy, highlighting the need for more research on simultaneous CRCa and metastasis surgeries in emergency situations.
Background: Bladder rupture is more frequently encountered in blunt pelvic trauma, but can also be spontaneous or iatrogenic. Laparoscopic repair has been widely used during the last few years as a treatment for intraperitoneal bladder perforation. The bladder is the genitourinary organ most often affected by iatrogenic injury.
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