Publications by authors named "Maria Ioanna Kotopouli"

In patients with acute ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic transformation (HT) of infarcted tissue frequently occurs after reperfusion treatment. We aimed to assess whether HT and its severity influences the start of secondary prevention therapy and increases the risk of stroke recurrence. In this retrospective dual-center study, we recruited ischemic stroke patients treated with thrombolysis, thrombectomy or both.

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Objective: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective surgical method for stroke prevention in selected patients with carotid stenosis. Few contemporary studies report on the long term mortality rate in CEA treated patients, despite continuous changes in medication, diagnostics, and patient selection. Here, the long term mortality rate is described in a well characterised cohort of asymptomatic and symptomatic CEA patients, sex differences evaluated, and mortality ratio compared with the general population.

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Objectives: Liver transplantation (LT) is the only available cure for end-stage liver disease and one of the best treatment options for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). Patients with known alcohol-associated cirrhosis (AC) are routinely assessed for alcohol dependence or abuse before LT. Patients with other liver diseases than AC may consume alcohol both before and after LT.

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Importance: Mortality rates resulting from bladder cancer have remained unchanged for more than 30 years. The surgical community has put hope in robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD) in an effort to improve surgical outcomes and bladder cancer survival without strong supporting evidence.

Objective: To evaluate perioperative, safety, and survival outcome differences between RARC with ICUD and open radical cystectomy (ORC).

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