Publications by authors named "Nikolaos Goumalatsos"

Background: Mesenteric cyst is a rare clinical entity especially in pregnancy; therefore, few cases have been reported in the literature. The standard method of their treatment is surgical excision either with laparotomy or laparoscopy. In addition, mesenteric vein thrombosis is a rare and life-threatening condition in pregnancy and needs immediate treatment because it can lead to intestinal necrotic ischemia.

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Young infants are at increased risk for influenza-associated serious illness, onset of complications, utilization of health-care services, and hospitalization. We investigated the feasibility and acceptance of an influenza vaccination (cocooning) strategy by household contacts implemented in a maternity hospital and the neonatal unit of a pediatric hospital in Athens. A total of 224 mothers (mean age: 30.

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We present an extremely rare case of partial molar pregnancy with a chromosomically and phenotypically normal embryo and review of the literature. A 31-year-old nulliparous was referred to us at 30 weeks of gestation due to absence of fetal movements and subsequent ultrasound examination revealed intrauterine demise. Prenatal amniocentesis due to raised maternal serum α-fetoprotein had shown a karyotypically normal female embryo and second trimester ultrasound demonstrated no anatomic abnormalities.

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Objective: To report an extremely rare case of an autoamputated ovary with a dermoid cyst diagnosed during a Cesarean section and review the literature.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Tertiary hospital.

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