Intramuscular myxoma associated with an increased carbohydrate antigen 19.9 level in a woman: a case report.

Introduction: Intramuscular myxoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor. The lack of specific symptoms and widely used laboratory tests makes the diagnosis quite difficult. We present a case of an Intramuscular myxoma associated with an increased carbohydrate antigen 19.

Advanced Trauma Life Support certified physicians in a non trauma system setting: is it enough?

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of ATLS(®) on trauma mortality in a non-trauma system setting. ATLS represents a fundamental element of trauma training in every trauma curriculum. Nevertheless, there are limited studies in the literature as for the impact of ATLS training in trauma mortality, especially outside the US.

Traumatic brain injury in Greece: report of a countrywide registry.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of TBI in Greece and to provide evidence on the epidemiologic characteristics of the disease.

Patients And Methods: This is a prospective observational study initiated by the Hellenic Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. Thirty hospitals participated in the registry.

Interfacility transfers in a non-trauma system setting: an assessment of the Greek reality.

Background: Quality assessment of any trauma system involves the evaluation of the transferring patterns. This study aims to assess interfacility transfers in the absence of a formal trauma system setting and to estimate the benefits from implementing a more organized structure.

Methods: The 'Report of the Epidemiology and Management of Trauma in Greece' is a one year project of trauma patient reporting throughout the country.

Anastomotic leak management after a low anterior resection leading to recurrent abdominal compartment syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Low anterior resection is usually the procedure of choice for rectal cancer, but a series of complications often accompany this procedure. This case report describes successful management of an intricate anastomotic leak after a low anterior resection.

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with a low rectal adenocarcinoma.

The implementation of a national trauma registry in Greece. Methodology and preliminary results.

Background: Trauma is a leading cause of death worldwide and a major health problem of the modern society. Trauma systems are considered the gold standard of managing patients with trauma. An integral part of any trauma system is a trauma registry.

The effects of vasopressors on perfusion of gastric graft after esophagectomy. An experimental study.

Aims: To evaluate the impact of the perioperative administration of norepinephrine on the perfusion of the esophageal graft.

Methods: This is an experimental study. Six swine underwent transhiatal esophagectomy; the stomach was used to replace the resected esophagus.

The use of a harmonic scalpel in thyroid surgery: report of a 3-year experience.

Background: Hemostasis in thyroid surgery is of utmost importance for a successful surgery and an uneventful postoperative course. The present article reports a single surgeon's 3-year experience in the use of the harmonic scalpel. The device was developed in the early 1990s and offered adequate and safe hemostasis for vessels up to 3 mm in width.

Unusual site of recurrent musculoskeletal hydatid cyst: case report and brief review of the literature.

A case of a large multiplex recurrent hydatid cyst involving the left gluteal muscle and the left iliopsoas, accompanied with degeneration of the musculature of the left upper leg is presented along with a review of the relevant literature. Very few such cases have been reported worldwide. The presented case is also distinguished by the involvement of muscles of distant anatomic areas.