Publications by authors named "Stavros Kravvaritis"
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- - Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a serious and rare form of necrotizing fasciitis that mainly affects males, but females face higher mortality rates; it often targets the genital area and perineum.
- - Risk factors for FG include diabetes, obesity, trauma, alcohol abuse, smoking, hypertension, and conditions that weaken the immune system, like HIV or cancer.
- - A case study is presented of a 33-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, who developed FG and was treated successfully through surgery and intensive medical care.
Heterotopic pregnancy, defined by the simultaneous existence of intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy, is a rare pathological condition. In women undergoing assisted reproduction techniques, the frequency is higher. The possibility of the simultaneous existence of an ectopic pregnancy, when the certainty of an endometrial pregnancy has been assured, should always be considered with special care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntestinal obstruction due to adnexal torsion is a rare complication that can be occurred during torsion of an ovarian cyst. A premenopausal woman presented to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and obstipation for 2 days. An abdominal radiograph showed signs of large bowel partial obstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChorioangioma is the most common type of placental tumor. A primigravida woman was noted on routine scan at 21 weeks of gestation to have a placental mass measuring 1.8 x 2.
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