3 results match your criteria: "Piraeus General Hospital "Agios Pandeleimon"[Affiliation]"

Evidence of the role of the vagal nerves as a monitor in the gastrointestinal-renal axis of natriuresis in human: Effects of vagotomy.

Auton Neurosci

July 2017

Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Second Surgery Department, General Hospital of Chania "Agios Georgios", Chania, Greece; Second Surgery Department, Piraeus General Hospital "Agios Pandeleimon", Piraeus, Greece.

This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of gastrointestinal regulation of natriuresis. Sixteen subjects without (group I) and sixteen subjects with a truncal vagotomy (group II), were given a daily diet of 18mmol of sodium for 5days (D1-D5). The sodium deficit for this period was calculated for each subject and on the morning of day-6 (D6), their cumulative deficit (E) was given as 3% NaCl.

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Chronic severe constipation: current pathophysiological aspects, new diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic options.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

March 2015

aThird Department of General Surgery, Athens General Hospital 'Evagelismos-Athens Eye Hospital-Polykliniki' bSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens cSecond Department of General Surgery, Piraeus General Hospital 'Agios Pandeleimon', Piraeus, Greece.

Chronic constipation is a considerable problem because it significantly affects the quality of a patient's life. Constipation can be diagnosed at every age and is more frequent in women and among the elderly. In epidemiological studies, its incidence is estimated at 2-27% in the general population.

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Anorectal incontinence: a challenge in diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

November 2013

aDepartment of General Surgery, 'Polykliniki' Athens General Hospital bSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens cSecond Department of General Surgery, Piraeus General Hospital 'Agios Pandeleimon', Piraeus, Greece.

Anorectal incontinence is a symptom of a complex multifactorial disorder involving the pelvic floor and anorectum, which is a severe disability and a major social problem. Various causes may affect the anatomical and functional integrity of the pelvic floor and anorectum, leading to the anorectal continence disorder and incontinence. The most common cause of anorectal incontinence is injury of the sphincter muscles following delivery or anorectal surgeries.

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