[HTML][HTML] Biliary cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma: report of a case and review of the literature

A Manouras, H Markogiannakis… - World journal of …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biliary cystadenomas are rare, cystic neoplasms of the biliary ductal system that usually
occur in middle-aged women. They cannot be safely differentiated from …

[HTML][HTML] Acute mechanical bowel obstruction: clinical presentation, etiology, management and outcome

H Markogiannakis, E Messaris… - World journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To identify and analyze the clinical presentation, management and outcome of patients
with acute mechanical bowel obstruction along with the etiology of obstruction and the …

Preoperative vitamin D deficiency predicts postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy

J Kirkby-Bott, H Markogiannakis, A Skandarajah… - World journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Transient postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia occurs in up to 30% of patients. We
evaluated the effect of vitamin D deficiency on postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia. Methods …

Novel hemostatic devices in thyroid surgery: electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system and harmonic scalpel

A Manouras, HE Markogiannakis, PB Kekis… - Expert review of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Accurate and efficient hemostasis is one of the first priorities of the thyroid surgeon to
prevent or minimize complications, including injury to the laryngeal nerves or parathyroid …

Motor vehicle trauma: analysis of injury profiles by road-user category

H Markogiannakis, E Sanidas, E Messaris… - Emergency medicine …, 2006 - emj.bmj.com
Background: Vehicle accidents in Greece are among the leading causes of death and the
primary one in young people. The mechanism of injury influences the patterns of injury in …

Thyroid surgery: comparison between the electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system, harmonic scalpel, and classic suture ligation

A Manouras, H Markogiannakis, AS Koutras… - The American Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to compare the outcome of total thyroidectomy
with the electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system with the harmonic scalpel and with the …

Predictive value of procalcitonin for bowel ischemia and necrosis in bowel obstruction

H Markogiannakis, N Memos, E Messaris… - Surgery, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, the predictive value of procalcitonin for bowel
strangulation has been evaluated in only 2 experimental studies that had conflicting results …

[HTML][HTML] Lipoma induced jejunojejunal intussusception

…, DK Tsekouras, H Markogiannakis… - World journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intussusception in adults is rare. The clinical picture of intussusception in adults is subtle
and the diagnosis is, therefore, elusive. The presence of a structural abnormality in the great …

Unintentional parathyroidectomy during total thyroidectomy

A Manouras, H Markogiannakis… - Head & Neck …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Unintentional parathyroidectomy during thyroidectomy has been evaluated in a
few studies. Moreover, the impact of the surgeon's experience and operative technique has …

[HTML][HTML] Infections in a surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital in Greece

H Markogiannakis, N Pachylaki, E Samara… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the clinical and microbiological characteristics of the
patients who developed an infection in our surgical intensive care unit (SICU). METHODS …