Dimitris Loutradis
Enhanced recovery programs after surgery (ERAS) gains ground the last years as it provides fast postoperative mobilization and is associated with reduced perioperative morbidity. Key elements of these protocols include but are not limited …
D. Karoutsos, Z. Fasoulakis, S. Michala, K. Stefanidis, P. Antsaklis
Glycosylated Fibronectin (GFN), a glycoprotein involved in cell adhesion and migration, has been implicated in several physiological and pathological processes. Current literature suggests its altered glycosylation patterns might be associated with various pregnancy complications with recent studies providing new empirical evidence from a cohort study …
Nikolaos Machairiotis, Vasilios Pergialiotis, Konstantinos Vlassis, Theodoros Troupis, Nikolaos Vrachnis
Neurotrophins have been previously mentioned as potential factors that may alter human growth and result in fetal growth restriction (FGR). As neural growth factors, neurotrophins promote brain development and plasticity and have a significant effect on the synaptic transmission, although the actual mechanisms of their action …
Olha Proshchenko, Iryna Ventskivska, Serhii Vasyliuk, Artem Mykytiuk
Background and aims. The principles of enhanced recovery in operative gynecology, comorbidity, and a multimodal approach in perioperative support require comprehensive study and optimization, and the ambiguity of literature reports determines the relevance …
Maria Ioanna Chatziioannou, Zacharias Fasoulakis, Marianna Theodora, George Daskalakis, Panos Antsaklis
Backround: The term “hydrops fetalis” refers to excessive accumulation of pathologic serous fluid within the fetal soft tissues and body cavities. There are two categories, the immune and the nonimmune hydrops (NIHF). Currently 90 percent …
Konstantinos Zacharis, Eirini-Aikaterini Evangelopoulou, Konstantina Balafa, Ourania Koukoura, Alexandros Daponte
Primary vaginal melanoma is a rare and aggressive entity affecting the vaginal wall without any involvement of the uterine cervix or the vulva. It usually occurs in elderly women. We hereby present an 87-year-old woman who presented with recurrent vaginal bleeding. Vaginal examination revealed a 3cm hyperpigmented lesion …
Vlora Ademi Ibishi, Hajrullah Latifi, Lena Ibishi, Anne Malin
Background: Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder with high variability of clinical expression. Cutaneous manifestations such as café-au-lait spots, freckling patterns, and dermal neurofibromas, are the most distinguishable and common signs appearing in the vast majority of individuals with NF-1. Instances where a patient is both pregnant …