Vrachnis Nikolaos, Galazios Georgios, Stefos Theodoros
Prenatal care is the most widely used preventive service in the western world due to the recognition of its fundamental role in improving pregnancy outcome. The preventive nature of antenatal care, inspired by the teachings of Hippocrates, was re – introduced by John William Ballantyne in Edinburgh at the end of the 19th century, who focused on congenital anomalies, and later, during the first three decades of the 1900s, …
Nousia Konstantina, Michalopoulos George, Grigoriadis Charalampos, Stournaras Stamatis, Brezeanou Christina, Vrachnis Nikolaos, Farmakides George
Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the success rate and safety of vaginal delivery after cesarean section, as well as the value of midwives’ contribution in these cases. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective clinical study, including women diagnosed with singleton uncomplicated pregnancies and history of one or more previous cesarean sections, who underwent trial of labor, supported by midwives …
Androutsopoulos Georgios, Michail Georgios, Adonakis Georgios, Decavalas Georgios
The epidermal growth factor system (EGF system) is present in human organs and play important role in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis during embryogenesis and postnatal development. It has 4 receptors (EGFR, ErbB – 2, ErbB – 3 and ErbB – 4) and numerous ligands. Dysregulation of the epidermal growth factor system signaling network, is implicated in the pathogenesis of various disorders …
Kalinderi Kallirhoe, Fidani Liana
Prenatal diagnosis is a very important part in the obstetric care of a pregnant woman. The use of invasive methods of prenatal screening provides great accuracy in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic and chromosomal abnormalities of the fetus; however it carries a small risk of fetal miscarriage. For this reason, the development of non-invasive methods of prenatal diagnosis is an area of intense research …
Thanasas Ioannis
Malignant melanoma in pregnancy is rare but its incidence is rapidly increasing due to the growing trend for child – bearing in advanced age. A case of malignant melanoma diagnosed in the 25th gestational week and treated with local surgical resection is presented. The patient had an uneventful remaining pregnancy, delivered by cesarian section at 37 weeks and has been disease – free for 1 year postpartum …
Sofoudis Chrisostomos, Salakos Nikolaos
cervical cancer is the most common cause of death from gynecological cancer in developing countries, with a mortality rate ten times higher than that in developed countries. It represents the third most common cancer in women after breast and colorectal cancer, with 528,000 estimated cases in 2012, 84% of these in less developed countries …