Michael D Melekos
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Recent Articles
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Mitrakas L, Zachos I, Tzortzis V, Gravas S, Rouka E, Dimitropoulos K, et al.
Cancer Res Treat
. 2014 Dec;
47(3):495-500.
PMID: 25483745
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation of previous bladder cancer history with the recurrence and progression of patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with...
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Kardakos I, Volanis D, Kalikaki A, Tzortzis V, Serafetinides E, Melekos M, et al.
Urology
. 2014 Aug;
84(4):783-8.
PMID: 25135871
Objective: To investigate the impact of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) on renal tissues using neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), cystatin C, and interleukin 18 (IL-18) levels in serum and urine and...
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Zachos I, Tzortzis V, Mitrakas L, Samarinas M, Karatzas A, Gravas S, et al.
Tumour Biol
. 2013 Dec;
35(5):4185-9.
PMID: 24375197
We conducted a retrospective study to determine the prognostic significance of age, gender, associated carcinoma in situ, stage, number of tumors, and tumor size for patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder...
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Chu D, Lipkin M, Wang A, Ferrandino M, Preminger G, Kijvikai K, et al.
Urol Int
. 2013 Aug;
91(3):340-4.
PMID: 23942388
Objective: To compare the risks of fever from different lithotrites after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). Materials And Methods: The Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society (CROES) PNL database is a...
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Gravas S, Efstathiou K, Zachos I, Melekos M, Tzortzis V
Can J Urol
. 2012 Jun;
19(3):6269-73.
PMID: 22704312
Introduction: To assess the learning curve for fluorescence cystoscopy using hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride (HAL) in patients with bladder cancer. Material And Methods: Fifty patients underwent bladder instillation with HAL. Two senior...
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Vlachostergios P, Karasavvidou F, Kakkas G, Moutzouris G, Patrikidou A, Voutsadakis I, et al.
Prostate Cancer
. 2012 Jun;
2012:452795.
PMID: 22666602
Objective. To study the impact of the neutral endopeptidase (NEP)/neuropeptides (NPs) axis and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) as predictors of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). Patients...
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Voutsadakis I, Vlachostergios P, Daliani D, Karasavvidou F, Kakkas G, Moutzouris G, et al.
Urol Int
. 2012 Jan;
88(2):158-64.
PMID: 22286396
Introduction: The cell surface endopeptidase CD10 (neutral endopeptidase) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) have been independently associated with prostate cancer (PC) progression. We investigated the correlations between these two factors and...
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Vlachostergios P, Karasavvidou F, Patrikidou A, Voutsadakis I, Kakkas G, Moutzouris G, et al.
Pathol Oncol Res
. 2011 Jul;
18(2):245-52.
PMID: 21786090
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a potentially curable disease when diagnosed in early stages and subsequently treated with radical prostatectomy (RP). However, a significant proportion of patients tend to relapse early,...
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Gravas S, Tzortzis V, Rountas C, Melekos M
Urol Res
. 2009 Dec;
38(1):61-3.
PMID: 20013117
The first case of a kidney haematoma after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL) in a patient with nephrolithiasis who was taking aged garlic extraction is reported. Patient was treated conservatively without...
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Tzortzis V, Mitrakas L, Gravas S, Mamoulakis C, Meissner A, Kyriakou D, et al.
J Sex Med
. 2009 May;
6(7):2068-71.
PMID: 19453903
Introduction: Recurrent ischemic priapism still remains a serious and difficult to treat complication of certain hematological disorders. Elucidation of the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms and application of new effective prophylactic treatments...