Michael Karanikas
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Recent Articles
1.
Stylianou C, Gogoulis I, Karapepera V, Chaidas K, Karanikas M
Cureus
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):e78368.
PMID: 40041649
Parenchymal organ rupture is a serious emergency condition most commonly occurring in abdominal or thoracic viscera, whereas blunt neck trauma affecting the thyroid is rarely documented. We present the case...
2.
Petra G, Kritsotakis E, Gouvas N, Schizas D, Toutouzas K, Karanikas M, et al.
Br J Surg
. 2025 Mar;
112(2).
PMID: 40037524
Background: Malnutrition is a risk factor for postoperative morbidity but the optimal tool for the assessment of malnutrition is unclear. Methods: This is a prospective multicentre cohort study. Consecutive patients...
3.
Nikova A, Vlotinou P, Michalopoulou H, Tripsianis G, Karanikas M, Birbilis T
Eur Spine J
. 2024 Mar;
PMID: 38507098
Background: Although the number of educated women and physicians, and especially neurosurgeons, is increasing worldwide, the educational opportunities, careers, and beliefs concerning female neurosurgeon's status and abilities are undermined. To...
4.
Apostolou K, Paunovic I, Frountzas M, Zivaljevic V, Tausanovic K, Karanikas M, et al.
J Surg Res
. 2023 Sep;
293:102-120.
PMID: 37734294
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors for hypothyroidism, both clinical and subclinical, following hemithyroidectomy in preoperatively euthyroid patients, as well as hypothyroidism...
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Petridou M, Karanikas M, Kaselas C
Pediatr Surg Int
. 2023 Jun;
39(1):212.
PMID: 37269352
This systematic review aims to compare the two major principles of laparoscopic pediatric inguinal hernia repair: totally laparoscopic repairs (LR) and laparoscopically assisted repairs (LAR), to find out the optimal...
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Karapepera V, Kofina K, Papatheodorou N, Effraimidou E, Karanikas M
J Surg Case Rep
. 2023 Feb;
2023(2):rjad065.
PMID: 36852341
Ectopic kidney is a relatively uncommon anatomic variation that is usually detected incidentally in patients undergoing imaging for an unrelated reason. Most cases are asymptomatic and are often revealed by...
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Kofina K, Papatheodorou N, Konomi M, Giannopoulos I, Valkanos A, Karanikas M
J Surg Case Rep
. 2022 Dec;
2022(12):rjac575.
PMID: 36518640
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus that usually presents in the liver and lungs. Presentation of the disease as a solitary abdominal wall...
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Lasithiotakis K, Kritsotakis E, Kokkinakis S, Petra G, Paterakis K, Karali G, et al.
World J Surg
. 2022 Sep;
47(1):130-139.
PMID: 36109368
Background: Emergency laparotomy (EL) is accompanied by high post-operative morbidity and mortality which varies significantly between countries and populations. The aim of this study is to report outcomes of emergency...
9.
Nikova A, Sioutas G, Karanikas M, Birbilis T
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
. 2022 Jul;
64(2):195-201.
PMID: 35851769
Management of glioblastoma should be aggressive and personalised to increase the quality of life. Many new therapies, such as active immunotherapy, increase the overall survival, yet they result in complications...
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Nikova A, Vlotinou P, Karelis L, Karanikas M, Birbilis T
Br J Neurosurg
. 2021 Jul;
36(3):316-322.
PMID: 34313526
Introduction: Glioblastoma cases are often treated with aggressive resection. Recent studies have suggested that extended surgical resection could improve survival. Improved extent of resection could be afforded by the use...