Dimitrios Lappas
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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European Journal of Endocrinology | 2011
George Noussios; Panagiotis Anagnostis; Dimitrios G. Goulis; Dimitrios Lappas; Konstantinos Natsis
Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity resulting from developmental defects at early stages of thyroid gland embryogenesis, during its passage from the floor of the primitive foregut to its final pre-tracheal position. It is frequently found around the course of the thyroglossal duct or laterally in the neck, as well as in distant places such as the mediastinum and the subdiaphragmatic organs. Although most cases are asymptomatic, symptoms related to tumor size and its relationship with surrounding tissues may also appear. Any disease affecting the thyroid gland may also involve the ectopic thyroid, including malignancy. The clinician must distinguish between ectopic thyroid and metastatic deposits emerging from an orthotopic gland, as well as other benign or malignant masses. Thyroid scintigraphy plays the most important role in diagnosing ectopy, but ultrasonography contributes as well. In cases of symptomatic disease, surgery is the treatment of choice, followed by radioiodine ablation and levothyroxine suppression therapy in more refractory cases. This review provides current understanding about the wide clinical spectrum of this rare condition, also referring to optimal diagnostic approach, differential diagnosis, and management strategies.
Pain Practice | 2012
Maria Piagkou; Theano Demesticha; Theodore Troupis; Konstantinos Vlasis; Panayiotis Skandalakis; Aggeliki Makri; Antonios Mazarakis; Dimitrios Lappas; Giannoulis Piagkos; Elizabeth O. Johnson
Abstract The postsynaptic fibers of the pterygopalatine or sphenopalatine ganglion (PPG or SPG) supply the lacrimal and nasal glands. The PPG appears to play an important role in various pain syndromes including headaches, trigeminal and sphenopalatine neuralgia, atypical facial pain, muscle pain, vasomotor rhinitis, eye disorders, and herpes infection. Clinical trials have shown that these pain disorders can be managed effectively with sphenopalatine ganglion blockade (SPGB). In addition, regional anesthesia of the distribution area of the SPG sensory fibers for nasal and dental surgery can be provided by SPGB via a transnasal, transoral, or lateral infratemporal approach. To arouse the interest of the modern‐day clinicians in the use of the SPGB, the advantages, disadvantages, and modifications of the available methods for blockade are discussed.▪
Journal of Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery | 2012
Maria Piagkou; Theodore Xanthos; Sophia Anagnostopoulou; Theano Demesticha; Evangelos Kotsiomitis; Giannoulis Piagkos; Vassilis Protogerou; Dimitrios Lappas; Panayiotis Skandalakis; Elizabeth O. Johnson
OBJECTIVE To investigate the anatomical variability of the palatine structures in Greek population. MATERIAL AND METHODS 71 Greek adult dry human skulls were examined to detect the position of the greater palatine (GPF) and lesser palatine foramina (LPF) related to adjacent anatomical landmarks. RESULTS The perpendicular distance of the GPF to the midline sagittal suture was 1.53 cm and 0.3 cm from the inner border of the alveolar ridge. The mean distance from the posterior palatal border was consistent 0.46 cm on the right and 0.47 cm on the left side of the skulls. In the greater majority of the skulls (76.2%), the GPF were between proximal-distal surfaces of the 3rd maxillary molar. A single LPF was observed in 53.45% of the skulls, two LPF were observed in 31% of the skulls bilaterally and five LPF were rare (2.1%). The commonest position of LPF was at the junction of the palatine bone and the inner lamella of the pterygoid plate (71.9%). CONCLUSION Our results can help clinicians localize the palatine foramina in patients with and without maxillary molars and to predict the depth of a needle to anaesthetise the maxillary nerve with greater success when performing surgical procedures in the hard and soft palate.
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | 2012
Olga Kiritsi; George Noussios; Konstantinos Tsitas; Dimitrios Lappas
Dysgenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare vascular disorder with a variety of different grades (agenesis, aplasia, and hypoplasia). The left internal carotid artery is reported to be affected by dysgenesis three times more often than the right one. Most of the patients with dysgenesis of the internal carotid artery are asymptomatic. We report a case of a patient with right internal carotid artery agenesis presented to our hospital as transient ischaemic attack. CT scans at skull base level with bone settings showed absence of the right carotid canal, consistent with congenital agenesis of the internal carotid artery. MR imaging of the brain revealed signal void of the intracranial portion of right internal carotid artery. Maximum intensity projection reconstruction confirmed the agenesis of the right ICA, with the right middle cerebral artery fed through a dilated posterior communicating artery and the right anterior cerebral artery supplied by the anterior communicating artery (fetal type of collateral flow). In patients with agenesis of the internal carotid artery non-invasive imaging techniques are currently the mainstay of diagnosis.
Italian journal of anatomy and embryology | 2012
Maria Piagkou; Georgios Androutsos; Theano Demesticha; Dimitrios Lappas; Marianna Karamanou; Giannoulis Piagkos; Panayiotis Skandalakis; Konstantinos Piagkos
The purpose of this historical review is to add new elements to the international literature in relation to the birth and progress of the science of anatomy in modern Greece. Step by step, it outlines the efforts of prominent Greek anatomists to establish the course of the basic science of anatomy in the newly founded Medical School, the laborious effort to collect cadaveric material to compile museum anatomical collections and to gradually build the foundations of modern anatomy science at the Medical School of the Athenian University.
Anatomical Science International | 2012
Dimitrios Lappas; George Noussios; Panagiotis Anagnostis; Fotini Adamidou; Antonios Chatzigeorgiou; Panagiotis Skandalakis
Urology | 2006
A. Lekas; Andreas C. Lazaris; Michael Chrisofos; Athanasios Papatsoris; Dimitrios Lappas; Efstratios Patsouris; C. Deliveliotis
Anatomical Science International | 2007
Evangelos N. Manolis; Stamatios Theocharis; T Panagiotaropoulos; Dimitrios Lappas; Efthimia Mompheratou
Folia Morphologica | 2011
Olga Kiritsi; George Noussios; Konstantinos Tsitas; Pantelis Chouridis; Dimitrios Lappas; Konstantinos Natsis
Folia Morphologica | 2012
Dimitrios Lappas; N.A. Stavropoulos; George Noussios; V. Sakellariou; P. Skandalakis