Biomedical subjects

Vasilios Panteris

Publications and source records attributed to Vasilios Panteris.

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PubMed2006

Acute coronary syndrome after infliximab therapy in a patient with Crohn's disease.

Infliximab is a potent anti-TNF antibody, which is used with great success in Crohn's disease patients. Since its release in clinical practice, several adverse reactions have been observed. The interest in possible consequences of its administration is still high because of the recent introduction of the drug for the long-term maintenance therapy of refractory luminal and fistulizing Crohn's disease. We present a case of acute coronary syndrome (non-STEMI) in a patient with corticoid resistant Crohn's disease after his first dose of infliximab. By reviewing the scant articles that exist in the literature on this topic we made an effort to delineate the possible mechanisms of this phenomenon.

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PubMed2005

Solitary colonic neurofibroma in a patient with transient segmental colitis: case report.

Neurofibromas of the large bowel are very rare and usually are part of the colonic involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 (Nf1, von Recklinghausen's disease). Solitary neurofibromas of the colon are extremely rare. We describe a case of an isolated neurofibroma that was found in the large bowel of a patient who suffered from segmental colitis and presented with bloody diarrhea. A review of the literature is also included, concerning the disclosure of isolated neurofibromas in the gut and other body parts and the type of gastrointestinal involvement in von Recklinghausen's disease.

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Different aspects in functional dyspepsia.

Functional dyspepsia is still a puzzling medical problem. The causes are unknown, the pathogenetic mechanisms are uncertain, the management is controversial and medications are many times insufficient. The research so far has given conflicting results at all levels of investigation. This study represents an effort to collect all available data concerning the most disputed issues of functional dyspepsia. Topics regarding Helicobacter pylori eradication, pathophysiology, endoscopic and histologic correlations with symptomatology, the placebo effect and management options are presented following an evidence-based approach. Many articles, published in recent years, are discussed in order to obtain an overall insight of this peculiar symptom complex, named functional dyspepsia.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗