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  1. Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Greek Adult Patients Two Years after Successful Renal Transplantation

    Article • BANTAO Journal, January 2017, De Gruyter

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  2. Pyogenic Intraperitoneal Pantoea agglomerans Abscesses

    Article • Surgical Infections, February 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  3. Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, January 2016, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  4. Delayed presentation of diaphragmatic rupture with stomach herniation and strangulation

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, September 2015, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  5. What could be hidden behind acute respiratory failure causing emergency intubation?

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Surgery, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  6. Sigmoid carcinoma localized in the sac of a right inguinoscrotal hernia

    Article • Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine, January 2015, Medknow

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  7. Asymptomatic extraperitoneal inguinoscrotal hernia involving ureter: A case presentation and review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine, January 2015, Medknow

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  8. Neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin in patients with severe closed brain injury

    Article • Turkish Neurosurgery, January 2015, Turkish Neurological Society

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  9. Persistent Coughing as the First Symptom of Primary Mucinous Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, January 2015, Elmer Press, Inc.

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  10. Enoxaparin-induced spontaneous massive retroperitoneal hematoma with fatal outcome

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, December 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  11. Pancreatic desmoid tumour: Extremely rare presentation in an elderly patient

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Surgery, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  12. Total thyroidectomy followed by bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum with simultaneous damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve: Report of a case

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Surgery, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  13. Fatal cardiac tamponade as the first manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, October 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  14. Choloperitoneum causes extensive coloring of the abdominal wall skin

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, October 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  15. Corrigendum to “The immune response after stimulation with wall components of gram-positive bacteria and fungi” [Immunol. Lett. 159 (1–2) (2014) 23–29]

    Article • Immunology Letters, September 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  16. Scalp Metastasis as the First Sign of Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Management and Literature Review

    Article • International Surgery, July 2014, International College of Surgeons

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  17. The immune response after stimulation with wall components of gram-positive bacteria and fungi

    Article • Immunology Letters, May 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  18. Rectus Abdominis Muscle Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Causing a Large Abdominal Wall Defect: Reconstruction with Biological Mesh

    Article • Case Reports in Surgery, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  19. True ectopic ovary in the right iliac fossa mimicking acute appendicitis and associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, December 2013, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  20. Permissive Hypotension in Bleeding Trauma Patients: Helpful or Not and When?

    Article • Critical Care Nurse, December 2013, AACN Publishing

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  21. Making the decision to withdraw or withhold life support: Thoughts and questions

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Surgery, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  22. The significance of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a possible marker of underlying papillary microcarcinomas in thyroidal goiters: a pilot study

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, June 2013, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  23. HELLP syndrome: Understanding and management of a pregnancy-specific disease

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  24. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a hidden enemy of the hypovolemic patient?

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 2013, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  25. Granisetron versus tropisetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after total thyroidectomy

    Article • Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2013, Medknow

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  26. Immune response after stimulation with wall components of Gram-positive bacteria

    Article • Critical Care, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  27. H1N1 Influenza Viral Infection in a Postpartum Young Woman Causes Respiratory Failure: What the Care Providers Ought to Know?

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  28. Spontaneous Rupture of Splenic Artery Aneurysm during the First Trimester of Pregnancy: Report of an Extremely Rare Case and Review of the Literature

    Article • Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  29. The results of the three-month co-operation between a German and a Greek surgical team in a role II military hospital in Afghanistan

    Article • Journal of Emergencies Trauma and Shock, January 2012, Medknow

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  30. Adhesive Ileus Complicating Recurrent Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis

    Article • Case Reports in Gastroenterology, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  31. Calcium Channel Blockers and Esophageal Sclerosis: Should We Expect Exacerbation of Interstitial Lung Disease?

    Article • Case Reports in Gastroenterology, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  32. Combined general-epidural anesthesia with continuous postoperative epidural analgesia preserves sigmoid colon perfusion in elective infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair

    Article • Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2012, Medknow

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  33. Small Bowel Perforation Secondary to Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. A Rare Entity with a Dismal Prognosis

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  34. Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Anorectal Junction: Struggling with an Extremely Rare Tumor

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  35. The effects of tobacco smoking on the incidence and risk of intraoperative and postoperative complications in adults

    Article • The Surgeon, August 2011, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  36. Transthoracic Repair of Asymptomatic Morgagni Hernia in an Adult

    Article • Indian Journal of Surgery, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  37. Retroperitoneal liposarcoma extending into the thigh

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, May 2011, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  38. P130 Significance of simultaneous estrogen receptor 1 gene and topoisomerase IIA imbalances in breast carcinoma based on tissue microarrays analysis

    Article • The Breast, March 2011, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  39. Platypnea-orthodeoxia due to fat embolism

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, January 2011, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  40. Cutaneous metastasis of transitional cell bladder carcinoma: A rare presentation and literature review

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, January 2011, Medknow

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  41. The experience of military surgeons from a north Afghanistan deployment and lessons for the future

    Article • Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, January 2011, LookUs Bilisim, Ltd.

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  42. Emphysematous cholecystitis: a rare presentation of a life-threatening disease

    Article • ANZ Journal of Surgery, January 2011, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  43. Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Associated to Hyperprolactinemia

    Article • Case Reports in Gastroenterology, January 2011, Karger Publishers

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  44. Primary Intra-abdominal Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: A Highly Aggressive Tumor

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  45. Severe abdominal pain as a result of acute gastric volvulus

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Medicine, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  46. Iatrogenic Pneumomediastinum and Facial Emphysema After Surgical Tooth Extraction

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February 2010, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  47. Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rib: A Rare Diagnosis

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  48. Colonic obstruction secondary to incarcerated Spigelian hernia in a severely obese patient

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, January 2010, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  49. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Preoperative diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding due to a GIST of the jejunum: a case report

    Article • Cases Journal, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  50. Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma of the Mesentery: An Unusual Presentation and Review of the Literature

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  51. A very simple technique to repair Grynfeltt–Lesshaft hernia

    Article • Hernia, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  52. Intestinal neurofibromatosis and small-bowel adenocarcinoma: a single case study

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Care, September 2009, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  53. Large Mass Affecting Retroperitoneal Great Vessels: A Rare Presentation of A Cancer of Unknown Primary with Diagnostic Dilemma and Challenged Surgical Intervention

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  54. Breast cancer associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis

    Article • Breast Cancer, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  55. Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Spontaneous Hepatic Rupture Associated with HELLP Syndrome

    Article • Journal of Surgical Education, May 2009, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  56. Bilateral pneumothorax, lung cavitations, and pleural empyema in a cocaine addict

    Article • The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  57. 0028 Intraoperative imprint cytology for the evaluation of lumpectomy margins status in patients undergoing conservative surgery for early breast cancer

    Article • The Breast, March 2009, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  58. Bilateral Polyorchidism Associated with Intraabdominal Cryptorchidism: A Case Report

    Article • Medical Principles and Practice, January 2009, Karger Publishers

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  59. Preoperative diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding due to a GIST of the jejunum: a case report

    Article • Cases Journal, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  60. Bilateral pneumothorax, lung cavitations, and pleural empyema in a cocaine addict

    Article • The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  61. A case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2008, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  62. Gallbladder cancer

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, August 2008, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  63. Primary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix: An unusual presentation of a rare tumor

    Article • Journal of Digestive Diseases, August 2008, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  64. Retroperitoneal pararenal Castleman's disease

    Article • Surgery, May 2008, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  65. Synchronous early gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the stomach of a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

    Article • Journal of Digestive Diseases, May 2008, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  66. Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver in adult

    Article • Surgery, April 2008, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  67. Diagnosis and surgical approach of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: a retrospective study

    Article • Vascular Health and Risk Management, January 2008, Dove Medical Press

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  68. Recurrent Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in a patient with Q fever pneumonia: a case report

    Article • Cases Journal, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  69. Acute renal failure and rhabdomyolysis in a patient with infectious mononucleosis: a case report

    Article • Cases Journal, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  70. Damage control surgery in the abdomen: An approach for the management of severe injured patients

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, January 2008, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  71. Spontaneous rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy: a case report

    Article • Advances in Medical Sciences, January 2008, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  72. Peritoneal mesothelioma presenting as an acute surgical abdomen due to jejunal perforation

    Article • Journal of Digestive Diseases, November 2007, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  73. Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, August 2007, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  74. Operative and nonoperative management of blunt hepatic trauma in adults: a single-center report

    Article • Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  75. Presentation and Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms

    Article • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, July 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  76. Clinical update: early surgery for acute cholecystitis

    Article • The Lancet, May 2007, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  77. Acute Limb Compartment Syndrome: A Review

    Article • Journal of Surgical Education, May 2007, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  78. Surgical Techniques and Treatment for Hepatic Hydatid Cysts

    Article • Surgery Today, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  79. Localisation and surgical treatment of insulinomas*

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Practice, March 2007, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  80. A spontaneously ruptured primitive neuroectodermal tumor/extraosseous Ewing’s sarcoma of the kidney with renal vein tumor thrombus

    Article • International Urology and Nephrology, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  81. Total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation in patients with renal hyperparathyroidism: indications and surgical approach

    Article • HORMONES, October 2006, Hellenic Endocrine Society

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  82. Rectal prolapse

    Article • International Journal of Colorectal Disease, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  83. Inadvertent parathyroidectomy during thyroid surgery: the incidence of a complication of thyroidectomy

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  84. SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HEPATIC HAEMANGIOMAS: A 15-YEAR EXPERIENCE

    Article • ANZ Journal of Surgery, September 2006, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  85. Acute Gastric Volvulus: Diagnosis and Management over 10 Years

    Article • Digestive Surgery, January 2006, Karger Publishers

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  86. Renal Injury: 5-Year Experience and Literature Review

    Article • Urologia Internationalis, January 2006, Karger Publishers

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  87. Dr Stavros responds

    Article • Radiology, July 1993, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis