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DIONISIOS VROCHIDES, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSC

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

  
1) Heldin P, Asplund T, Teder P, Suzuki M, Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Pertoft H. Regulation of hyaluronan synthesis and the interaction of hyaluronan with cells. Acta Orthop Scand 1995; 66: 160-162.
2) Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Pertoft H, Antoniades AA, Heldin P. Biosynthesis and degradation of hyaluronan by nonparenchymal liver cells during liver regeneration. Hepatology 1996; 23: 1650-1655.
3) Papanikolaou V, Takoudas D, Imvrios G, Gakis D, Papagiannis A, Fouzas J, Vrochides D, Mantelas M, Antoniadis A. Acute abdomen in renal graft recipients (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 1999: 4; 42-45.
4) Antoniadis A, Takoudas D, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Gakis D, Papagiannis A, Fouzas J, Vrochides D, Mantelas M,. Laparoscopic nephrectomy of the native kidney in a renal transplanted child (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 1999: 4; 46-48.
5) Papanikolaou V, Takoudas D, Margari P, Vrochides D, Gakis D, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Fouzas J, Mantelas M, Visvardis G, Myserlis G, Vergoulas G, Karamitsos D, Antoniadis A. Pancreatic islet transplantation. First clinical application in Greece (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2000; 5: 9-12.
6) Antoniadis A, Takoudas D, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Gakis D, Papagiannis A, Fouzas J, Vrochides D, Mantelas M. En bloc transplantation of pediatric and infantile cadaveric kidney grafts: Conditions and problems (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2000; 5: 13-16.
7) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Margari P, Gakis D, Antoniadis N, Fouzas J, Antoniadis A. Surgical technical details during harvesting, storage and liver transplantation in rats (Gre). Organ Tissue Transpl 2000; 5: 17-25.
8) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Gakis D, Patsiaoura K, Margari P, Dogramatzi F, Antoniadis A, Heldin P. Improvement of rat liver graft function after storage in UW containing testicular hyaluronidase. Liver Transpl 2002; 8(11): 1028-1035.
9) Vrochides D, Feng WC, Singh AA. Mycotic aortic aneurysm following pseudomonas mediastinitis after open-heart surgery. Tex Heart I J 2003; 30(4): 322-324.
10) Vrochides D, Sorrells D, Kurkchubasche A, Tracy T, Wesselhoeft C, Luks F. Is there a role for routine, perioperative ERCP for suspected choledocholithiasis in children? Arch Surg 2005; 140: 359-361.
11) Imvrios G, Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Ouzounidis N, Papagiannis A, Fouzas I, Giakoustidis D, Antoniades N, Iosifidou S, Patsiaoura K, Zafiriadou E, Takoudas D. Liver transplantation outcomes in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Experience of a single center in a viral hepatitis endemic area. Transplant Proc 2007; 39: 1508-1510.
12) Vrochides D, Fischer S, Soares G, Morrissey P. Successful treatment of recurrent cholangitis complicating liver transplantation by Roux-en-Y limb lengthening. Transplant Infect Dis 2007; 9: 327-331.
13) Hope W, Arru J, McKee J, Vrochides D, Aswad B, Simon C, Dupuy D, Iannitti D. Evaluation of multiprobe radiofrequency technology in a porcine model. HPB 2007; 9: 363-367.
14) Hope W, Vrochides D, Newcomb W, Mayo-Smith W, Iannitti D. Optimal treatment of hepatic abscess. Am Surgeon 2008; 74: 178-182.
15) Fouzas I, Daoudaki M, Sotiropoulos GC, Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Imvrios G, Sgourakis G, Molmenti EP, Vavatsi N, Thalhammer T, Takoudas D, Broelsch CE. Cyclosporine enhances liver regeneration : the role of hepatocyte MHC expression and PGE2. A study relevant to graft immunogenicity. Eur J Med Res 2008; 13: 154-162.
16) Hassanain M, Schricker T, Metrakos P, Carvalho G, Vrochides D, Lattermann R.. Cyclosporine enhances liver regeneration : the role of hepatocyte MHC expression and PGE2. Hepatic protection by perioperative metabolic support; Nutrition 2008; 24: 1217-1219.
17) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Ouzounidis N, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Ntinas A, Takoudas D. Tc-99m sestamibi accuracy in detecting parathyroid tissue is increased when combined with preoperative laboratory values. A retrospective study in 453 Greek patients with chronic renal failure who underwent parathyroidectomy. Transplant Proc 2008; 40: 3163-3165.
18) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Margari P, Imvrios G, Papagiannis A, Giakoustidis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Ouzounidis N, Ntinas A, Vergoulas G, Miserlis G, Solonaki F, Takoudas D. Use of everolimus in de novo renal recipients: Initial experience in the Greek population. Transplant Proc 2008; 40: 3166-3169.
19) Giakoustidis D, Diplaris K, Antoniadis N, Papagiannis A, Ouzounidis N, Fouzas I, Vrochides D, Kardasis D, Tsoulfas G, Giakoustidis A, Miserlis G, Imvrios G, Papanikolaou V, Takoudas D. Impact of double-J ureteric stent in kidney transplantation; Single center experience. Transplant Proc 2008; 40: 3173-3175.
20) Imvrios G, Papanikolaou V, Tsoulfas G, Vasiliadis T, Kardasis D, Papagiannis A, Goulis I, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Fouzas I, Patsiaoura K, Ntinas A, Ouzounidis N, Vrochides D, Katsika E, Diplaris K, Miserlis G, Takoudas D. The evolution of the role of liver transplantation in treating alcoholic cirrhosis in Greece. Transplant Proc 2008; 40: 3189-3190.
21) Vrochides D, Paraskevas S, Papanikolaou V. Transplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus. Whole organ or islets? Hippokratia 2009; 13: 6-8.
22) Papanikolaou V, Papagiannis A, Vrochides D, Imvrios G, Gakis D, Fouzas I, Antoniadis N, Takoudas D. The natural history of vascular access for hemodialysis. A single center study of 2422 patients. Surgery 2009; 145: 272-279.
23) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Margari P, Giakoustidis D, Antoniadis N, Tsinoglou K, Akriviadis E, Takoudas D. Hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia: when a benign lesion becomes “malignant”. Report of a case. Hippokratia 2009; 13: 114-115.
24) Ntinas A, Iliadis S, Alvanou-Achparaki A, Vrochides D, Pitoulias G, Papageorgiou G, Spyridis C, Papadimitriou D, Karamanos D, Gerasimidis T. The protective effect of oxygenated perfluocarbons (PFCs) on intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury (I/R) in rabbits. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2010; 44: 81-88.
25) Papanikolaou V, Vrochides D, Takoudas D. Reply: Arterial steal in brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula: Could it be prevented? Surgery 2010; 147: 594-595.
26) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Barkun J, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J. Re-vascularization may not increase graft survival after hepatic artery thrombosis in liver transplant recipients. Hippokratia 2010; 14: 115-118.
27) Chan G, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Vrochides D, Neville A, Cesari M, Kavan P, Marcus V, Metrakos P. Pathological response grade of colorectal liver metastases treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. HPB 2010; 12: 277-284.
28) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Barkun J, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Deschenes M, Wong P, Ghali P, Chan G, Metrakos P. Association of preoperative parameters with postoperative mortality and long-term survival after liver transplantation. Can J Surg 2011; 54: 101-106.
29) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Chaudhury P, Chan G, Paraskevas S. Allocation of renal grafts to older recipients does not result in loss of functioning graft-years. Hippokratia 2011; 15: 167-169.
30) Ntinas A, Kardassis D, Miliaras D, Tsinoglou K, Dimitriades A, Vrochides D. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Reports 2011; 5: 196-199.
31) Ntinas A, Vrochides D, Iliadis S, Papageorgiou G, Alvanou-Achparaki A, Papadimitriou D, Spiridis C, Gerasimidis T. Oxygenated perfluorocarbons protect the intestine from the ischemia/reperfusion injury in rabbits. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011; 45: 426-432.
32) Imvrios G, Vrochides D, Papanikolaou V, Fouzas I, Antoniades N, Giakoustidis D, Ntinas A, Kardassis D, Akriviadis E, Vasiliadis T, Goulis I, Katsika E, Moutsianos G, Patsiaoura K, Tsoulfas G, Takoudas D. HCC influence on patient survival after liver transplantation for HDV cirrhosis. Hepatogastroenterology 2011; 58: 1654-1658.
33) Cantarovich M, Tchervenkov J, Paraskevas S, Ghali P, Wong P, Deschenes M, Chaudhury P, Hassanain M, Vrochides D, Metrakos P, Barkun J. Early changes in kidney function predict long-term chronic kidney disease and mortality in patients after liver transplantation. Transplantation 2011; 92: 1358-1363.
34) Vrochides D, Hassanain M, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Barkun J, Chaudhury P, Cantarovich M, Paraskevas S. Prolonged lymphopenia following anti-thymocyte globulin induction is associated with decreased long-term graft survival in liver transplant recipients. Hippokratia 2012; 16: 66-70.
35) Vrochides D, Ntinas A, Kardassis D, Miliaras D, Metrakos P, Papalois A. Single-stitch telescopic bilioenterostomy in an animal model. J Invest Surg 2012; 25: 317-325.
36) Vrochides D, Metrakos P. Moving toward the utilization of all donated liver grafts. The "b-list" concept. Hippokratia 2012; 16: 312-316.
37) Apostolidis D, Ntinas A, Kardassis D, Koulouris N, Thomareis O,Karayannopoulou G, Vrochides D. Nimesulide may be more efficient than allopurinol in protecting pancreas from acute ischemia/reperfusion injury in an animal model. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2012; 46: 654-663.
38) Banks PA, Bollen TL, Dervenis C, Gooszen HG, Johnson CD, Sarr MG, Tsiotos GG, Vege SS; Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group. Classification of acute pancreatitis--2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut 2013; 62: 102-111.
39) Ntinas A, Kardassis D, Konstantinopoulos I, Kottos P, Manias A, Kyritsi M, Zilianiaki D, Vrochides D. Duration of the thoracic epidural catheter in a fast-track recovery protocol may decrease the length of stay after a major hepatectomy: A case control study. Int J Surg 2013; 11: 882-885.
40) Vrochides D, Kardassis D, Ntinas A, Miliaras D, Papalois A, Magnissalis E, Metrakos P. A Novel Liver Parenchyma Transection Technique Using Locking Straight Rigid Ties. An Experimental Study in Pigs. J Invest Surg. 2014; 27: 106-113.
41) Kardassis D, Ntinas A, Miliaras D, Kofokotsios A, Papazisis K, Vrochides D. Patients with multiple synchronous colonic cancer hepatic metastases benefit from enrolment in a “liver first” approach protocol. World J Hepatol 2014; 6: 513-519.