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ALEXANDER LEVAN TCHABASHVILI

GENERAL SURGEON - BREAST SURGEON

EXTERNAL ASSOCIATE
  1. General
  2. Maternity - Gynecology
  • Education & Academic Titles
    • 2016: Medical school of the University of Patras, graduation year
    • 2021: Postgraduate diploma of the University of Thessaly with the title: Minor Pelvic and Perineal Surgery
  • Doctoral Thesis
    Doctoral candidate of the University of Patras with Doctoral Dissertation Topic: Study of the expression of antipokines and their receptors in the microenvironment of breast cancer
  • Professional Experience
    • 14/9/2016 – 14/9/2019
      GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS
      Training in general surgery in the full range of current surgery with participation in elective, scheduled, urgent and emergency surgeries, as well as participation in outpatient clinic. Special involvement in surgical breast oncology both at the level of surgical clinic and operating theaters under the guidance and supervision of director Fotios Karvelas.
    • 07/11/2019 – 6/11/2022
      UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS
      At the university hospital of Patras training in a wide range of open and advanced laparoscopic surgery both at the level of planned and at the level of elective, scheduled, urgent and emergency surgeries. Throughout his  education, he was a partner and member of the Breast Unit of University hospital of Patras, head of the unit Mrs. Argentou Maria-Ioanna Associate Professor of General Surgery and Breast Surgery. During his collaboration in the breast unit, he gained valuable knowledge and experience on preventive control, investigation of suspicious and benign lesions, pre-operative control and post-operative monitoring, multidisciplinary collaboration with oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nuclear medicine doctors, radiation therapists and others and with members of our surgical team. Indicatively, in the breast unit pre-operative biopsies are carried out with ultrasound guidance, pre-operative identification of nonpalpable lesions with a wire and with the most modern ROLLiROLL method, marking of lesions that will receive primary systemic treatment (PST). The surgical treatment follows the global standards with a sentinel lymph node biopsy with localization through a dual method (radioisotope and ICG), oncoplastic techniques, as well as collaboration with a plastic surgeon for immediate or delayed restoration. Finally, it is worth mentioning the fact that alongside the clinical work, the breast unit carries out educational and research work.
    • 09/06/2023 – present: GENERAL HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ACHAIA, AIGIO HOSPITAL UNIT
      Associate Consultant B
      At the Eastern Achaia Hospital Unit of Aigio, he serves as a general surgeon, performing the full spectrum of emergency and elective procedures. Concurrently, he is head at the breast department within the surgical clinic as a certified mastologist—overseeing both the prevention and diagnosis of breast disease and its therapeutic management, in strict accordance with current international guidelines. 
  • Clinical Interest
    • Benign and malignant breast diseases
    • Breast surgery
    • Breast oncology
    • Breast imaging
    • Laparoscopic and open surgery
  • Awards & Distinctions
    • 2021: Thyroid abscess as a complication of percutaneous ethanol ablation of cystic thyroid nodules. Were awarded first place for oral presentation by The Royal Society of Medicine, Section of surgery
    • 2021: BEST ABSTRACT AWARD To «STUDY ON INTRAOPERATIVE LOCALIZATION OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODES USING FREEHAND SPECT IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS»
    • Reviewer
  • Books
    1. The Role of Analgesics in Successful Postoperative Pain Management. 2021. Eliva press. ISBN: 978-1-63648-213-2
    2. Perineal Colostomy: Myth or Fact? An Alternative to Avoid Abdominal Colostomy. 2022. Eliva press. ISBN: 9781636484891 
    3. Image Processing and Deep learning for colorectal cancer Diagnosis. 2023. Eliva press. ISBN: 9789994987016
    4. 20 Rare Surgical Case Reports from General University Hospital of Patras: Our Experience from 2016 to 2023. 2023. Eliva press. ISBN: 9789999314374
  • Postgraduate Training
     
    • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS course) (program of the American College of Surgeons for in-hospital management of the polytrauma patient) – Certification obtained, Patras 2016, 2023
    • IBUS Athens Breast Imaging School 2020, 2025: Multimodality Breast Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions (certified)
    • ESSO Advanced Course on Breast Cancer Surgery, Athens (GR) 2022
    • NCCN 2023 Breast Cancer Congress with Updates from the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (certified after examinations)
    • Hellenic School of Mastology 2022–2023
    • European certification in breast surgery from the European Board of Surgery Qualifications (EBSQ) examinations in Breast Surgery, organized by the UEMS Division, conferring the title Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Breast Surgery (FEBS Breast Surgery)   
  • Recent Publications
    1. Mulita, Francesk; Liolis, Elias; Oikonomou, Nikoleta; Tchabashvili, Levan; Maroulis, Ioannis; Panos, George; ,Value of butyrylcholinesterase as a marker of surgical site infection following surgery for colorectal cancer,European Journal of Surgical Oncology,47,1,e13-e14,2021,Elsevier
    2. Tasios, K; Alivizatos, V; Tchabashvili, L; Kordeni, K; Soulis, K; Kanellopoulou, A; ,Evaluation of the effectiveness of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the management of postoperative pain within an ERAS program, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN,31,,143,2019,Elsevier
    3. Alivizatos, Vasileios; Demetriou, Panagiota; Tchabashvili, Levan; Tasios, Konstantinos;
      Athanasopoulos, Pavlos; ,The implementation of an ERAS program in patients undergoing
      emergency colorectal surgery,Clinical Nutrition ESPEN,25,,201-202,2018,Elsevier
    4. Mulita, Francesk; Kehagias, Dimitris; Tchabashvili, Levan; Iliopoulos, Fotis; Drakos, Nikolas; Kehagias, Ioannis; ,Laparoscopic removal of a fishbone migrating from the gastrointestinal tract to the pancreas, Clinical Case Reports,9,3,1833,2021,Wiley-Blackwell
    5. Mulita, Francesk; Kehagias, Dimitris; Tchabashvili, Levan; Iliopoulos, Fotis; Drakos, Nikolas; Kehagias, Ioannis; ,Laparoscopic removal of a foreign body migrating from the gastrointestinal tract to pancreas,Authorea Preprints,,,,2020,Authorea
    6. Alivizatos, V; Athanasopoulos, P; Tzouvekas, G; Demetriou, P; Tchabashvili, L; Kanellopoulou, A; ,MON-LB328: A Retrospective Evaluation of TPN Utilization for Short-Term Nutritional Support: Results of a Five-year Study,Clinical Nutrition,36,,S300-S301,2017,Elsevier
    7. Mulita, Francesk; Oikonomou, Nikoleta; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Maroulis,
      Ioannis; ,Appendix tumors in patients undergoing appendectomy for appendicitis: A retrospective study,European Journal of Surgical Oncology,47,1,e13,2021,Elsevier
    8. Mulita, Francesk; Parchas, Nikolaos; Solou, Konstantina; Tchabashvili, Levan; Gatomati, Foteini; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Postoperative pain scores after open inguinal hernia repair: comparison of three postoperative analgesic regimens,Medical Archives,74,5,355,2020,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    9. Mulita, Francesk; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Iliopoulos, Fotis; Drakos, Nikolas; Maroulis, Ioannis; Vailas, Michail; ,Giant splenic abscess caused by Salmonella enterica,Authorea Preprints,,,,2021,Authorea
    10. Mulita, Francesk; Karpetas, Georgios; Liolis, Elias; Vailas, Michail; Tchabashvili, Levan; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Comparison of analgesic efficacy of acetaminophen monotherapy versus acetaminophen combinations with either pethidine or parecoxib in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized prospective study.,Medicinski Glasnik,18,1,,2021,
    11. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Oikonomou, Nikoleta; Maroulis,
      Ioannis; ,Management of patients with retroperitoneal masses-A 10-year experience of the Department of Surgery of University Hospital of Patras,European Journal of Surgical Oncology,47,1,e12,2021,Elsevier
    12. Mulita, Francesk; Oikonomou, Nikoleta; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Kehagias, Ioannis; ,A giant ovarian mucinous tumor in a 58-year-old postmenopausal patient with persistent abdominal pain and high serum levels of CA 19-9,The Pan African Medical Journal,37,,,2020,African Field Epidemiology Network
    13. Mulita, F; ,Superficial Femoral Artery Transection from Penetrating Trauma of the Right
      Thigh,Journal of Clinical and Medical Images,4,1,1-2,2020,
    14. Mulita, Francesk; ,"Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome in an 82-Year-Old Covid-19 Patient. Op Acc J Bio Sci & Res 3 (5)-2020 2 DOI: 10.46718/JBGSR. 2020.03. 0000 80 abdomen and chest demonstrated pleural thickening of the inferior half of the right middle lobe (Figure 2) as well as low A second Covid-19 test was sent while the patient was hospitalized in internal medicine clinic and it was positive. After 4 days of hospitalization there, his general situation became worse as well as he became hypoxic to 80% oxygen saturation while on nasal cannula and remained spiking fevers up to 39oC. He was intubated and transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) for further management and was switched to ceftriaxone 1 g intravenously daily and azithromycin 500 mg via orogastric tube daily and was started on hydroxychloroquine 400 mg loading dose followed by 200 mg twice daily for a 7-day course",Seven days after intubation his haemoglobin was,10,,,,
    15. Mulita, Francesk; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Drakos, Nikolas; Tsilivigkos, Christos; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Ulcerative colitis: the role of elective and emergency surgery,Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery,5,1,829-833,2021,
    16. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Tasios, Konstantinos; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Parchas, Nikolaos; Plachouri, Kerasia-Maria; ,Green nail syndrome caused by Citrobacter braakii,Clinical Case Reports,9,5,e04203,2021,
    17. Mulita, Francesk; Vailas, Michail; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Drakos, Nikolas; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on emergency surgery: a Greek emergency department experience, Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,16,1,95-95,2021,Termedia
    18. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Siouti, Stamatia; Panagopoulos, Konstantinos; Vailas, Michail; ,Thyroid abscess as a complication of percutaneous ethanol ablation of cystic thyroid nodules,Endokrynologia Polska,72,3,284-285,2021,
    19. Mulita, Francesk; Theofanis, George; Tchabashvili, Levan; Drakos, Nikolas; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Rectal foreign bodies: retained orange,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,16,4,392- 393,2021,Termedia
    20. Mulita, Francesk; Liolis, Elias; Akinosoglou, Karolina; Tchabashvili, Levan; Maroulis, Ioannis; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Vailas, Michail; Panos, George; ,Postoperative sepsis after colorectal surgery: a prospective single-center observational study and review of the literature,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,17,1,47-51,2022,Termedia
    21. Panos, George; Mulita, Francesk; Akinosoglou, Karolina; Liolis, Elias; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Tchabashvili, Levan; Vailas, Michail; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Risk of surgical site infections after colorectal surgery and the most frequent pathogens isolated: a prospective single-centre observational study.,Medicinski Glasnik,18,2,,2021,
    22. Mulita, Francesk; Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Paraskevas, Themistoklis; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Bousis, Dimitrios; Michailides, Christos; Kaplanis, Charalampos; ,Accidental ingestion of a dental bur in an 84-year-old male,Clinical Case Reports,10,3,e05488,2022,
    23. Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Kehagias, Dimitrios; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Kehagias, Ioannis; ,Recurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma: A case report and literature review,Clinical Case Reports,9,9,e04717,2021,
    24. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Transient small bowel intussusception in a 30-year-old male,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,16,3,252-253,2021,Termedia
    25. Mulita, F; Liolis, E; Tchabashvili, L; Vailas, M; Akinosoglou, K; Assimakopoulos, S; Maroulis, I; Panos, G; ,1630P The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on surgical site infections in elective colorectal cancer surgery: One potential benefit of the pandemic?,Annals of Oncology,32,,S1156,2021,Elsevier
    26. Plachouri, Kerasia-Maria; Mulita, Francesk; Bousis, Dimitrios; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Tolias, Vasilios; ,Successful treatment of a keratoacanthoma in a young patient with the application of topical 5% imiquimod cream,Clinical Case Reports,9,11,e04920,2021,
    27. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Vailas, M; Akinosoglou, K; Maroulis, I; Panos, G; ,413P Butyrylcholinesterase as a predictive marker for wound infection in elective colorectal cancer surgery,Annals of Oncology,32,,S541-S542,2021,Elsevier
    28. Tchabashvili, Levan; Kehagias, Dimitris; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Liolis, Elias; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Iliopoulos, Fotis; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; ,Gallstone ileus: a rare cause of small intestine obstruction,Authorea Preprints,,,,2021,Authorea
    29. Tchabashvili, L; Mulita, F; Liolis, E; Seretis, F; Seretis, C; Vailas, M; Plachouri, KM; Panagopoulos, K; Kritikos, N; Maroulis, I; ,1747P Total versus subtotal thyroidectomy for the management of differentiated thyroid carcinoma and their outcome on early postoperative complications,Annals of Oncology,32,,S1206,2021,Elsevier
    30. Mulita, Francesk; Tepetes, Konstantinos; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Velissaris, Dimitrios; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Perineal colostomy: advantages and disadvantages,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,16,1,,2022,Termedia
    31. Mulita, Francesk; Liolis, Elias; Kehagias, Dimitrios; Tchabashvili, Levan; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Kehagias, Ioannis; ,"An enormous pelvic tumor in a 46-yearold woman with an elevated serum CA 125 level, what lies beneath it? Investigation of uterine tumors in postmenopausal women",Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny,20,3,154- 157,2021,Termedia
    32. Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Small bowel obstruction in a 42-year-old patient? Be aware of Meckel’s diverticulum,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,16,1,,,Termedia
    33. Mulita, Francesk; Troupi, Ioanna-Maria; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Rectal foreign bodies: the role of gender,Seksuologia Polska,19,,,2021,
    34. Mulita, Francesk; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Tsilivigkos, Christos; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Cancer rate of Bethesda category II thyroid nodules,Med Glas (Zenica),19,1,1413-21,2022,
    35. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Bousis, Dimitrios; Kehagias, Dimitrios; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Liolis, Elias; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Bouchagier, Konstantinos; ,Gallstone ileus: A rare cause of small intestine obstruction,Clinical Case Reports,9,11,,2021,"John Wiley & Sons, Inc."
    36. Sotiropoulou, Maria; Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Schizas, Dimitrios; Papalampros, Alexandros; Tchabashvili, Levan; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Liolis, Elias; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,A novel tool for visualization and detection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. A ‘fluorescent’world is calling for exploration?,Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny,20,1,,2021,Termedia
    37. Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Tsilivigkos, Christos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Sgourou, Argyro; Papachatzopoulou, Adamantia; ,Analgesic effect of paracetamol monotherapy vs. the combination of paracetamol/parecoxib vs. the combination of pethidine/paracetamol in patients undergoing thyroidectomy,Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny,20,1,,2021,Termedia
    38. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Mulita, Admir; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Tavlas, Panagiotis; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,"Postoperative analgesia with paracetamol, parecoxib and pethidine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy",ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA,133,3 S_ SUPPL,81-82,2021,"LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA …"
    39. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Mulita, Admir; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Tavlas, Panagiotis; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,"Postoperative analgesia with paracetamol, parecoxib and pethidine in patients undergoing thyroidectomy",ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA,133,3 S_ SUPPL,85-86,2021,"LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA …"
    40. Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Mulita, Admir; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Tavlas, Panagiotis; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,"Postoperative analgesia with paracetamol, parecoxib and pethidine in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair",ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA,133,3 S_ SUPPL,83-84,2021,"LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA …"
    41. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; Theofanis, George; Tchabashvili, Levan; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Perri, Theano; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Filis, Dimitrios; ,A combined method for the treatment of grade IV internal haemorrhoidal disease,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,17,1,,,Termedia
    42. Mulita, Francesk; Lampropoulos, Charalampos; Kehagias, Dimitrios; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Tchabashvili, Levan; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Liolis, Elias; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Kehagias, Ioannis; ,Long-term nutritional deficiencies following sleeve gastrectomy: a 6-year singlecentre retrospective study,Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny,20,1,,2021,Termedia
    43. Mulita, Francesk; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Plachouri, Kerasia-Maria; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Germanos, Stylianos; Maroulis, Ioannis; Benetatos,Nikolaos; ,Mild-term outcomes in the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcomas: a 12-year singleinstitutionexperience,European Journal of Surgical Oncology,48,1,e10-e11,2022,Elsevier
    44. Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Parchas, Nikolaos;Tsilivigkos, Christos; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Maroulis,Ioannis; ,Analgesic effect of paracetamol monotherapy versus the combination of paracetamol/parecoxib in patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery,European Journal of SurgicalOncology,48,1,e11,2022,Elsevier
    45. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Grypari, Ioanna-Maria; Sourouni,Sofia; Panagodimou, Evangelia; Argentou, Maria-Ioanna; ,A rare case of invasive micropapillarycarcinoma of the breast,Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny,21,1,,2022,Termedia
    46. Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Tsilivigkos, Christos; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Maroulis, Ioannis; ,Analgesic effect of acetaminophen monotherapy versus the combination of acetaminophen/pethidine in patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery,European Journal of Surgical Oncology,48,2,e121,2022,Elsevier
    47. Mulita, Francesk; Perri, Theano; Liolis, Elias; Tchabashvili, Levan; ,Gastric leiomyoma or gastric schwannoma: a diagnostic dilemma and the role of laparoscopic surgery,BMJ Case Reports CP,15,3,e247199,2022,BMJ Specialist Journals
    48. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Tchabashvili, Levan; Mulita, Francesk; Grypari, Ioanna Maria; Sourouni, Sofia; Panagodimou, Evangelia; Argentou, Maria-Ioanna; ,Micropapillary Breast Carcinoma: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Prognosis,Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy,14,,41,2022,Dove Press
    49. Argentou, Maria-Ioanna; Iliopoulos, Evangelos; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Spyridonidis, Trifon; Apostolopoulos, Dimitrios; ,Study on intraoperative localization of sentinel lymph nodes using freehand SPECT in breast cancer patients,Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques,17,1,,2022,Termedia
    50. Skevis, Konstantinos; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; Volonaki, Aikaterini; Dimitriou, Ioannis; Christodoulou, Nikolaos; Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis; Tchabashvili, Levan; Filis, Dimitrios; Koletsis, Efstratios; ,A challenging case of pneumothorax in a COVID-19 pneumonia patient. Can fresh frozen plasma pleurodesis be an effective treatment?,Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,19,2,105-108,2022,Termedia
    51. Themistoklis, Paraskevas; Mulita, Francesk; Michailides, Christos; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Oikonomou, Eleousa; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Perdikaris, Panagiotis; Bouchagier, Konstantinos; Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis; ,The role of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in patients with cancer: a review of the current literature,"Medicinski glasnik: official publication of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina",19,2,,,
    52. Paraskevas, Themistoklis; Mulita, Francesk; Michailides, Christos; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis,Elias; Oikonomou, Eleousa; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Perdikaris, Panagiotis; Bouchagier, Konstantinos;Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis; ,The role of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in patients with cancer: a review of the current literature,Med Glas (Zenica),19,2,197-206,2022,
    53. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Filis, Dimitrios; Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Kehagias, Dimitrios;Bousis, Dimitrios; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Tchabashvili, Levan; Mulita,Francesk; ,Perineal pseudocontinent colostomy: an alternative method to promote patients’satisfaction and safety?,Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny,17,1,,,Termedia.
    54. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; Tchabashvili, Levan; Perdikaris, Panagiotis; Perdikaris,Ioannis; Argentou, Maria-Ioanna; ,Ectopic breast carcinoma,Menopause Review/PrzeglądMenopauzalny,21,3,218-221,2022,Termedia
    55. Tchabashvili, L; Verras, GI; Mulita, F; ,148TiP Adipokine hormonal receptor expression within the breast cancer microenvironment and their role in patient prognosis,Annals of Oncology,33,,S1430,2022,Elsevier
    56. Mulita, Francesk; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Dafnomili, Vasiliki-Danai; Tchabashvili, Levan;Perdikaris, Ioannis; Bousis, Dimitrios; Liolis, Elias; Samaras, Angelos; Vafeiadis, Vasileios; Delis, Angelos; ,Thyroidectomy for the management of differentiated thyroid carcinoma and their outcome on early postoperative complications: a 6-year single-centre retrospective study,Chirurgia,117,5,556-562,2022,
    57. Dogjani, Agron; Gjata, Arben; Draçini, Xheladin; Celiku, Etmont; Mesquita, Carlos; Puyana, Juan Carlos; Zago, Mauro; Hauser, Hubert; Pfeiffer, Michael; Baraliu, Valon M; ,The 6th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery,Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery,6,2.6,1-132,2022,
    58. Tchabashvili, Levan; ,Σύγχρονες στρατηγικές αντιμετώπισης περιεδρικών αποστημάτων,,,,,2021,
    59. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Mulita, Francesk; Bouchagier, Konstantinos; Dafnomili, Vasiliki-Danai; Skroubis, George; Perdikaris, Ioannis; Tchabashvili, Levan; Liolis, Elias; Kaplanis, Charalampos; Akinosoglou, Karolina; ,Development of a predictive model for surgical site infections in colorectal patients based on butyrylcholinesterase plasma levels,European Journal of Surgical Oncology,49,1,e15,2023,Elsevier
    60. Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Tchabashvili, Levan; Chlorogiannis, David-Dimitris; Mulita, Francesk; Argentou, Maria-Ioanna; ,Updated clinical evidence on the role of adipokines and breast cancer: a review,Cancers,15,5,1572,2023,MDPI
    61. Medas, Fabio; Dobrinja, Chiara; Al-Suhaimi, Ebtesam Abdullah; Altmeier, Julia; Anajar, Said; Arikan, Akif Enes; Azaryan, Irina; Bains, Lovenish; Basili, Giancarlo; Bolukbasi, Hakan; ,"Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study",The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology,11,6,402- 413,2023,Elsevier
    62. Mulita, Francesk; Theofanis, George; Verras, Georgios-Ioannis; Liolis, Elias; Papanikos, Vasileios; Tchabashvili, Levan; Tasios, Konstantinos; Iliopoulos, Fotios; Tsilivigkos, Christos; Kehagias,  Dimitrios; ,Comparison of postoperative bleeding using harmonic scalpel and LigaSure in thyroid surgery: a 15-year single-centre retrospective study.,Medicinski glasnik,20,2,,2023,
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