Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Xanthoulis, Athanasios"
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The impact of age on rectal cancer treatment, complications and survival
Høydahl, Øystein; Edna, Tom-Harald; Xanthoulis, Athanasios; Lydersen, Stian; Endreseth, Birger Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The number of older patients with rectal cancer is increasing. Treatment outcome discrepancies persist, despite similar treatment guidelines. To offer the oldest patients optimal individually adjusted care, ... -
Long-term trends in colorectal cancer: incidence, localization, and presentation
Høydahl, Øystein; Edna, Tom-Harald; Xanthoulis, Athanasios; Lydersen, Stian; Endreseth, Birger Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background The purpose of this study was to assess trends in incidence and presentation of colorectal cancer (CRC) over a period of 37 years in a stable population in Mid-Norway. Secondarily, we wanted to predict the ... -
Management of a life-threatening intercostal artery bleeding, difficult to visualize in open surgery: a case report
Laugsand, Eivor Alette; Xanthoulis, Athanasios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Life-threatening bleeding from an intercostal artery is a rare and challenging event. A 74-year-old patient with a right-sided pleural effusion was treated by a pigtail pleural drain. He developed a large haemothorax, ... -
Octogenarian patients with colon cancer – postoperative morbidity and mortality are the major challenges
Høydahl, Øystein; Edna, Tom-Harald; Xanthoulis, Athanasios; Lydersen, Stian; Endreseth, Birger Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Few studies have addressed colon cancer surgery outcomes in an unselected cohort of octogenarian patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the relative survival of octogenarian patients after a major resection ... -
Older patients with colorectal cancer at Levanger Hospital 1980-2016
Høydahl, Øystein (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:255, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Kreft i tykk- og endetarm har blitt den vanligste kreftsykdommen i Norge med unntak av brystkreft for kvinner og prostatakreft for menn. Sykdommen rammer i hovedsak eldre mennesker og har en insidens-topp rundt 70 års ... -
Pankreaskreft. Insidens, utredning, behandling og overlevelse ved Helse Nord-Trøndelag 2010-2021
Gaupset, Lise (Master thesis, 2023)Introduksjon: Pankreaskreft er blant de mest dødelige kreftsykdommene på verdensbasis, og flesteparten av pasientene har fjernmetastaser ved diagnosetidspunktet. Få er kandidater til kirurgisk reseksjon, som er eneste ... -
Surgery for Pilonidal Disease in Norway: Training, Attitudes and Preferences
Odlo, Mari (Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Pilonidal sykdom (PS) er hyppig forekommende i den unge voksne befolkningen. Det finnes i dag ingen klar konsensus for optimal behandling, og en rekke ulike kirurgiske prosedyrer blir brukt i klinisk praksis. ... -
Surgery for pilonidal sinus disease in Norway: training, attitudes and preferences-a survey among Norwegian surgeons
Odlo, Mari; Horn, Julie; Xanthoulis, Athanasios (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)