Cochlear implantation under the first year of age--the outcomes. A critical systematic review and meta-analysisPetros V Vlastarakos
ENT Dept, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4AB, United Kingdom
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 74:119-26. 2010
..To review the current knowledge on cochlear implantation in infancy, regarding auditory perception/speech production outcomes...
Propranolol is an effective treatment for airway haemangiomas: a critical analysis and meta-analysis of published interventional studiesP V Vlastarakos
ENT Deptartment, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 32:213-21. 2012
..Children should remain on propranolol until the haemangioma enters the phase of involution. Active parental monitoring is essential to ensure treatment safety...
Quantifying the bystander-effect of 2.5G mobile telephones on the speech perception of digital hearing aid usersP V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Lister Hospital, UK
B-ENT 8:95-101. 2012
..5G mobile telephones (2.5G-MTs) on the speech perception of digital hearing-aid (dHA) users. Differences in the susceptibility of behind-the-ear (BTE) compared to in-to-the-ear (ITE) dHAs were also assessed...
- Are intra-tympanically administered steroids effective in patients with sudden deafness? Implications for current clinical practice
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Lister Hospital, 33 Wetherby Close, SG1 5RX, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 269:363-80. 2012
..The observation that they seem effective both as primary and salvage treatment modalities with a very low complication rate may have serious implications for current clinical practice...
- CT scan versus surgery: how reliable is the preoperative radiological assessment in patients with chronic otitis media?
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4AB, UK
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 269:81-6. 2012
..EBM level: 2c...
- Cochlear implantation update: contemporary preoperative imaging and future prospects - the dual modality approach as a standard of care
Petros V Vlastarakos
Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB, UK
Expert Rev Med Devices 7:555-67. 2010
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- Diagnostic challenges and safety considerations in cochlear implantation under the age of 12 months
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Dept, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, SG1 4AB Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 74:127-32. 2010
..To review the current knowledge on cochlear implantation in infancy, regarding diagnostic, surgical and anesthetic challenges...
- Grommets in otitis media with effusion: the most frequent operation in children. But is it associated with significant complications?
Petros V Vlastarakos
Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas Sofias Ave, Athens, 11527, Greece
Eur J Pediatr 166:385-91. 2007
..These complications may resolve with conservative management, but in persistent cases surgical removal of the tubes is mandatory...
- Efficacy assessment and complications of surgical management for superior semicircular canal dehiscence: a meta-analysis of published interventional studies
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas Sofias Av, 11527 Athens, Greece
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 266:177-86. 2009
..Consensus regarding strict follow-up criteria and objective assessment of success is necessary before larger scale operations can be implemented in clinical practice...
- Novel approaches to treating sensorineural hearing loss. Auditory genetics and necessary factors for stem cell transplant
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Depertment, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Med Sci Monit 14:RA114-25. 2008
..Evidence concerning development, maintenance, and regeneration of hair cells is still at an embryonic stage. Combined data, as attempted in the present study, will lead to a more successful management of deafness...
- Sensory cell regeneration and stem cells: what we have already achieved in the management of deafness
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Otol Neurotol 29:758-68. 2008
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- Biofilms in ear, nose, and throat infections: how important are they?
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Laryngoscope 117:668-73. 2007
..The aim of this paper is to review the literature on ENT diseases that can be attributed to biofilm formation and to discuss options for future treatment...
- The interdisciplinary model of hospital administration: do health professionals and managers look at it in the same way?
Petros V Vlastarakos
Registrar, ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, Greece
Eur J Public Health 18:71-6. 2008
..To assess health practitioners' views on the issue of hospital administration and explore possible conflicts...
- Auditory neuropathy: endocochlear lesion or temporal processing impairment? Implications for diagnosis and management
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas Sofias Avenue, Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 72:1135-50. 2008
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- Treating common problems of the nose and throat in pregnancy: what is safe?
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, 29 Dardanellion str, Glyfada Athens, 16562 Athens, Greece
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265:499-508. 2008
..Knowledge update is necessary to avoid unjustified hesitations and provide appropriate counselling and treatment for pregnant women...
- Treating common ear problems in pregnancy: what is safe?
Petros V Vlastarakos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas Sofias Av, Athens, Greece
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265:139-45. 2008
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- Cochlear implantation in atelectasis and chronic otitis media: long-term follow-up
John Xenellis
ENT Department, Athens University, Ippokratio, Greece
Otol Neurotol 29:499-501. 2008
..To report the long-term results of cochlear implantation in cases with chronic otitis media or atelectasis using a single surgical technique performed in a single cochlear implant center...
- Congenital aural atresia reconstruction: a surgical procedure with a long history
Leonidas Manolopoulos
1st ENT Department, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocrateion General Hospital, Athens, Greece
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 63:774-81. 2010
..The aim of the present article is to approach the whole problem as one (pinna malformation and aural atresia) and present the history as well as the current approaches in reconstruction...
- Continuation of smoking after treatment of laryngeal cancer: an independent prognostic factor?
Dimitrios Kikidis
First ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 74:250-4. 2012
..The aim of the study is to examine if continuation of smoking after treatment is an independent factor affecting the prognosis of laryngeal cancer...
- Treating options for deaf children
Thomas P Nikolopoulos
ENT Dept, Atticon University Hospital of Athens, Greece
Early Hum Dev 86:669-74. 2010
..The present paper aims to review the current knowledge on the available treatment options for deaf infants...
- Myofascial pain syndromes in the maxillofacial area: a common but underdiagnosed cause of head and neck pain
Leonidas Manolopoulos
ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 37:975-84. 2008
..There is a need for interdisciplinary teams of health professionals to achieve proper diagnosis, management and sustainable outcomes...
- Congenital and acquired developmental problems of the upper airway in newborns and infants
Marie Lyons
ENT Dept, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Early Hum Dev 88:951-5. 2012
..To review the current knowledge on congenital and acquired developmental problems of the upper airway in newborns and infants...
- Supracricoid hemilaryngopharyngectomy for selected pyriform sinus carcinoma patients--a retrospective chart review
George X Papacharalampous
A ENT Department, Athens University, Medical School, 114 Vass, Sophias av, 11527 Athens, Greece
World J Surg Oncol 7:65. 2009
..The aim of this study is to assess the functional and oncologic results of supracricoid hemilaryngopharyngectomy and report our experience in the technique, local control and overall survival rates...
