Christos Kakos

Dr. Christos Kakos

Surgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece
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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2020 in Transplantation Reviews
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DGDimitrios Giannis
Dimitrios Giannis
GSGeorgios Antonios Sideris
Georgios Antonios Sideris
CKChristos Kakos
Christos Kakos
Ioannis KatsarosIoannis Katsaros
Ioannis Katsaros
IZIoannis A. Ziogas
Ioannis A. Ziogas

6 March 2023 in Liver Transplantation
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IZIoannis A. Ziogas
Ioannis A. Ziogas
CKChristos Kakos
Christos Kakos
DMDimitrios P. Moris
Dimitrios P. Moris
CKChristof Kaltenmeier
Christof Kaltenmeier
Georgios TsoulfasGeorgios Tsoulfas
Georgios Tsoulfas
EPElizabeth A. Pomfret
Elizabeth A. Pomfret
The value of minimally invasive approaches for living donor hepatectomy remains unclear. Our aim was to compare the donor outcomes after open versus laparoscopy-assisted versus pure laparoscopic versus robotic living donor hepatectomy (OLDH vs. LALDH vs. PLLDH vs. RLDH). A systematic literature review of the MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Scopus databases was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement (up to December 8, 2021). Random-effects meta-analyses were performed separately for minor and major living donor hepatectomy. The risk of bias in nonrandomized studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. A total of 31 studies were included. There was no difference in donor outcomes after OLDH versus LALDH for major hepatectomy. However, PLLDH was associated with decreased estimated blood loss, length of stay (LOS), and overall complications versus OLDH for minor and major hepatectomy, but also with increased operative time for major hepatectomy. PLLDH was associated with decreased LOS versus LALDH for major hepatectomy. RLDH was associated with decreased LOS but with increased operative time versus OLDH for major hepatectomy. The scarcity of studies comparing RLDH versus LALDH/PLLDH did not allow us to meta-analyze donor outcomes for that comparison. There seems to be a marginal benefit in estimated blood loss and/or LOS in favor of PLLDH and RLDH. The complexity of these procedures limits them to transplant centers with high volume and experience. Future studies should investigate self-reported donor experience and the associated economic costs of these approaches.

1 December 2021 in Transplantation Proceedings
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SKShirin Elizabeth Khorsandi
Shirin Elizabeth Khorsandi
HHHailey Hardgrave
Hailey Hardgrave
TOTamara Osborn
Tamara Osborn
GKGarrett Klutts
Garrett Klutts
JNJoe Nigh
Joe Nigh
Emmanouil GiorgakisEmmanouil Giorgakis
Emmanouil Giorgakis

24 October 2021 in Clinical Transplantation
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IZIoannis A. Ziogas
Ioannis A. Ziogas
CKChristos Kakos
Christos Kakos
SEStepan M. Esagian
Stepan M. Esagian
KSKonstantinos Skarentzos
Konstantinos Skarentzos
SASophoclis Alexopoulos
Sophoclis Alexopoulos
MMMartin I Montenovo
Martin I Montenovo


23 January 2021 in Liver Transplantation
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IZIoannis A. Ziogas
Ioannis A. Ziogas
CKChristos Kakos
Christos Kakos
WWW. Kelly Wu
W. Kelly Wu
MMMartin I. Montenovo
Martin I. Montenovo
LMLea K. Matsuoka
Lea K. Matsuoka
SASophoclis Alexopoulos
Sophoclis Alexopoulos