{"id":1780,"date":"2026-05-27T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/prin-to-cheirourgeio\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:00:58","slug":"before-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/before-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How is assessment, briefing and preparation organized?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The surgical decision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe evaluation does not start with the operation. It starts with the question: what is the real problem and which option offers the best balance of benefit and risk?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What to bring to the appointment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Recent blood tests.<\/li>
  • Ultrasound, CT, MRI or endoscopic examinations on CD\/link and report.<\/li>
  • List of medications, allergies and previous surgeries.<\/li>
  • Questions you want answered before you decide.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    What we will discuss<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • If there is a clear indication for surgery or if there is a safe follow-up\/conservative treatment.<\/li>\n \t
    • Which technique is appropriate for your case.<\/li>\n \t
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    • Where can the operation be performed and what is the expected hospitalization.<\/li>\n \t
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      Information is part of the treatment. The patient must understand the plan before accepting it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Christos E. Agalianos How is assessment, briefing and preparation organized? The surgical decision The evaluation does not start with the operation. It starts with the question: what is the real problem and which option offers the best balance of benefit and risk? What to bring to the appointment Recent blood tests. Ultrasound, CT, MRI or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1780","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1780"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1785,"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1780\/revisions\/1785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agalianos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}