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Abdominal pain in an adult with Type 2 diabetes: A case reportGeorge Panagoulias
1st Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Cases J 1:154. 2008..abstract:..- Ethical issues in the management of elderly patients in gastroenterology and digestive endoscopySpiros D Ladas
1st Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 1:257-63. 2007.... - Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocauterySpiros D Ladas
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Internal Medicine Department, Attikon General Hospital, Rimini 1, Athens 12462, Greece
World J Gastroenterol 13:5295-8. 2007..The purpose of this review is to discuss the indications and the types of bowel preparations for therapeutic colonoscopy, and to contribute recommendations for the adequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy with electrocautery... - European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE): recommendations (2009) on clinical use of video capsule endoscopy to investigate small-bowel, esophageal and colonic diseasesS D Ladas
1st and 2nd Departments of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Endoscopy 42:220-7. 2010.... - Sedation practices for gastrointestinal endoscopy in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and AustraliaSpiros D Ladas
Hepatogastroenterology Division, 1st Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, Greece
Digestion 82:74-6. 2010..Our data indicate that the use of sedation for diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy is high in North America and Australia, but varies considerably among countries in Europe, Asia and Africa... - Relationship of Helicobacter pylori CagA(+) status to gastric juice vitamin C levelsT Rokkas
Gastroenterology Unit, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Eur J Clin Invest 29:56-62. 1999..The aim of the present study, therefore, was to study the impact of H. pylori CagA status on gastric juice vitamin C levels... - The association between CagA status and the development of esophagitis after the eradication of Helicobacter pyloriT Rokkas
Gastroenterology Unit, 401 Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Am J Med 110:703-7. 2001..pylori eradication. CONCLUSION: Patients infected with strains of H. pylori that are cagA-positive are at increased risk of developing esophagitis after eradication of H. pylori... - Informed consent for gastrointestinal endoscopy: a 2002 ESGE surveyK Triantafyllou
Endoscopy Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis 20:280-3. 2002..Finally, the procedure-related mortality is provided in only 23% (6/26) of countries. CONCLUSION: The procedure of obtaining informed consent for endoscopy varies considerably and may need reevaluation... - Prospective evaluation of a whole-blood antibody test (FlexPack HP) for in-office diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in untreated patientsS D Ladas
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, Greece
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 12:727-31. 2000..Rapid, reliable in-office tests are needed for applying the adopted screen-and-treat strategy in Helicobacter pylori-positive young dyspeptic patients... - A novel maneuver for colonic polypectomy at the 6-o'clock positionS D Ladas
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Dept. of Internal Medicine, Medical School of Athens University, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Endoscopy 38:434. 2006 - A three-day octreotide-containing helicobacter pylori eradication therapy for cure of peptic ulcersS D Ladas
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens University, Greece
Hepatogastroenterology 45:761-4. 1998..The aim of this pilot study was to determine safety and efficacy of an ultra short quadruple octreotide containing H. pylori eradication therapy in patients with peptic ulcer... - Does purgative preparation influence the diagnostic yield of small bowel video capsule endoscopy?: A meta-analysisT Rokkas
Gastroenterology Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
Am J Gastroenterol 104:219-27. 2009..However, the role of bowel preparation is controversial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the role of bowel preparation and in particular its consequences on diagnostic yield in a meta-analysis of all relevant studies... - Dramatic decline of acute appendicitis in Greece over 30 years: index of improvement of socioeconomic conditions or diagnostic aids?A A Papadopoulos
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis 26:80-4. 2008..There are several reports showing a continuing fall in the incidence of acute appendicitis in the western countries. Our aim was to study the trend of the incidence of acute appendicitis in the Greek population over 30 years... - Accuracy of measurements of the length of esophageal lesions: an experimental studyD Polymeros
Hepato Gastroenterology Unit, Second Propaedeutic Department of Medicine, Medical School, Athens University, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Endoscopy 39:948-51. 2007.... - Do we present abstracts on ethical, legal, cost-effectiveness and patient care issues at major gastroenterology congresses?E Archavlis
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, Attikon University General Hospital, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis 26:71-4. 2008..In the era of the new millennium, a lot of preclinical and clinical research is published. However, ethico-legal, cost-effectiveness and patient care issues are not addressed equally... - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: adequacy and quality of information given to decision makersS D Ladas
Gastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, Greece
Dig Dis 20:289-92. 2002..The aims of this retrospective study were to evaluate the quality of information given to the decision-makers (relatives) and determine the overall acceptance of the procedure by the patients' family... - Effectiveness of acid suppression in preventing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after successful treatment of Helicobacter pylori infectionT Rokkas
Gastroenterology Unit, 401 Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis Sci 46:1567-72. 2001..0022). The respective values for esophagitis were 0/33 (0%) and 6/35 (17.1%) (P = 0.0083). In conclusion, antisecretory treatment in H. pylori(+) patients, after successful eradication, is effective in preventing GERD... - Argon plasma coagulation has a long-lasting therapeutic effect in patients with chronic radiation proctitisG Karamanolis
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, Attikon General Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece
Endoscopy 41:529-31. 2009..The study aims were to prospectively evaluate (i) the efficacy of APC in endoscopically mild and severe radiation proctitis, and (ii) the recurrence rate following successful treatment... - Are gastroenterologists aware of the role of ethics committees?K Triantafyllou
Gastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis 20:271-4. 2002..Endoscopists believe that ECs have been of great help to their specialty in their country. CONCLUSIONS: The roles of the ECs are not clear to endoscopists and there is a need for education in this field... - Video-capsule endoscopy gastric and small bowel transit time and completeness of the examination in patients with diabetes mellitusK Triantafyllou
Hepato Gastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Athens University, Attikon University General Hospital, 124 62 Haidari, Athens, Greece
Dig Liver Dis 39:575-80. 2007..Small intestine video-capsule endoscopy examination in patients with diabetes mellitus may be incomplete due to delayed gastric emptying... - Long-term follow-up of endoscopic therapy of anal canal condylomata acuminata with podophyllotoxinC Tzathas
First Department of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens University, 23 Sissini Street, 115 28 Athens, Greece
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 21:364-7. 2007..Condylomata acuminata of the anal canal, a common sexually transmitted disease, are difficult-to-treat lesions with a high recurrence rate after initial successful treatment... - Factors predicting the possibility of conducting colonoscopy without sedationS D Ladas
Clinic for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Athens, Greece
Endoscopy 32:688-92. 2000..The aims of the present study were to determine the percentage of patients who can successfully undergo nonsedated colonoscopy and to identify factors capable of predicting whether a colonoscopy can be completed without sedation... - Coincidental malabsorption of lactose, fructose, and sorbitol ingested at low doses is not common in normal adultsS D Ladas
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, Greece
Dig Dis Sci 45:2357-62. 2000..In conclusion, the frequency of coincidental malabsorption of lactose, fructose, and sorbitol and intolerance to these sugars is not common, when normal adults ingest them at low doses... - Pancreatic tuberculosis in non-immunocompromised patients: reports of two cases, and a literature reviewS D Ladas
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens University, Greece
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 10:973-6. 1998..It is a curable disease and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pancreatic mass or abscess shown on ultrasound or computed tomography, especially in developing countries, where tuberculosis is common... - Epithelial cell turnover, p53 and bcl-2 protein expression during oncogenesis of early and advanced gastric cancer in a Western populationK Triantafyllou
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University General Hospital, Medical School, Athens University, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Haidari, Athens, Greece
Dig Liver Dis 40:39-45. 2008..To investigate epithelial cell turnover alterations, and p53, bcl-2 protein expression during development of early and advanced gastric cancer in a Western population... - Banana fibers in colonic mucus may puzzle the endoscopistS D Ladas
Hepato-Gastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Athens University, Athens University General Hospital, Greece
Endoscopy 37:1261. 2005 - Keratinocyte growth factor is effective in the prevention of intestinal mucositis in patients with hematological malignancies treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic SCT: a video-capsule endoscopy studyP Tsirigotis
Haematology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic, Attikon University General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Bone Marrow Transplant 42:337-43. 2008..019). KGF is effective in the prevention of intestinal mucositis in patients undergoing auto-SCT. Patients with severe intestinal mucositis run a higher risk to develop infections... - Serotonin transporter and g protein Beta 3 subunit gene polymorphisms in greeks with irritable bowel syndromeT Markoutsaki
2nd Department of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis Sci 56:3276-80. 2011..Association studies of SERT and GNB3 polymorphisms and IBS have shown diverse results among different populations, which might be due to subject composition differences...