Evangelos Kalaitzakis

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Affiliation: Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Increased risk for malignant neoplasms among patients with cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 9:168-74. 2011
  2. ncbi Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Gastroenterology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
    BMC Gastroenterol 10:124. 2010
  3. ncbi Factors related to fatigue in patients with cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Institute of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 10:174-81, 181.e1. 2012
  4. ncbi Type and etiology of liver cirrhosis are not related to the presence of hepatic encephalopathy or health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    BMC Gastroenterol 8:46. 2008
  5. ncbi Quality of life in short-bowel syndrome: impact of fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 43:1057-65. 2008
  6. ncbi Malnutrition and diabetes mellitus are related to hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Liver Int 27:1194-201. 2007
  7. ncbi Fatigue measurements in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and the risk of mortality during follow-up
    Einar Bjornsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Liver Int 30:251-8. 2010
  8. ncbi Gut transit is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and gut hormone profile in patients with cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 7:346-52. 2009
  9. ncbi Role of gastric sensorimotor dysfunction in gastrointestinal symptoms and energy intake in liver cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 42:237-46. 2007
  10. ncbi Health-related quality of life in patients with different stages of liver disease induced by hepatitis C
    Einar Bjornsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 44:878-87. 2009

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  1. ncbi Increased risk for malignant neoplasms among patients with cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 9:168-74. 2011
    ..It is not clear how cirrhosis affects the risks for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and non-HCC cancers, which are rare among these patients. We assessed the risk for malignant neoplasms in patients with cirrhosis...
  2. ncbi Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Gastroenterology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
    BMC Gastroenterol 10:124. 2010
    ..In this observational study we aimed to assess the outcome of patients with biliary SOD managed without sphincter of Oddi manometry...
  3. ncbi Factors related to fatigue in patients with cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Institute of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 10:174-81, 181.e1. 2012
    ..We performed a prospective study to evaluate fatigue and identify potential determinants among patients with cirrhosis. We also studied the effects of liver transplantation on fatigue in these patients...
  4. ncbi Type and etiology of liver cirrhosis are not related to the presence of hepatic encephalopathy or health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    BMC Gastroenterol 8:46. 2008
    ..We aimed to determine the impact of cirrhosis etiology on hepatic encephalopathy and whether hepatic encephalopathy affects health-related QoL among patients with cirrhosis of different etiologies...
  5. ncbi Quality of life in short-bowel syndrome: impact of fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 43:1057-65. 2008
    ..The potential relation between fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms and impaired QoL in these patients was also investigated...
  6. ncbi Malnutrition and diabetes mellitus are related to hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Liver Int 27:1194-201. 2007
    ..Our aim was to investigate the effects of malnutrition and diabetes mellitus on HE in unselected patients with liver cirrhosis...
  7. ncbi Fatigue measurements in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and the risk of mortality during follow-up
    Einar Bjornsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Liver Int 30:251-8. 2010
    ..Fatigue was recently suggested to predict an increased risk of mortality in a primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) cohort during follow-up...
  8. ncbi Gut transit is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and gut hormone profile in patients with cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 7:346-52. 2009
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  9. ncbi Role of gastric sensorimotor dysfunction in gastrointestinal symptoms and energy intake in liver cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 42:237-46. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate gastric accommodation to a meal and sensitivity to gastric distension with reference to energy intake, nutritional status and gastrointestinal symptoms in liver cirrhosis...
  10. ncbi Health-related quality of life in patients with different stages of liver disease induced by hepatitis C
    Einar Bjornsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 44:878-87. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to determine HRQoL in patients in different stages of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and to compare HRQoL in HCV cirrhosis with non-HCV-induced cirrhosis...
  11. ncbi Inadequate use of proton-pump inhibitors in patients with liver cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:512-8. 2008
    ..Patients with liver cirrhosis have a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms. The use of antiacid therapy (AAT) in these patients is unexplored. We aimed to assess the use of AAT in cirrhotic patients...
  12. ncbi Altered postprandial glucose, insulin, leptin, and ghrelin in liver cirrhosis: correlations with energy intake and resting energy expenditure
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Am J Clin Nutr 85:808-15. 2007
    ..Liver cirrhosis is associated with reduced energy intake and increased resting energy expenditure...
  13. ncbi Factors that reduce health-related quality of life in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
    Maria Benito de Valle
    Institute of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 10:769-775.e2. 2012
    ..We aimed to evaluate HRQL and its potential determinants in 2 population-based cohorts of patients with PSC and to study the prevalence of fatigue among these patients...
  14. ncbi Impact of peri-transplant heart failure & left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction on outcomes following liver transplantation
    Axel Josefsson
    Institute of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Liver Int 32:1262-9. 2012
    ..Assess the prevalence of peri-transplant heart failure and its potential relation to post-transplant morbidity and mortality...
  15. ncbi Long-term follow-up of patients with acute liver failure of indeterminate aetiology
    Gu Wei
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 43:984-91. 2008
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  16. ncbi Endoscopic diagnosis of biliary tract disease
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Gastroenterology, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
    Curr Opin Gastroenterol 28:273-9. 2012
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  17. ncbi EUS-guided drainage is more successful in pancreatic pseudocysts compared with abscesses
    Riadh Sadik
    Institute of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    World J Gastroenterol 17:499-505. 2011
    ..To compare the results for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of clear fluid pancreatic pseudocysts with the results for abscess drainage...
  18. ncbi Renal function and cognitive impairment in patients with liver cirrhosis
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 42:1238-44. 2007
    ..Renal function has been shown to be important for ammonia metabolism in cirrhosis. Although renal dysfunction is common in cirrhotic patients, its effect on cognitive function is largely unexplored...
  19. ncbi Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with liver cirrhosis: associations with nutritional status and health-related quality of life
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 41:1464-72. 2006
    ..Our aim was to prospectively evaluate gastrointestinal symptoms, malnutrition, and QoL in patients with cirrhosis...
  20. ncbi Intestinal permeability in cirrhotic patients with and without ascites
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Scand J Gastroenterol 41:326-30. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to assess whether intestinal permeability is altered in cirrhotic patients with and without ascites...
  21. ncbi Addition of senna improves quality of colonoscopy preparation with magnesium citrate
    Stergios Vradelis
    Gastroenterology Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, United Kingdom
    World J Gastroenterol 15:1759-63. 2009
    ..To prospectively investigate the effectiveness and patient's tolerance of two low-cost bowel cleansing preparation protocols based on magnesium citrate only or the combination of magnesium citrate and senna...
  22. ncbi Clinicians' attitudes towards endoscopic ultrasound: a survey of four European countries
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Gastroenterology, St Thomas Hospital, Guy s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
    Scand J Gastroenterol 44:100-7. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to assess EUS availability and accessibility as well as EUS utilization among clinicians from different European countries...
  23. ncbi Abstinence in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A follow-up study
    Evangelos Kalaitzakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Hepatol Res 38:869-76. 2008
    ..Cirrhosis severity (expressed as the MELD) and alcohol abuse treatment during follow up were related to short-term mortality...