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Impact of capsule endoscopy in obscure small-bowel bleeding: defining strict diagnostic criteria for a favorable outcome by Viazis, Nikos, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Theodoropoulos, Ioannis, Sgouros, Spiros, Vlachogiannakos, John, Pipis, Prokopis, Markoglou, Costas, Avgerinos, Alec, MD

“…Background The most frequent indication for capsule endoscopy is to diagnose the cause of obscure GI bleeding. The objective of the study was to determine the…”
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Monolobar Caroli's disease complicated by cholangiocarcinoma in a 70-year-old man, previously asymptomatic by Vlachogiannakos, John, Potamianos, Spiros, Triantos, Christos, Makri, Irini, Imvrios, George, Patsiaoura, Kalliopi, Avgerinos, Alec

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Interferon-α plus lamivudine vslamivudine reduces breakthroughs, but does not affect sustained response in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B by Michalis Economou Spilios Manolakopoulos Thomas A Trikalinos Spyros Filis Sotiris Bethanis Dimitrios Tzourmakliotis Alec Avgerinos Sotiris Raptis Epameinondas V Tsianos

“…AIM： To investigate the efficacy of combination treatment of IFN-α and lamivudine compared to lamivudine monotherapy, after 24 mo of administration in…”
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Antiviral therapy reduces portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis due to HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B and significant portal hypertension by Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Triantos, Christos, Theodoropoulos, Jiannis, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Kougioumtzan, Anastasios, Papatheodoridis, George, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios, Karamanolis, Dimitrios, Burroughs, Andrew K, Archimandritis, Athanasios, Raptis, Sotirios, Avgerinos, Alec

“…Background/Aims Lamivudine improves liver histology in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), but its effects on portal pressure remain unknown. We evaluated…”
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Bowel preparation increases the diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy: a prospective, randomized, controlled study by Viazis, Nikos, Sgouros, Spiros, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Vlachogiannakos, John, Bergele, Christina, Sklavos, Pantelis, Panani, Anna, Avgerinos, Alec

“…The aim of this study was to determine the value of small-bowel preparation for patients undergoing capsule endoscopy. The study design was prospective,…”
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Sustained rise of portal pressure after sclerotherapy, but not band ligation, in acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis by Avgerinos, Alec, Armonis, Anastasios, Stefanidis, Gerasimos, Mathou, Nikoleta, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Kougioumtzian, Anastasios, Triantos, Christos, Papaxoinis, Costas, Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Panani, Anna, Raptis, Sotiris A.

“…During variceal bleeding, several factors may increase portal pressure, which in turn may precipitate further bleeding. This study investigates the early…”
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Clinical Course of Lamivudine Monotherapy in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis due to HBeAg negative chronic HBV infection by MANOLAKOPOULOS, Spilios, KARATAPANIS, Stylianos, AVGERINOS, Alec, ELEFSINIOTIS, Jiannis, MATHOU, Nicoletta, VLACHOGIANNAKOS, Jiannis, ILIADOU, Elissabet, KOUGIOUMTZAN, Anastasios, ECONOMOU, Michalis, TRIANTOS, Christos, TZOURMAKLIOTIS, Dimitrios

“…We have evaluated the efficacy of long-term lamivudine monotherapy in patients with decompensated HBeAg-negative/HBV-DNA positive cirrhosis. We analyzed the…”
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Long-Term Acid Suppressive Therapy May Prevent the Relapse of Lower Esophageal (Schatzki's) Rings: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study by SGOUROS, Spiros N, VLACHOGIANNAKOS, Jiannis, KARAMANOLIS, George, VASSILIADIS, Konstantinos, STEFANIDIS, Gerasimos, BERGELE, Christine, PAPADOPOULOU, Euthimia, AVGERINOS, Alec, MANTIDES, Apostolos

“…Distal esophageal (Schatzki's) rings are a frequent cause of dysphagia. Bougienage is generally effective, but relapses are common. The aim of this study was…”
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Is banding ligation for primary prevention of variceal bleeding as effective as beta-blockers, and is it safe? by TRIANTOS, Christos, VLACHOGIANNAKOS, Jiannis, MANOLAKOPOULOS, Spilios, BURROUGHS, Andrew, AVGERINOS, Alec

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Ultrasound-guided liver biopsy in real life: Comparison of same-day prebiopsy versus real-time ultrasound approach by Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Triantos, Christos, Bethanis, Sotirios, Theodoropoulos, Jiannis, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Cholongitas, Evangelos, Sideridis, Markos, Barbatis, Calipso, Piperopoulos, Ploutarchos, Spiliadi, Charis, Papadimitriou, Nikolaos, Roukounakis, Nikolaos, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios, Avgerinos, Alec, Burroughs, Andrew

“…Background and Aim:  Currently, an increasing number of liver biopsies are performed by radiologists under real‐time ultrasound control. A routine ultrasound…”
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Octreotide versus hydrocortisone versus placebo in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: A multicenter randomized controlled trial by Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Avgerinos, Alec, Vlachogiannakos, John, Armonis, Anastasios, Viazis, Nicolaos, Papadimitriou, Nicholas, Mathou, Nikoletta, Stefanidis, Gerasimos, Rekoumis, George, Vienna, Eleni, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios, Raptis, Sotirios A.

“…Background: Octreotide is a potent inhibitor of pancreatic secretion, and corticosteroids suppress humoral and cellular activity. Both agents may reduce the…”
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Reply by Avgerinos, Alec, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Raptis, Sotirios A.

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Interferon-alpha plus lamivudine vs lamivudine reduces breakthroughs, but does not affect sustained response in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B by Economou, Michalis, Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Trikalinos, Thomas-A, Filis, Spyros, Bethanis, Sotiris, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios, Avgerinos, Alec, Raptis, Sotiris, Tsianos, Epameinondas-V

“…The HBeAg negative form of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) predominates in the Mediterranean area and has a rising frequency in Europe and North America. At present…”
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Intracerebral hemorrhage after therapeutic upper-GI endoscopy: report of a case by Efthymiou, Alkiviadis, Markoglou, Costas, Michalopoulou, Fani, Viazis, Nikos, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Avgerinos, Alec

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Measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with active variceal bleeding by Ozdogan, Osman Cavit

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Somatostatin inhibits gastric acid secretion more effectively than pantoprazole in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial by Avgerinos, Alec, Sgouros, Spiros, Viazis, Nikos, Vlachogiannakos, John, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Bergele, Christina, Sklavos, Pantelis, Raptis, Sotiris A.

“…Objective Gastric acid inhibition is beneficial in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB). The aim of this double-blind study was to test whether…”
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Impact of Capsule Endoscopy in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Defining Strict Diagnostic Criteria for a Favorable Outcome by Viazis, Nikos, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Theodoropoulos, Ioannis, Sgouros, Spiros, Vlachogiannakos, John, Pipis, Prokopis, Markoglou, Costas, Avgerinos, Alec

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Plasma lipid and lipoprotein response to fat feeding in alcoholic liver disease by Avgerinos, A, Chu, P, Greenfield, C, Harry, D S, McIntyre, N

“…Serum lipids and lipoproteins were analyzed after an overnight fast, and following a fatty meal in 10 patients with cirrhosis, 5 with fatty liver, and 5 normal…”
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A single alcohol ingestion does not affect serum hepatitis C virus RNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C by Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Economou, Michalis, Bethanis, Sotirios, Mathou, Nicoletta, Triantos, Christos, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Vogiatzakis, Evangelos, Avgerinos, Alec, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios

“…: Background and aim: The safe level of alcohol ingestion in sporadic drinkers with hepatitis C is unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a single…”
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Clinical Studies: A single alcohol ingestion does not affect serum hepatitis C virus RNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C by Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Economou, Michalis, Bethanis, Sotirios, Mathou, Nicoletta, Triantos, Christos, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Vogiatzakis, Evangelos, Avgerinos, Alec, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios

“…The safe level of alcohol ingestion in sporadic drinkers with hepatitis C is unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a single moderate alcohol intake on…”
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