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Wireless capsule endoscopy in detecting small-intestinal polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Kountouras, Jannis, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Zavos, Christos, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, Fasoulas, Kostas, Paroutoglou, George

“…AIM： To detect the prevalence of small bowel polyps by wireless capsule endoscopy （WCE） in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis （FAP）. METHODS： We…”
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Endoscopic Techniques and Management of Foreign Body Ingestion and Food Bolus Impaction in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: A Retrospective Analysis of 139 Cases by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Kountouras, Jannis, Paroutoglou, George, Zavos, Christos, Mimidis, Kostas, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris

“…BACKGROUNDIngested foreign bodies and food bolus impaction are frequently seen in endoscopic practice. Successful foreign body and food bolus removal may…”
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Efficacy and safety of therapeutic ERCP in patients 90 years of age and older by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Paroutoglou, George, Kountouras, Jannis, MD, PhD, Zavos, Christos, Beltsis, Athanasios, Tzovaras, George

“…Background Therapeutic ERCP has an established role in the treatment of pancreatobiliary diseases, but little information is available on the outcomes of this…”
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A comparative study of 10-Fr vs. 7-Fr straight plastic stents in the treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leak by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Kountouras, Jannis, Paroutoglou, George, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Germanidis, George, Zavos, Christos, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, Paikos, Dimitris, Papaziogas, Basilis

“…Background Biliary decompression is a key factor in the treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leak. However, the optimal size of the stent introduced by…”
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Endoclipping treatment of life-threatening rectal bleeding after prostate biopsy by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Kountouras, Jannis, Dimitriadis, Georgios, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Zavos, Christos, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, Paroutoglou, George, Germanidis, George, Mimidis, Kostas

“…Rectal bleeding is frequently seen in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound （TRUS）-guided multiple biopsy of the prostate, but is usually mild and stops…”
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A comparative study of 50% dextrose and normal saline solution on their ability to create submucosal fluid cushions for endoscopic resection of sessile rectosigmoid polyps by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, MD, PhD, Kountouras, Jannis, MD, PhD, Paroutoglou, George, MD, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, MD, Zavos, Christos, MD, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, MD, Gelas, George, MD, Paikos, Dimitris, MD, Karakousis, Konstantinos, MD

“…Background EMR traditionally performed by using normal saline solution (NS) plus epinephrine (E) as a submucosal fluid cushion does not maintain the submucosal…”
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Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis： A prospective non randomized study by Tzovaras, George, Zacharoulis, Dimitris, Liakou, Paraskevi, Theodoropoulos, Theodoros, Paroutoglou, George, Hatzitheofilou, Constantine

“…AIM： To study the timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis. METHODS： Between January 2002 and December 2005, all American…”
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Combined endoscopic and ursodeoxycholic acid treatment of biliary cast syndrome in a non-transplant patient by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Kountouras, Jannis, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Zavos, Christos, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, Paroutoglou, George

“…A 76-year-old diabetic man underwent cholecystectomy for gangrenous calculous cholecystitis. His postoperative course was complicated by the development of…”
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Acute Appendicitis Due to Appendiceal Obstruction from a Migrated Biliary Stent by TZOVARAS, George, LIAKOU, Paraskevi, MAKRYIANNIS, Evaghelos, PAROUTOGLOU, George

“…Endoscopic plastic biliary stenting is a common procedure in the management of benign biliary pathology. Complications from biliary stenting are rare, with…”
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Prophylactic clip application before endoscopic resection of large pedunculated colorectal polyps in patients receiving anticoagulation or antiplatelet medications by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Fasoulas, Kostas, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Beltsis, Athanasios, Terzoudis, Sotiris, Paroutoglou, George, Zavos, Christos, Kountouras, Jannis

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety of prophylactic endoclipping before resection of large pedunculated colorectal polyps in patients with…”
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High-dose allopurinol for prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: a prospective randomized double-blind controlled trial by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Kountouras, Jannis, Chatzis, Josef, Christodoulou, Kiriakos, Paroutoglou, George, Mimidis, Kostas, Beltsis, Athanasios, Zavos, Christos

“…Pancreatitis is the most common major complication of diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP. Allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor that blocks generation of…”
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Cecal lipoma with pseudomalignant features: a case report and review of the literature by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Zavos, Christos, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, Lazaraki, Georgia, Papaziogas, Basilis, Paroutoglou, George, Kountouras, Jannis, Paikos, Dimitris

“…Colonic lipoma is a well-documented benign neoplasia, endoscopically appearing as a smooth round yellowish polyp with a thick stalk or broad-based attachment…”
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Intravenous N-acetylcysteine does not prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, MD, Kountouras, Jannis, MD, Paroutoglou, George, MD, Beltsis, Athanasios, MD, Mimidis, Kostas, MD, Zavos, Christos, MD

“…Background Acute pancreatitis remains the most common complication of ERCP. Prophylactic administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) probably decreases the…”
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Endoscopic management of occluded biliary uncovered metal stents：A multicenter experience by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Beltsis, Athanasios, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, Paikos, Dimitris, Paroutoglou, George, Kapetanos, Dimitris, Terzoudis, Sotiris, Lazaraki, Georgia, Pilpilidis, Ioannis, Fasoulas, Kostas, Atmatzidis, Stefanos, Zavos, Christos, Kountouras, Jannis

“…AIM：To compare diverse endoscopic interventions in the management of occluded uncovered self-expanding metal stents（SEMSs） that had been placed for palliative…”
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Closure of an iatrogenic rectal perforation by using the endoloop/clips technique by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, MD, PhD, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, MD, Zavos, Christos, MD, Paroutoglou, George, MD, Kountouras, Jannis, MD, PhD

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Treatment of a duodenal perforation secondary to an endoscopic sphincterotomy with clips by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Paroutoglou, George, Papaziogas, Basilios, Beltsis, Athanasios, Dimiropoulos, Stavros, Atmatzidis, Konstantinos

“…Perforation is one of the most serious complications of endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) necessitating immediate surgical intervention. We present a case of…”
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Alopecia areata, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and ulcerative colitis : Autoimmunity and apoptosis as common links? by KATSINELOS, Panagiotis, KOUNTOURAS, Jannis, PAROUTOGLOU, George, ZAVOS, Christos

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Recurrent acute pancreatitis caused by intra-ampullary carcinoid tumor by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, MD, PhD, Kountouras, Jannis, MD, PhD, Zavos, Christos, MD, Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris, MD, Paroutoglou, George, MD

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Endoscopic treatment and follow-up of gastrointestinal Dieulafoy's lesions by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Paroutoglou, George, Mimidis, Kostas, Beltsis, Athanasios, Papaziogas, Basilios, Gelas, George, Kountouras, Yiannis

“…To investigate retrospectively the clinical and endoscopic features of bleeding Dieulafoy's lesions and to assess the short- and long-term effectiveness of…”
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Pancreatitis complicating mucin-hypersecreting common bile duct adenoma by Katsinelos, Panagiotis, Basdanis, George, Chatzimavroudis, Grigorios, Karagiannoulou, Giorgia, Katsinelos, Taxiarchis, Paroutoglou, George, Papaziogas, Basilios, Paraskevas, George

“…Villous adenomas of the bile ducts are extremely uncommon. We describe a 58-year-old man presenting with clinical signs and laboratory findings of acute…”
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