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List of works by Spiros Ladas

A glass of water immediately increases gastric pH in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 13 May 2008

A meta-analysis evaluating the accuracy of colon capsule endoscopy in detecting colon polyps

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

An introductory course for training in endoscopy.

scientific article published in January 2002

Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Presenting as Persistent Skin Lesion in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis

scientific article published on October 5, 2011

Beneficial effect of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist buspirone on esophageal dysfunction associated with systemic sclerosis: A pilot study

scientific article published on June 2015

Bioinformatic and immunological analysis reveals lack of support for measles virus related mimicry in Crohn's disease.

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Bleeding lesions within reach of conventional endoscopy in capsule endoscopy examinations for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: is repeating endoscopy economically feasible?

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Bravo 48-hour Wireless pH Monitoring in Patients With Non-cardiac Chest Pain. Objective Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Parameters Predict the Responses to Proton Pump Inhibitors

scientific article published on 9 April 2012

Cell turnover of serrated adenomas

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Clinical characteristics in patients with non-cardiac chest pain could favor gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnosis

scientific article published on January 2013

Colon capsule endoscopy is feasible to perform after incomplete colonoscopy and guides further workup in clinical practice

scientific article published on 20 September 2013

Combined use of metallic endoclips and endoloops using a single-channel scope in closing iatrogenic perforations and fistulas: two case reports and a literature review

scientific article published on January 2014

Comparative performance of novel solutions for submucosal injection in porcine stomachs: An ex vivo study.

scientific article published on 9 July 2009

Comparative study of candidate housekeeping genes for quantification of target gene messenger RNA expression by real-time PCR in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Crohn's disease-associated mucosal factors regulate the expression of TNF-like cytokine 1A and its receptors in primary subepithelial intestinal myofibroblasts and intestinal epithelial cells

scientific article published on 07 September 2016

Cytokines in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis

scientific article published on May 1, 2011

Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for incomplete small-bowel capsule endoscopy

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Diastolic cardiac dysfunction is a predictor of dismal prognosis in patients with liver cirrhosis

scientific article published on 08 June 2014

Differential expression of the TL1A/DcR3 system of TNF/TNFR-like proteins in large vs. small intestinal Crohn's disease

scientific article published on 05 October 2011

Does recombinant human erythropoietin accelerate correction of post-ulcer-bleeding anaemia? A pilot study

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Early ileocolonoscopy with biopsy for the evaluation of persistent post-transplantation diarrhea

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Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication and antisecretory maintenance therapy on peptic ulcer recurrence in cirrhotic patients: a prospective, cohort 2-year follow-up study

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Effect of sleep on excessive belching: a 24-hour impedance-pH study

scientific article published in May 2010

Effect of three bowel preparations on video-capsule endoscopy gastric and small-bowel transit time and completeness of the examination

scientific article published in September 2007

Effects of ageing on small bowel video-capsule endoscopy examination

scientific article published on 27 August 2008

Efficacy and safety of interferon-based therapy in the treatment of adult thalassemic patients with chronic hepatitis C: a 12 years audit

scientific article published on July 2013

Elevated Serum Levels of the Antiapoptotic Protein Decoy-Receptor 3 Are Associated with Advanced Liver Disease

scientific article published on 09 August 2016

Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection Restores ki67, p53, and Cyclin D1 Immunoreactivity in the Human Gastric Epithelium.

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Ethical issues in the management of elderly patients in gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy

scientific article published on December 2007

Evaluation of a conventional ELISA (Novitec) and a near patient immunochromatographic test (Stick H. pyl) for Helicobacter pylori antigen detection in stool.

scientific article published in April 2007

Frequency and severity of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy and its possible relationship with bacterial endotoxemia.

scientific article published on 2 August 2013

Gastric mucosa epithelial cell kinetics are differentiated by anatomic site and Helicobacter pylori infection

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Gastric phytobezoars may be treated by nasogastric Coca-Cola lavage

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Gastrointestinal and liver side effects of drugs in elderly patients.

scientific article published on April 2010

Gastrointestinal cocaine body packing

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Helicobacter pylori and non-malignant diseases

scientific article published on 01 October 2007

Hiatal hernia predisposes to nocturnal gastro-oesophageal reflux

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High intestinal and systemic levels of decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) and its ligand TL1A in active ulcerative colitis

scientific article published on August 2, 2010

Hospitalization rates for cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis doubled for the aged population in Greece over the past 30 years

scientific article published in November 2006

Hypergastrinemia is associated with increased risk of distal colon adenomas

scientific article published on 26 October 2006

Increased expression of VEGF, COX-2, and Ki-67 in Barrett's esophagus: does the length matter?

scientific article published on 7 December 2011

Inflammatory infiltration of metaplastic epithelium and correlation to previous diagnosis of esophagitis and Barrett's length

scientific article published on May 28, 2012

Informed consent: still far from ideal?

scientific article published on 11 July 2006

Is bacterial DNA a better marker than endotoxin of bacterial translocation in decompensated cirrhosis?

scientific article published on 01 June 2011

Long‐term administration of rifaximin improves the prognosis of patients with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 March 2013

MicroRNA gene polymorphisms in pancreatic cancer

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Molecular analysis of B-cell clonality in Helicobacter pylori gastritis.

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Olive oil for symptomatic relief of duodeno-gastro-oesophageal reflux after gastrectomy

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Omeprazole maintenance therapy prevents recurrent ulcer bleeding after surgery for duodenal ulcer

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Optimized sedation improves colonoscopy quality long-term

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Peculiar antibody reactivity to human connexin 37 and its microbial mimics in patients with Crohn's disease.

scientific article published on 3 December 2010

PillCam Colon capsule endoscopy does not always complement incomplete colonoscopy

scientific article published in March 2009

Possible Strongyloides stercoralis infection diagnosed by videocapsule endoscopy in an immunocompetent patient with devastating diarrhea

scientific article published on January 2012

Professional, legal and ethical challenges in gastroenterology. Editorial

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Quality of small bowel preparation for video-capsule endoscopy. Prospective comparison of two different preparations

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Refractory GERD: increased body mass index is associated with persisting acid exposure but not hypersensitive esophagus or functional heartburn

scientific article published on 01 December 2013

Sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. Editorial

scientific article published on 21 April 2010

Sedation practices for gastrointestinal endoscopy in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Australia.

scientific article published on 21 April 2010

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of hypersensitive esophagus: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

scientific article published on 31 May 2011

Severe oesophageal disease and its associations with systemic sclerosis

scientific article published on 30 August 2017

Sildenafil (viagra) is a risk factor for acute variceal bleeding

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Subsite-specific differences of estrogen receptor beta expression in the normal colonic epithelium: implications for carcinogenesis and colorectal cancer epidemiology.

scientific article published in May 2010

Symptomatic hypokalemia associated with infliximab in a patient with Crohn's disease

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Systemic levels of human β-defensin 1 are elevated in patients with cirrhosis

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The 5-HT1A receptor agonist buspirone improves esophageal motor function and symptoms in systemic sclerosis: a 4-week, open-label trial

scientific article published on September 2016

The effect of minimal dietary changes with raisins in NAFLD patients with non-significant fibrosis: a randomized controlled intervention

scientific article published on 6 October 2016

The evolution of Helicobacter pylori antibiotics resistance over 10 years in Greece

scientific article published on 12 December 2014

The nature of small intestinal mucositis: a video-capsule endoscopy study

scientific article published on 07 February 2008

Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection 2015.

scientific article published on September 2015

Two cameras detect more lesions in the small-bowel than one.

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Whipple disease

scientific article published on April 2010

Yield of Combined Impedance-pH Monitoring for Refractory Reflux Symptoms in Clinical Practice

scientific article published on April 27, 2011