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List of works by Pier Alberto Testoni

2-Litre polyethylene glycol-citrate-simethicone plus bisacodyl versus 4-litre polyethylene glycol as preparation for colonoscopy in chronic constipation

scientific article published on 06 July 2015

A combination of rectal beclomethasone diproprionate and mesalazine in ulcerative proctitis

scientific article published in January 2008

A much sought-after drug--propofol sedation for GI endoscopy: always better but who cares?

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A pilot trial of Saccharomyces boulardii in ulcerative colitis

scientific article (publication date: June 2003)

A single-centre prospective, cohort study of the natural history of acute pancreatitis

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Acute hemorrhage with retroperitoneal hematoma after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

scientific article published on 12 May 2009

Acute recurrent pancreatitis: Etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

scientific article published on December 2014

Adverse events during monitored anesthesia care for GI endoscopy: an 8-year experience

scientific article published on June 25, 2011

An Italian family with inherited achalasia

scientific article published on February 19, 2013

Ascaris lumbricoides-induced acute pancreatitis: diagnosis during EUS for a suspected small pancreatic tumor

scientific article published on 04 September 2009

Aspiration Therapy As a Tool to Treat Obesity: 1- to 4-Year Results in a 201-Patient Multi-Center Post-Market European Registry Study

scientific article published in February 2018

Bulb biopsies for the diagnosis of celiac disease in pediatric patients

scientific article published on 13 July 2010

Can rectal NSAIDs prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis?

scientific article published on June 19, 2012

Cannulation of the biliary tree under endoscopic control with an echoendoscope, without fluoroscopy: report of a case series.

scientific article published on May 2015

Celiac plexus block for pancreatic cancer pain in adults

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Celiac plexus block for pancreatic cancer pain in adults

scientific article (published 2009-01-21)

Chronic pancreatitis-like changes detected by endoscopic ultrasound in subjects without signs of pancreatic disease: do these indicate age-related changes, effects of xenobiotics, or early chronic pancreatitis?

scientific article published on 29 October 2010

Comparison between loop-tip guidewire-assisted and conventional endoscopic cannulation in high risk patients

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Comparison of two dosing regimens of gabexate in the prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis

Corticosteroid-sparing effect of rifaximin, a nonabsorbable oral antibiotic, in active ulcerative colitis: Preliminary clinical experience

scientific article published on May 2004

Could EUS be useful for evaluating right renal vein and inferior vena cava thrombosis due to renal cell carcinoma? Report of 3 cases.

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Diagnostic bulb biopsies in celiac disease

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

Difficult biliary cannulation during ERCP: How to facilitate biliary access and minimize the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis

scientific article published on 04 March 2011

Direct detection of Helicobacter pylori mutations associated with macrolide resistance in gastric biopsy material taken from human immunodeficiency virus-infected subjects

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Distal ulcerative colitis refractory to rectal mesalamine: role of transdermal nicotine versus oral mesalamine

scientific article published in May 2002

Does cytotechnician training influence the accuracy of EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic masses?

scientific article published on 04 January 2012

Double self-expandable total-coated metal stent for gastrojejunal leak after pancreatoduodenectomy

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Duodenal Mucosa of Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Shows Distinctive Inflammatory Profile and Microbiota

scientific article published on 19 January 2017

ERCP-induced and non-ERCP-induced acute pancreatitis: Two distinct clinical entities with different outcomes in mild and severe form?

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

Early precut sphincterotomy for difficult biliary access to reduce post-ERCP pancreatitis: a randomized trial.

scientific article published on 18 March 2016

Effect of transoral incisionless fundoplication on symptoms, PPI use, and ph-impedance refluxes of GERD patients.

scientific article published in April 2010

Electroacupuncture analgesia for colonoscopy. a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study

scientific article published in February 2003

Endoscopic rectal ultrasound and elastosonography are useful in flow chart for the diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis with rectal involvement

scientific article published on 15 December 2010

Endoscopic stenting in benign pancreatic diseases.

scientific article published on 9 January 2007

Endoscopic ultrasonography findings in autoimmune pancreatitis: be aware of the ambiguous features and look for the pivotal ones

scientific article published on 08 January 2010

Endoscopic ultrasonography for evaluating patients with recurrent pancreatitis.

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Endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for re-staging rectal cancer after radiotherapy

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Endosonographic Abnormalities of Pancreas: Age-Related Changes Or Not?

Enteral self-expandable metal stent for malignant luminal obstruction of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract: a prospective multicentric study

scientific article published in April 2008

Evaluation of rectal sensory and motor function by means of the electronic barostat after stapled hemorrhoidopexy

scientific article published on 10 May 2008

Facts and fiction in the pharmacologic prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: a never-ending story

scientific article published in November 2006

Feasibility and safety of EUS-guided cryothermal ablation in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer

scientific article published on 26 September 2012

Gastric metastasis from ovarian carcinoma diagnosed by EUS-FNA biopsy and elastography

scientific article published on 01 July 2011

Genome-wide association study identifies inversion in the CTRB1-CTRB2 locus to modify risk for alcoholic and non-alcoholic chronic pancreatitis

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Guidewire biliary cannulation does not reduce post-ERCP pancreatitis compared with the contrast injection technique in low-risk and high-risk patients

scientific article published on 09 November 2011

Hemospray for treatment of acute bleeding due to upper gastrointestinal tumours

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

High-definition colonoscopy with i-Scan: better diagnosis for small polyps and flat adenomas

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High-definition with i-Scan gives comparable accuracy for detecting colonic lesions by non-expert and expert endoscopists

scientific article published on 29 January 2013

In diffuse atrophic gastritis, routine histology underestimates Helicobacter pylori infection

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Interobserver agreement among endoscopists on evaluation of polypoid colorectal lesions visualized with the Pentax i-Scan technique

scientific article published on October 27, 2012

Interobserver agreement among pathologists regarding core tissue specimens obtained with a new endoscopic ultrasound histology needle; a prospective multicentre study in 50 cases

scientific article published on 5 February 2013

Intraductal optical coherence tomography for investigating main pancreatic duct strictures

scientific article published on 13 November 2006

Is acute recurrent pancreatitis a chronic disease?

scientific article published on February 2008

Long-term efficacy of transoral incisionless fundoplication with Esophyx (Tif 2.0) and factors affecting outcomes in GERD patients followed for up to 6 years: a prospective single-center study.

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Low Alcohol and Cigarette Use Is Associated to the Risk of Developing Chronic Pancreatitis.

scientific article published on 11 November 2016

MRCP-secretin test-guided management of idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis: long-term outcomes

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Manometric evaluation of anorectal function in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

Mucin Expression Pattern in Pancreatic Diseases: Findings From EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies

scientific article published on 07 June 2011

No increase in prevalence of Barrett's oesophagus in a surgical series of obese patients referred for laparoscopic gastric banding

scientific article published on 26 March 2011

No treatment for asymptomatic common bile ducts stones?

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Epithelial Lesions of the Main Pancreatic Duct: An Ex Vivo Study

scientific article published on 01 December 2005

Optical coherence tomography

scientific article published on 26 January 2007

Optical coherence tomography for bile and pancreatic duct imaging

scientific article published on October 2009

Optical coherence tomography for investigation of the pancreatico-biliary system: still experimental?

scientific article published on 10 March 2007

Oropharyngeal acid reflux and motility abnormalities of the proximal esophagus

scientific article published on October 2016

Oropharyngeal pH monitoring for laryngopharyngeal reflux: is it a reliable test before therapy?

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Outcome of endotherapy for pancreas divisum in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis

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Overall acceptability and efficacy of commonly used bowel preparations for colonoscopy in Italian clinical practice. A multicentre prospective study

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Pancreatic ductal abnormalities documented by secretin-enhanced MRCP in asymptomatic subjects with chronic pancreatic hyperenzymemia

scientific article published on 12 May 2009

Pancreatic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration: complication rate and clinical course in a single centre

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Papillary cannulation and sphincterotomy techniques at ERCP: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline

scientific article published on 14 June 2016

Patient satisfaction after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for biliary stones: a prospective multicenter study in Lombardy

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Pharmacological prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: the facts and the fiction

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Pilot study on the correlation of optical coherence tomography with histology in celiac disease and normal subjects

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Precut sphincterotomy, repeated cannulation and post-ERCP pancreatitis in patients with bile duct stone disease

scientific article published on 05 July 2011

Preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis: where are we?

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Prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline - updated June 2014.

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Rectal distensibility and symptoms after stapled and Milligan-Morgan operation for hemorrhoids.

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Recurrent acute pancreatitis: from the editor

scientific article published in February 2008

Remifentanil vs. meperidine for patient-controlled analgesia during colonoscopy: a randomized double-blind trial.

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Repeat sphincterotomy: does its safety depend on the interval from the initial procedure?

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Resection outcomes and recurrence rates of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and hybrid ESD for colorectal tumors in a single Italian center

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Response

scientific article published on 01 February 2013

Rifaximin for active ulcerative colitis

scientific article published on 01 April 2006

Risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis in high- and low-volume centers and among expert and non-expert operators: a prospective multicenter study

scientific article published on 6 April 2010

Secretin MRCP and endoscopic pancreatic manometry in the evaluation of sphincter of Oddi function: a comparative pilot study in patients with idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis

scientific article published in December 2003

Sedation and monitoring for gastrointestinal endoscopy: A nationwide web survey in Italy

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Simple measures to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis?

scientific article published on September 2008

Single-step versus two-step endo-ultrasonography-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Somatostatin: still a pharmaceutical defense weapon against post-ERCP pancreatitis? A 30-year story

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

Study design biases in pancreatic inflammatory diseases

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Target Controlled Infusion for non-anaesthesiologist propofol sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopy: The first double blind randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 14 March 2015

Target-controlled propofol infusion during monitored anesthesia in patients undergoing ERCP.

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Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF 2.0) with EsophyX for gastroesophageal reflux disease: long-term results and findings affecting outcome.

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Transoral incisionless fundoplication for gastro-esophageal reflux disease: Techniques and outcomes

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Transoral incisionless fundoplication with EsophyX for gastroesophageal reflux disease: clinical efficacy is maintained up to 10 years

Transoral incisionless fundoplication with EsophyX® for treatment of gastro-oesphageal reflux disease

scientific article published on May 22, 2012

Tumors and new endoscopic ultrasound-guided therapies

scientific article published on April 16, 2013

Two dosages of remifentanil for patient-controlled analgesia vs. meperidine during colonoscopy: a prospective randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 December 2012

US-guided application of a new hybrid probe in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma: an ex vivo study

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Unresolved issues about post-ERCP pancreatitis: an overview.

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White paper of Italian Gastroenterology: delivery of services for digestive diseases in Italy: weaknesses and strengths

scientific article published on 7 June 2014

Why the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis varies considerably? Factors affecting the diagnosis and the incidence of this complication.

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pH-Impedance Findings and proton pump inhibitors-responsiveness in patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a large single-center Italian series

scientific article published on 01 August 2014