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Δημοσιεύσεις
1: Liava C, Chourmouzi D, Gioula G, Sinakos E, Akriviadis E. Clinical
associations, outcomes, and therapeutic management of patients with symptomatic
sclerosing mesenteritis. Ther Adv Gastroenterol. 2026 Aug
4;19:17562848261475954. doi: 10.1177/17562848261475954. PMID: 42559012; PMCID:
PMC13438346.
2: Kavvadas D, Pentara NV, Kourdakis D, Liakos A, Sinakos E, Prassopoulos P,
Rafailidis V. Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound-Guided Attenuation Parameter
(UGAP) for Hepatic Steatosis Assessment: Comparison with MRI-PDFF and Evaluation
of Cohort-Derived Thresholds. Diagnostics (Basel). 2026 Jun 27;16(13):2006. doi:
10.3390/diagnostics16132006. PMID: 42449788; PMCID: PMC13359665.
3: Xu X, Shi Y, Tacke F, Wai-Sun Wong V, Li W, Sebastiani G, Newsome PN, Romero-
Gomez M, Pan C, Castera L, Chai J, Kim W, Valenti L, Yilmaz Y, Win KM, Xu X,
Ocama P, Ghazinyan H, Al Mahtab M, Hamid S, Lesmana CRA, Romeo S, Castellanos
Fernandez MI, Yu X, Luukkonen PK, Takahashi H, Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Boursier
J, Cua IH, Dao HV, Spearman CW, Bandara Dassanayake SU, Ayurzana M, Aghayeva G,
Muthiah MD, Mendez-Sanchez N, Stedman CA, Alswat K, Sharara AI, Debzi N, Leite
NC, Alkhatry MS, van Kleef LA, Barakat S, Al-Busafi SA, Agyei-Nkansah A, Fouad
Y, Gracia-Sancho J, Lupsor-Platon M, Ryan JD, Chan WK, Cortez-Pinto H, Mandorfer
M, Duseja A, Papatheodoridis G, Francque SM, Byrne CD, Targher G, George J,
Zheng MH; Global Hepatology Training Consortium. Delphi survey to explore core
curriculum for training the next generation of hepatologists. JHEP Rep. 2026
Sep;8(9):101942. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.101942. Epub 2026 Jul 8. PMID:
42419486; PMCID: PMC13482606.
4: Lakiotaki D, Papatheodoridi M, Sevastianos V, Zachou K, Christodoulou D,
Koskinas J, Deutsch M, Alexopoulou A, Elefsiniotis I, Triantos C, Gigi E,
Androutsakos T, Karagiannakis DS, Mani I, Dimitroulopoulos D, Mela M, Sinakos E,
Michopoulos S, Mimidis K, Papadopoulos N, Kontos A, Veretanos C, Lymperopoulos
D, Giannoulis G, Papadimitropoulos V, Avramopoulou E, Papatheodoridi A, Pantzios
S, Vasilieva L, Kranidioti H, Koullias E, Soukovelos A, Fytili P,
Vlachogiannakos J, Cholongitas E, Manolakopoulos S, Goulis I, Dalekos G,
Papatheodoridis G. HERACLIS_BLV_D: Adherence to Real-Life Therapy With
Bulevirtide in Chronic Hepatitis D. J Viral Hepat. 2026 Jul;33(7):e70201. doi:
10.1111/jvh.70201. PMID: 42322023; PMCID: PMC13282446.
5: Hou J, Lim SG, Buti M, Yuen MF, Gane E, Lampertico P, Terrault N, Nguyen H,
Yim HJ, Xie Q, Lin J, Qiu Y, Jeng WJ, Heo J, Peng CY, Chen CH, Chuang WL, Xie Y,
Hlebowicz M, Idriz N, Mehta R, Agarwal K, Gomes da Silva MM, Franca A, Cernat R,
Leerapun A, Coffin CS, Gadano A, Andreone P, Fujiyama S, Sevastianos V, Suzuki
Y, Ratziu V, Riachi G, Stocker H, Lim TH, Asselah T, Tanaka Y, Holmes J, Liang
X, Cremer J, Lukić T, Plein H, Quinn G, Tao Y, Paff M, Theodore D, Elston R;
B-Well Study Group. Phase 3 Results of Bepirovirsen Treatment for Chronic
Hepatitis B Virus Infection. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jun 25;394(24):2395-2406. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa2515131. Epub 2026 May 28. PMID: 42206582.
6: Liava C, Chourmouzi D, Sinakos E, Gioula G, Akriviadis E. Natural history,
clinical associations, and management issues of idiopathic sclerosing
mesenteritis: a prospective cohort study. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2026 Apr
25;14:goag035. doi: 10.1093/gastro/goag035. PMID: 42038200; PMCID: PMC13109999.
7: Malandris K, Charalampidis K, Loomba R, Sinakos E. Pharmacologic Treatment of
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in the Context of Type
2 Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep. 2026 Mar 14;26(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11892-026-01621-w.
PMID: 41831086; PMCID: PMC12989002.
8: Vasileiadou S, Antoniadis N, Fylaktou A, Neiros S, Karageorgos FF, Stangou M,
Sinakos E, Kotoulas SC, Massa E, Mouloudi E, Tsoulfas G. Diagnostic and
Prognostic Value of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Acute Rejection After Kidney
Transplantation: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2026 Feb 26;16(5):668.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16050668. PMID: 41827944; PMCID: PMC12984478.
9: Karapanagiotidi F, Boutari C, Sinakos E. Genetic Predisposition to MASLD:
Potential for Therapeutic Management. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Feb 18;27(4):1933.
doi: 10.3390/ijms27041933. PMID: 41752069; PMCID: PMC12940723.
10: Papagiouvanni I, Theodorakopoulou M, Protopapas AA, Dimitroulas T, Doumas M,
Sinakos E, Sarafidis P, Goulis I. Capillary microvascular function in patients
with liver cirrhosis: a nailfold video-capillaroscopy study. Ann Gastroenterol.
2026 Jan-Feb;39(1):23-31. doi: 10.20524/aog.2026.1030. Epub 2025 Dec 15. PMID:
41612992; PMCID: PMC12850683.
11: Malandris K, Katsoula A, Nayfeh T, Tsapa K, Tsapa D, Kalopitas G, Liakos A,
Karagiannis T, Theocharidou E, Sinakos E, Germanidis G, Tsapas A. Magnetic
resonance elastography combined with fibrosis-4 index for diagnosing at-risk
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: a systematic review and meta-
analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Ann Gastroenterol. 2025 Nov-
Dec;38(6):681-690. doi: 10.20524/aog.2025.1010. Epub 2025 Oct 10. PMID:
41586394; PMCID: PMC12829540.
12: Markoutsaki V, Dimakopoulos G, Sinakos E, Kotsa K, Koufakis T. Dual target,
dual benefit: real-world effects of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists
on the FIB-4 score in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hormones (Athens).
2025 Dec 19. doi: 10.1007/s42000-025-00743-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID:
41417204.
13: Kavvadas D, Rafailidis V, Liakos A, Sinakos E, Partovi S, Papamitsou T,
Prassopoulos P. Quantitative Ultrasound for Hepatic Steatosis: A Systematic
Review Highlighting the Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound-Derived Fat
Fraction. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Oct 20;15(20):2640. doi:
10.3390/diagnostics15202640. PMID: 41153312; PMCID: PMC12562858.
14: Boutari C, Triantafyllou A, Papalavrentios L, Goulis I, Sinakos E. FGF21
Analogues and MASLD: A Summary of Preclinical and Clinical Data. Curr Pharm Des.
2026;32(20):1552-1566. doi: 10.2174/0113816128374854250709050425. PMID:
40765085.
15: Verrou E, Diamanti I, Fylaktou A, Daiou A, Dalampira D, Dimitriadou X, Tara
V, Karadrakonti E, Triantafyllou T, Sevastoudi A, Vlachaki E, Karampatzakis N,
Papadopoulou T, Sinakos E, Katodritou E, Gioula G. Case Report: Sequential
lymphomas: may HLA system play a role in this uncommon phenomenon? Front Oncol.
2025 Jun 24;15:1586454. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1586454. PMID: 40630201; PMCID:
PMC12234450.
16: Papatheodoridi M, Sevastianos V, Zachou K, Christodoulou D, Koskinas J,
Deutsch M, Alexopoulou A, Elefsiniotis I, Triantos C, Gigi E, Androutsakos T,
Karagiannakis D, Mani I, Dimitroulopoulos D, Mela M, Sinakos E, Michopoulos S,
Mimidis K, Papadopoulos N, Kontos A, Veretanos C, Lymperopoulos D, Giannoulis G,
Papadimitropoulos V, Avramopoulou E, Papatheodoridi A, Pantzios S, Vasilieva L,
Kranidioti H, Koullias E, Psychos N, Fytili P, Vlachogiannakos J, Cholongitas E,
Manolakopoulos S, Goulis I, Dalekos G, Papatheodoridis G. HERACLIS_BLV_D:
Increasing Response Rates During 2-Year Bulevirtide Real-Life Therapy in Chronic
Hepatitis D. Liver Int. 2025 Jul;45(7):e70151. doi: 10.1111/liv.70151. PMID:
40522200; PMCID: PMC12169071.
17: Sanyal AJ, Newsome PN, Kliers I, Østergaard LH, Long MT, Kjær MS, Cali AMG,
Bugianesi E, Rinella ME, Roden M, Ratziu V; ESSENCE Study Group. Phase 3 Trial
of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis. N Engl J
Med. 2025 Jun 5;392(21):2089-2099. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2413258. Epub 2025 Apr 30.
PMID: 40305708.
18: Liava C, Chourmouzi D, Sinakos E, Dimitroulas T, Navrozidou C, Akriviadis E.
Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Extraintestinal Manifestations in Patients
with Familial Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dig Dis Sci. 2025
Apr;70(4):1467-1476. doi: 10.1007/s10620-025-08868-5. Epub 2025 Feb 13. PMID:
39946067; PMCID: PMC11972201.
19: Malandris K, Korakas E, Sarakapina A, Kalopitas G, Iatridi F, Liakos A,
Bekiari E, Giouleme O, Tzatzagou G, Karagiannis T, Paschos P, Vasilakou D,
Lambadiari V, Tzamou E, Daravigkas D, Sinakos E, Tsapas A. Accuracy of
Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Liver Steatosis in High-Risk Patients for
MASLD Using MRI-Proton Density Fat Fraction as Reference Standard. Dig Dis Sci.
2025 Feb;70(2):814-824. doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08799-7. Epub 2024 Dec 21. PMID:
39708259.
20: Malandris K, Katsoula A, Liakos A, Karagiannis T, Sinakos E, Giouleme O,
Klonizakis P, Theocharidou E, Gigi E, Bekiari E, Tsapas A. Diagnostic accuracy
of Agile-4 score for liver cirrhosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-
associated steatotic liver disease. A systematic review and meta-analysis of
diagnostic test accuracy studies. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Mar;27(3):1406-1414.
doi: 10.1111/dom.16142. Epub 2024 Dec 20. PMID: 39703127; PMCID: PMC11802403.
21: Malandris K, Arampidis D, Mainou M, Papadopoulos N, Karagiannis T, Nayfeh T,
Liakos A, Sinakos E, Tsapas A, Bekiari E. FibroScan-AST score for diagnosing
fibrotic MASH: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
studies. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Dec;39(12):2582-2591. doi:
10.1111/jgh.16770. Epub 2024 Oct 12. PMID: 39394945; PMCID: PMC11660209.
22: Malandris K, Katsoula A, Liakos A, Bekiari E, Karagiannis T, Theocharidou E,
Giouleme O, Sinakos E, Tsapas A. Accuracy of controlled attenuation parameter
for liver steatosis in patients at risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated
steatotic liver disease using magnetic resonance imaging: a systematic review
and meta-analysis. Ann Gastroenterol. 2024 Sep-Oct;37(5):579-587. doi:
10.20524/aog.2024.0910. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39238800; PMCID: PMC11372538.
23: Fragkou N, Vlachaki E, Goulis I, Sinakos E. Liver disease in patients with
transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia: The emerging role of metabolism
dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. World J Hepatol. 2024 May
27;16(5):671-677. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v16.i5.671. PMID: 38818299; PMCID:
PMC11135276.
24: Malandris K, Papandreou S, Vasilakou D, Kakotrichi P, Sarakapina A,
Kalopitas G, Karagiannis T, Giouleme O, Bekiari E, Liakos A, Iatridi F, Paschos
P, Sinakos E, Tsapas A. Efficacy of pharmacologic interventions on magnetic
resonance imaging biomarkers in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease:
systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024
Jul;39(7):1219-1229. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16559. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38627972.
25: Cholongitas E, Oikonomou T, Bafa K, Sinakos E, Papatheodoridis GV, Goulis I.
Efficacy of Newer Nucleos(t)ide Analogs After Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin
Discontinuation Against Hepatitis B and D Recurrence in Liver Transplant
Recipients. Transplantation. 2024 Sep 1;108(9):e239-e244. doi:
10.1097/TP.0000000000005027. Epub 2024 Apr 1. PMID: 38557857.
26: Sinakos E, Kachru N, Tsoulas C, Jeyakumar S, Smith NJ, Yehoshua A,
Cholongitas E. Cost-effectiveness of switching from tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide versus entecavir for chronic hepatitis B
patients in Greece. J Comp Eff Res. 2024 Apr;13(4):e230090. doi:
10.57264/cer-2023-0090. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PMID: 38317634; PMCID: PMC11044955.
27: Malandris K, Papandreou S, Avgerinos I, Karagiannis T, Paschos P,
Michailidis T, Liakos A, Bekiari E, Sinakos E, Tsapas A. Comparative efficacy of
glucose-lowering drugs on liver steatosis as assessed by means of magnetic
resonance imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review
and network meta-analysis. Hormones (Athens). 2023 Dec;22(4):655-664. doi:
10.1007/s42000-023-00493-z. Epub 2023 Sep 28. PMID: 37770761; PMCID:
PMC10651545.
28: Liava C, Ouranos K, Chatziioannou A, Kamenidou I, Kofinas A, Vasileiadou S,
Antoniadis N, Katsanos G, Akriviadis E, Sinakos E. Impact and management of
COVID-19 in liver transplant candidates and recipients. Ann Gastroenterol. 2023
Sep-Oct;36(5):477-489. doi: 10.20524/aog.2023.0815. Epub 2023 Jul 3. PMID:
37664224; PMCID: PMC10433260.
29: Kalopitas G, Mouskeftara T, Liapikos T, Arvanitakis K, Ioannidis A,
Malandris K, Theocharidou E, Chourdakis M, Sinakos E, Gika H, Germanidis G.
Plasma Lipids Profile in the Prediction of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in
Adults: A Case-Control Study. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Aug 12;24(16):12717. doi:
10.3390/ijms241612717. PMID: 37628898; PMCID: PMC10454013.
30: Pantelidou P, Sinakos E, Germanidis G, Pagkalidou E, Haidich AB, Akriviadis
E, Hytiroglou P. Assessment of histologic risk factors for hepatocellular
carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B of advanced stage. Pathol Res
Pract. 2023 Sep;249:154741. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154741. Epub 2023 Aug 5.
PMID: 37586217.
31: Ouranos K, Chatziioannou A, Goulis I, Sinakos E. Role of immunotherapy in
downsizing hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation. World J
Transplant. 2022 Nov 18;12(11):331-346. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v12.i11.331. PMID:
36437845; PMCID: PMC9693898.
32: Oikonomou IM, Sinakos E, Antoniadis N, Goulis I, Giouleme O, Anifanti M,
Katsanos G, Karakasi KE, Tsoulfas G, Kouidi E. Effects of an active lifestyle on
the physical frailty of liver transplant candidates. World J Transplant. 2022
Nov 18;12(11):365-377. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v12.i11.365. PMID: 36437844; PMCID:
PMC9693895.
33: Liava C, Sinakos E, Papadopoulou E, Giannakopoulou L, Potsi S, Moumtzouoglou
A, Chatziioannou A, Stergioulas L, Kalogeropoulou L, Dedes I, Akriviadis E,
Chourmouzi D. Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System criteria for the diagnosis
of hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical practice: A pictorial minireview. World
J Gastroenterol. 2022 Aug 28;28(32):4540-4556. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i32.4540.
PMID: 36157932; PMCID: PMC9476877.
34: Papagiouvanni I, Sarafidis P, Theodorakopoulou MP, Sinakos E, Goulis I.
Endothelial and microvascular function in liver cirrhosis: an old concept that
needs re-evaluation? Ann Gastroenterol. 2022 Sep-Oct;35(5):471-482. doi:
10.20524/aog.2022.0734. Epub 2022 Jul 15. PMID: 36061155; PMCID: PMC9399579.
35: Katsanos G, Karakasi KE, Antoniadis N, Vasileiadou S, Kofinas A, Morsi-
Yeroyannis A, Michailidou E, Goulis I, Sinakos E, Giouleme O, Oikonomou IM,
Evlavis G, Tsakiris G, Massa E, Mouloudi E, Tsoulfas G. Enhanced recovery after
surgery in liver transplantation: Challenges and feasibility. World J
Transplant. 2022 Jul 18;12(7):195-203. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v12.i7.195. PMID:
36051455; PMCID: PMC9331408.
36: Sinakos E, Panas P, Fragkou N, Antoniadis N, Katsanos G, Tsakni E, Oikonomou
T, Notopoulos A, Tsoulfas G, Goulis I, Akriviadis E. Tenofovir alafenamide
prophylaxis post-liver transplantation: a real-world study in patients with
chronic kidney disease. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2022 Apr-Jun;85(2):331-337.
doi: 10.51821/85.2.9577. PMID: 35709777.
37: Papagiouvanni I, Theodorakopoulou MP, Sarafidis PA, Sinakos E, Goulis I.
Peripheral endothelial and microvascular damage in liver cirrhosis: A systematic
review and meta-analysis. Microcirculation. 2022 Jul;29(4-5):e12773. doi:
10.1111/micc.12773. Epub 2022 Jun 19. PMID: 35652811.
38: Sinakos E, Liava C, Loomba R. Emerging advances in the pharmacologic
treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and related cirrhosis. Ann
Gastroenterol. 2022 May-Jun;35(3):213-225. doi: 10.20524/aog.2022.0704. Epub
2022 Apr 7. PMID: 35599922; PMCID: PMC9062842.
39: Arelaki S, Koletsa T, Sinakos E, Papadopoulos V, Arvanitakis K, Skendros P,
Akriviadis E, Ritis K, Germanidis G, Hytiroglou P. Neutrophil extracellular
traps enriched with IL-1β and IL-17A participate in the hepatic inflammatory
process of patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Virchows Arch. 2022
Sep;481(3):455-465. doi: 10.1007/s00428-022-03330-7. Epub 2022 May 3. PMID:
35503185.
40: Chatziioannou A, Georgopoulou V, Katsiki E, Sinakos E. Primary hepatic
neuroendocrine tumor treated with liver transplantation. Dig Liver Dis. 2022
Oct;54(10):1441-1443. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.01.133. Epub 2022 Feb 12. PMID:
35168876.
41: Liava C, Sinakos E. Semaglutide for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: closer to
a solution? Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2021 Aug;10(4):541-544. doi:
10.21037/hbsn-21-231. PMID: 34430539; PMCID: PMC8351017.
42: Fragkou N, Sideras L, Panas P, Emmanouilides C, Sinakos E. Update on the
association of hepatitis B with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Is there new
evidence? World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 21;27(27):4252-4275. doi:
10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4252. PMID: 34366604; PMCID: PMC8316913.
43: Kalogirou MS, Patoulias D, Haidich AB, Akriviadis E, Sinakos E. Liraglutide
in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and
meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol.
2021 May;45(3):101568. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2020.10.012. Epub 2020 Dec 11.
PMID: 33309563.
44: Newsome PN, Buchholtz K, Cusi K, Linder M, Okanoue T, Ratziu V, Sanyal AJ,
Sejling AS, Harrison SA; NN9931-4296 Investigators. A Placebo-Controlled Trial
of Subcutaneous Semaglutide in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. N Engl J Med. 2021
Mar 25;384(12):1113-1124. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2028395. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID:
33185364.
45: Protopapas AA, Papagiouvanni I, Fragkou N, Alevroudis E, Sinakos E, Goulis
I. Estimation of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cirrhosis:
evaluation of equations currently used in clinical practice and validation of
Royal Free Hospital cirrhosis glomerular filtration rate. Eur J Gastroenterol
Hepatol. 2022 Jan 1;34(1):84-91. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001935. PMID:
32956187.
46: Kiapidou S, Liava C, Kalogirou M, Akriviadis E, Sinakos E. Chronic kidney
disease in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: What the
Hepatologist should know? Ann Hepatol. 2020 Mar-Apr;19(2):134-144. doi:
10.1016/j.aohep.2019.07.013. Epub 2019 Sep 23. PMID: 31606352.
47: Gioula G, Sinakos E, Gigi E, Goulis I, Vasiliadis T, Minti F, Akriviadis E.
'Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus genotypes in northern Greece in the last
decade: descriptive analysis and clinical correlations'. Glob Health Epidemiol
Genom. 2019 Sep 2;4:e5. doi: 10.1017/gheg.2019.4. PMID: 31516719; PMCID:
PMC6719250.
48: Sinakos E, Hytiroglou P, Stachteas P, Liava C, Akriviadis E. The
significance of paired biopsies in estimating disease progression in patients
with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019
Jul;31(7):897-898. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001412. PMID: 31149958.
49: Kalogirou M, Sinakos E. Treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with
antidiabetic drugs: Will GLP-1 agonists end the struggle? World J Hepatol. 2018
Nov 27;10(11):790-794. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i11.790. PMID: 30533179; PMCID:
PMC6280165.
50: Kalogirou M, Chourmouzi D, Dedes I, Kiapidou S, Akriviadis E, Sinakos E.
Transarterial embolization for the treatment of complicated liver hemangiomas: A
report of two cases and review of the literature. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2018
Sep;24(3):345-349. doi: 10.3350/cmh.2017.0075. Epub 2018 Jun 11. PMID: 29886705;
PMCID: PMC6166110.
51: Louvet A, Thursz MR, Kim DJ, Labreuche J, Atkinson SR, Sidhu SS, O'Grady JG,
Akriviadis E, Sinakos E, Carithers RL Jr, Ramond MJ, Maddrey WC, Morgan TR,
Duhamel A, Mathurin P. Corticosteroids Reduce Risk of Death Within 28 Days for
Patients With Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, Compared With Pentoxifylline or
Placebo-a Meta-analysis of Individual Data From Controlled Trials.
Gastroenterology. 2018 Aug;155(2):458-468.e8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.05.011.
Epub 2018 May 5. PMID: 29738698.
52: Soulaidopoulos S, Sinakos E, Dimopoulou D, Vettas C, Cholongitas E,
Garyfallos A. Anticholinergic syndrome induced by toxic plants. World J Emerg
Med. 2017;8(4):297-301. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.009. PMID:
29123609; PMCID: PMC5675972.
53: Sinakos E, Kountouras D, Koskinas J, Zachou K, Karatapanis S, Triantos C,
Vassiliadis T, Goulis I, Kourakli A, Vlachaki E, Toli B, Tampaki M, Arvaniti P,
Tsiaoussis G, Bellou A, Kattamis A, Maragkos K, Petropoulou F, Dalekos GN,
Akriviadis E, Papatheodoridis GV. Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct-
acting antivirals in patients with β-thalassaemia major and advanced liver
disease. Br J Haematol. 2017 Jul;178(1):130-136. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14640. Epub
2017 Apr 25. PMID: 28439915.
54: Sousos N, Sinakos E, Klonizakis P, Adamidou D, Daniilidis A, Gigi E, Vetsiou
E, Tsioni K, Mandala E, Vlachaki E. Deferasirox improves liver fibrosis in beta-
thalassaemia major patients. A five-year longitudinal study from a single
thalassaemia centre. Br J Haematol. 2018 Apr;181(1):140-142. doi:
10.1111/bjh.14509. Epub 2017 Jan 20. PMID: 28106901.
55: Cholongitas E, Ioannidou M, Goulis I, Chalevas P, Ntogramatzi F,
Athanasiadou Z, Notopoulos A, Alevroudis M, Sinakos E, Akriviadis E. Comparison
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56: Akriviadis E, Sinakos E. Treatment of alcoholic hepatitis: is this a "dead-
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57: Sinakos E, Antoniadis N, Goulis I, Cholongitas E, Kiapidou S, Tsakni E,
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58: Gbandi E, Goulas A, Sevastianos V, Hadziyannis S, Panderi A, Koskinas J,
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59: Manolakopoulos S, Kranidioti H, Goulis J, Vlachogiannakos J, Elefsiniotis J,
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60: Papachrysos N, Hytiroglou P, Papalavrentios L, Sinakos E, Kouvelis I,
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61: Sinakos E, Hytiroglou P, Chourmouzi D, Akriviadis E. Focal nodular
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62: Papachrysos N, Hytiroglou P, Papalavrentios L, Sinakos E, Kouvelis I,
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63: Papalavrentios L, Sinakos E, Chourmouzi D, Hytiroglou P, Drevelegas K,
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64: Tsaitas C, Semertzidou A, Sinakos E. Update on inflammatory bowel disease in
patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. World J Hepatol. 2014 Apr
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65: Gigi E, Sykia A, Sinakos E, Koumerkeridis G, Raptopoulou-Gigi M, Bellou A,
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66: Treeprasertsuk S, Björnsson E, Sinakos E, Weeding E, Lindor KD. Outcome of
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67: Sinakos E, Samuel S, Enders F, Loftus EV Jr, Sandborn WJ, Lindor KD.
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changing relationship. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Apr;19(5):1004-9. doi:
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68: Gigi E, Sinakos E, Sykja A, Androulakis G, Tanis C, Stayridou V, Tsirogianni
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69: Papalavrentios L, Sinakos E, Chourmouzi D, Hytiroglou P, Drevelegas K,
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70: Rijckborst V, Ferenci P, Akdogan M, Pinarbasi B, ter Borg MJ, Simon K,
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71: Imam MH, Gossard AA, Sinakos E, Lindor KD. Pathogenesis and management of
pruritus in cholestatic liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012
Jul;27(7):1150-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07109.x. PMID: 22413872.
72: Sinakos E, Vlachaki E, Tsapas A. Safety of deferasirox in sickle cell
disease patients with co-existing liver impairment. Br J Haematol. 2012
May;157(4):505-6; author reply 506-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09040.x.
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73: Momah N, Silveira MG, Jorgensen R, Sinakos E, Lindor KD. Optimizing
biochemical markers as endpoints for clinical trials in primary biliary
cirrhosis. Liver Int. 2012 May;32(5):790-5. doi:
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74: Sinakos E, Papalavrentios L, Chourmouzi D, Dimopoulou D, Drevelegas A,
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2011 Apr;15(2):170-3. PMID: 22110302; PMCID: PMC3209683.
75: Imam MH, Silveira MG, Sinakos E, Gossard AA, Jorgensen R, Keach J, DeCook
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hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb;10(2):182-5. doi:
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76: Imam MH, Sinakos E, Gossard AA, Kowdley KV, Luketic VA, Edwyn Harrison M,
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Enders F, Lindor KD. High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid increases risk of adverse
outcomes in patients with early stage primary sclerosing cholangitis. Aliment
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77: Paschos P, Vlachaki E, Pasvanti C, Sinakos E, Kalpaka A, Klonizakis P,
Perifanis V. Safety and efficacy of combination therapy with pegylated
interferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in treating patients with chronic hepatitis C
and beta-thalassaemia major: a Greek single-center experience. Acta Haematol.
2011;126(4):231-3. doi: 10.1159/000330516. Epub 2011 Sep 21. PMID: 21934299.
78: Sinakos E, Abbas G, Jorgensen RA, Lindor KD. Serum lipids in primary
sclerosing cholangitis. Dig Liver Dis. 2012 Jan;44(1):44-8. doi:
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79: Eaton JE, Silveira MG, Pardi DS, Sinakos E, Kowdley KV, Luketic VA, Harrison
ME, McCashland T, Befeler AS, Harnois D, Jorgensen R, Petz J, Lindor KD. High-
dose ursodeoxycholic acid is associated with the development of colorectal
neoplasia in patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing
cholangitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep;106(9):1638-45. doi:
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80: Sinakos E, Saenger AK, Keach J, Kim WR, Lindor KD. Many patients with
primary sclerosing cholangitis and increased serum levels of carbohydrate
antigen 19-9 do not have cholangiocarcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011
May;9(5):434-9.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.02.007. Epub 2011 Feb 17. PMID:
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81: Sinakos E, Selvaggi G, Papalavrentios L, Tzakis A, Akriviadis E. The role of
sorafenib in downsizing hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation
and in treating tumor recurrence. Ann Gastroenterol. 2011;24(3):228-230. PMID:
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82: Thackeray EW, Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Elfaki D, Sinakos E, Lindor KD. Colon
neoplasms develop early in the course of inflammatory bowel disease and primary
sclerosing cholangitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Jan;9(1):52-6. doi:
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83: Ali AH, Sinakos E, Silveira MG, Jorgensen RA, Angulo P, Lindor KD. Varices
in early histological stage primary biliary cirrhosis. J Clin Gastroenterol.
2011 Aug;45(7):e66-71. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181f18c4e. PMID: 20856137.
84: Sinakos E, Lindor K. Treatment options for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Aug;4(4):473-88. doi: 10.1586/egh.10.33.
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85: Sinakos E, Gigi E, Lalla T, Bellou AL, Sykja A, Orphanou E, Vrettou E,
Tsapas V, Raptopoulou M. Health-related quality of life in Greek chronic
hepatitis C patients during pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment.
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86: Sinakos E, Marschall HU, Kowdley KV, Befeler A, Keach J, Lindor K. Bile acid
changes after high-dose ursodeoxycholic acid treatment in primary sclerosing
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87: Rijckborst V, ter Borg MJ, Cakaloglu Y, Ferenci P, Tabak F, Akdogan M, Simon
K, Raptopoulou-Gigi M, Ormeci N, Zondervan PE, Verhey E, van Vuuren AJ, Hansen
BE, Janssen HL; PARC Study Group. A randomized trial of peginterferon alpha-2a
with or without ribavirin for HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B. Am J
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88: Fotiadu A, Gagalis A, Akriviadis E, Kotoula V, Sinakos E, Karkavelas G,
Hytiroglou P. Clinicopathological correlations in a series of adult patients
with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Pathol Int. 2010 Feb;60(2):87-92. doi:
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89: Sinakos E, Perifanis V, Vlachaki E, Tsatra I, Raptopoulou-Gigi M. Is liver
stiffness really unrelated to liver iron concentration? Br J Haematol. 2010
Jul;150(2):247-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08183.x. Epub 2010 Apr 4. PMID:
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90: Sinakos E, Lindor KD. Bile acid profiles in intrahepatic cholestasis of
pregnancy: is this the solution to the enigma of intrahepatic cholestasis of
pregnancy? Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;105(3):596-8. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.639.
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91: Sinakos E, Dedes I, Papalavrentios L, Drevelegas A, Akriviadis E. Safety of
transarterial chemoembolization plus sorafenib combination treatment in
unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2010
Apr;45(4):511-2. doi: 10.3109/00365521003628335. PMID: 20113152.
92: Chourmouzi D, Sinakos E, Papalavrentios L, Akriviadis E, Drevelegas A.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a pictorial review. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis.
2009 Sep;18(3):379-83. PMID: 19795038.
93: Sykia A, Gigi E, Sinakos E, Bibashi E, Bellou A, Raptopoulou-Gigi M. Severe
autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicated with liver decompensation and invasive
aspergillosis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C during treatment with peg-
interferon-a and ribavirin. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2009 Mar;18(1):118-9.
PMID: 19337648.
94: Televantou D, Sinakos E, Akriviadis EA, Hytiroglou P. Toxic hepatic injury
mimicking ascending cholangitis: is Pyrus amygdaliformis to blame? Virchows
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95: Gigi E, Raptopoulou-Gigi M, Kalogeridis A, Masiou S, Orphanou E, Vrettou E,
Lalla TH, Sinakos E, Tsapas V. Cytokine mRNA expression in hepatitis C virus
infection: TH1 predominance in patients with chronic hepatitis C and TH1-TH2
cytokine profile in subjects with self-limited disease. J Viral Hepat. 2008
Feb;15(2):145-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00908.x. PMID: 18184198.
96: Gigi E, Sinakos E, Lalla T, Vrettou E, Orphanou E, Raptopoulou M. Treatment
of intravenous drug users with chronic hepatitis C: treatment response,
compliance and side effects. Hippokratia. 2007 Oct;11(4):196-8. PMID: 19582193;
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97: Gigi E, Lalla T, Orphanou E, Sinakos E, Vrettou E, Raptopoulou-Gigi M. Long
term follow-up of a large cohort of inactive HBsAg (+)/ HBeAg (-)/ anti-HBe (+)
carriers in Greece. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2007 Mar;16(1):19-22. PMID:
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