Professional, Legal and Ethical

Challenges in Gastroenterology

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Spiros D. Ladas, Athens
Tony Axon, Leeds
Peter Malfertheiner, Magdeburg

6 figures and 8 tables, 2008

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Contents

5 Editorial 49 Complications of ERCP: Ethical Obligations and Legal

Ladas, S.D. (Athens); Axon, T. (Leeds); Malfertheiner, P.
(Magdeburg)
Reviews
7 Quality Control on Endoscopic Maintenance and
Repair Services: Safety Considerations for the Patient
Rey, J.-F. (Saint Laurent du Var)
11 Ethical and Legal Implications in Seeking and
Providing a Second Medical Opinion
Axon, A. (Leeds); Hassan, M. (London); Niv, Y. (Petach Tikva);
Beglinger, C. (Basel); Rokkas, T. (Athens)
18 Ethical Aspects of Capsule Endoscopy
Niv, Y. (Tel Aviv)
23 Informed Consent and the Law – An English Legal
Perspective
Hassan, M. (London)
28 Ethics Related to Drug Therapy in the Elderly
Beglinger, C. (Basel)
32 Why There Is a Need of an Ethics Committee in
Scientific Medical Societies
Montori, A.; Onorato, M. (Rome)
36 Psychological Profile of Obese Patients
Lykouras, L. (Athens)
40 Intragastric Balloon Treatment for Obesity:
What Does It Really Offer?
Mathus-Vliegen, E.M.H. (Amsterdam)
45 Intragastric Balloon: Ethics, Medical Need and
Cosmetics
Kotzampassi, K.; Shrewsbury, A.D. (Thessaloniki)
Consequences
Rácz, I. (Győr); Rejchrt, S. (Hradec Kralove); Hassan, M.
(London)
56 Breaking Bad News
Schoefl, R. (Linz)
59 Ethics Related to Liver Biopsies and Antiviral
Therapies in Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Papatheodoridis, G.V. (Athens)
Research Papers
66 Informed Consent for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy:
A View of Endoscopists in Croatia
Banic, M. (Zagreb/ Rijeka); Kardum, D.; Plesko, S.;
Petrovecki, M.; Urek, M.; Babic, Z.; Kujundzic, M.; Rotkvic, I.
(Zagreb)
71 Do We Present Abstracts on Ethical, Legal,
Cost-Effectiveness and Patient Care Issues at Major
Gastroenterology Congresses?
Archavlis, E.; Triantafyllou, K.; Adamopoulos, A.; Emmanuel, T.;
Tzathas, C.; Ladas, S.D. (Athens)
75 Patient Satisfaction with Endoscopy Measurement
and Assessment
Yanai, H.; Schushan-Eisen, I.; Neuman, S.; Novis, B. (Tel Aviv)
80 Dramatic Decline of Acute Appendicitis in Greece
over 30 Years: Index of Improvement of
Socioeconomic Conditions or Diagnostic Aids?
Papadopoulos, A.A.; Polymeros, D. (Athens); Kateri, M. (Piraeus);
Tzathas, C. (Athens); Koutras, M. (Piraeus); Ladas, S.D. (Athens)
85 Author Index
86 Subject Index

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