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Raf Bisschops
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 349
Citations - 12413
Raf Bisschops is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 291 publications receiving 9045 citations. Previous affiliations of Raf Bisschops include Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven & University of Amsterdam.
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Radiofrequency Ablation vs Endoscopic Surveillance for Patients With Barrett Esophagus and Low-Grade Dysplasia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
K. Nadine Phoa,Frederike G. Van Vilsteren,Bas L. Weusten,Raf Bisschops,Erik J. Schoon,Krish Ragunath,Grant Fullarton,Massimiliano di Pietro,Narayanasamy Ravi,Mike Visser,G. Johan A. Offerhaus,Cees A. Seldenrijk,Sybren L. Meijer,Fiebo J.W. ten Kate,Jan G.P. Tijssen,Jacques J. Bergman +15 more
TL;DR: Radiofrequency ablation resulted in a reduced risk of neoplastic progression over 3 years of follow-up and the data and safety monitoring board recommended early termination of the trial due to superiority of ablation for the primary outcome and the potential for patient safety issues if the trial continued.
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Pathophysiology and treatment of functional dyspepsia.
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Performance measures for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: a European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Quality Improvement Initiative
Michal F. Kaminski,Siwan Thomas-Gibson,Marek Bugajski,Michael Bretthauer,Colin J Rees,Evelien Dekker,Geir Hoff,Rodrigo Jover,Stepan Suchanek,Monika Ferlitsch,John Anderson,Thomas Roesch,Rolf Hultcranz,Istvan Racz,Ernst J. Kuipers,Kjetil Garborg,James E. East,Maciej Rupinski,Birgitte Seip,Cathy Bennett,Carlo Senore,Silvia Minozzi,Raf Bisschops,Dirk Domagk,Roland Valori,Cristiano Spada,Cesare Hassan,Mário Dinis-Ribeiro,Mário Dinis-Ribeiro,Matthew D. Rutter,Matthew D. Rutter +30 more
TL;DR: Endoscopy services across Europe are recommended to adopt the following seven key performance measures for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy for measurement and evaluation in daily practice at a center and endoscopist level.
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Endoscopic management of Barrett's esophagus: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) position statement
Bas L. Weusten,Raf Bisschops,Emanuel Coron,Mário Dinis-Ribeiro,Jean-Marc Dumonceau,José Miguel Esteban,Cesare Hassan,Oliver Pech,Alessandro Repici,Jacques J. Bergman,Massimiliano di Pietro +10 more
TL;DR: The Position Statement wishes to contribute to a more cost-effective approach to the care of patients with BE by reducing the number of surveillance endoscopies for patients with a low risk of malignant progression and centralizing care in expert centers for those with high progression rates.
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Advanced imaging for detection and differentiation of colorectal neoplasia: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline.
Michal F. Kaminski,Cesare Hassan,Raf Bisschops,Juergen Pohl,Maria Pellise,Evelien Dekker,Ana Ignjatovic-Wilson,Arthur Hoffman,Gaius Longcroft-Wheaton,Denis Heresbach,Jean-Marc Dumonceau,James E. East +11 more
TL;DR: Advanced imaging techniques will need to be applied in specific patient groups in routine clinical practice and to be taught in endoscopic training programs.