With many years of experience, the team of the 4th Gastroenterology Clinic specializes in the care of patients with diseases of the digestive system. Through advanced endoscopic techniques, cutting-edge diagnostic tools and multidisciplinary collaboration, we achieve the best possible results for our patients and are committed to providing high quality services.
The medical team of the clinic has extensive scientific knowledge and expertise, while maintaining a commitment to continuous education and professional development in order to apply the most up-to-date and advanced guidelines in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases. Our clinic is a training center for students of the University of Nicosia, while we actively participate in scientific groups and conferences in Greece and abroad.
Our care is personalized, emphasizing on the patient's active participation in health decisions. With a wide range of partners, we support a multidisciplinary approach to provide the best possible support for our patients.
Advanced endoscopic techniques
Our clinic offers a wide range of endoscopic services, including but not limited to:
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Upper and lower digestive tract polypectomies (EMR)
- Treatment of digestive bleeding
- Ligation of esophagus varicose veins
- Small bowel endoscopy with wireless capsule (WCE)
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with biopsy (FNA/FNB)
- Drainage of peripancreatic effusion
- Placementof percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Dilatation of digestive strictures
- Treatment of achalasia
- Monitoring of precancerous conditions (Barrett esophagus, gastric atrophy, intestinal metaplasia)
Endoscopies are performed with high-resolution endoscopes and the use of Narrow-Band Imaging or chromoendoscopy. All endoscopic procedures are performed with intravenous sedation in the presence of an anesthesiologist, thus increasing the comfort and safety of the patient.
Specialized services
We are one of the leading centers in Greece in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) applying both diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. We apply innovative techniques such as Contrast-Enhanced EUS and Real-Time Tissue Elastography that improves the diagnostic accuracy and staging of neoplastic diseases. Our collaboration with experienced cytologists offers diagnostic accuracy of over 95% in solid pancreatic tumors.
Our team has expertise in the management of conditions such as:
- Pancreatic diseases such as pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cysts.
- Metabolic disorders such as fatty liver, insulin resistance and obesity.
- Inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
- Malabsorption syndromes such as celiac disease and intestinal failure
- Functional digestive conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, intestinal dysbiosis
Personnel
Director:
Dimitrios Panagiotakopoulos MD MRCP(UK)
Consultant Doctor:
Leonidas Petrogiannopoulos, Gastroenterologist
Contact Number: +30 210 650 2972