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Christian Ell is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany and specializes in medical research with a strong focus on esophageal and gastrointestinal diseases. Their work encompasses surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, molecular biology, and gastroenterology.

The scientist's research predominantly centers on esophageal cancer and related pathologies. Key areas of study include:

  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research

Recent publications illustrate a focus on clinical and genetic research within gastroenterology. Selected papers include:

  • "Hybrid APC in Combination With Resection for the Endoscopic Treatment of Neoplastic Barrett's Esophagus: A Prospective, Multicenter Study" (2021) published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • "Germline variation in the insulin-like growth factor pathway and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma" (2020) published in Carcinogenesis
  • "eQTL Set-Based Association Analysis Identifies Novel Susceptibility Loci for Barrett Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma" (2022) published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • "Safety of endoscopist-guided sedation in a low-risk collective" (2023) published in Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • "Is a higher frequency of esophageal dilations more effective in treating benign esophageal strictures? Retrospective, multicenter study" (2023) published in Endoscopy International Open

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jutta Keller
  • Ulrich Rosien
  • Viola Andresen
  • Martin Rössle
  • Wolfgang Fischbach

Christian Ell has published multiple articles in the following venues, indicating consistent contributions in those journals:

  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Endoscopy International Open
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

The scientist's body of work comprises 38 publications primarily classified under Medicine, with notable contributions in Surgery (18 publications), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (5 publications), Epidemiology (5 publications), Molecular Biology (3 publications), and Gastroenterology (2 publications).

Best Publications

  • The first prospective controlled trial comparing wireless capsule endoscopy with push enteroscopy in chronic gastrointestinal bleeding.

    C Ell;S Remke;A May;L Helou

  • Long-term results and risk factor analysis for recurrence after curative endoscopic therapy in 349 patients with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and mucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s oesophagus

    Oliver Pech;Angelika Behrens;Andrea Dinah May;Lars Nachbar

  • Endoscopic mucosal resection of early cancer and high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus

    Christian Ell;Andrea May;Liebwin Gossner;Oliver Pech

  • Curative endoscopic resection of early esophageal adenocarcinomas (Barrett's cancer).

    Christian Ell;Andrea May;Oliver Pech;Liebwin Gossner

  • Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Multicenter Study of 1000 Patients with Long-Term Follow-Up

    T. Rösch;S. Daniel;M. Scholz;K. Huibregtse

  • Double-balloon enteroscopy (push-and-pull enteroscopy) of the small bowel: feasibility and diagnostic and therapeutic yield in patients with suspected small bowel disease

    Andrea May;Lars Nachbar;Christian Ell

  • Photodynamic ablation of high-grade dysplasia and early cancer in Barrett's esophagus by means of 5-aminolevulinic acid

    Liebwin Gossner;Manfred Stolte;Ronald Sroka;Kai Rick

  • Long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic resection for patients with mucosal adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.

    Oliver Pech;Andrea May;Hendrik Manner;Angelika Behrens

  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery vs esomeprazole treatment for chronic GERD: the LOTUS randomized clinical trial.

    Jean-Paul Galmiche;Jan Hatlebakk;Stephen Attwood;Christian Ell

  • Local endoscopic therapy for intraepithelial high-grade neoplasia and early adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus: acute-phase and intermediate results of a new treatment approach.

    Andrea May;Liebwin Gossner;Oliver Pech;Andreas Fritz

  • Consensus Statements for Management of Barrett's Dysplasia and Early-Stage Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Based on a Delphi Process

    Cathy Bennett;Nimish Vakil;Jacques Bergman;Rebecca Harrison

  • The European experience with double-balloon enteroscopy: indications, methodology, safety, and clinical impact

    Simona Di Caro;Andrea May;Dimitri G.N. Heine;Lucia Fini

  • Double-balloon enteroscopy: preliminary experience in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding or chronic abdominal pain.

    A. May;L. Nachbar;A. Wardak;H. Yamamoto

  • ESOPEC: prospective randomized controlled multicenter phase III trial comparing perioperative chemotherapy (FLOT protocol) to neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CROSS protocol) in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (NCT02509286)

    Jens Hoeppner;Florian Lordick;Thomas Brunner;Torben Glatz

  • Accuracy of staging in early oesophageal cancer using high resolution endoscopy and high resolution endosonography: a comparative, prospective, and blinded trial

    A May;E Günter;F Roth;L Gossner

  • Endoscopic interventions in the small bowel using double balloon enteroscopy: feasibility and limitations.

    Andrea May;Lars Nachbar;Jürgen Pohl;Christian Ell

  • Randomized Trial of Low-Volume PEG Solution Versus Standard PEG + Electrolytes for Bowel Cleansing Before Colonoscopy

    Christian Ell;Wolfgang Fischbach;Hans-Joachim Bronisch;Stefan Dertinger

  • Comparison between endoscopic and surgical resection of mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus at two high-volume centers.

    Oliver Pech;Elfriede Bollschweiler;Hendrik Manner;Jessica Leers

  • Push-and-pull enteroscopy in the small bowel using the double-balloon technique: results of a prospective European multicenter study.

    C. Ell;A. May;L. Nachbar;C. Cellier

  • Curative endoscopic resection of early esophageal adenocarcinomas (Barrett’s cancer)

    O. Pech;L. Gossner;A. May;J. Huijsmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Stolte
Manfred Stolte Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael Vieth
Michael Vieth University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Eckhart G. Hahn
Eckhart G. Hahn University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jakob R. Izbicki
Jakob R. Izbicki Universität Hamburg
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn
Michael Knapp
Michael Knapp University of Bonn
Thomas L. Vaughan
Thomas L. Vaughan University of Washington
Jacques J. Bergman
Jacques J. Bergman University of Amsterdam
Johannes Schumacher
Johannes Schumacher Philipp University of Marburg
Jesper Lagergren
Jesper Lagergren King's College London

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