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Bertrand Napoleon is an expert in Medical imaging at Hôpital Privé Jean Mermo (France). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Bertrand Napoleon in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Endoscopy, Pancreatic Diseases and Epidemiologic Studies. Bertrand Napoleon has authored 282 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 17 clinical trials, 4 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,122 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Bertrand Napoleon Hôpital Privé Jean Mermo France
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Medical imaging

Subspecialties: Gastroenterology - Oncology - Surgery

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Short Biography

Certification :

Medical Diploma of France :1984

Gastroenterology Diploma of France 1989


Professional work experience :

Mermoz private Hospital, Lyon (1992-2026)

Digestive and Biliopancreatic Endoscopy unit

Director of the center of competency of rare pancreatic diseases (National decision)

Main interests :

Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, confocal microscopy, radiofrequency ablation


Scientific associations

Past President of

- French Society of Digestive Endoscopy:

- Federation of the specialists in Digestive Diseases

- French Club of the Pancreas



Editorial Board : Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy


Pub Med : > 200 publications


Organizations

Career arc: 1991 - 2026
Source: PubMed

Hôpital Privé Jean Mermo

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 282

Citations

Citations: 9 379 1st author: 29 Last author: 65 Unique author: 6

Main journals

Endoscopy 69
Gastrointest Endosc 52
Endosc Int Open 17
Endosc Ultrasound 14
Gastroenterology 13

Best Journals

Ann Oncol 1
Gastroenterology 1

Breakdown by type

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Contrast-Enhanced Low-Mechanical-Index Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Focal Liver Lesions.
PMID 42650933 — contrast media, carcinoma, hepatocellular, liver, wounds and injuries		Diagnostics (Basel)20260
EUS-Guided Choledochoduodenostomy With Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents: A Recommendation From an Expert Delphi Consensus.
PMID 42613856 — stents, therapeutics, gastrointestinal diseases		United European Gastroenterol J20260
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation (EUS-RFA): Are We Getting Evidence-Based Results? A Systematic Review According to the Levels of Evidence.
PMID 42512924 — cells, pancreatic neoplasms, neoplasms, adenocarcinoma, insulinoma, neoplasm metastasis, radiofrequency ablation, adenoma, records, therapeutics		Medicina (Kaunas)20260
Predictors of Biliary Drainage Dysfunction Following EUS-Guided Gallbladder Drainage for Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: A Multicenter Retrospective Study: GALLBLADEUS-2.
PMID 42446476 — drainage, stents, pancreatic neoplasms, gallbladder, retrospective studies, drug-related side effects and adverse reactions, endoscopy, morbidity		Dig Endosc20262
Methodology Assessment of Endoscopic Ultrasound Radiofrequency Ablation (EUS-RFA) for Pancreatic Neoplasms: Results From an International Survey.
PMID 42366841 — pancreatic neoplasms, neoplasms, insulinoma, endoscopy, physicians, radiofrequency ablation		Dig Endosc20263

Clinical Studies 17

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Study Chair: 2

By phase:

N/A 15
Phase 2/Phase 3 1
Phase 3 1

By status:

Completed 10
Recruiting 3
Unknown 2
Active not recruiting 1
Not yet recruiting 1

By type:

Interventional 10
Observational 7

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 11
multicentric2to4 2
multicentric5to9 2
multicentricup10 2

Main Topics

Cohort/Consortium Investigators 7

Ongoing Clinical Trials

4 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Assessment of SMI (Superb Microvascular Imaging) for Characterising the Endocystic Material of Papillary Intraductal Mucinous Pancreatic Tumours (PIMPT)
NCT07663734 — injections, pancreas		N/ANot yet recruiting2026
Assessment of the Usefulness of SMI (Superb Vascular Imaging) for the Characterisation of Pancreatic Cystic Tumours (IMAKYST)
NCT07657884 — blood, cystadenoma, pancreatic cyst, cystadenoma, serous, cysts, diagnosis, wounds and injuries		N/ARecruiting2026
Anatomical Clinical Base of Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic
NCT06128343 — epidemiology, blood, ultrasonography, neoplasms, adenocarcinoma, biopsy, pancreas, tissues, dna, needles, carcinoma		N/ARecruiting2023
Longitudinal Prospective French Multicenter Cohort Study on Pancreatic Radiofrequency
NCT05871164 — pancreatic neoplasms, neoplasms, cohort studies, punctures, needles		N/ARecruiting2023

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Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex, ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS