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Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Gallbladder Drainage as a Treatment Option for Acute Cholecystitis after Metal Stent Placement in Malignant Biliary Strictures

Clinical Endoscopy, 2019
Background/Aims It is often difficult to manage acute cholecystitis after metal stent (MS) placement in unresectable malignant biliary strictures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided gallbladder ...
Fumisato Kozakai, Y. Kanno, Kei Ito, Shinsuke Koshita, Takahisa Ogawa, H. Kusunose, K. Masu, Toshitaka Sakai, Toji Murabayashi, K. Yonamine, Y. Kawakami, Yuki Fujii, K. Miyamoto, Y. Noda   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
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Human ascariasis: diagnostics update [PDF]

, 2015
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over one billion people worldwide. Ascariasis may mimic a number of conditions, and individual clinical diagnosis often requires a thorough work-up.
Jourdan, Peter M., Lamberton, Poppy H.L.
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Pleural empyema caused by dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a case report [PDF]

, 2022
Aya Tokuda, Hiromitsu Maehira, Hiroya Iida, Haruki Mori, Nobuhito Nitta, Takeru Maekawa, Katsushi Takebayashi, Sachiko Kaida, Toru Miyake, Ryo Kuroda, Haruka Yamamoto, Masaji Tani   +11 more
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The Effect of Leucocytosis, Gender Difference, and Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis in the Elderly Population

Emergency Medicine International, 2019
Introduction. Acute cholecystitis is one of the most common reasons of acute abdominal pain for older patients to present to the emergency department (ED).
Arda Demirkan, Ayça Koca Tanrıverdi, Arda Çetinkaya, Onur Polat, Müge Günalp   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Cholecystitis Reduces Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Porcine Gallbladder Through Decreased mRNA Synthesis

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018
Background/Aims: Acute cholecystitis is a common gastrointestinal disorder, often characterized by acute cholecystitis with gallbladder motility disorder.
Zhen-peng Huang, Hu Qiu, Bao-ping Yu
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, 2020
The most common cause of acute cholecystitis (ACC) is cholelithiasis. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is well documented in the literature related with critical illness, but viral causes such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV ...
Konstantinos Ntelis, Dimosthenis Mazarakis, Apostolos Sapountzis, Dimitra Zissi, Sophia Sparangi, Nikoletta Xidia, Dimitrios Velissaris   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risks of Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Pancreatitis, and Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Dengue Fever: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Introduction Although cases of acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, and acute appendicitis following dengue virus infections have been documented, very few large-scale studies have investigated the postdengue risk of these acute abdominal conditions.
Hsin-I Shih, Chia-Yu Chi, Yu-Ping Wang, Yu-Wen Chien   +3 more
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Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound and CT in Evaluating Acute Cholecystitis.

AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 2018
OBJECTIVE In 2013, a multidisciplinary group at our Veterans Administration hospital collaborated to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) at our facility.
Joss R Wertz, Juliet M Lopez, David C. Olson, W. M. Thompson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of ME3183, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, in patients with plaque psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
We assessed four different doses of ME3183, a novel phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, and placebo in 132 patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. At Week 16, more patients receiving ME3183 achieved ≥75% reduction in baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores than those receiving placebo, with no new safety concerns.
Kim A. Papp, April W. Armstrong, Tomokazu Koresawa, Kazunari Otake, Masayuki Hirata, Akiko Kano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source