Balloon Dilation Only Versus Balloon Dilation Plus Stenting for Posttransplantation Biliary Strictures [PDF]
Liver Transplantation, 2009 Abstract Background and study aims Biliary strictures are a major cause of morbidity following liver transplantation. In the present prospective comparative trial, we evaluated balloon dilation vs. balloon dilation plus stenting with regard to technical and clinical
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Biliary Sphincter Balloon Dilation: Who, When and How?
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1999 Biliary sphincter balloon dilation for biliary stone removal was introduced in 1983. In the early 1990s, several groups studied this technique further.
K Huibregtse
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Annals of Hepatology, 2015 Introduction. Anastomotic biliary strictures (ABS) are a significant clinical problem associated with decreased survival post-liver transplantation (LT). Contributing to the morbidity of ABS is the need for early (i.e.
James H. Tabibian +6 more
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Paclitaxel-eluting balloon dilation of biliary anastomotic stricture after liver transplantation
, 2015 AIM: To investigate the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic therapy with a paclitaxel-eluting balloon (PEB) for biliary anastomotic stricture (AS) after liver transplantation (LT). METHODS: This prospective pilot study enrolled 13 consecutive eligible
Beckebaum, S. (Susanne) +6 more
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Five years of peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty : the St Luke’s Hospital experience [PDF]
, 1995 This article reviews the first series of 54 cases of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty on the peripheral vasculature performed at the Radiological/Surgical Department at St. Luke’s Hospital, Malta, over a five year period.
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Effect of induction of labor mode on pregnancy outcome in full-term GBS colonization pregnant women
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthObjective To evaluate the impact of different labor induction methods on pregnancy outcomes in full-term pregnant women with group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonization.
Xiaoting Yu +8 more
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JBN (Jurnal Bedah Nasional)Background: CBD stones, or stones in the bile duct, affect approximately 10-15% of the global population, with 1-15% specifically experiencing bile duct stones. This prevalence is notably higher in Western populations, where around 20-25% may be affected.
Althof Sona +4 more
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LONG-TERM RESULTS AFTER ENDOSCOPIC DILATION OF POST-OPERATIVE COLO-COLONIC ANASTOMOTIC STENOSES. OUR EXPERIENCE IN 42 PATIENTS. [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of this study is to evaluate long-term complications and patient's quality of life after the endoscopic treatment of benign anastomotic colo-colonic strictures.
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Role of a decrease in body heat content in the thermoregulatory reaction of the concha auriculae vessels [PDF]
At the constant ambient temperature 28-30 C the rabbit ear vessels were dilated and their temperature was 34.8/0.1 C. Administration of the 23-29 C water into the stomach entailed thermoregulatory construction of the ear vessels within 15-25 min.
Rumyantsev, G. V., Slepchuk, N. A.
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Using philosophy to improve the coherence and interoperability of applications ontologies: A field report on the collaboration of IFOMIS and L&C [PDF]
, 2004 The collaboration of Language and Computing nv (L&C) and the Institute for Formal Ontology and Medical Information Science (IFOMIS) is guided by the hypothesis that quality constraints on ontologies for software ap-plication purposes closely parallel the
Fielding, James Matthew +2 more
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