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Self-Expanding Metal Stenting in the Management of a Benign Colonic Stricture
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2016 Colonic postanastomotic strictures occur in 1.5–8% of patients following colorectal surgery. Traditionally, colonic strictures were treated by multiple modalities including endoscopic dilatation.
Kegan Jessamy +4 more
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Endoscopy International Open, 2018 Background and study aims Endoscopic management using standard accessories is the preferred modality for treatment of benign biliary strictures. However, with difficult strictures, there is frequently failure of endoscopic therapy.
Rajesh Puri +3 more
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Management of Benign and Malignant Pancreatic Duct Strictures [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2018 The diagnosis and management of pancreatic strictures, whether malignant or benign, remain challenging. The last 2 decades have seen dramatic progress in terms of both advanced imaging and endoscopic therapy.
Enad Dawod, Michel Kahaleh
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Endoscopy International Open, 2020 Background and study aims Endoscopic dilation is first-line management for benign esophageal strictures (ES). Depth of involvement of the esophageal wall on endosonography using high frequency mini-probe (EUS-M) may predict response to dilation.
Philip Daniel +6 more
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Recent advances of diagnostic approaches for indeterminate biliary tract obstruction
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2021 Patients with indeterminate biliary stricture frequently pose a challenge in the clinical management. Discrimination between benign and malignant biliary strictures is important to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with incorrect diagnoses ...
Sang-Woo Cha
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Management of benign oesophageal strictures [PDF]
Frontline Gastroenterology, 2019 Benign oesophageal strictures are an important gastrointestinal condition that can cause substantial morbidity. There are many different aetiologies and each case needs careful evaluation and individualised treatment. Management usually involves targeting therapy to the underlying cause, but oesophageal dilatation is an important part of the algorithm.
Nicholas E Burr, Simon M Everett
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman +12 more
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The utility of self-expanding metal stents in benign biliary strictures- a retrospective case series
BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Benign biliary strictures can have a significant negative impact on patient quality of life. There are several modalities which can be utilized with the goal of stricture resolution.
Katlin Mallette +5 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This research identified cardiac amyloid pathology, neurotrophic factor depletion, and reduced myocardial nerve function in a transgenic model of cerebral amyloidosis (Tg2576), Aβ‐challenged cardiomyocytes, and in human AD heart tissue. These findings carry significant diagnostic and therapeutic implications, emphasizing the role of neuro‐signaling ...
Andrea Elia +6 more
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Current Status of Biliary Metal Stents [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2016 Many advances have been achieved in biliary stenting over the past 30 years. Endoscopic stent placement has become the primary management therapy to relieve obstruction in patients with benign or malignant biliary tract diseases.
Hyeong Seok Nam, Dae Hwan Kang
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