Ampullectomy for an unexpected ampullary hamartoma in a heterotaxic patient [PDF]
INTRODUCTIONHeterotaxy designates rare congenital disorders of organ positioning in the thoracic and abdominal cavities, which can be associated with numerous anomalies, complicating the surgical management because of the loss of conventional anatomic ...
Majno, Pietro+4 more
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Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Bile Duct Obstruction
Purpose: To investigate the ability of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to differentiate benign from malignant lesions causing biliary duct obstruction.
F. J. P. Fontán+2 more
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Primary ampullary neoplasms have origin in the ampulla of Vater, an anatomical structure where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct join together as a common channel. It represents
Gabriela A. Arroyo Murillo+3 more
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Left hepatic trisegmentectomy [PDF]
Left hepatic trisegmentectomy was successfully performed upon four patients in whom the true left lobe of the liver and all, or part, of the anterior segment of the right lobe of the liver were removed in continuity.
Bron, KM+7 more
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Association between shift work and the risk of death from biliary tract cancer in Japanese men [PDF]
Background: There is increasing evidence suggesting that shift work involving night work may increase cancer risk. Methods: We examined the association between working rotating shifts and the risk of death from biliary tract cancer among Japanese men who
Date, Chigusa+32 more
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Successful endoscopic treatment of an intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct
We present a case of a 76-year-old man with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and weight loss, who was found to have an intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) of the pancreaticobiliary subtype, deemed curatively resectable. The patient declined surgery and opted for endoscopic therapy.
Nikola S Natov+2 more
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The great pretender : Autoimmune Pancreatitis [PDF]
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a benign disorder which frequently presents with symptoms and imaging suggestive of pancreatic malignancy. Up to 21% of pancreatoduodenectomies performed for suspected pancreatic cancer are found to have benign disease ...
Azzopardi, Neville
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Extrahepatic intraductal papillary neoplasms of bile duct and Klatskin tumor: simultaneous occurrence and recurrence? [PDF]
This case report presents a 64-year-old woman with unique occurrence and recurrence of 2 different neoplastic entities, extrahepatic intraductal papillary neoplasm of bile duct and Klatskin tumor (hilar cholangiocarcinoma or central bile duct carcinoma),
Abuassi, Mohammad+6 more
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Theoretical investigation of transgastric and intraductal approaches for ultrasound-based thermal therapy of the pancreas. [PDF]
BackgroundThe goal of this study was to theoretically investigate the feasibility of intraductal and transgastric approaches to ultrasound-based thermal therapy of pancreatic tumors, and to evaluate possible treatment strategies.MethodsThis study ...
Adams, Matthew S+4 more
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Clinical evaluation, imaging studies, indications for cytologic study, and preprocedural requirements for duct brushing studies and pancreatic FNA: The papanicolaou society of cytopathology recommendations for pancreatic and biliary cytology [PDF]
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106723/1/dc23095 ...
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