An evaluation of the protective effect of an infusion of chilled glucosesolution on thermal injury of the bile ducts caused by radiofrequency ablation of the liver [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2015 PURPOSE: To evaluate the protective effects of chilling the bile ducts with cold (5°C) 5% glucose solution (GS) during radiofrequency (RF) administration. METHODS: Twenty male pigs (3 mos.
Carlotto, Jorge Roberto Marcante +10 more
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Design and Development of a Disposable Superfine Catheter for Visual Examination of Bile Ducts and Related Animal Experiments. [PDF]
Front Surg, 2022 ObjectiveTo design and develop a disposable superfine catheter system for visual examination of bile and pancreatic ducts and predict its clinical application value.MethodsThe superfine triple-lumen catheter and miniature photography technology were used
Hao JY, Zhang YP, Huang XJ.
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Application of three-dimensional visualization technology in the anatomical variations of hilar bile ducts in Chinese population. [PDF]
Front Surg, 2022 This study aimed to establish three-dimensional models of the biliary tract of Chinese people using the Hisense computer-aided surgery (CAS) system and to explore the branching patterns and variation types of the biliary system under the study of 3D ...
Li X +11 more
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Tutorial Review for Understanding of Cholangiopathy [PDF]
International Journal of Hepatology, 2012 The biliary tree consists of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts and is lined by biliary epithelial cells (or cholangiocytes).
Nakanuma, Yasuni
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Bile Acid Transporters Are Expressed and Heterogeneously Distributed in Rat Bile Ducts. [PDF]
Gut Liver, 2019 Background/AimsCholangiocytes are capable of reabsorbing bile salts from bile, but the pathophysiological significance of this process is unclear. To this end, we detected the expression and distribution of bile acid transport proteins in cholangiocytes ...
Luo ZL +6 more
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Sarcopenia as a predictor of postoperative complications in patients with pancreatic cancer
Medičnì Perspektivi, 2021 Several studies showed that sarcopenia is associated with an increase of postoperative complications, with worse postoperative results in patients with pancreatic cancer.
V.M. Kopchak +4 more
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Early intrahepatic duct defects in a cystic fibrosis porcine model
Physiological Reports, 2021 Hepatobiliary disease causes significant morbidity and mortality in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), yet this problem remains understudied. Previous studies in the newborn CF pig demonstrated decreased bile flow into the small intestine and a ...
Keyan Zarei +2 more
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Cold plasma endoscopy applied to biliary ducts: feasibility risk assessment on human-like and porcine models for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]
J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys., Vol. 55, No 45, 2022, 2023 For the past twelve years, cold plasmas have been positioned as a breakthrough technology for treating cancer thanks to their antitumor properties. The innovation of ad hoc plasma sources and personalized protocols appears crucial to treat cancers with a very poor prognosis.
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Bile Duct Segmentation Methods Under 3D Slicer Applied to ERCP: Advantages and Disadvantages [PDF]
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Clinical
Science, 2023, 9 (4), pp.66-74, 2023 This article presents an evaluation of biliary tract segmentation methods used for 3D reconstruction, which may be very usefull in various critical interventions, such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), using the 3D Slicer software.
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