ABSTRACT Background Sedation for conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been reported to be safe even for elderly patients. However, the safety of sedation for balloon enteroscopy‐assisted ERCP (BE‐ERCP) has not been well‐studied in the elderly.
Hiroki Nakagawa +9 more
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The main part of serotonin in the body is synthesized and released by a certain type of enteroendocrine cells in the intestinal mucosa called enterochromaffin cells.
Ivaylo Stefanov
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Background The cystic duct has been included in the staging classification scheme for gallbladder cancer since the 2010 publication of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th edition). To our knowledge, only seven other cases of adenocarcinoma arising in the
Pankaj Prasoon +11 more
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Intrahepatic bile duct strictures after human orthotopic liver transplantation - Recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis or unusual presentation of allograft rejection? [PDF]
One of 55 patients transplanted for sclerosing cholangitis during the cyclosporin-steroid era (March 1980-June 1986) developed intrahepatic biliary strictures in the absence of allograft rejection within the 1st year posttransplantation.
A. C. Stieber +16 more
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Abstract Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS‐HGS) is a useful alternative treatment for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) failure. However, serious complications sometimes occur. Bleeding is an early complication that occurs during puncture; however, there have been some reports of late‐onset rupture of a ...
Kohei Takano +7 more
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Metachronous Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of the Bile Duct and Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas in a Patient Diagnosed With Mucinous Adenocarcinoma. [PDF]
Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) is a rare biliary tumor, which shares some radiologic and histologic similarities with pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN).
Brennan, Gregory T, Lee, John G
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Isolation and primary cultures of human intrahepatic bile ductular epithelium [PDF]
A technique for the isolation of human intrahepatic bile ductular epithelium, and the establishment of primary cultures using a serum- and growth-factor-supplemented medium combined with a connective tissue substrata is described.
A. E. Sirica +24 more
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Troubleshooting of Endoscopic Ultrasound‐guided Rendezvous Using a Nasobiliary Drainage Tube
ABSTRACT Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided rendezvous (EUS‐RV) is an alternative technique for patients in whom selective bile duct cannulation (SBDC) has failed during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, EUS‐RV has several challenging steps.
Tomohiro Yamazaki +6 more
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Benign papillomatosis of common bile duct in children: A rare case report
In children benign neoplasms are rare events in the extrahepatic biliary ducts and scanty literary references on the subject are available. We are reporting a rare case of a 3-year-old female child having biliary papillomatosis in lower common bile duct.
Amit Singh +4 more
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COMPARISON OF ULTRASOUND WITH ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY AND SURGERY IN THE DETECTION OF SITE AND CAUSE BILE DUCTS DILATATION [PDF]
background and Objectives: Ultrasound (US) is the initial imaging test used in the evaluation of patients with biliary tract disease. Our retrospective study was designed to evaluate the capacity of ultrasound to determine the cause and site of bile ...
تبرائی, یاسر +3 more
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