Annals of Hepatology, 2008 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is commonly performed in patients after liver transplantation. The most common indications for ERCP include treatment of bile leaks and anastomotic and nonanastomotic biliary strictures.
Andrés Cárdenas +5 more
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Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report
Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2020 Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common parasitic infections in developing countries. History of previous biliary tract surgery risks migration of these worms to the biliary tree.
Nitin Gupta +3 more
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Functional implications of calcium permeability of the channel formed by pannexin 1. [PDF]
, 2006 Although human pannexins (PanX) are homologous to gap junction molecules, their physiological function in vertebrates remains poorly understood. Our results demonstrate that overexpression of PanX1 results in the formation of Ca(2+)-permeable gap ...
Ivanov, Dmitry, V +31 more
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Endoscopy International Open, 2018 Background and study aims In plastic stent insertion for treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leak, stent migration may be more common due to the absence of a shelf to anchor the stent. We evaluated how adding a flap to straight plastic stents for this
Chang-Il Kwon +9 more
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Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on synthesis of cholesterol and bile acids in healthy subjects [PDF]
, 2004 Background/Aims: Ursodeoxycholic acid ( UDCA) decreases biliary secretion of cholesterol and is therefore used for the dissolution of cholesterol gallstones.
Thiessen, K. +5 more
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Relation of Gallbladder Motility to Viscosity and Composition of Gallbladder Bile in Patients with Cholesterol Gallstones [PDF]
, 2009 Background/Aims: Increased viscosity and supersaturation of cholesterol in gallbladder bile, as well as an impaired motility of the gallbladder, are considered to be important factors in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones.
Straub, Gundula +9 more
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Effect of phospholipids and bile acids on cholesterol nucleation time and vesicular/micellar cholesterol in gallbladder bile of patients with cholesterol stones [PDF]
, 1993 Supersaturation and rapid nucleation of cholesterol in bile are of key importance in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones. While the effects of bile acids and phospholipids on cholesterol saturation of bile have been extensively studied, their ...
Paumgartner, Gustav +4 more
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Association between cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles and cholesterol crystals in human gallbladder bile [PDF]
, 1989 Rapid aggregation of cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles in gallbladder bile seems to be the first event in the production of cholesterol crystals, a prerequisite for cholesterol gallstone formation.
Schriever, Carolin Erika +1 more
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Endoscopic treatment of biliary leak following gunshot injury: A case report
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2018 This report describes the endoscopic treatment of a biliary leak, following a gunshot injury to the liver of a young Saudi female. She was admitted to the emergency unit having sustained an accidental gunshot on the upper part of her right shoulder when ...
Suliman M Al Humayed
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Radiology Case Reports, 2022 We hereby report a case of a novel percutaneous biliary anastomotic reconstruction of a disconnected segment 2 bile duct to the roux limb in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma suffering from bile leak post trisegmentectomy and roux-en-y ...
Zachary Cohen, MD, Shimon Aronhime, MD
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