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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2019 Biliary fascioliasis is a rare infection of the hepatobiliary system. In human, it is known to present with two main phases; acute phase (hepatic phase) presenting with abdominal pain or abnormal liver biochemistry then chronic phase (biliary phase ...
Tanawat Pattarapuntakul +3 more
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Gut and Liver, 2010 Background/Aims: Biliary stricture is the most common and important complication after right-lobe living-donor liver transplantation (RL-LDLT) with duct-to- duct biliary anastomosis.
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Covered Metallic Stent for Ischemic Hilar Biliary Stricture [PDF]
, 2012 Compared with surgery, endoscopic treatment is safe and highly effective for a postoperative hilar benign bile duct stricture (BDS). However, the long-term outcome of conventional placement of a single biliary stent for hilar benign BDS is generally poor.
TAIKI KUDO +9 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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IS THERE A PLACE FOR CHOLANGIOSCOPIC EVALUATION OF BILIARY ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURE AFTER DECEASED DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANT? [PDF]
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2020 BACKGROUND Biliary complications remain one of the most important causes of morbidity and graft loss after liver transplant (LT). Endoscopic therapy of biliary complications has proven to be effective over time, leaving surgical treatment restricted to ...
Fernanda Prata MARTINS +4 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2019 Background Hepatolithiasis, featuring high incidence, severe symptoms, and common recurrence, poses a heavy disease burden. Endoscopic management provides an opportunity to cure hepatolithiasis, but fails to properly resolve biliary stricture without ...
Jianying Lou +5 more
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Drug therapy of primary biliary diseases: classical and modern strategies [PDF]
, 2013 Definition: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are both cholestatic liver diseases. A common feature of these disorders is the accumulation of bile acids in the liver and blood, presumably because of decreased ...
Leuschner, Ulrich, Schlichting, Julia
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Biliary Complications After Liver Transplantation: An 18-Year Single-center Experience
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2011 Biliary complications remain a major weakness of liver transplantation. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine risk factors associated with biliary complications after liver transplantation, and how they were managed.
Te-I Chang +4 more
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International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2020 Liver transplantation (LT) is a viable treatment for fatal end-stage liver disease. Anastomotic bile leakage and anastomotic stricture are considered as major post-LT complications.
Sang Jo Han +3 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin +14 more
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