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Background and study aims Biliary metallic stents are used to drain unresectable malignant distal biliary obstructions. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a novel 12-mm-diameter covered, self-expandable end bare metal stent (12-mm CSEEMS).
Kazunori Nakaoka +12 more
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ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate the similarities and differences between gallbladder adenosquamous carcinoma (GBASC) and pure gallbladder adenocarcinoma (GBAC).MethodsPatients with GBASC and GBAC from 2010 to 2020 were analyzed in terms of ...
Tian-Run Lv +6 more
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Establishment and characterization of an immortalized epithelial cell line from human gallbladder
BackgroundAlthough a plethora of studies have employed multiple gallbladder cancer (GBC) cell lines, it is surprisingly noted that there is still lack of a normal gallbladder epithelial cell line as a normal counterpart, thus impeding substantially the ...
Ziyi Wang +39 more
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Background Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most prevalent and invasive biliary tract malignancy. As a GTPase-activating protein, Neurofibromin 1 (NF1) is a tumor suppressor that negatively regulates the RAS signaling pathway, and its abnormality leads to
Lingxiao Zhang +9 more
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Phylogeny, Resistome, and Virulome of Escherichia coli Causing Biliary Tract Infections [PDF]
Escherichia coli is the most frequent Gram-negative bacilli involved in intra-abdominal infections. However, despite high mortality rates associated with biliary tract infections due to E. coli, there is no study focusing on this pathogen. In this study,
Aznar Martín, Javier +8 more
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Biliary tract complications in human orthotopic liver transplantation [PDF]
The results of 393 consecutive orthotopic liver transplants in 313 patients were reviewed to determine the incidence of primary biliary tract complications.
Esquivel, CO +6 more
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ObjectivesTo investigate the prognostic significance of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in patients after radical cholecystectomy for gallbladder cancer (GBC) using overall survival (OS) as the primary outcome measure.MethodsBased on data ...
Lin Li +48 more
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Updated management of malignant biliary tract tumors: an illustrative review [PDF]
The management of malignant biliary tumors (MBTs) is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Guidelines and methods of staging for biliary tumors have recently been released by main international societies, altering the clinical and radiologic
Cannavale, Alessandro +6 more
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A phase II study of capecitabine and oxalplatin combination chemotherapy in patients with inoperable adenocarcinoma of the gall bladder or biliary tract [PDF]
Background: Advanced biliary tract carcinomas are associated with a poor prognosis, and palliative chemotherapy has only modest benefit. This multi-centre phase II study was conducted to determine the efficacy of capecitabine in combination with ...
E. Soulis +10 more
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Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm ligation after orthotopic liver transplantation-a report of 7 cases [PDF]
Pseudoaneurysm (PA) is a rare but life-threatening complication of liver transplantation. The authors present their experience on 7 patients treated by ligation of a post-OLT PA.
Gordon, R +7 more
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