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Endoscopic management of biliary tract disease
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 1999Endoscopic management of biliary tract disease continues to be influenced by new advances in technology and shaped by further examination of old controversies. This review covers and highlights recent world literature concerning biliary endoscopy and its effect on the management of biliary disorders.
P R, Pfau, M L, Kochman
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1995
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is six years old. In this short period of time, it has created a veritable revolution in the surgical world. This swift conquest has been achieved by the pioneers of the method, thanks to the favorable opinion of their patients, who were immediately won over by the short and painless postoperative course, the quick return ...
Jacques Périssat +11 more
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is six years old. In this short period of time, it has created a veritable revolution in the surgical world. This swift conquest has been achieved by the pioneers of the method, thanks to the favorable opinion of their patients, who were immediately won over by the short and painless postoperative course, the quick return ...
Jacques Périssat +11 more
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The Diagnosis and Management of Biliary-Tract Disease
New England Journal of Medicine, 1955THERE have been few fundamental contributions to the diagnosis and management of biliary-tract disease in recent years, but a current evaluation of the subject is justified in view of the large number of cholecystectomies being performed today and the frequency of complications of biliary-tract disease in patients seen by the surgeon for the first time.
R M, ZOLLINGER +2 more
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Surgical aspects of biliary tract disease
The American Journal of Medicine, 1971Abstract Presented here is a review of selected topics of mutual interest to both gastroenterologist and surgeon. Statistics concerning the mortality and morbidity of biliary tract surgery indicate that associated cardiovascular disease is a principal cause of fatal complications.
C K, McSherry, F, Glenn
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Choledochoduodenostomy for Calculous Biliary Tract Disease
Archives of Surgery, 1985After the opening of the common bile duct, several controversial procedures may be used. In choledocholithiasis, our preference is to perform choledochoduodenostomy in older patients. We report the results in 77 consecutive patients with a mean age of 75 years. There were two hospital deaths (2.6%). Follow-up ranged from six months to 15 years, with an
M, Huguier +3 more
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GALLBLADDER AND BILIARY TRACT DISEASE IN AIDS
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1997Biliary disease occurs in a subset of AIDS patients with CD4 counts of less than 100 per mm3. These patients present with right upper quadrant and epigastric pain, cholestasis, and usually abnormal findings on imaging. In 75% of patients, an associated opportunistic infection can be identified.
J A, Nash, S A, Cohen
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AIDS-Related Biliary Tract Disease
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 1998Increasingly, specialists caring for patients with AIDS have reported relatively small numbers of patients with biliary tract disease. These conditions fall into three general categories: (1) non-HIV-associated conditions of the bile duct, (2) acalculous cholecystitis, and (3) AIDS cholangiopathy.
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Biliary Tract Disease In Navajo Indians
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1968To the Editor:— In the article, "Biliary Tract Disease Among the Navajos," by Brown and Christensen ( 202 :1050, 1967), there were two unverified conclusions. The average age of the male patients in the study was 56.8 and that of female patients 39.9 years. Colcock and Perey ( Surg Gyn Obstet 117 :529, 1963) stated that the average age of white male
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