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Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Early Detection of Intrahepatic Biliary Tract Dilatation: A Local Study in a Basic Emergency Service

Gastroenterology Insights
Background/Objectives: Ultrasonography is a diagnostic modality characterized by high sensitivity in detecting hepato-biliary pathology, particularly intrahepatic biliary duct dilation.
Sergio Miravent, Bruna Vaz, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Cármen Jimenez, Pedro Pablo, Teresa Figueiredo, Narciso Barbancho, Miguel Ventura, Rui Pedro de Almeida   +8 more
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Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology: Guidelines and Consensus Statement for Palliative Surgery in Oncology

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective Palliative surgery in oncology aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and respect patient autonomy in advanced cancer. This study aimed to develop evidence‐based recommendations for safely indicating and performing palliative surgeries in Brazil, considering clinical, ethical, and multidisciplinary aspects.
Audrey Cabral Ferreira de Oliveira, Jordana Henz Hammes, Isabela Maria Alves de Almeida Oliva, Lara Andrade Mendes Mangieri, Ronald Enrique Delgado Bocanegra, Marcos Gonçalves Adriano Junior, Ana Caroline Fonseca Alves, Eliel Oliveira de Araujo, Jairo Cerqueira de Almeida Teixeira, Patricia Isabel Bahia Mendes Freire, Larissa de Jesus Almeida, Raquel Lacerda Dantas de Farias, Heládio Feitosa e Castro Neto, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Reitan Ribeiro, Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern options of endoscopic retrograde stenting of bile ducts in treatment of obstructive jaundice at malignant pancreatobiliary tumors

Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2014
Aim of investigation. Acute obstructive jaundice developed on background of malignant pancreatobiliary neoplasms is one of the most complex and dramatic problems of modern abdominal surgery. At surgical interventions at the climax of obstructive jaundice
S. A. Budzinsky, S. G. Shapovalyants, Ye. D. Fedorov, A. G. Mylnikov, D. V. Bakhtiozina   +4 more
doaj  

Palliative management for malignant biliary obstruction and gastric outlet obstruction from pancreatic cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
Pancreatic cancer is among the leading causes of gastrointestinal cancer‐related death, with a dismal prognosis. Over 80% of pancreatic cancer patients present with advanced disease, making curative resection unfeasible.
Pengfei Wu, Kai Chen, Jin He
doaj   +1 more source

Albumin‐Bilirubin Score as a Novel Prognostic Prediction Tool for Surgically Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigated the prognostic significance of the preoperative albumin‐bilirubin (ALBI) score in surgically treated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This retrospective study included 663 patients who underwent radical surgery between 2007 and 2017.
Ming‐Hsien Tsai, Chao‐Hui Yang, Yu‐Tsai Lin, Hui‐Ching Chuang, Tai‐Lin Huang, Hui Lu, Wen‐Ling Tsai, Chih‐Yen Chien, Fu‐Min Fang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase IIb Trial for the Palliative Treatment of Patients With Primary Hepatic Malignancy Unable to Receive Curative Treatment: Efficacy of Colchicine

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This trial was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of colchicine for the palliative treatment of patients with primary hepatic malignancy unable to receive curative treatment. Forty hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and two intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients signed the informed consents.
Zu‐Yau Lin, Ming‐Lun Yeh, Po‐Cheng Liang, Shinn‐Cherng Chen, Chung‐Feng Huang, Jee‐Fu Huang, Chia‐Yen Dai, Ming‐Lung Yu, Wan‐Long Chuang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local hyperthermia mediated by gold nanoparticle-integrated silicone-covered stent: feasibility and tissue response in a rat esophageal model

European Radiology Experimental
Background To assess the feasibility and tissue response of using a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-integrated silicone-covered self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) for local hyperthermia in a rat esophageal model.
Jiaywei Tsauo, Yue Liu, Xiaowu Zhang, Yan Fu, He Zhao, Tao Gong, Jingui Li, Xiao Li   +7 more
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GERD and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is highly prevalent, yet its association with upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers beyond esophageal adenocarcinoma remains incompletely defined. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to quantify the risk of specific UADT cancers in individuals with GERD.
Janice Huang, Nicolas Jo, Garret Forman, Tonya Aaron, Sophia Peifer, Soumil Prasad, Luke van Leeuwen, Laura Wild, Nicholas DiStefano, Zhibin Chen, Elizabeth Franzmann   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective assessment of probe‐based confocal laser endomicroscopy under direct cholangioscopic visualization for biliary strictures that could not be definitively diagnosed using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (with video)

DEN Open
The definitive diagnosis of patients with indeterminate biliary strictures remains challenging. Probe‐based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) provides real‐time histological assessment of bile duct tissues. Since no previous studies have evaluated the
Yuki Tanisaka, Shomei Ryozawa, Masafumi Mizuide, Akashi Fujita, Ryuhei Jinushi, Ryuichi Watanabe, Ryo Sato, Tomoaki Tashima, Yumi Mashimo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the biliary tract: A precursor lesion to cholangiocarcinoma

, 2019
David Ritchie, Kanenori Okamoto, Stacey L. White   +2 more
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