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Preoperative C-reactive protein as a prognostic factor for recurrence after surgical resection of biliary tract cancer [PDF]

Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2015
Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) has been identified to be associated with cancer development and progression. However, the role of CRP in tumor recurrence is less well defined in biliary tract cancer.
Yoon-Hwan Nam, Min-Su Park, Sang-Mok Lee
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Cholangiocyte organoids for disease, cancer, and regenerative medicine

European Journal of Cell Biology
The biliary tract is a ductal network comprising the intrahepatic (IHBDs) and extrahepatic bile duct (EHBDs). Biliary duct disorders include cholangitis, neoplasms, and injury. However, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood.
Munemasa Nagao, Akihisa Fukuda, Hirotaka Kashima, Sho Matsuyama, Kei Iimori, Shinnosuke Nakayama, Kenta Mizukoshi, Munenori Kawai, Go Yamakawa, Mayuki Omatsu, Mio Namikawa, Tomonori Masuda, Yukiko Hiramatsu, Yu Muta, Takahisa Maruno, Yuki Nakanishi, Tatsuaki Tsuruyama, Hiroshi Seno   +17 more
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MicroRNA 141 Expression Is a Potential Prognostic Marker of Biliary Tract Cancers

Gut and Liver, 2016
Background/AimsIn recent years, a large number of micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) have been identified as putative prognostic biomarkers for solid cancers because of their role in controlling the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.
Jaihwan Kim, Ji Kon Ryu, Sang Hyub Lee, Yong-Tae Kim   +3 more
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Burden of digestive system neoplasms in middle-aged and elderly adults: Temporal trends and geographic disparities (1990-2021).

PLoS ONE
ObjectiveThis study aims to comprehensively analyze the temporal trends and geographic disparities in the burden of seven digestive system neoplasms-esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon and rectum cancer, liver cancer, gallbladder and biliary tract ...
Yinying Chai, Tinghui Xu, Bihua Chen, Yi Wu, Yibo He, Shengliang Qiu   +5 more
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Biliary tract neoplasms.

Tropical gastroenterology : official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation, 1998
From January 1993 to December 1995, complete records of patients with biliary neoplasms were analysed. A total of 124 patients were registered. Majority of patients were in the age range of 40-60 years (median 54 years). There were 38 males and 86 females. Histopathologically, adenocarcinoma was the commonest type (59%).
D N, Sharma, S, Chawla, M, Gairola, B K, Mohanti, S V, Deo, N K, Shukla, G K, Rath   +6 more
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Usefulness of Endoscopic Transpapillary Tissue Sampling for Malignant Biliary Strictures and Predictive Factors of Diagnostic Accuracy [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2018
Background/Aims It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between malignant and benign biliary strictures using imaging studies alone, and pathological diagnosis is necessary.
Hiroki Tanaka, Shimpei Matsusaki, Youichirou Baba, Yoshiaki Isono, Tomohiro Sase, Hiroshi Okano, Tomonori Saito, Katsumi Mukai, Tetsuya Murata, Hiroki Taoka   +9 more
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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the biliary tract with cardiac metastasis

Medicine, 2021
Abstract Introduction: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the biliary tract (IPNB) is a rare, low-grade neoplasm limited to the bile duct mucosa. The malignant transformation rate is low, and there have been limited reports of metastasis to other organs.
Lee, Joo Hyung, Kim, Hyung Sun, Park, Ji Hyun, Park, Joon Seong   +3 more
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A case of occult pancreaticobiliary reflux due to endoscopically confirmed relaxation of the Oddi sphincter

DEN Open, 2023
An otherwise healthy 45‐year‐old woman had been experiencing intermittent right upper abdominal pain for the past 1 year. Computed tomography showed pneumobilia and pancreatic duct emphysema despite a normal duodenal papilla.
Fumiya Kataoka, Shin Miura, Kiyoshi Kume, Kazuhiro Kikuta, Shin Hamada, Tetsuya Takikawa, Ryotaro Matsumoto, Mio Ikeda, Takanori Sano, Akira Sasaki, Atsushi Masamune   +10 more
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Long-Term Risks of Benign and Malign Complications after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy in the Management of Benign Biliopancreatic Pathology: A Cohort Study

Eurasian Journal of Medicine
Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred technique for treating pathologies of the bile duct. It has been suggested that this procedure, combined with sphincterotomy, may influence the subsequent development of ...
Mercedes Ibáñez, Cristina López, Jeancarlos Trujillo , Juan Ramón Gómez , Carlos Vaquero Puerta, Juan Carlos Martin del Olmo   +5 more
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Functional disorders of the biliary tract: modern diagnostic criteria and principles of pharmacotherapy

Медицинский совет, 2020
The review article presents current data on functional disorders of the biliary system, taking into account the latest recommendations of experts of the Rome Foundation (Rome Criteria IV, 2016) and the Russian Gastroenterological Association (specialized
D. T. Dicheva, A. Yu. Goncharenko, A. V. Zaborovsky, D. V. Privezentsev, D. N. Andreev   +4 more
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