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Liver Transplantation in Adults [PDF]

, 1982
Human liver transplantation has been possible since 1967. We report our experience in 32 adult patients who received liver transplants at the University of Pittsburgh over a 16‐month period.
Dugas, M, Gavaler, JS, Iwatsuki, S, Schade, RR, Shaw Jr ., BW, Starzl, TE, Van Thiel, DH   +6 more
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The microbiota of the bilio-pancreatic system: A cohort, STROBE-compliant study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The gut microbiota play an essential role in protecting the host against pathogenic microorganisms by modulating immunity and regulating metabolic processes.
Agrusa A., D'arpa F., Di Carlo P., Fasciana T., Giammanco A., Gulotta G., Rodolico V., Sergi C., Serra N.   +8 more
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CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH INTRAOPERATIVE ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY: DOES THE ORDER MATTER? [PDF]

ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
BACKGROUND: The recommended treatment for cholecystocholedocholithiasis is cholecystectomy (CCT) associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
João de Bona Castelan Filho, Arthur Pizzolatti Zapelini, Felipe Antônio Cacciatori, Bruno Zilberstein   +3 more
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RISK OF BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS IN PERCUTANEOUS BILIARY DRAINAGE: THE PARADOX OF THE NORMAL HEMOSTASIS

ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva, 2019
Background: Percutaneous biliary drainage is a safe procedure. The risk of bleeding complications is acceptable. Frequently, patients with biliary obstructions usually have coagulation disorders thus increasing risk of bleeding.
Eduardo Javier HOUGHTON, Emilio INVERNIZZI, Pablo ACQUAFRESCA, Mariano PALERMO, Mariano E. GIMÉNEZ   +4 more
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage after liver transplantation: A five-year experience [PDF]

, 1987
Evaluation of the biliary tract by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) is often required in liver transplant patients with an abnormal postoperative course.
AB Zajko, AG Tzakis, Albert B. Zajko, David H. Thiel, DH Thiel Van, DJ Gallacher, G Martineau, J Northover, JC Gartner Jr, JJ Malatack, JMA Northover, JT Ferrucci Jr, Klaus M. Bron, Rajan Behal, RY Calne, RY Calne, S Iwatsuki, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, TE Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl, W Molnar, William L. Campbell   +27 more
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Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Abdominal Surgery for Neonates and Paediatrics: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study

Antibiotics, 2022
Surgical site infections (SSIs), i.e., surgery-related infections that occur within 30 days after surgery without an implant and within one year if an implant is placed, complicate surgical procedures in up to 10% of cases, but an underestimation of the ...
Sonia Bianchini, Erika Rigotti, Sara Monaco, Laura Nicoletti, Cinzia Auriti, Elio Castagnola, Giorgio Conti, Luisa Galli, Mario Giuffrè, Stefania La Grutta, Laura Lancella, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Giuseppe Maglietta, Nicola Petrosillo, Carlo Pietrasanta, Nicola Principi, Simonetta Tesoro, Elisabetta Venturini, Giorgio Piacentini, Mario Lima, Annamaria Staiano, Susanna Esposito, the Peri-Operative Prophylaxis in Neonatal and Paediatric Age (POP-NeoPed) Study Group   +22 more
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Bile dynamics within the biliary tract and microfluidic-based bile component detection: A review [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Bilestones are solid masses found in the gallbladder or biliary tract, which block the normal bile flow and eventually result in severe life-threatening complications. Studies have shown that bilestone formation may be related to bile flow dynamics and the concentration level of bile components.
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Real world evidence reveals improved survival outcomes in biliary tract cancer through molecular matched targeted treatment

Scientific Reports, 2023
Biliary tract cancers are rare cancers with poor prognosis due to a lack of therapeutic options, especially after the failure of first-line systemic treatment.
Bernhard Doleschal, Hossein Taghizadeh, Gerald Webersinke, Gudrun Piringer, Georg Schreil, Jörn Decker, Karl J. Aichberger, Patrick Kirchweger, Josef Thaler, Andreas Petzer, Clemens A. Schmitt, Gerald W. Prager, Holger Rumpold   +12 more
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Fungal infections in liver transplant recipients [PDF]

, 1985
Sixty-two adults who underwent orthotopic liver transplantations between February 1981 and June 1983 were followed for a mean of 170 days after the operation. Twenty-six patients developed 30 episodes of significant fungal infection.
Dummer, JS, Ho, M, Iwatsuki, S, Shaw, B, Starzl, TE, Van Thiel, DH, Wajszczuk, CP   +6 more
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Intraoperative detection of the remnant cystic duct during robot-assisted surgery using near-infrared fluorescence imaging: a case report

BMC Surgery, 2019
Background Post cholecystectomy syndrome is characterized as recurrence of symptoms as experienced before cholecystectomy. In rare cases, a remnant cystic duct is causing these symptoms and occasionally surgical resection is performed.
Labrinus van Manen, Quirijn R. J. G. Tummers, Akin Inderson, Abha Bhalla, Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, Bert A. Bonsing, J. Sven. D. Mieog   +6 more
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