Stentolith in Bile Duct: A Neglected Entity—Case Report with Review of Literature
The Surgery Journal, 2022 Stentolith is a forgotten stent that acts as a nidus for stone formation leading to a stone-stent complex. Once the planned procedure is completed, these stents should be removed within 4 to 6 weeks, but if they are required for a longer period, then ...
Amit Gupta +4 more
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Assessment of the optimal temporal window for intravenous CT cholangiography [PDF]
, 2007 The optimal temporal window of intravenous (IV) computed tomography (CT) cholangiography was prospectively determined. Fifteen volunteers (eight women, seven men; mean age, 38 years) underwent dynamic CT cholangiography.
Paulson, Erik K +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Biliopleural fistula is a rare but serious complication after liver transplantation that should be managed nonoperatively with antibiotics, pleural drainage, decompression of high‐pressure biliary tract, or ultimately surgery in ...
Kourosh Kazemi +7 more
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An uncommon evaluation in recurrent acute pancreatitis
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2014 Recurrent acute pancreatitis can be caused due to mechanical, metabolic, anatomical abnormalities and other miscellaneous causes. Among the anatomical causes, choledochoceles are rare entities that result in recurrent acute pancreatitis.
Mallikarjun Patil, Keyur A. Sheth
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Ultrasound versus Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Suspected Common Bile Duct Stones. [PDF]
, 2015 Patients with suspected common bile duct (CBD) stones are often diagnosed using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), an invasive procedure with risk of significant complications.
Morris, S +11 more
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Choledochal cyst: presentation of the disease with a case report.
Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2011 Choledochal cyst is a rare disease of the biliary tract. There are five main types of choledochal cysts with a few recognized sub-types. The etiology of choledochal cysts still is unclear.
Aleksandar Cvetkovic +2 more
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Imaging of common bile duct stones
Universa Medicina, 2016 The gallbladder serves as the repository for bile produced in the liver. However, bile within the gallbladder may become supersaturated with cholesterol, leading to crystal precipitation and subsequent gallstone formation.
A Nurman A Nurman
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Selection criteria for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones. Results of a retrospective; single center study between 1996-2002 [PDF]
, 2004 AIM: The optimal treatment for bile duct stones (in terms of cost, complications and accuracy) is unclear. The aim of our study was to determine the predictive factors for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Réti, György +4 more
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Safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy in patients with malignant biliary obstruction and ascites [PDF]
Clinical EndoscopyBackground/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) is useful for patients with biliary cannulation failure or inaccessible papillae.
Tsukasa Yasuda +10 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Bilomas are encapsulated collections of bile outside or inside the biliary tract within the abdominal cavity. For diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, it is important to identify the origin of bile leaks from the biliary tract.
Masahiro Tamura +6 more
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