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Air embolism complicating endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

open access: yesFuture Science OA
Aim: Venous air embolism is a rare but potentially life threatening complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Diagnosis is difficult because of the lack of specific signs or symptoms.
Mouna Medhioub   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Clinical Course of Postoperative Bile Leakage and Efficacy of Endoscopic Biliary Drainage: A Multi‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
Abstract Introduction Bile leakage is one of the complications after hepatobiliary surgery, causing intra‐abdominal infections, and is sometimes difficult to treat. The purpose of our study was to investigate the factors related to severity and to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic treatment.
Kota Shimojo   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bile obstruction by ascaris resolved through endoscopy. Clinical case

open access: yesMedicina Universitaria
Human parasitism is a continuous public health problem. It is estimated that 25% of the world’s population is affected by some parasitism. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most widely distributed helminthiasis at a cosmopolitan level. The case of a mechanical
Fernanda Betancourt-Trejo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic ultrasound guided biliary drainage: a multicenter retrospective experience of a technique slowly gaining acceptance in Egypt

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2019
Background and aim: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage is an alternative to failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Unfortunately, this procedure remains relatively less explored in Egypt due to its high cost, lack of adequate ...
Ahmed Youssef Altonbary   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological overview of systematic reviews to establish the evidence base for emergency general surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: The evidence for treatment decision‐making in emergency general surgery has not been summarized previously. The aim of this overview was to review the quantity and quality of systematic review evidence for the most common emergency surgical ...
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core   +2 more sources

Usefulness of a One‐step Semi‐deployment Flushing and Stenting Technique in Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis (With Video)

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting (EGBS) has demonstrated high technical and clinical success rates in endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) for acute cholecystitis. The effectiveness of a 5‐Fr endoscopic naso‐gallbladder drainage (ENGBD) tube for flushing and the internal fistula technique after tube ...
Yuki Kawasaki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Use of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Canadian Province

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004
BACKGROUND: Data on current endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) practice patterns drawn from large population-based samples are limited.
Robert J Hilsden   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whole clinical process in a patient with portal hypertensive biliopathy: a case report

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2020
Portal hypertensive biliopathy is characterized by abnormalities in the biliary tract secondary to portal hypertension, especially extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Most patients are asymptomatic; only about 20% have clinical symptoms.
Yimin Ma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Multihole Partially Covered Self‐Expandable Metal Stents for Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Single‐Center Retrospective Study

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Covered self‐expandable metal stents (SEMS) are the standard for managing unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO), as they prolong the time to recurrent biliary obstruction (TRBO). However, fully covered SEMS (FCSEMS) increases the risk of cholecystitis and pancreatitis.
Kengo Matsumoto   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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