Diagnostic Approach to Biliary Strictures [PDF]
DiagnosticsBiliary strictures represent a narrowing of the bile ducts, leading to obstruction that may result from benign or malignant etiologies. Accurate diagnosis is crucial but challenging due to overlapping features between benign and malignant strictures ...
Daniyal Raza +13 more
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Outcomes of Single-Operator Cholangioscopy-Guided Lithotripsy in Patients with Difficult Biliary and Pancreatic Stones [PDF]
GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018 Background and Aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is the preferred strategy for the management of biliary and pancreatic duct stones. However, difficult stones occur, and electrohydraulic (EHL) and laser lithotripsy (LL) have emerged as
Jorge Canena +8 more
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The Expansion of Cholangioscopy: Established and Investigational Uses of SpyGlass in Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2020 Direct visualization of bile and pancreatic duct pathology is proving to be beneficial in patients where previous techniques have failed. Recent advancements in technology and the development of the SpyGlass system have led to an increased use of ...
Michael Yodice +2 more
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cholangioscopy in liver grafts: a novel technique to assess the biliary tree during organ preservation and machine perfusion: a experimental non-clinical study [PDF]
Clinical EndoscopyBackground/Aims Biliary complications are a leading cause of morbidity after liver transplantation, but can be reduced using real-time assessment of the biliary tree.
Mark Ly +11 more
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The Role of Cholangioscopy in Biliary Diseases
Diagnostics, 2023 Endoscopy plays a central role in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to biliary disease in both benign and malignant conditions. A cholangioscope is an endoscopic instrument that allows for the direct exploration of the biliary tree.
Aurelio Mauro +7 more
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Direct peroral cholangioscopy in the management of difficult biliary stones: a new tool to confirm common bile duct clearance. Results of a preliminary study [PDF]
, 2019 Background and aims: Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) with stone extraction is the standard treatment for choledocholithiasis. After stone retrieval, balloon-occluded cholangiography is generally performed to confirm bile duct clearance but can miss ...
Anderloni, A. +9 more
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International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2019 Freehand techniques for direct cholangioscopy access have received little attention, given disappointing initial results and high perceived and/or real technical challenges.
Vincent Zimmer
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Radiology Case Reports, 2019 Liver transplant is a risk factor for the development of cholangiolithiasis and choledocholithiasis. While usually addressed by endoscopic techniques, percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy combined with laser lithotripsy can be considered a suitable ...
Nariman Nezami, MD +3 more
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Western Experience of Hepatolithiasis: Clinical Insights from a Case Series in a Tertiary Center. [PDF]
Medicina (Kaunas)Background and Objectives: Hepatolithiasis (HL), or intrahepatic bile duct stone disease, shows regional variation and is a rare condition in Western countries.
Calomino N +13 more
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Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 The most effective and the standard treatment for bile duct stones (BDSs) is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, in 10% to 15% of patients with BDSs, the stones cannot be removed by conventional ERCP, which involves endoscopic
Chi Hyuk Oh, Seok Ho Dong
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