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Background and Aims Strictures are the most common biliary complication after liver transplantation, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is considered the gold standard in its management.
Jonathan Ng +8 more
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Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy in Bilioenteric Anastomosis Stricture
Bilioenteric anastomosis strictures are a serious complication of biliary surgery, and often result in recurrent cholangitis, choledocholithiasis, biliary cirrhosis, and hepatic failure.
Hyoung-Chul Oh
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Objectives Cholangioscopy‐guided mapping biopsy (CMB) is performed for preoperative evaluation of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of CMB using a SpyBite Max and to determine the effectiveness of ...
Takahisa Ogawa +12 more
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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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OBJECTIVES: A new short device for percutaneous endoscopic cholangioscopy was recently developed. However, feasibility and safety has not yet been evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess clinical success, technical success, and adverse events (AEs)
Van der Merwe, Schalk +24 more
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Introduction: Up to 10% of bile duct stones are deemed ‘difficult’ because they cannot be extracted using standard endoscopic techniques. In these situations, cholangioscopy allows for stone fragmentation under direct visual control.
Tishkov,Ivan +7 more
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Endoscopic management of bile duct stones is now the standard of care, but challenges remain with difficult bile duct stones. There are some known factors associated with technically difficult bile duct stones, such as large size and surgically altered ...
Minoru Tada +12 more
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Background: Peroral cholangioscopy (POCS) is valuable for assessing malignant biliary strictures; however, biliary drainage prior to POCS often hinders accurate diagnosis.
Yuichi Suzuki +7 more
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Bile-Duct Stone Removal under Direct Transnasal Cholangioscopy Using an Ultraslim Upper Endoscope
The transnasal endoscopic examination using an ultraslim upper endoscope may be more comfortable and less stressful than the peroral approach. Transnasal endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic nasobiliary drainage, and direct ...
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Peroral-cholangioscopy to plan surgery for protruding biliary lesions: report of four cases
Intraductal biliary lesions can involve the main hepatic confluence. Assessment of the extension of pedunculated biliary lesions during per-oral cholangioscopy (POCS) can optimize and personalize the surgical strategy.
Ricci, Riccardo +9 more
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