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Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease Mimicking Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a novel disease entity that can involve diverse organs, causing specific diseases, including autoimmune pancreatitis, sclerosing cholangitis, cholecystitis, inflammatory aortic aneurysm, and inflammatory ...
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The OBJECTIVE of the study was to improve the results of treatment in patients with cholecystocholedocholithiasis complicated with acute cholangitis and biliary sepsis by analyzing the possibilities of hybrid surgery.MATERIAL AND METHODS.
D. N. Popov +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Postoperative complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) remain high, particularly in patients with soft pancreatic texture. Abdominal aortic calcification volume (AACV), a surrogate marker of systemic arteriosclerosis, has been associated with increased surgical risk in lower gastrointestinal procedures ...
Masaki Horiuchi +9 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Bile acids accumulation in hepatocytes causes liver damage and contributes to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the association between serum bile acid levels and postoperative intrahepatic recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma remains unclear.
Tomoaki Bekki +9 more
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic bile duct disease leading to fibrotic biliary strictures and liver cirrhosis. The patient population is heterogeneous with regard to disease progression and the presence of co-morbidities, complicating the practical handling of patients as well as studies of pathogenetic mechanisms. The aetiology of PSC
Tom H, Karlsen +2 more
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Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an idiopathic cholestatic liver disease that may lead to biliary strictures and destruction. It is associated with p-ANCA positivity and inflammatory bowel disease, typically ulcerative colitis. The aim
Ishaan Vohra +4 more
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An infective cause of obstructive jaundice
A 48-year-old mason, smoker and alcoholic came with complaints of yellowish discolouration of eyes with high coloured urine and pale stools for 15 days. The patient also had abdominal pain that increased on food intake and dyspnoea on exertion.
Sai Subrahmanyam Pappu +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Self‐expandable metal stents (SEMS) are often used for preoperative biliary drainage in pancreatoduodenectomy (PD); however, their impact on postoperative intra‐abdominal infection (POAI) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of SEMS in relation to POAI.
Kosuke Mori +9 more
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Fine-mapping and molecular characterisation of primary sclerosing cholangitis genetic risk loci
Genome-wide association studies of primary sclerosing cholangitis have identified 23 susceptibility loci. The majority of these loci reside in non-coding regions of the genome and are thought to exert their effect by perturbing the regulation of nearby ...
Elizabeth C. Goode +10 more
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Challenges in Diagnosing Intrahepatic Cholangiolithiasis in a 39-Year-Old Patient
Aim: to highlight the challenges of diagnosing and treating a patient with severe intrahepatic cholangiolithiasis.Key points. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic progressive liver disease characterized by destructive inflammation and fibrosis in ...
A. K. Guseva +9 more
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