Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017 History of present illness: A 75-year-old female presented with jaundice and abdominal pain for 3 weeks. She denied any fevers, confusion, or urinary complaints. On exam, she was afebrile and hemodynamically normal, but had focal tenderness in her right
Jonathan Peña
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Machine learning models compared to existing criteria for noninvasive prediction of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-confirmed choledocholithiasis [PDF]
Liver Research, 2021 Background and aims: Noninvasive predictors of choledocholithiasis have generally exhibited marginal performance characteristics. We aimed to identify noninvasive independent predictors of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-confirmed ...
Camellia Dalai +7 more
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Prospective assessment of the accuracy of ASGE and ESGE guidelines for choledocholithiasis [PDF]
Endoscopy International Open, 2023 Background and study aims American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines recommend categorizing patients by risk for choledocholithiasis to determine management.
Andy Silva-Santisteban +8 more
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Balloon Enteroscopy-assisted Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Choledocholithiasis in Situs Inversus Totalis With Billroth II Reconstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
DEN OpenABSTRACT Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with situs inversus totalis (SIT) and Billroth II reconstruction is technically challenging because of mirror‐image anatomy, altered access to the papilla, and inverted papillary orientation.
Shintani S +6 more
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Comparison of Radial Echoendoscopy and Predictive Factors in the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Choledocholithiasis [PDF]
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare predictive factors and Radial Echoendoscopy (EUS) in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis. Materials and Methods: Patients with suspected choledocholithiasis were recruited from April 2011 to January 2018 ...
Patarapong Kamalaporn +3 more
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First Case Report of Triple Recurrent Cholangitis of "Coildocholithiasis," Following Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Embolization. [PDF]
DEN OpenABSTRACT A 72‐year‐old man developed a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) caused by a liver abscess due to acute cholangitis and choledocholithiasis. He was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with tornado microcoils. Two years later, he developed severe acute cholangitis caused by a biliary stone formed around a coil ...
Nishihara S +9 more
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Scientific ReportsBile microecology changes play an important role in the occurrence and development of choledocholithiasis. At present, there is no clear report on the difference of bile microecology between asymptomatic patients with gallbladder polyps and ...
Zhengfei Wang
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Lipidomic analysis of bile from patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectiveCholangiocarcinoma and gallstones are significant gastrointestinal diseases with diverse etiologies and complex clinical manifestations. Understanding their underlying molecular mechanisms is crucial for advancing diagnosis and treatment ...
Seong Ji Choi +4 more
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Evaluating the Revised American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Guidelines for Common Bile Duct Stone Diagnosis [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2021 Background/Aims The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) revised its guidelines for risk stratification of patients with suspected choledocholithiasis. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of the revision and to compare
Jake S. Jacob +4 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography Can Prevent Unnecessary Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Even in Patients with High Likelihood of Choledocholithiasis and Inconclusive Ultrasonography: Results of a Prospective Study [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2017 Background/Aims Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the initial therapy recommended for patients with high likelihood of choledocholithiasis.
Ruchir Patel +5 more
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