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Epidemiology and outcomes of choledocholithiasis and cholangitis in the United States: trends and urban-rural variations [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Gallstone disease poses a significant health burden in the United States. Choledocholithiasis and cholangitis are common complications of gallstone disease for which data on current epidemiological trends are lacking.
Suqing Li +7 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, Li Qiyong, Chen Zhitao
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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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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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Biliary Microbiota in Choledocholithiasis and Correlation With Duodenal Microbiota
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Background The pathogenesis of choledocholithiasis is closely related to the role of bacteria. However, little is known about the predictive role of bile bacteria in clinical conditions of patients and the compositional and functional characteristics of ...
Ying Fan, Shuodong Wu, Jing Kong
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2022 Background The current guideline recommends patients who meet high probability criteria for choledocholithiasis to receive endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, adverse events can occur during ERCP.
Meng-Ying Lin +7 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2021 Background The frequency of insertion variations of cystic duct (CD) is inconsistent between studies caused to some extent by the way they give the relative frequency of the variations.
Nesrin Gündüz +5 more
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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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