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Selection criteria for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones. Results of a retrospective; single center study between 1996-2002 [PDF]
AIM: The optimal treatment for bile duct stones (in terms of cost, complications and accuracy) is unclear. The aim of our study was to determine the predictive factors for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Lakatos, László+4 more
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Bacteriological profile of patients with biliary obstruction in tertiary care center [PDF]
Background: Bile ducts are usually kept sterile by bacteriostatic and flushing effects of bile. Patients presenting with biliary obstruction especially due to benign etiology have either single or multiple bacterial organisms.
Katepally, Sai Krishna+4 more
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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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Performance of the Choledocholithiasis Diagnostic Score in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis
Introduction: The prevalence of choledocholithiasis among patients with acute cholecystitis is estimated to be between 9 and 16.5%. There are no validated algorithms to predict choledocholithiasis in this group of patients. Aim: The aim of this study was
Catarina Gouveia+7 more
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Background: Cholelithiasis is a highly prevalent condition, and choledocholitiasis is a high morbidity complication and requires accurate methods for its diagnosis.
Simone Reges PERALES+2 more
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Background and Objectives: Up to one-third of patients with acute biliary pancreatitis also present with choledocholithiasis. Guidelines from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal ...
Žan Peter Černe+8 more
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Open bile duct exploration as a therapeutic solution for difficult to manage choledocholithiasis: a case report [PDF]
The most common etiology of bile duct obstruction in patients with cholelithiasis is choledocholithiasis. The diagnosis of cholelithiasis is based on clinical suspicion and confirmed by ultrasound (US) of the liver and bile ducts.
Gonzalez, Jorge L. Olmos+2 more
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Retrospective analysis of experience of treatment of complex choledocholithiasis
Objective. Estimation of the clinical results application, concerning various methods of the complex choledocholithiasis treatment. Materials and methods.
V. V. Grubnik+2 more
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Choledocholithiasis-a new clinical pathway.
The incidence of cholecystectomy in children has increased considerably since the early 1990s. Management of gallbladder disease in children must include an awareness of choledocholithiasis treatment strategies.
M. Bosley, I. Zamora, L. Neff
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Background Choledocholithiasis is an endemic condition in the world. Although rare, foreign body migration with biliary complications needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients presenting with typical symptoms even many years after
Min Yu+6 more
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