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Management of choledocholithiasis in an infant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Choledocholithiasis is a rare diagnosis in the infant population with poorly defined optimal management. Endoscopic and operative interventions are both technically challenging.
Patrick T. Delaplain   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Incremental diagnostic value of virtual non-contrast dual-energy CT for the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis over conventional unenhanced CT.

open access: yesDiagnostic and Interventional Imaging
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incremental diagnostic value of virtual non-contrast (VNC) images derived from unenhanced dual-energy computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis by comparison with conventional ...
Chang-hui Xiao   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Routine intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: application of the 2016 WSES guidelines for predicting choledocholithiasis

open access: yesSurgical Endoscopy, 2021
Background Routine use of intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for detecting common bile duct stones remains controversial.
Hui-Ying Lai   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
Luke R. Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Enzymes Mislead: Assessing the Value of MRCP in Suspected Choledocholithiasis

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The diagnosis of choledocholithiasis (CDL) requires balancing timely intervention against the risks of unnecessary invasive procedures. Although liver function tests (LFTs) are widely used for risk stratification, their static values and short‐term trends remain poorly defined in predicting persistent common bile duct stones.
Renato Pitesa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANTIRADICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM CONDITION ON LOCAL LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH BILE-EXCRETING DUCTS OBSTRUCTION BENIGN GENESIS

open access: yesМедицинский вестник Юга России, 2015
Purpose: antiradical protection system assessment on local level among the patients with bile-excreting ducts obstruction.Materials and methods: the bile indices in patients with choledocholithiasis have been studied.Results: antioxidant system potential
M. I. Bykov
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of laparoscopic bile duct exploration for choledocholithiasis with small common bile duct

open access: yesWorld Journal of Clinical Cases, 2021
BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) combined with laparoscopic common bile duct (CBD) exploration (LCBDE) is one of the main treatments for choledocholithiasis with CBD diameter of larger than 10 mm.
Xiao-xiao Huang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diagnostic Guidelines for the Evaluation of Choledocholithiasis in Patients With Acute Biliary Presentations: A Study of Their Applicability and Feasibility in a Publicly Funded Healthcare System

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The American and European Societies of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE and ESGE) have published diagnostic guidelines for the evaluation of choledocholithiasis. The applicability and feasibility of these guidelines in a publicly funded health care system, such as ours in Aotearoa New Zealand, are not known. This retrospective study
Henry C. K. Kwok   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Choledocholithiasis diagnostics – endoscopic ultrasound or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
It is estimated that 3.4% of patients qualified for cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis have a coexisting choledocholithiasis. For decades, endoscopic ascending retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been the golden diagnostic standard in cases of ...
Leszczyszyn, Jarosław   +1 more
core  

Multiple Primary Choledocholithiasis in Sickle Cell Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Choledocholithiasis can be caused by either primary or secondary bile duct stones. Although patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at high risk of development of pigmented gallstones due to chronic hemolysis, primary choledocholithiasis in SCD is ...
Cavalheiro, Rita de Cassia Rosario [UNIFESP]   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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