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Severe sepsis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a patient using tocilizumab: a case report [PDF]
Introduction Aeromonas species do not commonly cause disease in humans. However, when disease is seen, it often occurs in patients with underlying immunosuppression or malignancy and has a high fatality rate.
Kenji Okumura +5 more
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Risk factors of recurrence following common bile duct exploration for choledocholithiasis
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the recurrence factors of choledocholithiasis after common bile duct (CBD) exploration. Methods From January 2000 to December 2018, we retrospectively reviewed 253 patients who underwent CBD ...
H. Choi +3 more
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of Bile Biomarkers for Malignant Biliary Stenosis
ABSTRACT Introduction Differentiating between malignant and benign biliary strictures remains a clinical challenge because current diagnostic tools have limited sensitivity. The detection of tumour‐related biomarkers directly in bile, which is in close contact with the lesion, may enhance diagnostic accuracy.
E. Gigante +9 more
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Cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis in children; risk factors for development.
PurposeTo compare anthropometric data (body mass index [BMI]) in patients without lithiasis to patients with symptomatic simple cholelithiasis or choledocholithiasis.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed data from 147 patients undergoing laparoscopic ...
Barbora Frybova +10 more
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. The paper presents the results of the use of minimally-invasive methods in the diagnosis and treatment of choledocholithiasis. The results of treatment of 595 patients aged from 24 to 92 years with the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis were evaluated ...
A. Kutovoy, G. Rodinskaya, D. Balyk
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Expert Consensus on the Interventional Treatment of Choledocholithiasis with Integrative Medicine
Percutaneous transhepatic papillary balloon drainage (PTPBD) is a newly emerging interventional treatment modality for choledocholithiasis in China. Compared with other treatments, it has some advantages.
Bin Liu +17 more
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Biliary tract complications in human orthotopic liver transplantation [PDF]
The results of 393 consecutive orthotopic liver transplants in 313 patients were reviewed to determine the incidence of primary biliary tract complications.
Esquivel, CO +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Sedation for conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been reported to be safe even for elderly patients. However, the safety of sedation for balloon enteroscopy‐assisted ERCP (BE‐ERCP) has not been well‐studied in the elderly.
Hiroki Nakagawa +9 more
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy with or without cholecystectomy for choledocholithiasis in high risk surgical patients: A decision analysis [PDF]
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is recommended for patients with choledocholithiasis after ERCP with sphincterotomy (ES) and stone extraction.
Kowalski, Thomas E +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of spontaneously dislodging biliary stent (SDBS) placement in preventing acute cholangitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with asymptomatic bile duct stones. Methods This retrospective, single‐center study included 63 patients (mean age, 73 ± 11 years; 43 men) who
Shinichi Nihei +9 more
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