Routine Cysticotomy and Flushing of the Cystic Duct in Patients with Low Risk of Common Duct Stones: Can It Be Beneficial? [PDF]
Gallstone disease affects 15\u201320% of the general population and up to 20% of these patients present common bile duct stones. Aim. This observational study reports our experience on routine cysticotomy and flushing of the cystic duct in patients with ...
Corcione, Francesco+3 more
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Intraoperatively malpositioned stent as a complication of common bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]
Injuries occurring during laparoscopic bile duct exploration in the course of laparoscopic cholecystectomy may represent threatening complications and lead to inappropriate management.
Cesaretti, M+4 more
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Huge biloma after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy [PDF]
BackgroundBiliary leak can occur as a complication of biliary surgery, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography manipulations and endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy.
Al-azzawi, Khairallh H.+3 more
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Automated Assessment of Critical View of Safety in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy [PDF]
Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) is one of the most common procedures in the US, with more than 1.2M procedures annually. Compared with classical open cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is associated with significantly shorter recovery period, and hence is the preferred method.
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An Interactive Automation for Human Biliary Tree Diagnosis Using Computer Vision [PDF]
The biliary tree is a network of tubes that connects the liver to the gallbladder, an organ right beneath it. The bile duct is the major tube in the biliary tree. The dilatation of a bile duct is a key indicator for more major problems in the human body, such as stones and tumors, which are frequently caused by the pancreas or the papilla of vater. The
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Active Learning-Based Multistage Sequential Decision-Making Model with Application on Common Bile Duct Stone Evaluation [PDF]
Multistage sequential decision-making scenarios are commonly seen in the healthcare diagnosis process. In this paper, an active learning-based method is developed to actively collect only the necessary patient data in a sequential manner. There are two novelties in the proposed method.
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Innovative hybrid technique of bile duct exploration in the treatment of Choledocolithiasis [PDF]
Common bile stone disease (CBDS) is frequent and has potentially severe complications, such as acute biliary pancreatitis and cholangitis. Unnecessary and unplanned procedures must be avoided, so before choosing the best treatment of common bile duct ...
Albuquerque, Antônio Benincá+6 more
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Spontaneous common bile duct perforation due to chronic pancreatitis, presenting as a huge cystic retroperitoneal mass: a case report [PDF]
Spontaneous perforation of the bile duct, is a disease in which spontaneous perforation occurs in the wall of the extrahepatic or intrahepatic duct without any traumatic or iatrogenic injury and more often described in neonates.
Kebapçı, Mahmut+2 more
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Improved Pancreatic Tumor Detection by Utilizing Clinically-Relevant Secondary Features [PDF]
Pancreatic cancer is one of the global leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Despite the success of Deep Learning in computer-aided diagnosis and detection (CAD) methods, little attention has been paid to the detection of Pancreatic Cancer. We propose a method for detecting pancreatic tumor that utilizes clinically-relevant features in the ...
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Total rupture of hydatid cyst of liver in to common bile duct: a case report [PDF]
Rupture of hydatid liver cyst into biliary tree is frequent complications that involvethe common hepatic duct, lobar biliary branches, the small intrahepatic bile ducts,but rarely rupture into common bile duct. The rupture of hydatid cyst is serious life
Bensardi Fatima-zahra+8 more
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