Cholangiographic Features in Opium-Addicted Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Iran
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2012 Background/Aims. Destructive and metabolic changes in hepatobiliary system have been demonstrated following opium use; however, cholangiographic features of bile ducts in opium-addicted patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction are not clearly ...
Amir Houshang Mohammad Alizadeh +5 more
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Surgical techniques in substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosa for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVES: Since the resurgence in the use of buccal mucosa (BM) in substitution urethroplasty in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there has been controversy as to which surgical technique is the most appropriate for its application.
Chapple, C.R., Patterson, J.M.
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Liver transplantation - 1978 [PDF]
, 1979 The development of liver transplantation has been made difficult because of the enormous technical difficulties of the procedure and because the postoperative management in early cases was defective in many instances.
Halgrimson, CG +6 more
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Formation of Pancreatoduodenal Fistula in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas Decreased the Frequency of Recurrent Pancreatitis [PDF]
, 2019 Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) of the pancreas are characterized by proliferation of mucin-secreting cells in the main pancreatic duct (PD) or its branches. The secreted thick mucin usually leads to PD obstruction and dilation.
Alkaade, Samer +3 more
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Extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach to the suprasellar area: Anatomic considerations - Part I [PDF]
, 2008 INTRODUCTION: Interest in using the extended endonasal transsphenoidal approach for management of suprasellar lesions, with either a microscopic or endoscopic technique, has increased in recent years.
CAPPABIANCA, PAOLO +8 more
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NOViSE: a virtual natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery simulator [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a novel technique in minimally invasive surgery whereby a flexible endoscope is inserted via a natural orifice to gain access to the abdominal cavity, leaving no external scars.
Barrow, A +4 more
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Secondary choledocholithiasis caused by fish bones: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Foreign body in the common bile duct can act as a nidus for stone formation, leading to secondary choledocholithiasis. Currently there are very few reviews concerning biliary stones caused by foreign bodies; this article may offer some help ...
Luyao Zhang +4 more
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Hidden papilla and periampullary diverticulum: Curtain up for stacked folds
JGH Open, 2019 Proper identification of the Vaterian papilla is a vital prerequisite for success in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Overall, a “hidden papilla” situation is uncommon, often attributable to, for example, intradiverticular localizations in
Vincent Zimmer
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Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guidelines [PDF]
, 2017 : This Guideline refers to infants, children and adolescents aged 0–18 years. The areas covered include: indications for diagnostic and therapeutic esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ileo-colonoscopy; endoscopy for foreign body ingestion; corrosive ingestion
Aabakken, L. (Lars) +27 more
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography [PDF]
JAMA, 2018 Ioana, Baiu, Brendan, Visser
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