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Wirsungocele as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Pancreatitis: Etiology and Therapeutic Insights

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Wirsungocele, a cystic dilation at the end of the main pancreatic duct, is associated with recurrent acute pancreatitis. A 52‐year‐old man presented to our hospital with recurrent epigastric pain over an 8‐month period with a history of multiple medical visits for the same complaint.
Sorano Ichiya   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bile obstruction by ascaris resolved through endoscopy. Clinical case

open access: yesMedicina Universitaria
Human parasitism is a continuous public health problem. It is estimated that 25% of the world’s population is affected by some parasitism. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most widely distributed helminthiasis at a cosmopolitan level. The case of a mechanical
Fernanda Betancourt-Trejo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic ultrasound guided biliary drainage: a multicenter retrospective experience of a technique slowly gaining acceptance in Egypt

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2019
Background and aim: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage is an alternative to failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Unfortunately, this procedure remains relatively less explored in Egypt due to its high cost, lack of adequate ...
Ahmed Youssef Altonbary   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inhibitory Effect of Lidocaine on Duodenal Peristalsis During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial (With Video). [PDF]

open access: yesDEN Open
ABSTRACT Objectives Conventional antispasmodics used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), such as hyoscine butylbromide and glucagon, are often contraindicated in elderly patients with comorbidities. This trial aimed to assess the efficacy of lidocaine for inhibiting duodenal peristalsis during ERCP.
Suzuki M   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Factors Affecting Clinical Course of Postoperative Bile Leakage and Efficacy of Endoscopic Biliary Drainage: A Multi‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
Abstract Introduction Bile leakage is one of the complications after hepatobiliary surgery, causing intra‐abdominal infections, and is sometimes difficult to treat. The purpose of our study was to investigate the factors related to severity and to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic treatment.
Kota Shimojo   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Use of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Canadian Province

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004
BACKGROUND: Data on current endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) practice patterns drawn from large population-based samples are limited.
Robert J Hilsden   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whole clinical process in a patient with portal hypertensive biliopathy: a case report

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2020
Portal hypertensive biliopathy is characterized by abnormalities in the biliary tract secondary to portal hypertension, especially extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Most patients are asymptomatic; only about 20% have clinical symptoms.
Yimin Ma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usefulness of a One‐step Semi‐deployment Flushing and Stenting Technique in Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis (With Video)

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting (EGBS) has demonstrated high technical and clinical success rates in endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) for acute cholecystitis. The effectiveness of a 5‐Fr endoscopic naso‐gallbladder drainage (ENGBD) tube for flushing and the internal fistula technique after tube ...
Yuki Kawasaki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural Effusion

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
Malignant pleural effusions are common complications in patients with primary or metastatic cancer to the lungs. In this article, we describe a unique case of a patient with history of diffuse pulmonary metastases from gallbladder adenocarcinoma who ...
Christoffel van Niekerk MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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