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High Score of ELST-Blue in Endoscopic Ultrasonography Strain Elastography May Provide a High Risk Group of Early Chronic Pancreatitis with the Reduction of Apolipoprotein A2-i Index. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate the usefulness of the ELST‐blue score to explore its potential application in identifying high‐risk groups for early chronic pancreatitis (ECP) through reflecting on pancreatic elasticity and the reduction of pancreatic function, and we tried to demonstrate whether the ELST‐blue score was significantly associated with ...
Nakamura K, Futagami S, Agawa S, Higashida S, Tanabe T, Onda T, Kawawa R, Habiro M, Kirita K, Sai S, Itokawa N, Ueki N, Watanabe Y, Ohta R, Taniai N, Honda K, Iwakiri K, Atsukawa M.   +17 more
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The efficacy of 3D hologram support with mixed-reality technique in pancreatobiliary endoscopy. [PDF]

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci
Nagai and colleagues evaluated 3D hologram support using mixed reality in pancreatobiliary endoscopy, demonstrating a high rate of technical success and enhanced anatomical understanding. Although procedure times were longer than with conventional methods, user feedback was positive, supporting 3D hologram support as a safe and effective tool ...
Nagai K, Sugimoto M, Itoi T, Minami H, Tsuchiya T, Araki Y, Tonozuka R, Kojima H, Hirakawa N, Orihara S.   +9 more
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Repeatability of innervation zone identification in the external anal sphincter muscle [PDF]

, 2010
Knowledge of the distribution of the innervation zones (IZs) of the external anal sphincter (EAS) may be useful for preventing anal sphincter incompetence during vaginal delivery.
Davico, E., Enck, P., Franz, H., Mastrangelo, Francesco, Merletti, Roberto, Mesin, Luca   +5 more
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Selection criteria for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones. Results of a retrospective; single center study between 1996-2002 [PDF]

, 2004
AIM: The optimal treatment for bile duct stones (in terms of cost, complications and accuracy) is unclear. The aim of our study was to determine the predictive factors for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Lakatos, László, Lakatos, Péter László, Mester, Gábor, Nagy, Attila, Réti, György   +4 more
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Diagnosis of pancreatic disease in feline platynosomosis [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Platynosomum species are cat-specific parasitic trematodes that parasitize the biliary ducts and gall bladder. Due to the common connection to the major duodenal papilla of the pancreas and common bile ducts in addition to the periductal ...
Illanes, Oscar, Ketzis, Jennifer, Köster, Liza, Rajeev, Sreekumari, Shell, Linda   +4 more
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Endosonography for Rectal Carcinoma: Preoperative TNM Staging Compared to Histology

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990
Transreccal endosonography was performed preoperatively in 58 patients with rectal carcinoma. The results of endosonography were compared to the histology of resected specimens according to the new (1987) TNM (tumour, nodes, metastases) classification ...
TL Tio, PPLO Coene
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Current imaging techniques for evaluation of fistula in ano: a review

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Background Fistula in ano is one of the common anorectal disorders which have a tendency to recur specially in complex cases usually due to missed or undetected sepsis at the time of examination or surgery.
Ashish Sharma, Priyanka Yadav, Manoranjan Sahu, Ashish Verma   +3 more
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MEDIASTinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer by endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasonography with or without additional surgical mediastinoscopy (MEDIASTrial): a statistical analysis plan

Trials, 2021
Background Invasive mediastinal nodal staging is recommended by guidelines in selected patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Endosonography is recommended as initial staging technique, followed by confirmatory mediastinoscopy in ...
Jelle E. Bousema, Jouke T. Annema, Erik H. F. M. van der Heijden, Ad F. T. M. Verhagen, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Frank J. C. van den Broek, on behalf of the MEDIASTrial study group   +6 more
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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Allen RE, Anthony S, Frudinger A, Frudinger A, Gilpin S, Jackson S, Johanson RB, King JK, Labrecque M, Mac Arthur C, Mant J, Pigne A, Rasmussen KL, Rockner G, Sleep J, Smith AR, Snooks SJ, Sultan AH, Sultan AH, van Geelen J, Vessey MP, Viktrup L, Viktrup L, Wilson PD, Zetterstrom JP   +24 more
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MEDIASTinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer by endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasonography with or without additional surgical mediastinoscopy (MEDIASTrial): study protocol of a multicenter randomised controlled trial

BMC Surgery, 2018
Background In case of suspicious lymph nodes on computed tomography (CT) or fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), advanced tumour size or central tumour location in patients with suspected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Dutch ...
Jelle E. Bousema, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Nicole E. Papen-Botterhuis, Hermien W. Schreurs, Jos G. Maessen, Erik H. van der Heijden, Willem H. Steup, Jerry Braun, Valentin J. J. M. Noyez, Fieke Hoeijmakers, Naomi Beck, Martijn van Dorp, Niels J. M. Claessens, Birgitta I. Hiddinga, Johannes M. A. Daniels, David J. Heineman, Harmen R. Zandbergen, Ad F. T. M. Verhagen, Paul E. van Schil, Jouke T. Annema, Frank J. C. van den Broek, MEDIASTrial study group   +21 more
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