Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided gallbladder drainage using a double‐pigtail plastic stent (DPPS) harbors the risk of bile leakage and pneumoperitoneum through the anastomosis site. When the inner sheath of the DPPS system is retracted halfway back into the stent, multiple side holes emerge on the stent end, which accelerates the active gallbladder lavage.
Tesshin Ban +7 more
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Endosonography: New Developments in 2006
Recent progress of the data processing applied to ultrasound (US) examination made it possible to develop new software. The US workstation of the last generation thus incorporated a computer into their center that allowed a very precise treatment of the ...
Marc Giovannini
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Role of ultrasound in colorectal diseases [PDF]
Ultrasound is an undervalued non-invasive examination in the diagnosis of colonic diseases. It has been replaced by the considerably more expensive magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography, despite the fact that, as first examination, it can ...
Bor, Renáta +2 more
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Evaluating Sex Disparity in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Risk in the UK Biobank Cohort
ABSTRACT Background The incidence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is lower in females than males (19.0 vs. 20.2 for 100,000 individuals in Europe). This disparity is commonly attributed to differences in exposure to lifestyle risk factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption; however, hormonal activity may also play a role. Objective This
Giulia Peduzzi +6 more
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Endosonography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of high anal fistulae – a comparison
Anal fistula is a benign inflammatory disease with unclear etiology which develops in approximately 10 in 100 000 adult patients. Surgical treatment of fistulae is associated with a risk of damaging anal sphincters.
Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska +5 more
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Introduction . Primary amyloidosis is a disorder resulting from the deposition of fibrillary protein in extracellular tissue. Diagnosis of primary amyloidosis in the celiac/para-pancreatic lymph nodes via endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle ...
Nuralhuda Akbar MBBS +2 more
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Immediate Endoscopic Necrosectomy for Walled‐Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A First‐Choice Option?
Digestive Endoscopy, EarlyView.
Tsuyoshi Hamada +3 more
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography biliary drainage in the palliative management of malignant distal biliary obstruction: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Background/Aims: Evidence suggests comparable outcomes between endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the biliary drainage of malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO).
Spyros Peppas +8 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Guidelines on immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)‐related digestive disease provides evidence‐based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of IgG4‐related digestive disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate the adherence to recommendations of this IgG4 guideline across centers in Europe ...
Miroslav Vujasinovic +22 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of different imaging modalities following computed tomography (CT) scanning for assessing the resectability with curative intent in pancreatic and periampullary cancer [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Periampullary cancer includes cancer of the head and neck of the pancreas, cancer of the distal end of the bile duct, cancer of the ampulla of Vater, and cancer of the second part of the duodenum.
Davidson, BR +4 more
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