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Perforated cholecystitis in a teenager with Crohn's disease

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019
Gallbladder perforation is a rare occurrence in children. We report a case of gallbladder perforation in a 15-year-old boy with Crohn's disease currently being treated with immunosuppressive therapy and corticosteroids.
Andrew Bonett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do changes in health reveal the possibility of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? Development of a risk-prediction model based on healthcare claims data. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background and objectiveEarly detection methods for pancreatic cancer are lacking. We aimed to develop a prediction model for pancreatic cancer based on changes in health captured by healthcare claims data.MethodsWe conducted a case-control study on 29 ...
Baecker, Aileen   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine/Cisplatin/S‐1 for Resectable Biliary Tract Cancer With FDG‐PET‐Positive Lymph Node Metastasis (KHBO1201): A Multicenter Phase II Trial

open access: yesJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant gemcitabine, cisplatin, and S‐1 (GCS) chemotherapy for resectable biliary tract cancer (BTC) and FDG‐PET‐positive lymph nodes in a multicenter phase II study (KHBO1201). Methods Patients with resectable BTC (intrahepatic/extrahepatic bile duct, gallbladder, or ampullary cancers) and ...
Satoshi Ogiso   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of phospholipids and bile acids on cholesterol nucleation time and vesicular/micellar cholesterol in gallbladder bile of patients with cholesterol stones [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Supersaturation and rapid nucleation of cholesterol in bile are of key importance in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones. While the effects of bile acids and phospholipids on cholesterol saturation of bile have been extensively studied, their ...
Huber, P.   +4 more
core  

A phase II study of capecitabine and oxalplatin combination chemotherapy in patients with inoperable adenocarcinoma of the gall bladder or biliary tract [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Advanced biliary tract carcinomas are associated with a poor prognosis, and palliative chemotherapy has only modest benefit. This multi-centre phase II study was conducted to determine the efficacy of capecitabine in combination with ...
E. Soulis   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Outcomes of Endoscopic Treatment for Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Common Bile Duct Stones in the Elderly: A Propensity Score‐Based Cohort Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Various guidelines recommend endoscopic stone removal for asymptomatic common bile duct stones (CBDS); however, previous studies have indicated that asymptomatic CBDS is associated with a higher incidence of post‐ERCP pancreatitis (PEP).
Kota Shimojo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Assessing the operation outcomes of a single surgeon in his first two years

open access: yesMedicine Science
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has solidified its role as the gold standard for managing symptomatic gallstones, acclaimed for its short hospital stay, quick recovery, minimal trauma, and less need for postoperative pain management. This study aims to
Ibrahim Halil Ocal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Contrast‐Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gallbladder Tumor: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study

open access: yesJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Contrast‐enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography (CE‐EUS) provides clearer visualization of wall layer structures in gallbladder nodules than B‐mode EUS. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of B‐mode EUS and CE‐EUS in differentiating benign from malignant gallbladder lesions.
Kensaku Yoshida   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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