Natural History of Patients with Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2019 Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignancy of the bile ducts. Globally, CCA is the second most common primary hepatic malignancy. These tumors usually progress insidiously, are difficult to diagnose, and have poor prognosis.
Sudhakar A. +3 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 +4 more
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A Complex Case of Cholestasis in a Patient with ABCB4 and ABCB11 Mutations [PDF]
, 2018 The low-phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis (LPAC) syndrome is a form of symptomatic cholelithiasis occurring in young adults, characterized by recurrence of symptoms after cholecystectomy and presence of hepatolithiasis.
Anapaz, V +7 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2018 Background Neonatal jaundice affects one in two infants globally. The jaundice is the result of an accumulation of bilirubin as foetal haemoglobin is metabolised by the immature liver.
H. Brits +6 more
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Evaluation of glycerin suppository in prevention of neonatal jaundice in Besat Hospital in 2016-2017 [PDF]
مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان, 2019 Background and Aim: Neonatal jaundice is a common problem in the neonates which is caused by increased unconjugated bilirubin and can result in serious neurological side effects such as kerinictrus.
Mansouri M, Nouri B, Iri R
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A rare case of Weil’s disease in pregnancy - a case report [PDF]
New Indian Journal of OBGYNLeptospirosis is a rare zoonotic disease caused by spirochaete of the genus Leptospira. About 5-10% of patients manifest as severe disease known as Weil’s disease associated with high fatality.
Anusha Ginjupalli +3 more
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Acute Jaundice in a Six-year-old: An Unusual Presentation of Atypical Kawasaki Disease [PDF]
, 2020 Kawasaki disease (KD) is a rare vasculitis of childhood that is critical to recognize and treat due to associated morbidity and mortality. A six-year-old male presented to our emergency department (ED) afebrile but with reported recent fevers.
Bylund, LCDR William +2 more
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Air pollution exposure associates with increased risk of neonatal jaundice
Nature Communications, 2019 Clinical experience suggests increased incidences of neonatal jaundice when air quality worsens, yet no studies have quantified this relationship. Here we reports investigations in 25,782 newborns showing an increase in newborn’s bilirubin levels, the ...
Liqiang Zhang +19 more
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Accidental hepatic artery ligation in humans [PDF]
, 1964 Despite the vast amount of information from experimental animals, it has been difficult to obtain a clear-cut picture of the effects of ligation of the hepatic artery in humans with relatively normal livers.
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ACS Sensors, 2019 One of the concerns of parents in the first days of their baby's birth is the baby's risk of jaundice/hyperbilirubinemia. This is because more than 60% of babies are born with jaundice that, if not timely diagnosed and subsequently treated, can lead to ...
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