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Crushing Stones: Mechanical, Intracorporeal and Extracorporeal Lithotripsy in the Clearance of Common Bile Duct Lithiasis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990
Mechanical, intracorporeal and extracorporeal lithotripsy were used in the treatment of common bile duct lithiasis in a series of 80 patients in whom initial extraction attempts with the Dormia basket and balloon catheter failed.
Claude Liguory, Jean Francois Lefebevre, Didier Bonnel, Gary C Vitale   +3 more
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Ren arcuatus: Manifestations [PDF]

Opšta Medicina, 2018
Introduction: Ren arcuatus is a congenital kidney malformation with irregular kidney form, consisting of connected lower kidney parts, forming a structure horseshoe like. Case report: A 42 years old patient pays a visit to a doctor because he experienced
Lazarević Marija Ž.
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Effectiveness of the Ureteral Illuminating Catheter in Securing Adhesive Ureters in Robot‐Assisted Ureteral Reconstruction

International Journal of Urology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Ureteral strictures, a common complication of ureteral stone treatment, pose substantial challenges. These conditions often necessitate robot‐assisted ureteral reconstruction (RUR), a procedure complicated by difficulty in identifying and mobilizing adhesive ureters.
Kazumi Taguchi, Shuzo Hamamoto, Kengo Kawase, Rei Unno, Atsushi Okada, Kentaro Mizuno, Tetsuji Maruyama, Takahiro Yasui   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in infrared laser lithotripsy [Invited]

Biomedical Optics Express, 2018
The flashlamp-pumped, solid-state, pulsed, mid-infrared, holmium:YAG laser (λ = 2120 nm) has been the clinical gold standard laser for lithotripsy for over the past two decades.
N. Fried
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Women in space: A review of known physiological adaptations and health perspectives

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to the spaceflight environment causes adaptations in most human physiological systems, many of which are thought to affect women differently from men. Since only 11.5% of astronauts worldwide have been female, these issues are largely understudied.
Millie Hughes‐Fulford, Danielle J. Carroll, Heather C. M. Allaway, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Aenor J. Sawyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulation of Laser Lithotripsy-Induced Heating in the Urinary Tract.

Journal of endourology, 2019
PURPOSE Holmium laser lithotripsy is a common modality used to fragment urinary stones during ureteroscopy. Laser energy deposited during activation produces heat and potentially causes thermal bioeffects.
A. Maxwell, Brian E. MacConaghy, J. Harper, A. Aldoukhi, T. Hall, W. Roberts   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of novel digital single-operator peroral cholangioscopy-guided laser lithotripsy for complicated biliary stones

Endoscopy International Open, 2017
Background/study aims Laser lithotripsy can effectively fragment complicated biliary stones, but current cholangioscopes are limited by fragility, restricted mobility or moderate visual resolution.
John CT Wong, Raymond SY Tang, Anthony YB Teoh, Joseph JY Sung, James YW Lau   +4 more
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Comparison effectiveness of topical analgesics with and without Entonox for esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A randomized controlled trial

DEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
Abstract Objectives Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is vital for diagnosing and treating upper gastrointestinal symptoms, but patient discomfort and anxiety can affect procedural outcomes. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of topical analgesics with and without Entonox during EGD in terms of procedural success, patient tolerance, and ...
Papiroon Noitasaeng, Uayporn Kaosombatwattana, Rojsirin Chaiwong, Phongthara Vichitvejpaisal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glucose metabolism and production of incretins in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus after Biliopancreatic bypass surgery in the modification of Hess-Marceau the early stages of postoperative monitoring

Ожирение и метаболизм, 2015
Introduction: a significant improvement was shown in metabolic control at the early stages after BPD, which was associated with GLP-1 and was regardless of weight loss.Aim: to study the secretion of GLP-1, GIP, insulin and glucagon and their relationship
Ivan Ivanovich Dedov, Ekaterina Anatol'evna Troshina, Ekaterina Vladimirovna Ershova, Yuriy Ivanovich Yashkov   +3 more
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Feasibility of Novel Slim Peroral Cholangiopancreatoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Disease

DEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the clinical outcomes of peroral cholangiopancreatoscopy (POCPS) using the 9‐Fr eyeMAX for the diagnosis of pancreatobiliary diseases. Methods This retrospective study enrolled 43 patients who underwent POCPS using the 9‐Fr eyeMAX for diagnostic procedures at two tertiary referral centers between May 2023 and November ...
Haruo Miwa, Kazuya Sugimori, Kuniyasu Irie, Yoshihiro Goda, Kozue Shibasaki, Yugo Ishino, Shotaro Tsunoda, Kazuki Endo, Ritsuko Oishi, Yuichi Suzuki, Hiromi Tsuchiya, Akihiro Funaoka, Hideyuki Anan, Yoshimasa Suzuki, Takashi Kaneko, Manabu Morimoto, Kazushi Numata, Shin Maeda   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source