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ABSTRACT Endoscopic biliary drainage for malignant hilar biliary obstruction is technically demanding especially when multiple ducts require drainage. Plastic inside stents are widely used because of their removability and ease of exchange, but multiple insertion is often hindered by stent interference.
Akinobu Koiwai +9 more
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Background and Objectives: There is a lack of consensus about the optimal noninvasive strategy for patients with suspected choledocholithiasis. Two previous systematic reviews used different methodologies not based on pretest probabilities that ...
Vinicius Leite de Castro +5 more
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ABSTRACT A 79‐year‐old man presented with fever and jaundice. Laboratory tests revealed elevated inflammatory markers and hepatobiliary enzymes. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 20 × 16 cm giant hepatic cyst compressing the intrahepatic bile ducts.
Kazuki Endo +9 more
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The study was conducted to evaluate the frequencies of the anatomic variations and the gender distributions of these variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system as morphological sign of chronic ...
Adibelli Zehra Hilal +5 more
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Obstructive Jaundice in Polycystic Liver Disease Related to Coexisting Cholangiocarcinoma
Although jaundice rarely complicates polycystic liver disease (PLD), secondary benign or malignant causes cannot be excluded. In a 72-year-old female who presented with increased abdominal girth, dyspnea, weight loss and jaundice, ultrasound and computed
Spiros G. Delis +5 more
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Ulcerative colitis: let's talk about extent [PDF]
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which clinical course varies substantially between patients. The extent of the disease is usually pointed out as one of the factors responsible for this variation.
Antunes, A. +7 more
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Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis as a Manifestation of Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction [PDF]
Recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) is defined as two or more occurance of acute pancreatitis with no evidence of underlying chronic pancreatitis. Prevalence of RAP varied from 10-30%. One of the postulated mechanism of this condition is sphincter of Oddi
Laurentika, I. (Ira) +2 more
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ABSTRACT Histological biopsy is essential for diagnosing ampullary tumors; however, it can occasionally result in severe adverse events. A 49‐year‐old male underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopic screening, which revealed an ampulla of Vater with enlargement of the oral protrusion.
Tetsushi Azami +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), MRCP after secretin stimulation (S-MRCP) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) are all selected to diagnose pancreas divisum. However, the accuracies of three diagnosis remain unclear.
Zhe Shen +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Background. The differential diagnosis of biliary diseases remains a challenge. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was the gold standard for pancreaticobiliary evaluation but it is associated with complications.
Davorin Dajčman +2 more
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