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Recent advances of diagnostic approaches for indeterminate biliary tract obstruction

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2021
Patients with indeterminate biliary stricture frequently pose a challenge in the clinical management. Discrimination between benign and malignant biliary strictures is important to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with incorrect diagnoses ...
Sang-Woo Cha
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Tubercular biliary stricture - a malignant masquerade

South African Journal of Surgery, 2013
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is the most common cause of a stricture in the hilar region, and hilar stricture in the absence of any previous surgical intervention should be considered to indicate malignant disease until proven otherwise. We present a rare case of isolated hilar tubercular stricture, all the features of which were suggestive of malignancy.
Vijay, K, Naidu, S, Godara, R, Vijayvergia, V   +3 more
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Predictive factors for malignancy in undiagnosed isolated small bowel strictures

Intestinal Research, 2017
Background/Aims: Patients with small bowel strictures have varied etiologies, including malignancy. Little data are available on the demographic profiles and etiologies of small bowel strictures in patients who undergo surgery because of intestinal ...
Ujjwal Sonika, Sujeet Saha, Saurabh Kedia, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Sujoy Pal, Prasenjit Das, Vineet Ahuja, Peush Sahni   +7 more
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Current Endoscopic Management of Malignant Biliary Stricture [PDF]

Medicina, 2020
Biliary and pancreatic cancers occur silently in the initial stage and become unresectable within a short time. When these diseases become symptomatic, biliary obstruction, either with or without infection, occurs frequently due to the anatomy associated with these cancers.
Chi-Chih Wang, Tzu-Wei Yang, Wen-Wei Sung, Ming-Chang Tsai   +3 more
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Y-Shaped Bilateral Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Placement for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: Data from a Referral Center for Palliative Care

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Background and Aim. Malignant hilar strictures are a clinical challenge because of the current therapeutic approach and the poor prognosis. In recent years, self-expandable metallic stents have proven more effective than plastic stents for palliation of ...
R. Di Mitri, F. Mocciaro
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Management of Benign and Malignant Pancreatic Duct Strictures [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2018
The diagnosis and management of pancreatic strictures, whether malignant or benign, remain challenging. The last 2 decades have seen dramatic progress in terms of both advanced imaging and endoscopic therapy.
Enad Dawod, Michel Kahaleh
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Histologic assessment of biliary obstruction with different percutaneous endoluminal techniques [PDF]

, 2004
Background Despite the sophisticated cross sectional image techniques currently available, a number of biliary stenosis or obstructions remain of an uncertain nature.
Michele Rossi, Vito Cantisani, Filippo Maria Salvatori, Alberto Rebonato, Laura Greco, Luigi Giglio, Giampiero Guido, Elisa Pagliara, Vincenzo David, TH Magnuson, G Cozzi, K Tamada, RJ Farrell, CJ Cobb, GS Harell, T Kurzawinski, S Saini, L Hann, L Guibaud, YL Chan, MA Barish, F Regan, C Reinhold, MS Park, MG Lee, F Regan, CD Becker, HE Adamek, JC Varghese, JS Savader, JS Savader, GS Harell, T Rosch, R Schöfl, M Rabinovitz, J Jaiwala, M De Bellis, CJ Stewart, ME Ryan, MA Hall-Craggs, MS Schenechter, M Rossi   +41 more
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Personalized Endoscopy in Complex Malignant Hilar Biliary Strictures [PDF]

Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2021
Malignant hilar biliary obstruction (HBO) represents a complex clinical condition in terms of diagnosis, surgical and medical treatment, endoscopic approach, and palliation. The main etiology of malignant HBO is hilar cholangiocarcinoma that is considered an aggressive biliary tract’s cancer and has still today a poor prognosis.
Boskoski I., Schepis T., Tringali A., Familiari P., Bove V., Attili F., Landi R., Perri V., Costamagna G.   +8 more
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CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF SELF-EXPAMDABLE METALLIC STENTS IN PALLIATION OF MALIGNANT ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURES: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE [PDF]

, 2015
Background: self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) are employed as the preferred non surgical palliative treatment for gastric outlet obstruction due to malignancies.
Amvrosiadis,G, Ciofalo, M, Facella, T, La Rocca, E., LO MONTE, Attilio Ignazio, Marchesa, PE, Martorana, G, Messina, M, Morreale, GC, Pompei, G, Raimondo, D, Rossi, F, SINAGRA, Emanuele, Spada, M, Squatrito, R, TOMASELLO, Giovanni   +15 more
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Current Status of Biliary Metal Stents [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2016
Many advances have been achieved in biliary stenting over the past 30 years. Endoscopic stent placement has become the primary management therapy to relieve obstruction in patients with benign or malignant biliary tract diseases.
Hyeong Seok Nam, Dae Hwan Kang
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