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Interstitial laser therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia [PDF]

, 1999
The objective of interstitial laser coagulation (ILC) of benign prostatic enlargement is to achieve a marked volume reduction and to decrease bladder outlet obstruction and lower urinary tract symptoms with minimal morbidity.
Muschter, Rolf, Whitfield, Hugh
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Multicenter Validation Study of the Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for IgG4‐Related Sclerosing Cholangitis 2020 in Japan

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The diagnostic performance of clinical diagnostic criteria for IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis 2020 (IgG4‐SC2020) has not been fully validated since its proposal as a revision of the 2012 criteria (IgG4‐SC2012). Methods We conducted a multicenter validation study to evaluate the diagnostic performance of IgG4‐SC2020 using ...
Itaru Naitoh, Takahiro Nakazawa, Kensuke Kubota, Takayoshi Nishino, Akira Nakamura, Dai Inoue, Takanori Sano, Kazuhiro Kikuta, Yusuke Kurita, Kazuro Chiba, Tsukasa Ikeura, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Takuya Ishikawa, Masaki Kuwatani, Terumi Kamisawa, Ichiro Yasuda, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Atsushi Masamune, Japan Pancreatitis Study Group, Yoko Abe, Atsushi Irisawa, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Tatsuru Maruo, Toshiharu Ueki, Rei Suzuki, Tadayuki Takagi, Hiromasa Ohira, Shirou Tanoue, Akio Ido, Takahiro Komori, Kayashima Atsuo, Masayasu Horibe, Eisuke Iwasaki, Masahiro Tsujimae, Yuzo Kodama, Kazushige Uchida, Masayuki Ueno, Kenji Notohara, Shotaro Kakehashi, Nao Fujimori, Eiji Nakatani, Yasuki Hori, Michihiro Yoshida, Hiroki Kawashima, Kazunao Hayashi, Shuji Terai, Kosaku Morimoto, Ryosuke Sato, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Hironari Kato, Yoshiharu Masaki, Hiroshi Nakase, Toshihiko Arizumi, Atsushi Tanaka, Ryotaro Matusmoto, Tetsuya Takikawa, Ryosuke Tonozuka, Takao Itoi, Kenji Hirano, Nobuhiko Hayashi   +60 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) combined with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in determining the nature of biliary stricture

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Background Differentiation of benign from malignant biliary stricture is a complex task. We aimed to evaluate diagnostic yield of MRCP combined with CT in the diagnosis of malignant and benign biliary strictures and correlated with histopathological ...
Heba Mohamed Samier, Ahmed Fawzy Selim, Mohamed Elsayed Sarhan, Tamer Mahmoud Dawoud   +3 more
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Techniques for cytologic sampling of pancreatic and bile duct lesions [PDF]

, 2014
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106695/1/dc23096 ...
Bang, Baron, Bellis, Collins, DeWitt, Draganov, Farrell, Ferrari Junior, Fogel, Fogel, Glasbrenner, Gleeson, Hattori, Howell, Jailwala, Kurzawinski, Kurzawinski, Laethem, LeBlanc, Lee, Levy, Madhoun, Mansfield, Mohamadnejad, Mohandas, Ornellas, Pugliese, Rogart, Stewart, Ung, Vadmal, Vandervoort, Vilmann, Wright, Yamaguchi, Yoon   +35 more
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Incidence, contributing factors, and predictors of diagnostic errors in medical inpatients: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diagnostic error is a major patient safety concern in hospitals, yet most studies have focused on selected high‐risk subgroups, leaving the broader general internal medicine inpatient population understudied. Objectives To determine the incidence, contributing factors, resulting harm, and predictors of diagnostic error in medical ...
Caterina E. Marx, Elena Hofmann, Martin Perrig, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Wolf Hautz, Jörg P. Isenegger, Ernst Lipp, Drahomir Aujesky, Manuel R. Blum, Tobias Tritschler   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bile Duct Strictures Caused by Solid Masses: MR in Differential Diagnosis and as a Prognostic Tool to Plan the Endoscopic Treatment

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2013
The aim of the study was to assess how realiable is differential diagnosis and prognosis for endoscopic treatment with MR signal characteristics as the qualitative parameter and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) images in cases of bile ...
Tomasz Gorycki, Michał Studniarek
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Prophylactic endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting to prevent acute cholecystitis induced after metallic stent placement for malignant biliary strictures: a retrospective study in Japan [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy
Background/Aims Endoscopic biliary drainage using self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) for malignant biliary strictures occasionally induces acute cholecystitis (AC).
Fumisato Kozakai, Yoshihide Kanno, Shinsuke Koshita, Takahisa Ogawa, Hiroaki Kusunose, Toshitaka Sakai, Keisuke Yonamine, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Haruka Okano, Yuto Matsuoka, Kento Hosokawa, Hidehito Sumiya, Kei Ito   +12 more
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography stents : indications, risks and novel uses [PDF]

, 2012
Stents cannulating the common bile duct and/or the pancreatic duct are frequently used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in both temporary and definitive management of several conditions.
Azzopardi, Neville
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Guidelines for nutrition in adults with head and neck cancer: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Head and neck cancer represents the seventh most common cancer diagnosis globally. Maintaining sufficient nutrition is important for preventing malnutrition (undernutrition) and muscle wasting, which contribute to worse outcomes, although many patients are unable to maintain adequate oral intake throughout treatment.
Nicole Kiss, Merran Findlay, Jacqui Frowen, Whitney E. Lewis, Jeannine Mills, Anurag K. Singh, David D. Church, Jacob T. Mey, Sarah Peterson, Kathleen Aguzzi, Sarah Bellini, Maria Paula Villela Coelho, Laura Cordwin, Michael Duffy, Shanna Hager, Manpreet S. Mundi, Michael Owen‐Michaane, Kathleen Price, Heather Stanner, Bridget Storm, Malika Udagedara, Liam McKeever   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lumen-apposing covered self-expanding metal stent for management of benign gastrointestinal strictures

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and aims: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are safe and effective for endoscopic management of malignant gastrointestinal strictures, but there is limited experience with their use in refractory benign strictures.
Shounak Majumder, Navtej S. Buttar, Christopher Gostout, Michael J. Levy, John Martin, Bret Petersen, Mark Topazian, Louis M. Wong Kee Song, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh   +8 more
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