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Kuhara and colleagues analyzed 366 cases of bacteremic acute cholangitis, focusing on pathogens isolated from blood cultures. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. predominated overall, whereas ESCPM organisms were significantly more frequent in patients with prior biliary‐enteric anastomosis or intervention, highlighting the importance of considering ...
Yuta Kuhara +9 more
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Minimal invasive treatment of biliary leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
The laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become one of the most common operations for treatment of symptomatic gallbladder disease. However significant postoperative biliary duct injuries can occur, leading to biliary leaks.
Pablo Agustin Acquafresca
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Liver resection for hilar and peripheral cholangiocarcinomas: A study of 62 cases [PDF]
Objective: To analyze a single center's 14-year experience with 62 consecutive patients with hilar (HCCA) and peripheral (PCCA) cholangiocarcinomas.
Irish, W +5 more
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Hemobilia. A case report [PDF]
We present the case of a 88 years old male, with a history of melena, demonstrated by repeated endoscopys to be secondary to hemobilia, and after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography we could demonstrate the presence of bleeding intraductal ...
Fuentes Luitón, Elizabeth +5 more
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Comoglu and colleagues investigated the impact of urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with acute cholangitis and concurrent acute gallstone pancreatitis, a population lacking specific guideline recommendations. Although intervention within 24 h showed a favorable trend in severe cases, it did not significantly improve ...
Mustafa Comoglu +6 more
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Cholangiocarcinoma in sclerosing cholangitis. The role of liver transplantation [PDF]
Our experience with patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation for sclerosing cholangitis at the University of Pittsburgh Health Center between March 1980 and March 1988 is reported here.
Iwatsuki, S +3 more
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Vascular coil erosion into hepaticojejunostomy following hepatic arterial embolisation [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Right hepatic arterial injury (RHAI) is the most common vascular injury sustained during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, occurring in up to 7% of cholecystectomies. RHAI is also the most common vascular injury associated with a bile duct injury
Glen Schlaphoff +4 more
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Objectives: Clinical evidence regarding radiological–endoscopic management of intrahepatic bile duct stones is currently lacking. Our aim is to report our 18-year experience in combined radiological–endoscopic management of intrahepatic difficult bile ...
Alessandro Cannavale +8 more
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Non-vascular interventional procedures: effective dose to patient and equivalent dose to abdominal organs by means of dicom images and Monte Carlo simulation [PDF]
This study evaluates X-ray exposure in patient undergoing abdominal extra-vascular interventional procedures by means of Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine (DICOM) image headers and Monte Carlo simulation.
Cannavale, Alessandro +9 more
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Outcomes of Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Cholangiopancreatography: A Literature Review
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can fail in 3–10% of the cases even in experienced hands. Although percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and surgery are the traditional alternatives, there are morbidity and mortality ...
Shahzad Iqbal +3 more
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