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The rendezvous technique, combining percutaneous and endoscopic procedures, is a safe and effective method to achieve biliary cannulation if an endoscopic approach fails. The two procedures in this technique can be carried out simultaneously or in stages.
Chiao-Hsiung Chuang+2 more
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Objective To study changes in T lymphocyte subsets, cytokines, and liver enzymes in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ) before and after external biliary drainage (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography drainage, PTCD) and internal ...
Jianli An+6 more
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Bilioptysis – Two Case Reports of Broncho Biliary Fistula
Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a tract between the biliary system and bronchial tree with the presence of bile in the bronchus and the sputum. They are rare but serious complications.
Pugazhendhi Thangavelu+2 more
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Refractory Biliary Catheter Leak Corrected by a Hybrid Closed Loop Catheter-Pump System
The development of inoperable biliary obstruction in patients with liver, biliary, and pancreatic neoplasia is commonplace particularly in the advanced stages of these diseases.
Ravi Murthy+2 more
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Multiple Biliary Stones: a Rare Long-term Complication after Whipple Procedure
A hypertensive, diabetic woman underwent a successful Whipple procedure at the age of 84 due to carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. She presented an extremely rare complication 24 months after the surgery, consisting of acute cholangitis due to multiple ...
Steven Kirschbaum-Rubin+1 more
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Hepato-biliary surgery for malignancies has a high mortality rate (7,3%) with also a high rate of readmitted patients within the first 30 days of discharge (14,3- 15,5%) (1). After hepato-biliary surgery medical imaging is essential: computed tomography (
T Kirchgesner, C Hubert, E Danse
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Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage using a novel sphincterotome. [PDF]
Digestive Endoscopy, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 297-299, March 2025.
Ishikawa T, Kumano R, Kawashima H.
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography is a useful imaging technique during biliary evaluation and interventions. However, contrast cholangiography alone provides limited information on the nature, quality, or severity of potentially treatable biliary
Jeffrey Qiu, John J. Park
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The role of EUS in diagnosis and treatment of liver disorders
Background and aim Transabdominal ultrasound (US), computed tomographic scanning (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are established diagnostic tools for liver diseases.
Sara Campos+3 more
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Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography [PDF]
RECENT reports from Japan describing percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) with a new, thin needle have suggested this technique to be unusually reliable and safe.1We have performed PTC with the "Chiba needle" in 40 patients with suspected biliary tract obstruction or jaundice of uncertain cause. Procedure The needles used in this procedure
Gerasimos G. Karvountzis+3 more
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