Endoscopic biliary stenting is a well-recognised method of palliation of ... with decreased leukocytosis and resolution of symptoms. The abdominal drain was removed on postoperative day 4 and the ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following ...

Advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) includes cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma, and ampullary carcinoma. BTC is a ...

Implanted tubes that transport bodily fluids can get gross. A lab prototype suggests a new vibration-based way to keep them clean and prevent infection.

The ProVIDE study is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, sham controlled study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the ProVee® Urethral Expander System for the treatment of lower urinary ...

The pensioner, hospitalized due to the unanchoring of a stent, had lost his life on March 11, 7 years ago, due to the consequences of a ruptured aneurysm and after undergoing surgery. The two ...

A letter from the DNR Fisheries Division to the Metroparks Authority shows DNR officials encouraging the removal of the Flat Rock Dam as far back as November 1984. In 2022, Metroparks, in ...

In patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stenting demonstrated improved long-term survival and fewer cardiac arrests at one year. The ...

Microbiological bile analysis might, however, have a role in patients with complications of orthotopic liver transplantation and those in whom adequate biliary drainage has not been achieved.

This was the first time surgeons removed a spinal tumor using a "transorbital" approach, according to a UMMC press release. Chordomas are very rare, with only about 300 cases occurring in the U.S ...

This can indicate several underlying causes, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, or biliary obstruction. Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is typically a sign of a disease, rather than a disease itself.