ALLMedicine™ Bile Duct Strictures Center

Mar 22nd, 2021 - Situs inversus totalis is a rare anatomical variation of both the thoracic and the abdominal organs. Common bile duct strictures can be caused by malignant and benign diseases as well. 7-18% of the latter ones are 'malignant masquerade' cases, as ...

Nov 17th, 2020 - Eosinophilic cholangiopathy is an uncommon etiology of biliary stenosis, which is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration. Clinically, it is difficult to distinguish eosinophilic cholangiopathy from other causes of obstructive cholangiopathy be...

Mar 17th, 2020 - To compare the diagnostic performance of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for the pathological assessment of suspected malignant bile duct stricture, using brush cytology and forceps biopsy.The st...

Jan 22nd, 2020 - EXPAND your practice by using fully covered metallic stents as first-line treatment for chronic pancreatitis-induced bile duct strictures.|2020|Moran RA,Coté GA,|

Jan 12th, 2020 - Due to the development of immunosuppressants, the focus in transplanted patients has shifted from short-term to long-term survival as well as a better adjustment of these drugs in order to prevent over- and under-immunosuppression. Mycophenolic ac...

Jan 26th, 2018 - Malignant bile duct obstruction is a common sequela of pancreatic cancers or distal bile duct cancers, and its development can hinder the use of chemotherapy, decrease patient quality of life, and decrease survival. To relieve obstructive jaundice...

Jun 2nd, 2017 - Randomization, as detailed below, is stratified by etiology of the stricture: chronic pancreatitis and postoperative (such as post-liver transplant).

Dec 28th, 2016 - The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant bile duct strictures is a difficult and demanding task for clinicians. Clinical, biochemical, and radiological characteristics of malignant biliary strictures are non-specific and tissue diag...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and performance of the WallFlex® Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent as a treatment of biliary obstruction resulting from benign bile duct strictures.

Background: When considering any malignancy with limited life expectancy, palliation and quality of life are paramount. Owing to the limited centres offering ERCP and endoscopic palliation in the South African state sector, patients often travel v...

Dec 13th, 2017 - Advances in Diagnosing Cholestasis Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is traditionally the primary method used to establish a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC); however, data defining its prognostic utility are limi...