Tumor Implantation into the Intrahepatic Bile Duct after Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 11/24/2009
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Tanaka S et al. – A 74–year–old man who had undergone transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatitis C virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma in ... of the intrahepatic bile duct by computed tomography in October 2008. Contrast–enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed a thrombosis occupying the left hepatic duct to the lateral branches with peripheral bile duct dilation. Serum concentration of
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Laser-Guided Repair of Complex Bile Duct Strictures
Digestive Surgery, 11/16/2009
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Gulik TV et al. – Laser–guided identification of prestenotic bile duct facilitates exposure of the stricture site without unnecessary and usually difficult dissection in complex postoperative BDS.
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CFTR Expression But Not Cl- Transport Is Involved in the Stimulatory Effect of Bile Acids on Apical Cl-/HCO3- Exchange Activity in Human Pancreatic Duct Cells
Pancreas, 10/26/2009
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Ignath I et al. – Bile salts modulate pHi, [Ca2+]i, and apical anion exchange activity in human pancreatic duct cells. The stimulatory effect of CDC on anion exchangers ... channel activity.
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Staining for intracytoplasmic lumina and CAM5.2 increases the detection rate for bile duct cancers
Endoscopy, 10/30/2009
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Jahng AV et al. – Staining for tumor markers ICL and CAM5.2 can improve the diagnostic value of endoscopic biopsies, and may change the course of management for patients with indeterminate ... endoscopy,gi oncology
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Development of a novel reflux-free bilioenteric anastomosis procedure by using a bioabsorbable polymer tube
Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 10/12/2009
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Aikawa M et al. – This study suggests that the ABD is useful in the regeneration of extrahepatic bile ducts and that to bury the ABD in the duodenum can be a preventive measure against reflux of bowel fluid to bile ducts.
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Surgical Management of Segmental and Sectoral Bile Duct Injury After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Challenging Situation
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 11/16/2009
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Broelsch CE et al. – Segmental/sectoral duct injury is difficult to be assessed by conventional radiological diagnostics and should be taken into consideration in every case of bile leakage. Surgical
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Incidence and management of biliary complications after adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation
Clinical Transplantation, 10/23/2009
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Kyoden Y et al. – Biliary complications are a major cause of morbidity following LDLT. Duct–to–duct anastomosis carried a higher risk for bile duct stenosis. With appropriate management, however, there was little influence on overall survival.
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Appropriate management of common bile duct stones: A RAND Corporation/UCLA Appropriateness Method statistical analysis
Surgical Endoscopy, 11/19/2009
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Parra–Membrives P et al. – There is still uncertainty with respect to the management of choledocholithiasis, showing the need for further investigation. The RAM helps ... the different treatment options in specific clinical settings.
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A prospective study of the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones
Journal of Digestive Diseases, 10/29/2009
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LI KW et al. – Endoscopic biliary stenting was not a definitive treatment of choledocholithiasis. It may be an option for patients clinically unfit for definitive treatment.
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Intraoperative exploration of biliary anatomy using fluorescence imaging of indocyanine green in experimental and clinical cholecystectomies
Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 10/12/2009
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Tagaya N et al. – This method is safe and easy for the identification of the biliary anatomy, without requiring cannulation into the cystic duct, X–ray equipment, or the use of radioactive materials. Although fluorescence imaging is still at an early stage of application in comparison ... will help avoid bile duct injury.
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