Jan. 3, 2004 -- Repeated treatment with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a safe and effective method of managing late choledochal complications and recurrent ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic cholestatic liver and biliary tract disease that can shorten life and may require liver transplantation, according to study data. The prevalence in the ...

Pregnant women with gallstone disease may require immediate endoscopic intervention because of potentially life-threatening cholangitis or gallstone pancreatitis. The radiation exposure in endoscopic ...

Choledocholithiasis is a serious problem in pregnancy, which can lead to life-threatening complications such as cholangitis and pancreatitis. Data on safety issues of endoscopic retrograde ...

Adverse events occurred more often among patients with cirrhosis than noncirrhotic cases after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and correlated with a higher incidence of acute chronic ...

Acute cholangitis is diagnosed on the basis of the clinical features, supported by laboratory evidence of systemic infection. Imaging is helpful in revealing biliary obstruction and any underlying ...

Guideline for endoscopy in PSC The guideline is intended to be an educational device to provide information that may assist endoscopists in providing care to patients. The European Society of ...

Laparoscopic hepatic resection: Favorable short-term outcomes for colorectal cancer metastases of the left hemiliver. Background: OJ is a relatively frequent complication in patients with advanced ...

Acute cholangitis is a severe, bacterial infection of the biliary tract precipitated by an obstruction that often results in systemic inflammation and, in some cases, life‐threatening sepsis. This ...

OR: Odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval, LOS: Length of Stay, ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

The patient is a 20-year-old white woman with mild-to-moderate acute pancreatitis; she has gallstones but no evidence of acute cholecystitis on ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic ...