However, in literature, there is no consensus for optimal endoscopic intervention. Biliary sphincterotomy alone, placement of a biliary stent, and nasobiliary drainage are available approaches.

Plastic stents become occluded by a biofilm of ... HIUS is performed by passing an ultrasound probe over a guidewire into the bile duct during ERCP. Several HIUS treatments are applied throughout ...

In its early stages, there are few obvious signs and symptoms and those that do occur (malaise, fatigue and weight loss, pale ...

drained during ERCP, the authors analyzed the possible anatomical biliary variants. 13, 14 The most frequent variant is the right anterior hepatic duct joining the right posterior hepatic duct before ...

As PSC progresses, the symptoms worsen and evolve, especially if there's a bile duct infection ... focus on repairing damaged bile ducts. Using ERCP imaging to guide their work, surgeons open ...

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals introduced Endoscopic Ultra Sonology (EUS), a major advancement in diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal and pancreato-biliary diseases. The Multi Organ Transplant ...

A coroner has written to the chief of Ipswich Hospital following the death of an Ipswich mum. Denise Johnson, who was a mother to three and a grandmother-of-one, died in Ipswich Hospital on ...

Fine-needle aspiration cytology or biopsy by endoscopic ultrasound was required to confirm ... One of the imitations of our study is that 54% of the patients received a biliary stent due to jaundice, ...

This can happen when you experience a liver, bile duct, or gallbladder condition or when you take certain medications. Bile Duct and Gallbladder Conditions The bile ducts and gallbladder are part ...