Study finds percutaneous balloon dilation offers better long-term outcomes than surgery for severe benign biliary strictures, particularly Bismuth-Strasberg type E4 and E5 cases.

Two Penrose drains were inserted beneath the anastomosis and brought out through the wound. Biopsy of the tumor mass showed an undifferentiated adenocarcinoma consistent with either bile-duct or ...

The use of intra venous dye, robotic magnification, and precise instrument control, facilitated the complex anastomosis between the bile duct injury and the small bowel, in very close proximity to ...

The connection is called an anastomosis. Fluids from the pancreas and bile duct flow through the first part of the small intestine up to the stomach. If a partial or complete blockage happens in this ...

BACKGROUND: Bile duct injury (BDI) causes significant sequelae for the ... An abdominal drain was left close to the anastomosis. The previous Roux limb was maintained. Postoperative recovery was ...

Bile duct cancer occurs when cancerous cells form in the bile ducts. The prognosis for bile duct cancer is typically unfavorable because many people receive a diagnosis in the later stages of the ...

For research papers The BMJ has fully open peer review. This means that accepted research papers published from early 2015 onwards usually have their prepublication history posted alongside them on ...

A circumferential laceration in the right bile duct was seen on ERCP. The patient was taken to the operating room for exploratory laparotomy and duct repair through a duct-to-duct anastomosis. A drain ...

Cholangiography and enhanced CT revealed an abnormal location of the pancreatic duct joining the bile duct in 64.3% patients ... drainage] to complex surgical procedures (such as Roux-en-Y anastomosis ...

It helps your body break down fatty acids. Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare type of cancer that forms in these tubes. It makes up about 3 percent of gastrointestinal cancers.

Objectives: To assess the beneficial and harmful effects of endoscopic balloon dilation versus endoscopic sphincterotomy in the management of common bile duct stones. Randomised clinical trials ...