Acute pancreatitis is a common and costly gastrointestinal condition with significant risk of complications. The 2024 ...

GLP-1 RA therapy before ERCP is associated with significantly lower rates of post-ERCP pancreatitis and other major 30-day complications.

PRESENT-DAY methods of detecting gall-stones in the common bile duct at operation are not wholly satisfactory. Stones may be missed in spite of careful palpation, cholangiography and direct ...

The results of 250 consecutive ERCP examinations were analysed in order to assess whether or not juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula are associated with choledocholithiasis. Cholangiography showed ...

An abdominal ultrasound is the key test to diagnose gallbladder disease. A positive "Murphy's sign" during a physical exam suggests gallbladder disease. Blood tests may show elevated white blood cells ...

Department of Radiology, South Manchester University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Withington. BACKGROUND: The accepted management of Mirizzi's syndrome is surgical, but endoscopic and percutaneous management ...

The study is an attempt to assess the feasibility of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) in patients with multiple common bile duct (CBD) stones. A total of 31 patients were enrolled.

Cholestatic and autoimmune liver diseases, including primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), represent a heterogeneous ...

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