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  1. Open Access 01-12-2024 | OriginalPaper

    Features of biliary tract diseases in ketamine abusers: a systematic review of case reports

    Ketamine is a synthetic phencyclidine derivative with both analgesic and anesthetic properties [ 1 ]. It has a molecular weight of 237.72 g/mol and its pKa is about 7.5 [ 2 ]. Its onset of action is within 30 seconds of intravenous administration …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Pancreatitis | OriginalPaper

    Risk factors of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with biliary tract diseases

    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was first performed by McCune et al. in 1968 [ 1 ], and the first successful case in China was reported in 1973 [ 2 ]. This procedure is now commonly used to diagnose and treat biliary tract and …

  3. 01-01-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Pediatric cholangiopathies: diseases of the gallbladder and biliary tract

    Pediatric gallbladder and bile duct disease encompasses a broad spectrum of processes, from congenital to developmental to neoplastic. We describe normal pediatric biliary anatomy and summarize the most common pathologic entities, with a focus on …

  4. 01-05-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Bactibilia in diseases of the biliary tract and pancreatic gland in patients older than 80 years: a STROBE-retrospective cohort study in a teaching hospital in Italy

    Bile is a lipid-rich sterile solution produced in the liver that can be infected resulting in bactibilia. A higher incidence of postoperative infectious complications has been seen in patients with bactibilia. Recently, gram-negative bacteria have …

  5. 01-10-1997 | OriginalPaper

    Urinary tract infections in primary biliary cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases

    In a study to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI) in primary biliary cirrhosis, midstream specimens of urine from 97 females with primary biliary cirrhosis and 85 females with other chronic liver diseases were investigated …

  6. 01-05-2024 | Choledocholithiasis | Online First

    Choledocoduodenal Biliary Bypass for Recurrent Choledocholithiasis in a Patient with Gastric Bypass: An Old Trick to Solve a Modern Problem

    Bariatric patients are at risk for developing biliary stones. Choledocholithiasis poses a significant challenge in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients due to anatomical changes, complicating the treatment. We present a case of a 71-year-old female …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Gallbladder Cancer | OriginalPaper

    Insights for clinical management from the real-life data of the centralized West of Scotland biliary cancer clinic

    Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are a group of rare and aggressive diseases whose incidence is increasing worldwide [ 1 ]. BTCs include cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) [subclassified as intrahepatic (iCCA), peri-hilar (pCCA) or distal (dCCA)], gallbladder …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2024 | OriginalPaper

    Incidence and risk factors of postoperative delirium following hepatic resection: a retrospective national inpatient sample database study

    Most people with liver cancer have liver dysfunction caused by other liver diseases, alcoholism, or hepatitis virus infections [ 1 ]. In the United States, hepatic resection is increasingly used for resection of biliary tract malignancies, primary …

  9. Open Access 01-12-2024 | OriginalPaper

    Characteristics of four commonly used self-expanding biliary stents: an in vitro study

    Self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) are widely used for the treatment of malignant biliary obstruction [ 1 , 2 ]. Over the years, numerous studies have been conducted to compare the outcomes of various types of SEMSs for this application [ 3 – 10 …

  10. Open Access 26-12-2023 | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography | OriginalPaper

    Clinical practice guideline on the use of single-operator cholangioscopy in the diagnosis of indeterminate biliary stricture and the treatment of difficult biliary stones

    The guideline panel developed and graded the recommendations and assessed the certainty of the evidence following the GRADE framework [ 16 , 17 ]. The Colombian Association of Digestive Endoscopy (ACED from the Spanish initials for Asociación …

  11. 03-01-2024 | Liver Transplantation | Online First

    Recipient-associated risk factors for post-liver transplantation biliary complications: A cohort study

    Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative option for chronic end-stage liver failure, but it remains a challenging surgical process with severe side effects. Five to 23 per cent of LT recipients experience biliary complications (BCs), which …

  12. 03-05-2024 | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography | ReviewPaper

    Contributions of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) to the diagnostics of biliary stricture and gallbladder lesions

    Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) provides high spatial resolution and more detailed images than other diagnostic modalities. Furthermore, EUS-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA), such as EUS-guided fine needle aspiration or biopsy (EUS-FNA/FNB), is …

  13. Open Access 27-04-2024 | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography | OriginalPaper

    ERCP in a low-weight infant with obstruction jaundice

    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used extensively in pediatric patients for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic diseases, but is challenging in infants. Could this technique help?

  14. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography | OriginalPaper

    Effects of intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate in propofol-based sedation for ERCP in elderly patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a common procedure employed to diagnose and treat disorders of pancreaticobiliary pathologies [ 1 ]. With the aging of the population and increasing incidence of biliary tract diseases

  15. 01-12-2023 | Laparoscopy | BriefCommunication

    Standardized lymph node dissection for gallbladder cancer under laparoscopy: en-bloc resection technique

    Gallbladder cancer (GBCA) is a strongly aggressive malignancy of the biliary tract with a poor prognosis. Its morbidity is approximately 2/100.000 worldwide and 0.4–3.8% in biliary tract diseases with 5-year overall survival (OS) at only 5% in …

  16. 16-05-2024 | Abstract

    65th Annual Meeting of the Austrian Society of Surgery

  17. 24-04-2024 | Abstract

    ECIO 2024 Book of Abstracts

  18. Open Access 01-12-2024 | OriginalPaper

    Clinical characteristics of pyogenic liver abscess with and without biliary surgery history: a retrospective single-center experience

    The present study aimed to explore the disparities in clinical characteristics and treatment approaches between patients with pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) who had undergone biliary surgery and those without such surgical history.

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  20. 08-05-2024 | Type 2 Diabetes | Online First

    Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and the Risk of Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disease Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    The incretin-based drug family for the treatment of type 2 diabetes includes the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). Both commonly used as a second- to third-line treatment for …

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