The procedure can be beneficial prior to chemotherapy, but it also has high rates of complications, this new analysis shows. People with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) can find ...

April 29, 2004 — It is beneficial to replace bile during external biliary drainage, according to the results of a study published in the April issue of the Annals of Surgery. "Several authors have ...

Endoscopic intervention has become the cornerstone for the management of biliary obstruction, offering a minimally invasive alternative to surgical or percutaneous approaches. Endoscopic retrograde ...

Impact of renal function on the efficacy and safety of S-1 with concurrent radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Real-world outcomes among patients (pts) treated with gemcitabine ...

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 ...

Biliary obstruction involves blockage of any duct that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder or from the gallbladder to the small intestine. It may have benign or malignant causes, and can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with cancer of the pancreatic head, early surgery without preoperative biliary drainage resulted in ...

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) issued a clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of biliary strictures, or abnormal narrowing in the liver's ductal drainage system. The ...

B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. (BIS), a member of the B. Braun Group of Companies, announced the launch of its new ACCEL All-Purpose and Biliary Drainage Catheters with TrueGlide Hydrophilic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The appropriate diagnosis and management of biliary strictures has important implications in endoscopic, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...