Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopic sphincterotomy performed before endoscopic biliary stenting may prevent post-endoscopic retrograde ...

Biliary stent migration represents a significant clinical challenge, occurring when stents inserted to relieve biliary obstructions dislodge from their intended positions. This phenomenon can lead to ...

Time-period from presentation to anticipated surgery: if a patient may undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy within a few days of presentation and is a candidate for surgery, no instrumentation may be ...

Hepatic artery radioembolization (HARE) in the management of progressive metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs): A survival and biochemical response analysis in geriatric (G) and young (Y) ...

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an uncommon malignant tumor arising from the biliary epithelium. The incidence increases with age and usually affects individuals in their 6th or 7th decade of life. Those ...

Self-expanding metal stents have higher acquisition costs than plastic stents, but two randomized studies suggests that metal stents may be the more cost-effective option due to lower complication ...

A pilot study of adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 plus cisplatin for stage II-IV (M0) gastric adenocarcinoma. A phase I/II, nonrandomized, feasibility/safety and efficacy study of the combination of ...