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What is the Best Way to Assess Bile Duct Strictures?
Researchers describe new methods to collect and process bile duct biopsies for evaluation of strictures, in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. These approaches should provide a greater quantity of material for analysis and increase the accuracy of … Continue reading
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Tagged bile duct, Cancer, diagnostic tool, drainage, endoscopy, fluorescence, gallbladder, Imaging, Indeterminate Biliary Stricture, liver, Surgery
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Is it Safe to Donate Part of Your Liver?
Donating part of your liver is just as safe as donating a kidney—donors of these organs have survival rates similar to the rest of the population, according to an article in the February issue of Gastroenterology. With organ shortages, live-donor liver … Continue reading
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Tagged database analysis, death, donation, kidney, liver, mortality, organ transplantation, risk, Surgery, survival rate
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Do Stents Prevent Pancreatitis After ERCP?
Pancreatic duct stents reduce the incidence of pancreatitis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), according to a study published in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Pancreatitis is the most common and potentially serious complication following ERCP, occurring in … Continue reading
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Tagged bile, bile duct, biliary tree, Complications, Digestion, endoscope, endoscopy, gall bladder, gallstones, gastrointestinal, Inflammation, liver, pain, Pancreas, pancreatitis, Side Effects, stent, stenting, Surgery
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