Background and aim: Malignant hilar obstruction usually presents in advanced-stage disease with a poor prognosis. Effective biliary drainage is essential for the beginning of palliative chemotherapy.

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

4 Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands Correspondence to Professor Dr J W Jukema, Department of Cardiology C5-P, Leiden ...

According to the guidelines, the optimal diagnostic work-up of LTS patients relies both on a comprehensive anamnesis and on endoscopic and radiological assessments. All the causes of LTS result in an ...

Objective Residual or recurrent adenoma (RRA) after endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large non-pedunculated colorectal polyps (LNPCPs) of ≥20 mm is a major limitation. Data on outcomes of the ...

Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...

Eighteen patients with advanced, unresectable antropyloric stenosis were randomized to endoscopic stenting with 10 cm long covered SEMS (Ultraflex covered stent system, Boston Scientific ...

Now there are hopes it could be used to help improve people's mental health. My right arm is shaking. Sweat drips from my forehead as I twist my body from a side plank into a yoga pose known as ...

Background Whether the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) is significantly different from that of medical treatment alone for symptomatic intracranial ...

Jaipur: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma announced on Wednesday that Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal-Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP) Link Project has been renamed Ramjal Setu Link Project (RSLP ...

However, in literature, there is no consensus for optimal endoscopic intervention. Biliary sphincterotomy alone, placement of a biliary stent, and nasobiliary drainage are available approaches.