In the largest prospective series with 64 patients, [68] subjects were classified into three groups based on the timing of symptomatic obstruction: biliary first (group 1), simultaneous biliary ...

Biliary drainage techniques are essential for managing malignant biliary obstruction, a condition often caused by cancers such as pancreatic or cholangiocarcinoma. These techniques aim to relieve ...

Learn More How COPD Is Diagnosed What does COPD stand for? COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a general term that includes various progressive lung diseases, most commonly ...

Often, symptoms only appear when there are complications. The complications may be caused by inflammation, infection or obstruction. The main symptom of gallstone disease is biliary colic. Biliary ...

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.

1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Haikou, Hainan, China 2 Haikou Key Laboratory of Clinical Research and ...

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Gallbladder disease refers to any medical condition that affects your gallbladder ... Bile is made in the liver and then stored in the gallbladder. A painful obstruction that results from an ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the respiratory tract that is characterized narrowing of the small airways and destruction of lung tissue. This leads to poor airflow ...

Gao, F. (2025) Research on the Causes and Preventive Measures of Pregnancy Complicated by Acute Abdomen. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 15, 97-107. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2025.151010 .

1 Several studies have suggested that cholestasis resulting from biliary obstruction can lead to delayed metabolism of sedatives and neuromuscular ... as well as distal bile duct stenosis caused by ...

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