Biliary Stent: A tube inserted into the bile duct to keep it open and allow bile to flow from the liver to the intestine. Pericarditis: Inflammation of the pericardium, the fibrous sac surrounding ...

Our data show that both nasobiliary drainage and transpapillary stenting are effective in the therapy of bile duct leakages. The small number of patient in our study did not allow for a ...

In these patients, dilatation was repeated, and thereafter—if technically feasible—a larger stent was inserted. In patients with peripheral or central bile duct leakages, a 10 F/11.5 F stent ...

This test is also called a PTC. You may have a sample of tissue (biopsy) taken during a PTC. If your bile duct is blocked your doctor may put a drain or stent in so the bile can drain. Your doctor ...

Endoscopic biliary stenting is a well-recognised method of palliation of malignant biliary obstruction. Distal stent migration causing duodenal perforation is an uncommon complication of this ...

Biliary tract stents assist in relieving obstructions in the bile duct. Recent stories highlight surgical challenges and advancements in stent technology. Young Cuban Girl Amanda Undergoes Another ...

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 ...

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein aneurysm coil embolization, ...

Introduction In pancreatic cancer, preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) increases complications compared with surgery without PBD, demonstrated by a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT). This ...

Iatrogenic bile duct injury is a highly significant complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy ... Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) biliary stent implantation is a common ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive scarring of the liver's bile ...