Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following ...

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 ...

There were no procedure-related deaths. Less severe complications included stent migration (5%), pain (2%), biliary obstruction (1%) and stent obstruction (17%). Survival data were available for ...

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

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) biliary stent implantation is a common clinical treatment. However, long-term implantation can lead to cholangitis and re-stenosis, which may ...

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

Once the blockage has cleared, the stent is ready for removal. This procedure takes 1 to 2 minutes and usually takes place in the hospital. In rare cases, doctors perform the procedure in the ...

The procedure typically takes 45-60 minutes. ESWL is not a standard treatment for biliary colic because many people who undergo it develop future gallstones. However, it can be an effective ...

For pseudocyst drainage and pancreatic duct drainage, four rounds of revisions of the statements were required to reach an agreement for each procedure; for celiac plexus ablations, five rounds of ...

Revascularization is a procedure that restores blood flow by clearing the blockage from a severely diseased artery or creating a new route. This can be done with angioplasty (possibly including stent ...

Florida and Illinois have the most top-ranked hospitals for stent placement in the U.S., according to the WebMD Choice Awards. WebMD and Medscape partnered to award U.S. hospitals based on ...

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