Benign Biliary Stricture (No Surgical Injury to Ducts) in 10 Patients. The prevention of this disabling complication has previously been discussed by Lahey and Pyrtek. 3 Several situations demand ...

In the current study, we investigated 56 patients with bile duct lesions associated with cholecystectomy. The type of biliary lesion was classified by using endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] Incomplete stricture of the lower common bile duct was produced in 13 dogs by means of a technic similar to that of Imamoglu.

Researchers from Italy have reported results from more than 10 years of follow-up showing that the placement of multiple endoscopic stents for the treatment of postoperative biliary strictures remains ...

The benign biliary tract tumor is rarely found in clinical practice. One case of bile duct adenomyoma was recently reported in the January 28 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology. This paper ...

A first of its kind procedure at William Beaumont Army Medical Center may make it possible for some patients to minimize operations when dealing with Common Bile Duct (CBD) exploration, thanks to an ...

Traumatic bile duct injuries usually present clinically as bile leaks. Less commonly, trauma to the bile duct can result in a biliary stricture. Because these injuries tend to be subtle, they may go ...

Cholangiographic classification of IgG4-SC into 4 types based on stricture location is crucial to differentiate IgG4-SC from other biliary conditions. Characteristic findings on intraductal ...

A marker in bile known as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in the growth of cancerous tumors according to new research. Researchers found that VEGF levels from bile ...