Ascending cholangitis, the sump syndrome, and alkaline reflux gastritis are drawbacks commonly ascribed to side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy. Most surgeons consider side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy as a last resort measure to be utilized only in elderly patients and only on ducts wider than ...
Recurrent ascending cholangitis with acute pancreatitis and pancreatic atrophy caused by a juxtapapillary duodenal diverticulum: A case report and literature review 2020, Medicine (United States) Conservative treatment of duodenal diverticulitis perforation: A case report and literature review 2018, Open Acce...
Sepsis screening tools are designed to promote early identification of sepsis and consist of manual methods or automated use of the electronic health record (EHR). There is wide variation in diagnostic accuracy of these tools with most having poor predictive values, although the use of some was a...
Currently, several trends in the management of severe acute pancreatitis have changed our clinical practices; early enteral feeding, selective role of prophylactic antibiotics, avoiding surgery in patients with sterile necrosis, more conservative approach to infected necrosis with delayed intervention, whether...
ultrasound in tandem with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the 2019 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline for patients at high risk of choledocholithiasis can help to avoid diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in individuals without ascending cholangitis ...
Pathogenesis of secondary bacterial pancreatic infection is still debated. Pathogens can reach the pancreas through the hematogenous pathway, via the biliary system, ascending from the duodenum via the main pancreatic duct, or through transmural colonic migration via translocation of the colonic bacteria ...
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Despite long-term use of combined liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole therapy, the lesion persisted and could only be treated by surgical excision. After surgery, antifungal treatment was continued with posaconazole. On follow-up, the patient had two episodes of ascending cholangitis which were ...
It says that jaundice contributed to 20% of cases with bowel atresia, and recommends that the gallbladder be examined. Reconstruction of biliary tree and prevention of ascending cholangitis can be attained through the use of appendix as an anti-reflux conduit.Hosseini...
The main complication of acute cholecystitis is recurrent biliary colic and cholestasis. The latter may lead to ascending cholangitis, and while this can be managed with antibiotics, other complications cannot be cured conservatively such as gangrenous changes, gall bladder perforat...