Disclosed herein is a catheter for a common hepatic duct capable of inserting a stent into a bile duct, a gall bladder, and the like using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). According to an exemplary embodiment of the
The most common potentially curative surgery is called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, or Whipple procedure, where the head and sometimes the body of the pancreas are removed. In some cases, parts of the small intestines, bile duct, gallbladder, lymph nodes, and stomach may also be removed. This ...
Overall, 47 patients were included in this study. The characteristics of all patients are shown in Table 2. The mean age was 73.0 ± 8.6 years, and there were 32 men (68%). The cause of MHBO was bile duct cancer in 35 (74%), gallbladder cancer in 5 (11%), hepatocellular ...
LOS after LAMS 0 days 1 day 3 days 2 days 1 day 2 days Interval from LAMS to Surgery 181 days 98 days 49 days 28 days 28 days 194 days Neoadjuvant Therapy None FOLFOX None None None FOLFIRINOX HOP: Head of Pancreas; FNA: Fine-needle Aspiration; CBD: Common Bile Duct; PD: Pancreatic...
Among the ten cases of anomalous RHD on the cystic duct, laparoscopic surgery was successfully performed in four [6,7,8]. The anomaly was confirmed by cholangiography using the percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage catheter in two cases. Details of the intraoperative cholangiography procedure...
the portal vein, pancreas and spinal cord; 2) RISS can be prepared easily and suitable for promotion in grassroots hospitals; 3) such procedures can be per- formed under local anesthesia as a day care surgery; 4) RISS is flexible and is suitable for the curved structure of bile duct. Th...
Choledocholithiasis is presence of stone in Common bile duct (CBD) which can be treated by endoscopy or surgery [1]. Retained foreign bodies like stents forms a nidus for stone formation resulting in pain, fever, jaundice. Case presentation 60 years female patient admitted in surgery ward with...
• gallbladder in patients with acute cholecystitis who are at high risk or unsuitable for surgery • the bile duct after failed ERCP in patients with biliary obstruction due to a malignant stricture Key Resources Product Brochure Visit EDUCARE Sign-Up for Newsletter Request ...
things, stents are often used to maintain the patency of the biliary tree, or common bile duct. FIG. 1 is a partial, cross-sectional view of a biliary system2showing the common bile duct2a,the left hepatic duct2b,the right hepatic duct2c,the gall bladder2d,the pancreas2eand the ...
While the present stent is highly useful for drainage of the kidneys, similar stents may be used in other hollow parts of the body. These may include biliary or gall bladder stents, stents for use in percutaneous nephrostomy procedures, hepatic drainage, gastrointestinal drainage, and so on, for...