Benign biliary strictures secondary to chronic pancreatitis can prove refractory to long-term biliary stenting, frequent endoscopic re-interventions, and corrective surgery. This case discusses a ...
• Boston Scientific’s Fully Covered WallFlex Biliary RX Stent was successfully removed via endoscopy in all 155 patients included in the study. • 75 percent of patients exhibited stricture resolution ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: More than 33,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States every year. Only 15% to 20% ...
(c) Individuals who apply for NCACS credentials during the period of 17 April through 31 May 2017 must also obtain DBIDS credentials. NCACS credentials issued after 17 April 2017 will no longer be ...
NEW YORK (March 20, 2013) -- A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary "fully covered ...
Now, doctors at the University of Virginia Health System report that placing self-expanding metal tubes or stents (covered with a synthetic material) to drain the common bile duct is a safe and ...
Treatment outcome and safety of docetaxel as the third-line chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer after progression or after failure of FOLFOX and FOLFIRI-based sequential chemotherapy. Phase II ...
The outcomes of mesenteric angioplasty using PTAS with iCAST covered stents (Atrium, Hudson, NH) or bare metal stents in patients with CMI were compared. The outcomes of mesenteric angioplasty using ...
Results of the MASTER Trial Reported at TCT 2012 and Published in JACC MIAMI, FL – A clinical trial found that the use of a next generation, micronet, mesh-covered stent demonstrated improved ...
Biliary stricture in the setting of chronic pancreatitis represents a therapeutic challenge. The typical appearance of a biliary stricture on cholangiography is that of a long, smooth tapering of the ...
Background: Self-expandable covered metal stents are an important component of palliative care for malignant dysphagia; however significant complication rates have been associated with large diameter ...
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