The procedure can be beneficial prior to chemotherapy, but it also has high rates of complications, this new analysis shows. People with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) can find ...

Many centers routinely perform preoperative drainage procedures for patients with obstructive jaundice from pancreatic cancer because jaundice is believed to increase morbidity and mortality. This ...

The management of malignant biliary obstruction is a critical challenge in modern gastroenterology, where effective drainage is essential for palliation and prolongation of life. Traditionally, ...

Effect of bevacizumab on sinusoidal injury in patients receiving oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy and liver damage after massive hepatectomy in rats. Second interim analysis of GIDEON (Global ...

The role of microbiological analysis of bile from patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is unclear. Although the majority of such patients have positive cultures, ...

Biliary obstruction involves blockage of any duct that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder or from the gallbladder to the small intestine. It may have benign or malignant causes, and can ...

Advanced malignant tumours involving the head of the pancreas, gallbladder or extrahepatic bile ducts usually lead to the development of cholestasis. In such cases improvement of the quality of life ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with cancer of the pancreatic head, early surgery without preoperative biliary drainage resulted in ...

Introduction: Endoscopic stenting is a commonly applied method of treatment in patients with malignant biliary strictures. It involves the use of self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) or plastic stents ...

Evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS‑BD) for biliary obstruction caused by distal malignant disease is adequate to support using this procedure.