Introduction In pancreatic cancer, preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) increases complications compared with surgery without PBD, demonstrated by a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT). This ...

Despite several improvements, necrotizing pancreatitis remains a challenging ... In addition, not removing the transmural stents creates a conduit for secretions from the disconnected gland ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following ...

A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

When a woman underwent an outpatient procedure to remove cancer from her small intestine, a suspected perforation occurred ...

More than 67,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. Learn more about the disease and how PanCAN can help.

Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). Stents are a less invasive option, while CABG is a major surgery. Your healthcare provider ...

Venoplasty alone for CAS does not provide a durable solution due to the frequent reinterventions that are required. Bare-metal stent (BMS) placement has been described with variable results. In their ...

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A stent is a tube that keeps the bile ducts open if they are blocked by a cancer ... You might have mild inflammation of the pancreas. This can cause pain in your abdomen. It's important to tell your ...

Read about a family's journey through pediatric heart surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children's, where expert care gave baby ...

People with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes make up over a quarter of those waiting for an organ transplant in Wisconsin. People ...