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    Endoscopic ultrasound-guided versus percutaneous drainage for the management of post-operative fluid collections after distal pancreatectomy

    Post-operative pancreatic fluid collections (POPFCs) can be drained using percutaneous or endoscopic approaches. The primary aim of this study was to compare rates of clinical success between endoscopic ultras...

    Delvise T. Fogwe, Jad P. AbiMansour, Mark J. Truty, Michael J. Levy in Surgical Endoscopy (2023)

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    MELD-Na > 16 is associated with high peri-procedural and short-term mortality in patients with ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma treated with emergent transarterial embolization

    To evaluate prognostic factors associated with peri-procedural (30 days) and short-term (90 days) mortality in the United States cohort of patients following emergent transarterial embolization for ruptured he...

    Michael C. Jundt, Robert L. Owen, Scott M. Thompson, Chad J. Fleming in Abdominal Radiology (2022)

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    An innovative technique using a percutaneously placed guidewire allows for higher success rate for ERCP compared to balloon enteroscopy assistance in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass anatomy

    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is technically challenging in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Current approaches either have high failure rate, are resource intensive, or invasive.

    Tarek Sawas, Andrew C. Storm, Fateh Bazerbachi, Chad J. Fleming in Surgical Endoscopy (2020)

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    Venous invasion by hepatic tumors: imaging appearance and implications for management

    Venous invasion by hepatic tumors most commonly occurs with hepatocellular carcinoma and is associated with worse patient prognosis. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of tumor thrombus in the li...

    Scott M. Thompson, Michael L. Wells, James C. Andrews, Eric C. Ehman in Abdominal Radiology (2018)

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    Liver transplantation after radioembolization in a patient with unresectable HCC

    This article considers the case of a 58-year-old man with a history of type II diabetes, obesity and hypertension who presented with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-related liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular car...

    Laura E. Moreno Luna, Paul Y. Kwo in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatolo… (2009)

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    Peritumoral steatosis associated with insulinomas: appearance at imaging

    We report three patients with insulinoma tumors and distinct peritumoral steatosis, well demonstrated with several imaging modalities. This unique appearance can aid in pre-operative diagnosis and guide biopsy.

    Thomas D. Atwell, Ricardo V. Lloyd, David M. Nagorney, Jeff L. Fidler in Abdominal Imaging (2008)

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    Inferior Vena Cava Stenting: A Safe and Effective Treatment for Intractable Ascites in Patients with Polycystic Liver Disease

    We performed a retrospective study of seven patients with polycystic liver disease who underwent stenting of the inferior vena cava for intractable ascites. All patients had symptomatic ascites and inferior ve...

    Jayleen Grams, Swee H. Teh, Vicente E. Torres in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2007)