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The morphology of the major papilla affects the difficulty of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), but no associations with adverse events have previously been established. We aimed to assess...
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Pozzolanic activity is the ability of certain materials to react with lime in the presence of water to form products with binding properties. The aim of this study is to evaluate the pozzolanic activities of p...
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Pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs), including walled-off necrosis (WON), are commonly described sequelae of pancreatitis. Endosonography-guided PFC drainage can be performed using plastic stents (PS), fully c...
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Open AccessInfection control in ERCP using a duodenoscope with a disposable cap (ICECAP): rationale for and design of a randomized controlled trial
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is commonly performed in the management of pancreatic and biliary disease. Duodenoscopes are specialized endoscopes used to perform ERCP, and inherent to ...
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Open AccessELEMENT TRIAL: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial on endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage of first intent with a lumen-apposing metal stent vs. endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in the management of malignant distal biliary obstruction
Endoscopic ultrasound guided-biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is a promising alternative to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); however, its growth has been limited by a lack of multicenter randomi...
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Endoscopic Hemorrhage: This is Even Harder than the Laparoscope!
A 62-year-old obese, diabetic, cirrhotic patient with COPD and coronary artery disease has a massive upper gastrointestinal bleed. He is intermittently stable with resuscitation, and you identify a large bleed...
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As endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition techniques evolve, there is increasing interest in obtaining optimal histological samples to improve diagnostic accuracy. In this study, we aimed to assess th...
