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Treatment of biliary lithiasis with the advent of new technologies in Italy in the Lazio and Abruzzo regions over the past 15 years.
Argon plasma coagulation: A less-expensive alternative to the "stent-in-stent" technique for removal of embedded partially covered esophageal stents
Increased sphincter of Oddi basal pressure in patients affected by gallstone disease: a role for biliary stasis and colicky pain?
Minimally invasive approach in cholecysto-choledochal fistulas (Mirizzi's Syndrome Type 11)
Plastic biliary stent occlusion: Factors involved and possible preventive approaches
Endoscopic biliary stenting is today the most common palliative treatment for patients suffering from obstructive jaundice associated with malignant hepatobiliary tumors or benign strictures. However, recurrent jaundice, with or without cholangitis, is a major complication of a biliary endoprosthesis insertion.Thus, stent removal and replacement with a new one frequently occurs as a consequence of device blockage caused by microbial biofilm growth and biliary sludge accumulation in the lumen. Factors and mechanisms involved in plastic stent clogging arising from epidemiological, clinical and experimental data, as well as the possible strategies to prevent biliary stent failure, will be reviewed and discussed. ©2007 Marshfield Clinic
Cytoprotective effect of 16-16 dimethyl PGE2 on diet-induced acute pancreatitis in the rat European Surgical Research 15:SI-2 85,1983.
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