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Endoscopy
No full textPrima rivista europea di endoscopia digestiva; Organo ufficiale della società europea di endoscopia digestiv
Right lateral decubitus for routine colonoscopy: Beware the potential risk of aspiration
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Factors influencing surgical indication in patients with asymptomatic pancreatic cystic lesion – is EUS always indicated before surgery?
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Contrast-enhanced EUS for the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy: technical improvement with defined indications
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Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound-guided ethanol injection for a small hepatocellular carcinoma
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Role of endoscopy in the conservative management of biliary complications after deceased donor liver transplantation
Full text linkThe clinical outcome of patients receiving liver transplantation could be significantly affected by biliary complications, including strictures, leaks, stones and bilomas; early diagnosis and treatment of these conditions lead to markedly reduction in morbidity and mortality. Therapeutic gold standard is represented by conservative approaches, both endoscopic and percutaneous, based on the type of biliary reconstruction, the local availability of the procedures and specific expertise. In patients with previous transplantation, the difficult biliary access and the possible presence of concomitant complications (mainly strictures) further restrict the efficacy of the endoscopic and percutaneous treatments; on the other hand, surgery should generally be avoided because of the even increased morbidity and mortality due to technical and clinical issues. Here we review the most common biliary complications occurring after liver transplantation and discuss available treatment options including future perspectives such as endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary access in patients with Rouxen- Y choledocho-jejunostomy or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for difficult stones
Evaluation of a new slim radial echoendoscope: A better option for an aging population
No full textThe radial echoendoscope is still widely used for the investigation of abnormalities in the gastrointestinal wall and for stone detection in the extrahepatic biliary tree. Due to aging patient population, EUS is frequently performed in fragile and elderly individuals. We aimed to compare the maneuverability and image quality of a new thin radial echoendoscope to the current one
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