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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryunosuke Hakuta, Tatsuya Sato, Yousuke Nakai, Hirofumi Kogure, Hiroto Nishio, Kouhei Kurihara, Shuichi Tange, Rintaro Fukuda, Shinya Takaoka, Yukari Suzuki, Hiroki Oyama, Sachiko Kanai, Kensaku Noguchi, Tatsunori Suzuki, Kazunaga Ishigaki, Tomotaka Saito, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Naminatsu Takahara, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Balloon endoscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (BE-ERCP) is an emerging procedure for pancreatobiliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy. However, data on BE-ERCP for hepatolithiasis after hepaticojejunostomy (HJS) are still limited. METHODS: Stone removal success, adverse events and recurrence were retrospectively studied in consecutive patients who underwent BE-ERCP for hepatolithiasis after HJS between January 2011 and October 2022...
March 7, 2024: Surgical Endoscopy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abhishek Kamuni, Lohith Kumar, Suprabhat Giri, Sumaswi Angadi, Sunil Kumar Nanjegowda, Sukanya Bhrugumalla
BACKGROUND: Common bile duct (CBD) stones are known to complicate 10-15% of gallstone diseases. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the therapeutic modality of choice for bile duct clearance in CBD stones but may fail to achieve stone clearance. This prospective study was done to identify the predictors of failure of CBD clearance with ERCP. OBJECTIVE: This prospective study was done to identify the predictors of failure of CBD clearance with ERCP...
2024: Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kulbhushan Haldeniya, Krishna S R, Annagiri Raghavendra, Pawan Kumar Singh
BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: Open cholecystectomy is becoming obsolete and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the treatment of choice in gallstone diseases. Difficult gallbladders are encountered whenever there is a frozen calot's triangle, obliterated cystic plate, or both. Rather than converting to open procedure, there has been a growing preference for laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy (LSC) during difficult gallbladders. This study aimed to assess the advantages, indications, and viability of LSC in difficult gallbladders...
February 27, 2024: Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rawan A Mahdi, Ali T Naseeb, Mohammad W Almoataz, Dalal R Hubail, Yusuf S Alsaffar
Introduction Gallbladder disease accounts for a significant percentage of surgical admissions per year. A review of these cases was done to assess their hospital impact with an evaluation of the efficacy of radiological modalities in terms of evaluation, ideal use, and clinical application. Therefore, this study aims to review the demographics of the disease, the diagnostic yield of radiological modalities, and the overall outcome in regards to the hospital policies and medical services provided in hopes of achieving suitable clinical pathways, increasing the efficiency of gallbladder disease assessment, and limiting unwarranted investigations...
January 2024: Curēus
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Marion Poget, Vilma Salvatori Chappuis, Francesc Carbó Descamps, Alend Saadi
INTRODUCTION: Mucin hypersecretion promoted by intestinal metaplasia can lead to gallstone formation. The presence of large amounts of mucin induced by a change in biliary epithelium structure is called a mucocele, a usually benign condition studied among animals but rarely described in humans. This entity must be distinguished from hydrops, a condition secondary to an impacted gallstone in the cystic duct leading to an outlet obstruction and distension of the gallbladder. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report a case of a 51-year-old female with lithiasic cholecystitis showing areas of intestinal metaplasia associated with a mucocele...
February 23, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammad Kermansaravi, Scott Shikora, Bruno Dillemans, Marina Kurian, Teresa LaMasters, Ramon Vilallonga, Gerhard Prager, Sonja Chiappetta
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to survey international experts in metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) to improve and consolidate the management of biliary disease in patients with severe obesity undergoing MBS. BACKGROUND: Obesity and rapid weight loss after MBS are risk factors for the development of gallstones. Complications, such as cholecystitis, acute cholangitis, and biliary pancreatitis, are potentially life-threatening, and no guidelines for the proper management of gallstone disease exist...
February 24, 2024: Obesity Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sandeep Patel, Dustin Kiker, Utpal Mondal, Hari Sayana, Shreyas Saligram, Laura Rosenkranz, Samuel Han
Background and Objectives : While studies have demonstrated the efficacy of cholangioscopy-guided Holmium-Yttrium aluminum garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy for the treatment of refractory bile duct stones, data regarding the safety of the operating parameters for laser lithotripsy are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine safe, yet effective, energy settings for Ho:YAG laser in the ex-vivo model. Materials and Methods : This ex vivo experimental study utilized the Ho:YAG laser on porcine bile duct epithelium and human gallstones...
February 19, 2024: Medicina
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Sarah Lee, Subhash R Patil, Shilpa Lingala, Benjamin G Coombs, Rama R Ganga
INTRODUCTION: Performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in duodenal switch (DS) patients is challenging given their surgically altered anatomy. There have been very few reported cases of trans enteric rendezvous ERCP to relieve biliary obstruction in DS patients. More specifically, there has not been any reported cases of this procedure being performed in loop DS, also known as SADI (single anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy) or SIPS (stomach intestinal pylorus sparing procedure)...
2024: CRSLS: MIS case reports from SLS
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michele Amata, Giovanni Boncori, Daniela Scimeca, Filippo Mocciaro, Ambra Bonaccorso, Claudia Colomba, Roberto Di Mitri
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December 2024: Endoscopy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raúl Velamazán, Pablo López-Guillén, Samuel J Martínez-Domínguez, Daniel Abad Baroja, Daniel Oyón, Anna Arnau, Lara M Ruiz-Belmonte, Javier Tejedor-Tejada, Raul Zapater, Noelia Martín-Vicente, Pedro José Fernández-Esparcia, Ana Belén Julián Gomara, Violeta Sastre Lozano, Juan José Manzanares García, Irene Chivato Martín-Falquina, Laura Andrés Pascual, Nuria Torres Monclus, Natividad Zaragoza Velasco, Eukene Rojo, Berta Lapeña-Muñoz, Virginia Flores, Arantxa Díaz Gómez, Pablo Cañamares-Orbís, Isabel Vinzo Abizanda, Natalia Marcos Carrasco, Laura Pardo Grau, Guillermo García-Rayado, Judith Millastre Bocos, Ana Garcia Garcia de Paredes, María Vaamonde Lorenzo, Arantzazu Izagirre Arostegi, Edgard Efrén Lozada-Hernández, José Antonio Velarde-Ruiz Velasco, Enrique de-Madaria
BACKGROUND: Delayed cholecystectomy in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease is associated with recurrence. Limited data on the recurrence patterns and the factors that determine them are available. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the pattern of relapse in each symptomatic gallstone disease (acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, symptomatic choledocholithiasis, and biliary colic) and determine the associated factors. METHODS: RELAPSTONE was an international multicenter retrospective cohort study...
February 20, 2024: United European Gastroenterology Journal
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REVIEW
Hamed Mortazavi, Ashkan Tizno, Ali Azadi, Rojin Samani, Negin Firoozi, Parham Hazrati
INTRODUCTION: A sialolith is a salivary stone usually presenting with swelling and pain in the affected salivary gland, most commonly the submandibular gland. There have been speculations about the association between this condition and other systemic diseases, especially those forming stones, such as nephrolithiasis and cholelithiasis. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the studies assessing the relationship between cholelithiasis and sialolithiasis. METHODS: PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase electronic databases were searched according to the keywords related to both disorders without any publication date or language restriction...
January 2024: Saudi Dental Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Seema R Sinha, Prem Prakash
Background Gallstone disease (GSD) is one of the most common disorders involving the biliary system. The three types of gallstones include pigment, cholesterol, and mixed stones. Studies have suggested a potential association between thyroid dysfunction and lipid pathogenesis, which influences bile composition. A higher prevalence of thyroid disorders may have an impact on the management of GSD patients. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of thyroid disorders and associated dyslipidemias among individuals diagnosed with GSD...
January 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Andrew Trinh, Doug Tjandra, Yeung-Ae Park, Siddharth Sood, Benjamin Thomson, Tony Speer, Daniel Buchanan, Alex Boussioutas, Andrew J Metz
INTRODUCTION: Low phospholipid associated cholelithiasis (LPAC) is associated with variants of the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily B, member 4 (ABCB4) gene and is characterized by reduced phosphatidylcholine secretion into bile, impairing the formation of micelles and thus exposing bile ducts to toxic bile acids and increasing cholesterol saturation. LPAC is present in 1% of patients with gallstones and post-cholecystectomy pain is common in this group. LPAC is an under-appreciated cause of post-cholecystectomy pain...
February 15, 2024: ANZ Journal of Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah S Alkabbani, Rouzy H AlHalak, Montaser N Al Smady, Fuad Alsaraj
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of acute pancreatitis is rising especially in the Western world, but the prevalence remains unknown in most Middle Eastern Countries. Acute pancreatitis has been attributed with multiple etiologies with the two most common being alcohol abuse disorder and gallstones. The incidence and prevalence of it in the United Arab Emirates are yet to be reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Atlanta criteria were used for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and applied to patients that have been admitted to a single tertiary center in the year 2021...
2024: Annals of African Medicine
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Akbar Hussain, Pugazhendi Inban, Chinaza Mercy Akuma, Rohan Raj, Ogbonnaya Akuma, Nnamdi Lionel Nwoke, Anasonye Emmanuel Kelechi
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Triple gallbladder, an extremely rare congenital anomaly, can mimic more common biliary conditions. Accurate diagnosis through imaging and a multidisciplinary approach is essential for timely surgical management, preventing complications, and ensuring better patient outcomes. ABSTRACT: The multiplication of the gallbladder is a congenital malformation with a rare incidence of 1 in 4000 patients, among which the trifoliate gallbladder, even rarer, is included...
February 2024: Clinical Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gwen Murphy, Neal D Freedman, Christian C Abnet, Demetrius Albanes, Amanda J Cross, Wen-Yi Huang, Jill Koshiol, Katherine McGlynn, Dominick Parisi, Satu Männistö, Stephanie J Weinstein, Tim Waterboer, Julia Butt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter species (spp.) have been detected in human bile and hepatobiliary tissue Helicobacter spp. promote gallstone formation and hepatobiliary tumors in laboratory studies, though it remains unclear whether Helicobacter spp. contribute to these cancers in humans. We used a multiplex panel to assess whether seropositivity to Helicobacter (H.) hepaticus or H. bilis proteins was associated with the development of hepatobiliary cancers in the Finnish Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study, and US-based Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO)...
2024: Helicobacter
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ji Yang, Yi Ying, Liying Jin, Fei Ying, Junwei Fang, Xuyong Chen, Mengying Zhu, Xingyi Yang
OBJECTIVE: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a process of acute inflammation and cell damage of the pancreas. Gallstones and alcohol abuse are the most common cause for AP. Drug-induced pancreatitis (DIP), accounting for less than 3% of the AP, has become increasingly recognized as an additional and vitally important etiology of acute pancreatitis. Sertraline is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)class that has a range of side effects even when used at the recommended dose...
January 31, 2024: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
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REVIEW
Jun Wu, Shuang-Yong Cai, Xu-Liang Chen, Zhi-Tao Chen, Shao-Hua Shi
Mirizzi syndrome is a serious complication of gallstone disease. It is caused by the impacted stones in the gallbladder neck or cystic duct. One of the features of Mirizzi syndrome is severe inflammation or dense fibrosis at the Calot's triangle. In our clinical practice, bile duct, branches of right hepatic artery and right portal vein clinging to gallbladder infundibulum are often observed due to gallbladder infundibulum adhered to right hepatic hilum. The intraoperative damage of branches of right hepatic artery occurs more easily than that of bile duct, all of which are hidden pitfalls for surgeons...
January 30, 2024: Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International: HBPD INT
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REVIEW
Angela M Madden, Nigel C Smeeton, Alison Culkin, Daksha Trivedi
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of gallstones varies between less than 1% and 64% in different populations and is thought to be increasing in response to changes in nutritional intake and increasing obesity. Some people with gallstones have no symptoms but approximately 2% to 4% develop them each year, predominantly including severe abdominal pain. People who experience symptoms have a greater risk of developing complications. The main treatment for symptomatic gallstones is cholecystectomy...
February 6, 2024: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Shen-Zhen Zhu, Zhao-Feng Gao, Xiao-Rong Liu, Xiao-Guang Wang, Fei Chen
BACKGROUND: Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct (IPNBs) are rare and characterized by papillary growth within the bile duct lumen. IPNB is similar to obstructive biliary pathology. In this report, we present an unexpected case of asymptomatic IPNB and consolidate our findings with the relevant literature to augment our understanding of this condition. Integrating relevant literature contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the disease. CASE SUMMARY: A 66-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to our hospital for surgical intervention after gallstones were discovered during a routine physical examination...
January 16, 2024: World Journal of Clinical Cases
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