Biliary drainage techniques are essential for managing malignant biliary obstruction, a condition often caused by cancers such as pancreatic or cholangiocarcinoma. These techniques aim to relieve ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. © 2012 Expert Reviews Ltd.

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114.

Background and aim: Malignant hilar obstruction usually presents in advanced-stage disease with a poor prognosis. Effective biliary drainage is essential for the beginning of palliative chemotherapy.

Objective Despite significant progresses in imaging and pathological evaluation, early differentiation between benign and malignant biliary strictures remains challenging. Endoscopic retrograde ...

Objectives Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a common, challenging condition in advanced cancer. Oral water-soluble contrast medium (Gastrografin) has been used in the management of MBO without ...

Bile is made in the liver and then stored in the gallbladder. A painful obstruction that results from an abnormally functioning sphincter of Oddi. The sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that ...

Objectives Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, EUS-guided ...

Malignant glomus tumors (MGTs) is even more rare, comprising less than 1% of all GTs. We reported an 82-year-old female patient with MGTs of the jejunum, accompanied by metastases to the liver and ...

Polyps that are already malignant (cancerous) are typically larger than 2 cm. When a person has larger polyps, a doctor may recommend removing the gallbladder. People with high levels of ...

Fever and chills: May indicate inflammation or infection. Jaundice: A sign of bile duct obstruction or high bilirubin levels. Medications: Pain management and antibiotics for infections.