Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated ...

This study investigates the predictive factors for the necessity of step-up procedures following endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage (EUS-FCD) of peripancreatic fluid collections (PFCs). Prior ...

Finally, in this study, other drainage methods as percutaneous transhepatic or EUS-guided biliary drainage were not evaluated. In conclusion, this study suggests that drainage of at least 50 % of ...

The patient's post-operative convalescence was uneventful, with a hospital stay of 7 d. Ten months later, the patient was readmitted to our center for cholangiointestinal anastomotic stricture and ...

Ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses the differential reflectance of acoustic waves at ultrasonic frequencies to detect objects and measure distances. It is commonly used for ...

Despite all the advances in endovascular interventions within the past 20 years, no one intervention has been successful in creating a percutaneous access solution ... artery lies medial to the ...

Christian music stars share how faith guided them through hardship: ‘God’s way is beautiful’ Christian music artists Rebecca St. James and Cubbie Fink discuss their marriage and faith on ...

These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British ...

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

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

Microbiological bile analysis might, however, have a role in patients with complications of orthotopic liver transplantation and those in whom adequate biliary drainage has not been achieved.