Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive disease of the bile duct system. The bile duct system carries bile from the liver and gallbladder into the first part of the small ...

ERCP allows visualization of the biliary stricture sites with high resolution, though magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) has become a standard procedure due to improvements in imaging ...

The authors present a case of cholangioscopy with percutaneous laser biliary lithotripsy as an option for the treatment of intrahepatic biliary stone disease associated with biliary stricture ...

Abstract Introduction: Although laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is considered a safe and effective method for treating choledocholithiasis, the absence of any biliary or abdominal ...

Benign Biliary Stricture (No Surgical Injury to Ducts) in 10 Patients. The prevention of this disabling complication has previously been discussed by Lahey and Pyrtek. 3 Several situations demand ...

In cases of obstructive jaundice where cross-sectional imaging reveals a stricture unaccompanied by discernible mass lesions—referred to as indeterminate biliary strictures (IBSs)—various invasive ...

Abstract Biliary complications are still the main complications for liver transplantation recipients. Biliary strictures comprise the major part of all biliary complications after deceased-donor liver ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is diagnosed in patients with cholestatic liver blood test results when MRCP or ERCP show characteristic bile duct changes. Patients with histological features ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a medical technique that is used primarily to investigate and treat pathologies involving the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts.

Late complications such as anastomotic bile duct strictures or secondary biliary cirrhosis may result in life-long disability. If major bile duct injury (MBDI) occurs, then an experienced ...