Objective Despite improvements in imaging, serum CA19-9 and pathological evaluation, differentiating between benign and malignant bile duct strictures remains a diagnostic conundrum. Recent ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an uncomfortable procedure that uses an endoscope and X rays to visualize problems with patients’ bile and pancreatic ducts. An endoscope is a ...

A transversal study was used to investigate possible predictive factors of oxygen desaturation in sedated patients with midazolam associated to meperidine undergoing endoscopic retrograde ...

Diogo Libanio is a gastroenterologist from the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto in Portugal. He participated in the ...

Sudden stomach or back pain could signal gallbladder stones. Learn symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and costs in India ...

A 74-year-old woman develops haemolytic anaemia and stress cardiomyopathy after a tick bite, highlighting a rare cardiac complication of babesiosis.

A similar study in Gastro Hep Advances found higher odds of GERD and gastroparesis among patients with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 agonists versus SGLT-2 inhibitors, but lower odds of acute ...

At 75 years old, most people expect to be enjoying retirement, not preparing for a major cancer surgery. But for one patient ...

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of radiation protection offered by a newly designed mobile shield barrier for medical personnel during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).