Background: The purpose of the present study was to define the differential diagnostic markers of benign and malignant bile duct strictures without demonstrable mass on ultrasonography (US ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(7):356-357. The cause of acute pancreatitis is easily identifiable in 70–90% of patients. In patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP ...

A papillotome provided with a wire 10 mm in length was used in the pure cut setting. To avoid perforation and bleeding, the papillotome was positioned so that the incision was made only in the distal ...

Other symptoms of bile reflux include diarrhea, heartburn, abdominal pain, and a foul taste in the mouth. Bile reflux can occur on its own but is common with acid reflux. A hiatal hernia occurs when ...

Pancreatic cancer is a notoriously high mortality cancer. Even in the latest data, 2022 cancer survival statistics, the ...