The following is a summary of "Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis due to placement of biliary self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): a single-center retrospective study," published in the March 2025 issue ...

Objective Procedure-intense specialties, such as surgery or endoscopy, are a major contributor to the impact of the healthcare sector on the environment. We aimed to measure the amount of waste ...

Endoscopic placement ... There were no procedure-related deaths. Less severe complications included stent migration (5%), pain (2%), biliary obstruction (1%) and stent obstruction (17%).

This improves the success rate and safety of the surgery, especially for the placement of super-high position stents. On May 1, 2024, the patient was admitted due to dysphagia, vomiting even with ...

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking ...

Cold endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR ... (defined in most studies as bleeding that occurred > 24 hours after the procedure) in cold EMR vs hot EMR; secondary outcomes included early bleeding ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Introduction: Endoscopic vacuum ... as the sponge-part of the stent is 5 cm; (2) defects within 2 cm of the upper esophageal sphincter; (3) presence of a contaminated extraluminal cavity requiring ...