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Publikováno v:
Current Gastroenterology Reports. 8:147-155
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an important cause of chronic liver disease. We review the management of PSC and report a 20-year follow-up of our initial 10 patients. This is the longest detailed follow-up of a group of PSC patients to date.
Autor:
G. Kenneth Johnson, Marc F. Catalano, Robert S. Dean, Michael J. Schmalz, Walter J. Hogan, Joseph E. Geenen
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 42:214-218
Background: Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts via cystenterostomy has been recognized as a successful treatment option in carefully selected patients. Pancreatic transpapillary stenting as an alternative treatment option in patients with
Autor:
Michael J. Schmalz, Joseph E. Geenen, Rama P. Venu, G. Kenneth Johnson, Walter J. Hogan, Aram V. Manoukian
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 39:9-14
With the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a number of patients with various postprocedure problems have been referred for endoscopic management. Thirty-five patients were evaluated. The group included 26 women and 9 men, ages 24 to 90 years (m
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 39:528-531
Despite widely available technology for removal of bile duct stones, endoscopists currently encounter approximately 3% of patients with stones that defy extraction. After sphincterotomy and unsuccessful attempts at extraction of "defiant" stones, bil
Autor:
Mukund Kini, Rama P. Venu, Walter J. Hogan, G. Kenneth Johnson, Joseph E. Geenen, Michael J. Schmalz, Mark Payne
Publikováno v:
Gastroenterology. 99:1475-1479
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been shown to be a very valuable adjunct in the diagnosis of malignancy involving the biliary and/or pancreatic ductal system. However, characteristic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography r
Autor:
Aram V. Manoukian, G. Kenneth Johnson, Walter J. Hogan, Michael J. Schmalz, Rama P. Venu, Joseph E. Geenen
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 39:496-498
Patients with group II sphincter of Oddi dysfunction documented by elevated sphincter of Oddi pressure improve after endoscopic sphincterotomy. A large group II population was studied to determine the incidence of post-endoscopic sphincterotomy steno
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 37(1)
We report a group of 35 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis who had long-term follow-up after endoscopic treatment of major ductal strictures in the primary or secondary biliary ducts. Our patients were all symptomatic with ascending cholang
Autor:
G. Kenneth Johnson, Michael J. Schmalz, Walter J. Hogan, Joseph E. Geenen, Wylie J. Dodds, Rama P. Venu
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 36(5)
The reproduction of a patient's biliary-type pain upon initial injection of contrast material into the common bile duct during diagnostic ERCP is a dramatic experience for both patient and physician. The significance of this phenomenon is not clear,
Autor:
D. J. Geenen, G. Kenneth Johnson, Jeffrey Schenck, Al Jackson, Walter J. Hogan, Rama P. Venu, Joseph E. Geenen
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 35:367-371
Endoscopic therapy was attempted in 25 patients with benign strictures of the bile duct. In 23 patients, treatment involved endoscopic balloon dilation of the stricture zone or balloon dilation plus endoprosthesis placement. In 22 of 25 patients (88%
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 33(1)
Endoscopic sphincterotomy was performed on 10 patients with sclerosing cholangitis to improve biliary tract drainage and to remove bile duct sludge and stones. In addition, Gruentzig-type balloons were placed endoscopically to dilate severe biliary d