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We have reported a case of Mirizzi syndrome preoperatively diagnosed using MR cholangiopancreatography. MRCP and T2-weighted image using a single-shot fast spin-echo sequence accurately depicted all components of Mirizzi syndrome,...
Cholangiocytes (epithelial cells lining the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts) and hepatocytes are two major components of liver epithelia. Although cholangiocytes are less numerous than hepatocytes, they are involved in...
OBJECTIVE: We wanted to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the percutaneous balloon dilatation and large profile catheter maintenance method for the management of patients with anastomotic biliary strictures following liver...
Nine surgically proven congenital absence of gallbladder (CAGB) cases were reviewed. All of them had one or more kinds of biliary symptom. Tests such as abdominal ultrasonography, intravenous or oral...
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation has become one of the most promising local cancer therapies for both resectable and nonresectable hepatic tumors. Although RF ablation is a safe and effective...