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In 1991, the author (H.Y.S.) reported the first case of self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement in a patient with recurrent cancer after gastrojejunostomy. Since then SEMS placement has developed into...
Esophageal stents have been used to palliate patients with dysphagia caused by esophageal cancer. Early rigid plastic prostheses have been associated with a high risk of complications. However, with the...
Surgical gastrojejunostomy (GJ) has traditionally been the mainstay of treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). However, most patients preferentially choose to undergo self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement due to...
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies and most frequent causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Radical surgical resection accomplished by total or distal gastrectomy represents the mainstay of...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety, efficacy and long-term patency of parallel shunts (PS) in the management of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) dysfunction.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between March 2007 and...
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation for the management of portal hypertension in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
METHODS: A literature search of...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the technical feasibility of intranodal lymphangiography and thoracic duct (TD) access in a canine model.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five male mongrel dogs were studied. The dog was placed...