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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography on Pediatric Patients
Saraiva, Rita Ornelas; Borges, Verónica Pavão; Silva, Mário Jorge; Loureiro, Rafaela; Capela, Tiago; Ramos, Gonçalo; Canena, Jorge; Dias, António MateusPublisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.; Introduction: Experience with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the pediatric population is limited. Few medical centers have experts specifically trained in pediatric therapeutic endoscopy. As a result, patients are generally referred to adult endoscopists with high experience in the procedure. The aim of this ...
Outcomes of Different Methods for Analysis of Biliary Brush Cytology and of Fac...
Costa, Mariana; Canena, Jorge; Mascarenhas-Lemos, Luís; Loureiro, Rafaela; Silva, Mário; Carvalho, Diana; Capela, Tiago; Russo, Pedro; Ramos, GonçaloBackground and Aims: Brush cytology during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the most frequently used strategy for obtaining a tissue sample from an indeterminate biliary stricture. A recent study reported that age is a factor associated with positive yields, but further analysis of how age influences the results was lacking. We aimed to evaluate clinical effectiveness of biliary cytology...
Outcomes of endoscopic management of primary and refractory postcholecystectomy...
Canena, Jorge; Horta, David; Coimbra, João; Meireles, Liliane; Russo, Pedro; Marques, Inês; Ricardo, Leonel; Rodrigues, Catarina; Capela, TiagoBackground: Biliary leaks have been treated with endoscopic management using different techniques with conflicting results. Furthermore the appropriate rescue therapy for refractory leaks has not been established. We evaluated the clinical effectiveness of initial endotherapy for postcholecystectomy biliary leaks using an homogenous approach (sphincterotomy + placement of a 10-French plastic stent) in a large s...