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Severe Complications Limit Long-Term Clinical Success of Self-Expanding Metal Stents in Patients With Obstructive Colorectal Cancer

TLDR
For patients with potentially curable lesions, the use of colonic stents for malignant obstruction should only be considered when surgery is scheduled shortly after the stent insertion, in patients with incurable obstructing colorectal cancer eligible for chemotherapy and a long life expectancy.
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Short-term outcome analysis of a randomized study comparing laparoscopic vs open colectomy for colon cancer

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The laparoscopic approach improves the short-term outcome of segmental colectomies for colon cancer, however, the further follow-up of these patients will allow us to answer in the near future whether or not the LAC may influence the long-term outcomes.
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Percutaneous self-expanding metal stents versus endoscopic polyethylene endoprostheses for treating malignant biliary obstruction: randomized clinical trial.

TLDR
Placement of a percutaneous self-expanding metal stent is an alternative to placement of an endoscopic polyethylene endoprosthesis in patients with malignant biliary obstruction.
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Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in the Diagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Diseases: A Prospective Study

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EUS and MRCP are extremely useful in diagnosing or excluding malignancy and choledocholithiasis in patients with dilated and nondilated biliary tree and are critical in the approach to the management of these patients.
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The European Panel on the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines colonoscopy in an open‐access endoscopy unit: a prospective study

Background : The demand for gastrointestinal endoscopy is increasing in most developed countries, resulting in an important rise in overall costs and waiting lists for endoscopic procedures.…
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A multicenter, randomized, clinical trial of hormonal therapy in the prevention of rebleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia.

TLDR
Continuous estrogen-progestagen treatment is not useful in the prevention of rebleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia.
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The role of ultrasonography and automatic‐needle biopsy in outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy

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The goal of this study was to determine whether the use of ultrasonography in the biopsy room immediately prior to or during the procedure would lessen the risk of complications and to compare the safety and efficacy in obtaining tissue by use of a Trucut needle versus an automatic biopsy needle.
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Predictive value of the variceal pressure response to continued pharmacological therapy in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

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Endoscopic measurements of variceal pressure response to continued pharmacotherapy provide useful prognostic information on the risk ofvariceal bleeding, and a fall in varicesal pressure of 20% or greater is associated with a very low risk of varICEal bleeding.
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Effects of bolus somatostatin in preventing pancreatitis after endoscopic pancreatography: results of a randomized study.

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Propranolol in the prevention of the first hemorrhage from esophagogastric varices: A multicenter, randomized clinical trial

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It is concluded that propranolol effectively prevents the first variceal hemorrhage in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and large esophageal varices but does not improve survival.
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