BACKGROUND In order to successfully manage traumatic pancreatic duct(PD)leaks,early diagnosis and operative management is paramount in reducing morbidity and mortality.In the acute setting,endoscopic retrograde cholan...
Obesity is a growing problem in developed countries,and surgery is the most effective treatment in terms of weight loss and improving medical comorbidity in a high proportion of obese patients.Despite the advances in ...
Perforations, leaks and fistula involving gastrointestinal(GI) tract are increasing encountered in clinical practice. There is a changing paradigm for their management with surgical approach being replaced by conserva...
AIM: To investigate the use of fully covered metal stents in benign biliary strictures (BBS) and bile leaks. METHODS: We studied 17 patients, at Harbor-UCLA Medical center (Los Angeles), with BBS (n=12) and bile leaks...