The scope of management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction is ever-expanding.The therapeutic use of endoscopy is gaining popularity not just owing to its technical advancement and satisfactory patient outcomes.Wi...
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage(EUS-BD)directs bile flow into the digestive tract and has been mostly used in patients with malignant biliary obstruction(MBO)where endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreat...
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage using electrocautery-enhanced(ECE)delivery of lumen-apposing metal stent(LAMS)is gradually being re-cognized as a viable palliative technique for malignant bili...
The Institutional Review Board and Regional Committee(CEAVNO)approved the study(Study No.13756 approved in September 2018).
Background:The assessment of Fontan circuit’sflow is traditionally evaluated by multiple through-plane phase-contrast MRI acquisitions(2Dflow),while recently,a single volumetric 4D-flow MRI acquisition is emerging as a ...
Objective:Despite increasing enthusiasm for neonatal repair,patients with ductal-dependent circulation(pulmonary/systemic)or restrictive pulmonary blood flow still require initial palliation.Ductal stenting has emerge...
Objectives:Over the last decade,neonatal repair has been advocated for many congenital heart diseases.However,specific subgroups of complex congenital heart disease still require temporary palliation for which both su...
Introduction: Palliative care expertise is an important component of the comprehensive care of women with gynecologic cancers. Palliative care ranges from treatment of symptoms experienced by people with cancer such a...
Funding Statement:This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81970439);Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(No.19ZR1432700);Fund of the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology(Nos.19411965400,17DZ2253100);the Development Fund of Shanghai Talents(No.2020114).
Background:The assessment of renal function is important to the prognosis of patients needing Fontan palliation due to the reconstructed compromised circulation.To know the relationship between the kidney perfusion an...
Background and Aims: Periampullary malignancies often present at an advanced unresectable stage requiring palliation of symptoms for the better quality of life. Though they require multispecialty support;role of endos...
Malignant biliary obstruction often presents with challenges requiring the endoscopist to assess the location of the lesion,the staging of the disease,the eventual resectability and patient preferences in term of bili...