This article discusses the literature review article by Pacheco et al published in July 2024;the authors provided good reviews of perianal Crohn’s disease(CD),and challenges faced by clinicians in the management.CD,c...
BACKGROUND Difficult bile duct intubation is a big challenge for endoscopists during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)procedure.We report a case of percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage(PTCD...
Complex anal fistulas are difficult to treat.The main reasons for this are a higher recurrence rate and the risk of disrupting the continence mechanism because of sphincter involvement.Due to this,several sphincter-sp...
Endoscopic therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD)or IBD surgery-associated complications or namely interventional IBD has become the main treatment modality for Crohn’s disease,bridging medical and surgical tre...
Korea Medical Device Development Fund Grant Funded by the Korea Government the Ministry of Trade,Industry and Energy(Project Number:9991007196),No.KMDF_PR_20200901_0066.
BACKGROUND Needle-knife fistulotomy(NKF)is used as a rescue technique for difficult cannulation.However,the data are limited regarding the use of NKF for primary biliary cannulation,especially when performed by beginn...
BACKGROUND A complex anal fistula is a challenging disease to manage.AIM To review the experience and insights gained in treating a large cohort of patients at an exclusive fistula center.METHODS Anal fistulas operate...
Background: Precut sphincterotomy has been widely performed to facilitate selective biliary access when standard cannulation attempts failed during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP). However, scarce...
AIM To compare the cannulation success, biochemical profile, and complications of the papillary fistulotomy technique vs catheter and guidewire standard access.METHODS From July 2010 to May 2017, patients were prospec...
This study evaluates low transsphincteric anal fistula managed by serial setons and interval fistulotomy, with attention to healing without recurrence and preservation of continence. Following Institutional Review Boa...
Supported by a 2-year Research Grant of Pusan National University
AIM: To compare the success rates and adverse events of early needle-knife fistulotomy(NKF) and double-guidewire technique(DGT) in patients with repetitive unintentional pancreatic cannulations.METHODS: From a total o...