Objective:Double-J(DJ)ureteric stents are commonly placed perioperatively for semirigid or flexible ureteroscopic renal surgery.It is believed that lesser stent material within the bladder mitigates stent-related symp...
Supported by Shenzhen Key Medical Discipline Construction Fund,No.SZXK052。
BACKGROUND Implanted intravenous infusion port(TIAP)is mainly used for patients who need central venous infusion and poor peripheral vascular conditions.With the advantages of easy to carry,long maintenance cycle,few ...
Pleural effusion usually causes a diagnostic dilemma with a long list of differential diagnoses.Many studies found a high prevalence of pleural effusions in critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients,with a w...
Objective:With the increasing use of a peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC)in clinical application,the breaking of the PICC is increasing as well,which would turn into the emboli and drift to the heart and pul...
BACKGROUND Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage has been the most frequently performed treatment for acute cholecystitis for patients who are not candidates for surgery.Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder ...
BACKGROUND The migration rate of fully covered self-expandable metal stents(FCSEMSs) has been reported to be between 14% to 37%. Anchoring of FCSEMSs using a doublepigtail plastic stent(DPS) may decrease migration.AIM...
Supported by Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital,Kyoto,Japan
Here, we report our experience with a case of severe biliary bleeding due to a hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm that had developed 1 year after endoscopic biliary plastic stent insertion. The patient, a 78-year-old wom...