Once the stent expands, an attempt to pass a side-viewing scope can be made to perform ERCP. Type II strictures are technically the most challenging due to difficulty in identification of the papilla.

stent and intraureterocele fulguration. Their current procedure also includes endoscopic subureteral injection of tricalcium phosphate ceramic to mimimize postoperative vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

An 88-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset left-sided lower abdominal pain and fever. On physical examination, focal abdominal guarding was noted in the ...

refinement of endoscopic methods, search for an effective pharmacological agent for prophylaxis, and prophylactic placement of a pancreatic duct stent in high-risk patients. A proper understanding ...

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for stent placement and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder removal. The complex surgery was performed by a team led by advanced ...