January 13, 2009 — In patients with potentially resectable cancer of the pancreatic head who are suffering from obstructive jaundice, a standard treatment approach is to insert a stent into the ...

Benign biliary strictures secondary to chronic pancreatitis can prove refractory to long-term biliary stenting, frequent endoscopic re-interventions, and corrective surgery. This case discusses a ...

Biliary stent migration represents a significant clinical challenge, occurring when stents inserted to relieve biliary obstructions dislodge from their intended positions. This phenomenon can lead to ...

Introduction: Biliary stenting with radioactive seed placement has become a frequently applied palliative intervention for patients with obstructive hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC). Despite its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: More than 33,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States every year. Only 15% to 20% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopic sphincterotomy performed before endoscopic biliary stenting may prevent post-endoscopic retrograde ...

Olympus announced today that it entered into a distribution agreement with W.L. Gore & Associates for the Gore Viabil biliary ...

Does age count in pancreatic resection? An Irish experience. Background: The head of the pancreas is a common location for primary pancreatic tumour and therefore obstructive jaundice is a common ...

Natick, MA – Boston Scientific Corporation’s WallFlex® Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent has received Health Canada approval for the treatment of benign biliary strictures, which supplements its current ...

Olympus Corporation, a global MedTech company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, has ...

Detailed results of the multinational scientific study conducted by Massachusetts-based medical equipment manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation ( BSX) has been recently published in the August ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top six leading vendors in their recent global biliary stents market report. This research report also lists 15 other prominent vendors that are ...