Conclusions: The through-the-scope magnet procedure was effective in the recanalization of complete anastomotic biliary obstructions after liver transplantation in a selected group of patients with a short stricture length ...

Background/aims: Non-traumatic spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small intestine is a rare clinical condition, most commonly caused by over-anticoagulation. In this study, the clinical approach algorithm for patients ...

Zenker's diverticulum is the most frequent symptomatic diverticulum of the esophagus, but the prevalence is <0.1%. The optimal treatment is surgery. Here, we present a nasomediastinal drainage approach to treatment of a ...

Conclusion: The findings support the evidence that the difficulty degrees of ERCP procedures can help predict the success and complication rates of the procedure. Because of the increased rates of failure and complications ...

The selection of antiviral drugs for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treatment in pregnancy is very difficult since none of the drugs have been approved for use in pregnancy. Transmission from mother to newborn remains the most ...

Conclusion According to our results, for HBe antigen-negative CHB cases, the response rate during the sixth month after the treatment with PegIFN was determined to be similar to 17%. No difference was found between the ...

Conclusion: Early period LC following stone extraction by ERCP is associated with shorter operation time, fewer fibrotic changes in the gallbladder, and lower risk for the development of complications. Therefore, LC can ...