Abstract Background: Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) plus UDCA (C&U), and terpene are widely administered to prevent common bile…
Abstract The use of endobiliary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to generate a benign biliary stricture (BBS) model has a significant reproducibility…
Abstract Purpose: Repeating endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with recurrent common bile duct (CBD) stones is problematic in many…
Abstract Background: ERCP training models are very different in terms of anatomical differences, ethical issues, storage problems, realistic tactile sensation,…
Abstract Background/Aims: Various anatomical features of the biliary tree affect ability to remove difficult common bile duct (CBD) stones. In…
Abstract Graphical Abstract: Article type: Research Article Keywords: Choledocholithiasis, Dilatation, Balloon, Ampulla of Vater Authors: Jee Young Han ⚬, Seok…
Abstract Background/Aims: Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) has been advocated as an alternative therapy to endoscopic sphincterotomy for the treatment…
Abstract Background/Aims: Common bile duct stones are associated with the extent of dilation of the common bile duct as well…