Fully covered metal stents vs plastic stents for preoperative biliary drainage in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer without neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial
ConclusionsFully covered self-expanding metal stent had a lower rate of endoscopic re-intervention during the waiting period for surgery than PS, but showed more intraoperative blood loss, higher incidence of surgery-related AE, and longer postoperative hospital stays. (Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences)
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - December 13, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Koichiro Mandai, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Kawakami, Shomei Ryozawa, Michihiro Saitou, Tomohisa Iwai, Takahisa Ogawa, Takashi Tamura, Shinpei Doi, Yoshinobu Okabe, Yasutaka Chiba, Takao Itoi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Risk factors and treatment strategy for clinical hepatico ‐jejunostomy stenosis defined with intrahepatic bile duct dilatation after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective study
ConclusionThe independent risk factor for clinical HJ stenosis was hepatic duct diameter ≤8 mm. Most cases of endoscopic HJ stenosis were treated successfully with DB-ERC, except in patients with complete obstruction. (Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences)
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - December 9, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: So Yamaki, Sohei Satoi, Tomohisa Yamamoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Satoshi Hirooka, Tatsuma Sakaguchi, Masataka Masuda, Masaaki Shimatani, Tsukasa Ikeura, Mitsugu Sekimoto Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Comparison of Contrast ‐enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography Following Endoscopic Ultrasonography with GD‐EOB‐DTPA‐enhanced MRI for the Sequential Diagnosis of Liver Metastasis in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
ConclusionEOB-MRI had a higher sensitivity than CE-US for diagnosing liver metastasis in patients with pancreatic cancer, but CE-US following CH-EUS demonstrated a higher specificity and PPV than EOB-MRI and was especially useful in the differentiation between liver metastasis and abscess. (Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences)
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - December 9, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Takuya Ishikawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Tadashi Iida, Toshinari Koya, Yutaka Sasaki, Hiroshi Ogawa, Fumie Kinoshita, Yoshiki Hirooka, Hiroki Kawashima Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Performance of diagnostic tools for acute cholangitis in patients with suspected biliary obstruction
ConclusionsTG18 criteria incorrectly diagnoses four out of ten patients with real-world cholangitis, while DPSG and Charcot criteria failed to diagnose more than half of patients. As the cholangitis diagnosis has many consequences for treatment, there is a need for more accurate diagnostic tools or work-up towards ERCP. (Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences)
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - December 8, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Christina J. Sperna Weiland, Celine B.E. Busch, Abha Bhalla, Marco J. Bruno, Paul Fockens, Jeanin E. van Hooft, Alexander C. Poen, Hester C. Timmerhuis, Devica S. Umans, Niels G. Venneman, Robert C. Verdonk, Joost P.H. Drenth, Thomas R. de Wij Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Endoscopic papillectomy for tumors of the minor duodenal papilla: A case series of six patients and literature review
ConclusionsEndoscopic papillectomy appears to be an effective minimally invasive treatment for ampullary tumors of the minor duodenal papilla. (Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences)
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - December 7, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kenjiro Yamamoto, Takao Itoi, Eisuke Iwasaki, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Kentaro Ishii, Ryosuke Tonozuka, Shuntaro Mukai, Kazumasa Nagai, Yuko Kitagawa Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research