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R. Henrich
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis after long-term treatment in an intensive care unit: clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, treatment, and follow-up.
Background and study aims We present ten patients who developed secondary sclerosing cholangitis following long-term treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) between 1999 and 2004. Patients and methods Ten consecutive patients who had no evidence suggestive of pre-existing hepatobiliary disease were admitted to an ICU because of trauma (n = 5), intracerebral hemorrhage (n = 3), or nonabdominal postsurgical complications (n = 2). All the patients had required treatment with long-term ventilation, catecholamines, total parenteral nutrition, and several antimicrobial agents. Results Cholestasis was first noted within 11 days after the initial insult. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogr…
Prevention of feeding tube dislodgement with the Wiesbaden rein: a case series.
We describe initial experience with the use of a new fixation method (Wiesbaden rein), which has been developed to prevent dislodgement of feeding tubes in the gastrointestinal tract. The Wiesbaden rein has been used in three patients without complication. In none of the patients was dislodgement or malfunction of the feeding tube observed. Therefore, the use of the Wiesbaden rein might prevent dislodgement of feeding tubes. Clinical trials are required before this new method can be recommended for general use.
REMOVED: Amplatzer septal occluder for endoscopic treatment of the “sump syndrome” after choledochoduodenostomy: a new technique
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