A CASE OF RELAPSED LIMY BILE WHICH HAD BEEN ELIMINATED USING ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY (EST)

"Limy bile"--a case report.

A 44-year-old Malay female was referred from a district hospital with upper abdominal pain of two years duration. The pain was dull aching, periodic and felt in the epigastrium and right hypochondrium. There were no aggravating or relieving factors. The pain had progressively increased in severity over a two-year period. There was no history of jaundice or symptoms suggestive of acute infection...

A Case of Biliary Pancreatitis Which Subsided after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy during Pregnancy

A 24-year-old pregnant patient was referred to us because of pain and tenderness in the right upper quadrant. Her liver enzymes and bilirubin levels were elevated; an abdominal ultrasound examination revealed gallstones within the gallbladder. Diagnosis of biliary pancreatitis was established based on elevated amylase levels. Oral intake was withheld; intravenous antibiotic therapy and total pa...

Endoscopic Sphincterotomy with Large Balloon Dilation versus Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Bile Duct Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

UNLABELLED The safety and efficacy of endoscopic sphincterotomy with large balloon dilation (EPLBD) are unclear. This study compares the safety and efficacy between EPLBD and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST). PATIENTS AND METHODS Literatures were searched for randomized controlled trials in PUBMED, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library. Outcome measurements included adverse events; stone removal rate; ...

Takayasu's disease presenting as convulsive syncope which had been misinterpreted as epilepsy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic vasculitis mainly involving the aorta and its main branches. The disease has protean clinical manifestation ranging from asymptomatic to catastrophic illness. CASE PRESENTATION A 19-year-old woman of Asian origin was referred to our neurology out-patient department for the management of refractory seizures. She reported several episodes of a loss...

Fœtus Which Had Been Expelled with Membranes Entire