Metastatic melanoma presenting as malignant biliary obstruction of the CBD

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Post written by Prapimphan Aumpansub, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross, Bangkok, Thailand. A 67-year-old woman presented with progressive jaundice and passage of melena for 2 months. She had a history of malignant melanoma of the left flank which was completely resected 2 years …

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Impact of endoscopic papillary large-balloon dilation

On April 7, 2017March 31, 2017 By GIEjournalIn GIE, InvestigationsLeave a comment

Post written by Young Koog Cheon, MD, PhD, from the Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine in South Korea. Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) using balloons with a diameter of less than 8mm is considered to preserve papillary function. However, it is still unknown whether papillary function is preserved …

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