For patients with gallstones blocking the bile duct, delays in gall bladder removal are linked to substantially higher complications.

Benign biliary strictures secondary to chronic pancreatitis can prove refractory to long-term biliary stenting, frequent endoscopic re-interventions, and corrective surgery. This case discusses a ...

Researchers from Italy have reported results from more than 10 years of follow-up showing that the placement of multiple endoscopic stents for the treatment of postoperative biliary strictures remains ...

Boston Scientific (($BSX)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Boston Scientific is conducting a clinical study titled ‘French ...

Surgery provides pain relief in 40–60% patients with chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic duct strictures and pancreatic duct stones; however, severe complications can occur. Endoscopic stent placement ...

Detailed results of the multinational scientific study conducted by Massachusetts-based medical equipment manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation ( BSX) has been recently published in the August ...

PHOENIX -- Delaying gallbladder removal after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for bile duct stones was ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – September 21, 2010 – Researchers from Italy have reported results from more than 10 years of follow-up showing that the placement of multiple endoscopic stents for the treatment of ...