Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation for removal of bile duct stones: evaluation of outcomes and complications in 298 patients.

PubWeight™: 1.55‹?› | Rank: Top 4%

🔗 View Article (PMID 23060218)

Published in J Clin Gastroenterol on October 12, 2012

Authors

Chung-Mou Kuo1, Yi-Chun Chiu, Chi-Sin Changchien, Wen-Chen Tai, Seng-Kee Chuah, Tsung-Hui Hu, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Chung-Huang Kuo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Articles by these authors

Brivanib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with unresectable, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: results from the randomized phase III BRISK-FL study. J Clin Oncol (2013) 3.45

Evaluation of abdominal ultrasonography mass screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. Hepatology (2014) 2.79

Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of splenic abscess: a review of 67 cases in a single medical center of Taiwan. World J Gastroenterol (2006) 2.41

Neither diabetes mellitus nor overweight is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in a dual HBV and HCV endemic area: community cross-sectional and case-control studies. Am J Gastroenterol (2010) 2.32

Pre-S deletion and complex mutations of hepatitis B virus related to advanced liver disease in HBeAg-negative patients. Gastroenterology (2007) 2.20

Living donor liver transplantation: the Asian perspective. Transplantation (2014) 2.13

Correlation between ultrasonographic and pathologic diagnoses of hepatitis B and C virus-related cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol (2003) 2.09

Expression and prognostic role of tumor suppressor gene PTEN/MMAC1/TEP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer (2003) 2.09

Extremely elevated CA19-9 in acute cholangitis. Dig Dis Sci (2007) 2.08

Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance at 4- vs. 12-month intervals for patients with chronic viral hepatitis: a randomized study in community. Am J Gastroenterol (2013) 2.06

Thrombocytopenia as a surrogate for cirrhosis and a marker for the identification of patients at high-risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer (2006) 1.92

Optimal treatment increased survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients detected with community-based screening. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2010) 1.88

The efficacy of treatment schedules according to Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging for hepatocellular carcinoma - Survival analysis of 3892 patients. Eur J Cancer (2008) 1.71

Target-controlled infusion vs. manually controlled infusion of propofol with alfentanil for bidirectional endoscopy: a randomized controlled trial. Endoscopy (2013) 1.66

Is the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program system an adequate weighting for survival of hepatocellular carcinoma? Evaluation of intrascore prognostic value among 36 subgroups. Liver Int (2008) 1.63

Clinical implications of alpha-fetoprotein in chronic hepatitis C. J Formos Med Assoc (2009) 1.57

Combination therapy with interferon-alpha and ribavirin in patients with dual hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2005) 1.55

Validation of clinical AJCC/UICC TNM staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of 5,613 cases from a medical center in southern Taiwan. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.54

Surgical resection improves the survival of selected hepatocellular carcinoma patients in Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage C. Dig Liver Dis (2012) 1.52

Reactivation of hepatitis B virus following rituximab-based regimens: a serious complication in both HBsAg-positive and HBsAg-negative patients. Ann Hematol (2009) 1.46

Liver stiffness decrease after effective antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Longitudinal study using FibroScan. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2010) 1.45

Steatosis correlates with hepatic expression of death receptors and activation of nuclear factor-kappaB in chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int (2008) 1.44

Secular trends and geographic variations of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. Int J Cancer (2006) 1.40

Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance and appropriate treatment options improve survival for patients with liver cirrhosis. Eur J Cancer (2010) 1.34

Short report: Abnormal liver function in scrub typhus. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.31

FibroScan and ultrasonography in the prediction of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. J Gastroenterol (2009) 1.27

Impact of diabetes mellitus on incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with interferon-based antiviral therapy. Int J Cancer (2011) 1.22

Clinical remission in endoscope-guided pneumatic dilation for the treatment of esophageal achalasia: 7-year follow-up results of a prospective investigation. J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 1.20

Combined mutations in pre-s/surface and core promoter/precore regions of hepatitis B virus increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study. J Infect Dis (2008) 1.19

Insulin resistance is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C infection. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 1.19

2011 update on esophageal achalasia. World J Gastroenterol (2012) 1.18

Higher serum C-reactive protein concentration and hypoalbuminemia are poor prognostic indicators in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol (2009) 1.18

A modification of NIH consensus criteria to better distinguish the highly lethal subset of primary localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a subdivision of the original high-risk group on the basis of outcome. Surgery (2007) 1.16

Do young hepatocellular carcinoma patients have worse prognosis? The paradox of age as a prognostic factor in the survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Liver Int (2006) 1.15

Dengue fever with acute acalculous cholecystitis. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2003) 1.14

Transient elastography and simple blood markers in the diagnosis of esophageal varices for compensated patients with hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2012) 1.14

Overexpression of VEGF is associated with positive p53 immunostaining in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and adverse outcome of HCC patients. J Surg Oncol (2008) 1.13

Verification of antiparallel G-quadruplex structure in human telomeres by using two-photon excitation fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy of the 3,6-Bis(1-methyl-4-vinylpyridinium)carbazole diiodide molecule. Anal Chem (2006) 1.11

Impact of low-residue diet on bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Dis Colon Rectum (2011) 1.08

Expression of hepatoma-derived growth factor in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer (2003) 1.08

Clinical analysis of primary duodenal adenocarcinoma: an 11-year experience. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 1.08

Abdominal tuberculosis: analysis of clinical features and outcome of adult patients in southern Taiwan. Chang Gung Med J (2009) 1.08

Surveillance culture of endoscope to monitor the quality of high-level disinfection of gastrointestinal reprocessing. Hepatogastroenterology (2010) 1.07

Clinical significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and precore and core promoter mutations affecting HBV e antigen expression in Taiwan. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.07

Caroli's disease - a report of two siblings. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2002) 1.07

Salmonellosis with liver abscess mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a diabetic and cirrhotic patient: a case report and review of the literature. Liver Int (2006) 1.05

Surveillance cultures of samples obtained from biopsy channels and automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscopes. BMC Gastroenterol (2012) 1.05

Endoscopic findings and management of dengue patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.04

Natural course of hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia: a long-term follow-up study with sonography. J Clin Ultrasound (2009) 1.02

Clinical significance and evolution of core promoter and precore mutations in HBeAg-positive patients with HBV genotype B and C: a longitudinal study. Liver Int (2007) 1.02

Down-regulation of tumor suppressor gene PTEN, overexpression of p53, plus high proliferating cell nuclear antigen index predict poor patient outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection. Oncol Rep (2007) 1.01

A novel predictive score for hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with chronic hepatitis C after sustained response to pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.01

Surveillance culture monitoring of double-balloon enteroscopy reprocessing with high-level disinfection. Eur J Clin Invest (2011) 1.01

Analysis of 6381 hepatocellular carcinoma patients in southern Taiwan: prognostic features, treatment outcome, and survival. J Gastroenterol (2008) 1.01

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis involving the distal small intestine and proximal colon. Chang Gung Med J (2002) 0.99

Liver abscess complicating transcatheter arterial embolization: a rare but serious complication. A retrospective study after 3878 procedures. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2004) 0.99

The efficacy of second-line anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy using an extended 14-day levofloxacin/amoxicillin/proton-pump inhibitor treatment--a pilot study. Helicobacter (2012) 0.99

Endoscopic removal of a dental prosthesis in the hepatic flexure of the colon. Chang Gung Med J (2003) 0.99