Post-cholecystectomy iatrogenic bile duct injuries: Emerging role for endoscopic management.

Post-cholecystectomy iatrogenic bile duct injuries (IBDIs), are not uncommon and although the frequency of IBDIs vary across the literature, the rates following the procedure of laparoscopic cholecystectomy are much higher than open cholecystectomy. These injuries caries a great burden on the patients, physicians and the health care systems and sometime are life-threatening. IBDIs are associated with different manifestations that are not limited to abdominal pain, bile leaks from the surgical drains, peritonitis with fever and sometimes jaundice.

Dormia Basket versus Extraction Balloon in Proximally Migrated Biliary Stents.

Objectives: To compare balloon extraction versus Dormia basket in the retrieval of proximally migrated stent.

Method: The prospective study was conducted at Tanta University Hospital and Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Egypt, from December 2019 to December 2020, and comprised adult patients of either gender who presented with proximally migrated biliary plastic stent who were evaluated with respect to risk factor for migration. The difference in efficacy of and Dormia basket group A and balloon extraction group B was evaluated.

Persistent Colonic Schistosomiasis among Symptomatic Rural Inhabitants in the Egyptian Nile Delta.

Background And Aims: Human schistosomiasis is one of the most important and unfortunately neglected tropical diseases. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of colonic schistosomiasis among symptomatic rural inhabitants of the Middle Northern region of the Egyptian Nile delta.

Patients And Methods: This study recruited 193 inhabitants of the rural community in the Egyptian Nile Delta referred for colonoscopy because of variable symptoms.

Treatment of Hepatitis C Cirrhotic Patients With Directly Acting Antivirals: A Multicenter Study.

Background: With the introduction of sofosbuvir-based regimens, high cure rates and decreased duration has been achieved. Several studies showed variances in SVR rates between different genotypes, with lower rates of SVR among cirrhotic patients. The aim of our study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of sofosbuvir-based antiviral regimens for the treatment of HCVinfected Egyptian cirrhotic patients.

Sustained improvement of psoriasis associated with HCV after virologic response to sofosbuvir/ribavirin.

An 18 year old boy attended a dermatology clinic outside our hospital and diagnosed with psoriasis. His skin lesions over both ankles (Fig. 1) did not improve at all with potent local steroids twice for 3 months, then 3 times daily for another 3 months.

Low dose ribavirin has been effective in the treatment of incapacitating muco-cutaneous extrahepatic manifestations in patients with hepatitis C with contraindication or no access for approved antiviral treatment.

Background And Study Aims: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and represents a common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. The Egyptian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) has estimated HCV prevalence in Egypt to be 14.7%.

A prospective randomised comparative study of endoscopic band ligation versus injection sclerotherapy of bleeding internal haemorrhoids in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Background And Study Aims: Bleeding internal haemorrhoids are common and used to be treated surgically with too many complications. Endoscopic therapy is trying to take the lead. Sclerotherapy and rubber band ligation are the candidates to replace surgical therapy especially in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Gastroenterologists and interventional radiologists: friends or foes? A multidisciplinary approach for solving gastrointestinal problems.

While endoscopy used to have more therapeutic abilities than radiology, interventional radiology is now racing to lead the minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in medicine as well as surgery. Expecting the new epidemic of hepatocellular carcinoma, radiologists and gastroenterologists are on the run competing in many procedures that are needed. While some radiologists worry about non-radiologists who "intervene" in radiology, many gastroenterologists defend their specialty.

Indications and outcome of colonoscopy in the middle of Nile delta of Egypt.

Background: In Egypt, few data are available on the outcome of colonoscopy. Epidemiologic studies have shown that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) tends to increase. Endoscopists have reported an increasing incidence of IBD and colorectal cancer (CRC).

Biliary drainage by using stents without a central lumen: a pilot study.

Background: Despite several attempts to make the conventional tubular stents with a central lumen for flow less susceptible to a biofilm buildup and thereby prevent clogging, this goal has remained elusive. We hypothesized that the creation of pathways for fluid flow around the stent instead of through it would avoid this problem. The aim of our study was to report the development and the evaluation of a novel lumen-less stent.