Publications by authors named "E G Virshke"
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- * The article stresses the rising prevalence of OJ cases and underscores that inadequate diagnosis often leads to delays in effective medical treatment.
- * It details the steps for proper examination and the importance of conservative treatment in managing patients with biliary obstruction, aiming for better patient care regardless of healthcare facility capabilities.
The Russian consensus document on topical issues of the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive jaundice syndrome was prepared by a group of experts in various fields of surgery, endoscopy, interventional radiology, radiological diagnosis and intensive care. The goal of this document is to clarify and consolidate the opinions of national experts on the following issues: timing of diagnosis of obstructive jaundice, features of diagnostic measures, the need and possibility of conservative measures for obstructive jaundice, and strategy of biliary decompression depending on the cause and level of biliary block.
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- The paper outlines current methods for diagnosing and treating intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC), focusing on both its microscopic and macroscopic forms.
- It highlights the imaging characteristics of IHC using ultrasonography, CT scans, and MRI techniques, particularly emphasizing the importance of diffusion-weighted MRI.
- The study notes that specific enhancement patterns, such as diffuse heterogeneous enhancement in the arterial phase and pronounced centripetal enhancement in later phases, are key indicators for identifying this rare cancer.