Publications by authors named "Pradip Kumar Kafle"
Clinical Profile and Endoscopic Management in Patients with Choledocholithiasis.
J Nepal Health Res Counc
October 2024
Background: Common bile duct stones is a common medical problem that are usually seen in association with gallstone disease. Endoscopic management of Common bile duct stones involves doing Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for bile duct clearance which is the primary therapeutic modality of choice. This prospective study was done to identify the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients presenting with Common bile duct stones undergoing Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the common surgeries occurring worldwide and the gold standard for the management of gallstone disease. The non-absorbable surgical clips may slip and can migrate causing a variety of problems as such, choledocholithiasis.
Case Presentation: The authors report a case of 43-year-old female who presented with the complaint epigastric pain.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prevalence of liver cirrhosis among young adults admitted to a tertiary care gastroenterology department, finding it in 20.22% of the 989 patients.
- Chronic alcohol use was identified as the primary cause for the majority of cases (82%), with symptoms including abdominal distension and complications like ascites.
- The results suggest that the prevalence of liver cirrhosis in this population is lower compared to other studies in similar healthcare settings.