Publications by authors named "Samuel Jun Ming Lim"
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) have increased in prevalence due to the increased usage and advancements in cross-sectional abdominal imaging. Current diagnostic techniques cannot distinguish between PCLs requiring surgery, close surveillance, or expectant management. This has increased the morbidity and healthcare costs from inappropriately aggressive and conservative management strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) plays a crucial role in the management of pancreaticobiliary disorders. Although the ERCP technique has been refined over the past five decades, it remains one of the endoscopic procedures with the highest rate of complications. Risk factors for ERCP-related complications are broadly classified into patient-, procedure-, and operator-related risk factors.
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- * Data was collected from 725 symptomatic patients, revealing that those with symptoms like fluid retention and jaundice have significantly shorter survival compared to those diagnosed incidentally.
- * Findings suggest that symptom presentation, especially fluid retention and jaundice, is crucial for prognosis, while the duration of symptoms does not significantly impact survival outcomes.
Background: Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is commonly treated with palliative chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to review the feasibility of metastasectomy for metachronous pulmonary and hepatic metastases from NPC.
Methods: We present 6 patients who developed metachronous metastases from NPC (4 patients with pulmonary metastases and 2 patients with hepatic metastases) and underwent curative resection.