Sedation for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Elderly Patients - the Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion. A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial.

Background: Sedation of elderly patients with associated comorbidities, subjected to ERCP procedure, can produce serious complications including respiratory instability and hemodynamics caused by the administration of anesthetic substances. In this study we aimed to evaluate whether the administration of lidocaine in continuous infusion during ERCP procedure reduces the consumption of propofol and the rate of complications in these patients.

Methods: 83 patients over 65-year old, ASA II-IV score, undergoing an ERCP procedure were randomized in two groups: lidocaine group (group L) who received 1.

Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Current status of endoscopic approach and additional therapies.

The prognosis of patients with advanced or unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is poor. More than 50% of patients with jaundice are inoperable at the time of first diagnosis. Endoscopic treatment in patients with obstructive jaundice ensures bile duct drainage in preoperative or palliative settings.

Acute Intermittent Porphyria - an Unexpected Association in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Crohn's Disease.

The association of Crohn's disease (CD) with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), both without a family or personal pathological history, is a very rare clinical possibility. We present the case of a 23-year-old male diagnosed on the same admission with ileal CD and with an AIP crisis. The diagnosis was challenging as the symptoms overlapped.

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy with Jejunal Extension Tube for the Delivery of Levodopa Carbidopa Intestinal Gel: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Romanian Society of Digestive Endoscopy.

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with jejunal extension (PEG/J) was first described in 1998 and has become the standard technique for fixing the tube in place for levodopa carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion. The Romanian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (RSDE) decided to create a consensus paper to meet the needs in medical training and practice. After reviewing the available published data and existing recommendations, a consensus process was carried out involving the leaders of opinion in this field.

Therapeutic Challenges for Symptomatic Portal Cavernoma Cholangiopathy.

Although transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are most frequently used for the management of portal hypertension, the surgical approach is preferred for symptomatic portal cavernoma cholangiopathy. We present the case of a 25-year old female patient with a portal cavernoma secondary to catheterization of the umbilical vein at birth. She had had two episodes of esophageal variceal bleeding, successfully treated by endoscopic banding.

ERCP on a cohort of 2,986 patients with cholelitiasis: a 10-year experience of a single center.

Background & Aims: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) is the standard method of treatment for choledocholithiasis. We evaluated the diagnostic success rate and the outcomes of therapeutic ERCP for bile duct stones, in relation to the anatomical variants.

Method: A total of 3,097 consecutive ERCPs were performed in 2,986 patients during a 10-year period (2002-2011) in our endoscopy department.

A case report of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: ultrasound diagnostic features.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a rarely encountered clinical entity. Although the majority of these neoplasms have a benign course, the malignant form has also been reported. We describe the case of a 57-year-old male smoker with diabetes who was incidentally diagnosed on chest X-ray with a large solitary mass of the left hemithorax.