Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jul 2010
Intraoperative ultrasonography for reducing bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a standard procedure for gallstone disease. Bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most serious complications. The cause of such injury is usually the erroneous interpretation of bile duct anatomy, especially mistaking common bile duct for the cystic duct. A method for the prevention of this injury has not been established. The objective of this study was to test the usefulness of intraoperative ultrasonography for preventing bile duct injury. ⋯ Identification of the junction of the cystic duct and common bile duct before intraoperative cholangiography may reduce bile duct injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jul 2010
Postconditioning prevents ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat liver transplantation.
Ischemic postconditioning (Postcon) is a phenomenon that intermittent interruptions of blood flow in the early phase of reperfusion can protect organ against ischemia/ reperfusion (I/R) injury. The potential application of postconditioning to liver is not available. In the present study, we investigated the effects of Postcon in liver I/R injury in rat liver transplantation models. ⋯ These results indicate that Post-con ameliorates liver I/R injury. This protective effect is likely mediated by up-regulation of HO-1 expression.