noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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cystic
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Only two of the patients with residual cystic duct stones were advised to undergo cholecystectomy and the remainder are asymptomatic.
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None of their patients had cystic duct stones.
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Possibly a congenital abnormal connection was present between the cystic duct and the right biliary system.
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Therefore, we carried out a shock wave lithotripsy of the impacted stone in the cystic duct despite contraindications.
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Obstruction of the cystic duct and cholecystitis are regarded as absolute contraindications for gall stone lithotripsy.
pancreatic
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Endoprosthesis placement was performed in the conventional manner using a plastic prosthesis for the bile and pancreatic ducts .
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The values of amylase and lipase activity are significantly elevated in acute pancreatitis and obstruction of the pancreatic duct .
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Selective cannulation of the biliary and/or pancreatic duct was attempted in all patients.
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Injections should be placed into the apex of the sphincterotomy, avoiding the area around the pancreatic duct .
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Through a midline abdominal incision, a cholecystectomy was performed and the lesser pancreatic duct was ligated.
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Excitatory effects of somatostatin or octreotide on the sphincter of Oddi may impair biliary and pancreatic duct outflow.
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Sampling directly from the pancreatic duct provides a more proximate sample for cytological diagnosis and may improve the diagnostic sensitivity.
■ NOUN
bile
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Pancreatic and bile ducts were ligated, and the abdominal wall was sutured.
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An attempt to visualise the proximal bile ducts resulted in a small perforation.
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Patients presenting with obstructive jaundice caused by bile duct stricture may be managed by either surgery or stenting.
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Linda suffers from biliary atresia, an abnormality in which the bile duct is blocked.
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All four patients with complete bile duct transection were treated with a proximal hepaticojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y jejunal loop.
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Our technique and results of endoscopic treatment of bile duct injury after open cholecystectomy have been described in detail elsewhere.
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We have advocated initial endoscopic stenting for bile duct strictures after open cholecystectomy.
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Before the availability of endoscopic bile duct intervention surgical treatment was the usual approach to management.
stone
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Only two of the patients with residual cystic duct stones were advised to undergo cholecystectomy and the remainder are asymptomatic.
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None of their patients had cystic duct stones .
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It is usually as effective as surgery in treating bile duct stones and involves a shorter hospital stay.
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy is now the primary treatment for bile duct stones in most clinical contexts, whether emergency or elective.
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In one centre, the use of mechanical lithotripsy increased the endoscopic clearance rate of duct stones from 86% to 94%.
stricture
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Patients presenting with obstructive jaundice caused by bile duct stricture may be managed by either surgery or stenting.
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A straight 10 F endoprosthesis was used in the five patients with a bile duct stricture distal to the stones.
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The date of diagnosis was defined as the point when radiological evidence of intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic duct strictures were first demonstrated.
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We have advocated initial endoscopic stenting for bile duct strictures after open cholecystectomy.
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The overall contribution of exfoliative bile cytology to the diagnosis of bile duct strictures is shown in Figure 3.
tape
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Neither duct tape nor electrical tape could provide a waterproof, durable repair.
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All that mattered now was that the poor man not end up shoplifting duct tape in a K mart somewhere.
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The fix is to seal all seams in your ducts in the basement with duct tape .
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Ordinary duct tape will do well enough, but tends to dry out from the heat of the ducts.
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He stripped the duct tape from her mouth, cradled the body in his arms and rushed up the stairs.
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The high-tech link was a microphone pointed at a telephone with the aid of duct tape .
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Officers found duct tape that looked like it might have been used to bind somebody as well as pornographic comic books.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an air-conditioning duct
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tear ducts
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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According to our experience, the severity of bile duct injuries seems to be changed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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He said she was bound by duct tape; he recalled screaming as he carried her upstairs.
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In the absence of antidiuretic hormone, the distal tubule and collecting duct are impermeable to water.
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None of their patients had cystic duct stones.
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On the standard model, water passes via a duct under and thence through the media.
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Pancreatic and bile ducts were ligated, and the abdominal wall was sutured.
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The coils warm the air, and it is distributed by the duct system.
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What is happening perhaps is that there is an inadvertent crossover in the duct system.