INCIDENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BILIARY STRICTURE IN CHRONIC PANCREATITIS PATIENTS UNDERGOING EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR OBSTRUCTING PANCREATIC DUCT STONES

Background/Aims: This study assessed the significance of biliary stricture in symptomatic chronic pancreatitis patients requiring extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to remove obstructing pancreatic calculi.Methods: A total of 97 patients underwent ESWL followed by ERCP to remove pa

The Russian Parliament has modified the Civil Code recently.This reform has also covered the regime of uncertificated securities.Under the modified Civil Code (RCC) uncertificated securities do not constitute chattels but claims and other rights against the issuer.The legislator has also precised such issues as the methods of transfer and the creat

Abstract Background Clustering analysis of microarray data is often criticized for giving ambiguous results because of sensitivity to data perturbation or clustering techniques used.In this paper, we describe a new method based on principal component analysis and ensemble consensus clustering that avoids these problems.Results We illustrate the met

It is difficult to realize the STOL and high-speed cruise at one time when designing an aircraft, whereas the application of power-lift technology has successfully solved this technical problem.The research about the dynamic characteristics of power-lift aircraft in hover and low speed flight regime is key important for the selection of control str

The aim of this study was to present a concise summary of the oral health DIESEL PROTEIN HOT CHOCOLATE policies and oral healthcare schemes for older adult populations in a number of selected countries around the world.In this paper, the current and planned national/regional oral health policies and oral healthcare schemes of nine countries (Austra