endoscopy/doi/ 10.1055/s−2006−925174 DOI: 10.1055/s−2006−925174 Figure 1 The computed tomogram shows a fluid collection between the liver and the stomach, causing extrinsic compression of the stomach. Figure 2 The follow−up abdominal compu− ted tomogram shows resolution of the bilo− ma, with an indwelling transgastric stent. U C T N U n u su alases an d Tech n ialN o es

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) was first described in 1988 by Reddick, Dubois, and Perissat. With improvement in laparoscopic instrumentation and increased expertise of surgeons, LC has rapidly become the procedure of choice for the treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis. Unfortunately, LC is associated with a higher rate of complication than open cholecystectomy. The incidence of extrahepa...

INTRODUCTION Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies have gained widespread availability and acceptance over the past 5 years. Complication rates have been reported to range from 0% to 27%. CLINICAL PICTURE We report a patient with symptomatic right pleural effusion due to a diaphragmatic fistula and another with biliptysis post-RFA, for recurr...

Objective: Bilary stenting with endoprosthesis is a palliative prodedure to relieve malignant biliary obstruction. Percutaneous transhepatic technique has been employed whenever endoscopic technique was not possible or had fialed. Setting: Angiography intervention suite, department of radiology, Aga Khan University hospital, Karachi. Methods: We present retrospective analysis of 17 patients wit...