BACKGROUND Cholestatic jaundice (CJ) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) poses diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. This is an evaluation of the role of ERCP in SCD. METHODS A total of 224 SCD patients with CJ had ERCP. The indications for ERCP were based on clinical and biochemical evidence of CJ and ultrasound findings. RESULTS The indications were: CJ only in79, CJ and dilated duc...

Two kinds of air duct cleaning methods, mechanical brushing with different brushes and compressed air cleaning, were compared in the laboratory and in newly built buildings. The ducts were contaminated either with test dust or with dust originated from a construction site. The amount of dust on the duct surface was measured with the vacuum test method and estimated visually before and after the...

Introduction: The anatomy of the area surrounding the porta hepatis is fraught with variations which often do have a strong embryological basis. Usually the right and the left hepatic duct meet at the porta hepatis to form the common hepatic duct, however considerable difference exists with respect to the number of ducts forming the confluence and the site of the same. Aim: To examine the confl...

resulting into the parallel or spiral type. In the parallel type, the 2 ducts are usually joined with fibrous tissue which might express great difficulty in their exposure and separation during cholecystectomy. The ratio of the spiral type of junction was slightly lower than that found in America (8%), but markedly lower than that reported in Britain which equaled to 25%. The liver seemed to be...