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An instrument used to examine or explore body cavities, as for foreign bodies or other abnormalities, or to dilate strictures in them.

CONCLUSION: Intraductal ultrasonography is safe and is of high value in differentiating benign from malignant biliary strictures.

Ahmadinejad's reputation as a religious ideologue prompted worries that he would enforce social strictures with renewed vigour.

c. X-Ray Findings: Radiologic examination is usually diagnostic in cases of stasis, tumors, and strictures.

Yet the question, even then, is what Japan may do to help its ally, given Japanese strictures against collective self-defence.

Salivary glands may be involved by tumors, cyst , sialadenitis from infection , sialoductitis with subsequent strictures of the ducts.

The banks, so far, have resisted, mindful of the strictures placed on them the last time they took the government's coin.

Objective: To verify results of endoscopic treatment of postoperative biliary strictures at a very-long-term follow-up.

The group calls its creation a documentary, which would be exempt from McCain-Feingold's strictures.

This article reviews the application of the esophageal stents in the benign and malignant esophageal strictures.

Plenty of doveish moderates were aghast at the death toll and prepared for severe strictures from the rest of the world.

In ancient China, only men learned to read and write Chinese, and bound feet and social strictures confined women to their husbands' homes.

what would i give to hear your strictures on them !

Clinical outcomes of nitinol and stainless steel uncovered metal stents for malignant biliary strictures: is there a difference?

Objective To select properly the esophageal metallic stent to treat the dysphagia and strictures of advanced esophageal cancer.

Four patients (8%) developed esophageal strictures requiring repeated dilatations post treatment.

The latest international strictures are not supposed to inflict further damage on its food supply.

Objective: To discuss the clinical value of endoscopic balloon dilatation for benign colorectal strictures.

European policymakers will put in place (unworkable) new strictures on indebted members of the euro zone.

an important part of the reform is loosing former state strictures on universities.

Conclusions: Infliximab was shown to be effective in the treatment of strictures in 3 patients.

Many university strictures have been rewritten.

Reforms in state administration, education and law have loosened arcane strictures.

Objective To explore the methods of treatment for ureteral strictures with ureteroscopy.

Late oesophageal strictures are usually severe.

This "erasure" has impacted the way women regard themselves and has legitimated the strictures placed on them by church and society.

But it has gradually loosened the strictures.

Nonanastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) are associated with high retransplant rates.

In other words, confusion, bordering on chaos, and even a loosening of all the strictures by which we keep financial and economic order.

Benign strictures are usually caused by hypertrophy of the muscularis mucosa.

Objective: To evaluate the application and effect of Double-J ureteric stent in ureteral strictures.

[color=#000000]If Pushtunwali is about more than killing, its strictures are still remarkably unforgiving.

In the past month, Egyptian courts have issued two rulings that, while restricted in scope, should ease some bothersome strictures.

What had happened underlined his strictures of the night before: We should keep hands off the Middle East.

We can feel the tension , in those few words, of the modern world rubbing up against the strictures of Benjamin's traditional upbringing .

This study involved 102 patients with indeterminate pancreaticobiliary strictures.

3In the past month, Egyptian courts have issued two rulings that, while restricted in scope, should ease some bothersome strictures.

Conclusion: Improved continous suture is a kind of ideal suture mode which can reduce the incidence of anastomotic biliary strictures.

In Iran many women defy the strictures oftheIslamic republic's dress-code with token scarves, shortcoatsandheavy make-up.

For Mr Doron, in fact, religious strictures are a boon.

Freedom House's strictures are, if anything, too soft.

While publishers can avoid these strictures by signing up people on their website, that is hardly ideal.

A gastrostomy was performed on 62. 1% of patients, 42. 8% had recurrent strictures and 19% are still on a continuous dilatation programme.

He is also frustrated by those strictures.

Nations such as Norway and Iceland operate outside its strictures.

Treatment of malignant esophageal strictures and tracheoesophageal fistula with national - made covered metallic expansible - self stents

Stent Placement in Patients with Refractory Cervical Anastomotic Strictures Following Esophagectomy

The efficacy of self-expanding metallic stent implantation for treatment of postoperative colorectal anastomotic strictures

Palliative Treatment with Self-expanding Metallic Stent Implantation of Malignant Esophageal Strictures in the Elderly Patients

Surgical Treatment of the Intrahepatic Lithiasis Combined with High Hepatic Duct Strictures

The experience of domestic self-expanding nickel-titanium memorial alloying covered stent in the treatment of esophageal strictures

Clinical application of upper gastrointestinal tract stent in the treatment of benign and malignant digestive tract strictures

Endoscopic ballon dilatation for benign colorectal anastomosis strictures

Endoscopic treatment of traumatic posterior urethral strictures and disruptions

Endoscopic treatment of postoperative biliary leaks and subsequent biliary strictures

Complications and management of malignant strictures after esophageal stent treatment

Balloon dilatation of children with anastomotic strictures following repair of esophageal atresia

Management of urethral strictures with vision internal urethrotomy and resection of urethral stricture

Direct vision internal urethrotomy for pediatric traumatic urethral strictures

Balloon dilatation of intrahepatic biliary strictures in liver transplantation

Treatment of anastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation

Clinical Application of Sonourethrography and Urethral Strictures Resistance Index in Small Voided Volumes of Urethral Stricture Patients

Surgical management of ureteral strictures or obstruction resulted from iatrogenic injury

The Influence of Stents Selection on Curative Effect of Stents Placement in The Treatment of Benign And Malignant Esophageal Strictures

Experience in metallic stent placement for treatment of malignant esophageal strictures

Clinical applied experience of esophagus stent in the treatment of benign and malignant esophagus strictures

20 Cases of Treating Malignant Esophageal Strictures by Inserting Domestic Stents Covered with Membrane

The Treatment of Senile Malignant Esophageal Strictures By Simple Tectorial Internal Stents

Application of metallic stent implantation or percutaneous gastrostomy for high level cervical esophageal strictures: Report of 20 cases

Analysis of Post-Metallic Stent Placement Complications in the Treatment of Esophageal Strictures

Posterior Urethral Injuries and Urethral Strictures after Pelvic Fracture

Treatment of ureteral strictures with retrograde balloon catheter and ureteral stent

Causes and management for iatrogenic bile duct injuries and postoperative bile duct strictures

Analysis of complication of metallic stents in the treatment of malignant esophageal strictures

Self-expanding stent in the treatment of malignant esophageal strictures: Study of 8 cases

Endoscopic treatment of biliary leakage and secondary biliary duct strictures

Treatment of late-stage malignant esophageal strictures with coated metallic stent

Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Bile Duct Strictures and their Operative Treatment

Intervention treatment of benign and malignant esophageal strictures with esophageal nitiol stents

The application of covered self-expendle retrievable metallic stents in treatment of benign esophageal strictures

Surgical Treatment of Caustic Esophageal Strictures in Children

The Clinical Value of Endoscopic Management for Benign Colorectal Strictures

The king's power were absolute but hardly unlimited, considering the strictures of canon and common law

Causes and treatment for bile duct strictures after liver transplantation

Transluminal balloon dilatation for postoperative strictures of ureter

Clinical Application of Metal Stent Reformation of Ureteral Strictures (A Report of 5 Cases)

The Application of Esophageal Stent in the Treatment of Esophageal Strictures(A Report of 30 Cases)

Clinical analysis of operative treatment of 191 patients with posterior urethral strictures

the judge was severe in his strictures on their behaviour

Etiology and surgical treatment of hilar bile duct strictures

Treatment of ureteral strictures by holmium: YAG laser endoureterotomy

The Treatment of Benign and Malignant Esophageal Strictures by Metallic Stent Mede in China(An Analysis of 25 Cases)