Efficacy and safety of digital single-operator cholangioscopy for difficult biliary stones

OIB Gutierrez, NLH Bekkali, I Raijman… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims It is not clear whether digital single-operator cholangioscopy (D-SOC)
with electrohydraulic and laser lithotripsy is effective in removal of difficult biliary stones. We …

Fork-tip needle biopsy versus fine-needle aspiration in endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of solid pancreatic masses: A randomized crossover study

KW Oppong, NLH Bekkali, JS Leeds, SJ Johnson… - …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Background A novel fork-tip fine-needle biopsy (FNB) needle has recently been introduced
for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided sampling. The aim of this study was to compare the …

Pancreatoscopy-directed electrohydraulic lithotripsy for pancreatic ductal stones in painful chronic pancreatitis using SpyGlass

NLH Bekkali, S Murray, GJ Johnson, S Bandula… - Pancreas, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective Painful chronic pancreatitis is often associated with main duct obstruction due to
stones. Approaches to management are challenging, including surgery, extracorporeal …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy is superior to fine-needle aspiration in assessing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

JS Leeds, MK Nayar, NLH Bekkali… - Endoscopy …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aims Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) outcomes are
dependent upon grading by Ki67. This study compared endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine …

[HTML][HTML] Polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes versus polyethylene glycol 4000 for constipation: a randomized, controlled trial

NLH Bekkali, DR Hoekman, O Liem… - Journal of pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The long-term efficacy and safety of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in constipated
children are unknown, and a head-to-head comparison of the different PEG formulations is …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy of digital single-operator pancreatoscopy for obstructing pancreatic ductal stones

OIB Gutierrez, I Raijman, RJ Shah… - Endoscopy …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aims The role of the digital single-operator pancreatoscopy (D-SOP)
with electrohydraulic (EHL) or laser lithotripsy (LL) in treating pancreatic ductal stones is …

[HTML][HTML] Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma epidemiology and risk assessment: Could we prevent? Possibility for an early diagnosis

NLH Bekkali, KW Oppong - Endoscopic ultrasound, 2017 - journals.lww.com
It is estimated that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) will become the second
leading cause of cancer‑related deaths by 2030.[1] Currently, only 15%–20% of patients …

[HTML][HTML] Novel temperature-controlled RFA probe for treatment of blocked metal biliary stents in patients with pancreaticobiliary cancers: initial experience

MK Nayar, KW Oppong, NLH Bekkali… - Endoscopy …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aims Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is used to treat blocked biliary
stents in patients with pancreaticobiliary (PB) tumors with varying results. We report our …

Training in ERCP and EUS in the UK anno 2017

NLH Bekkali, GJ Johnson - Frontline Gastroenterology, 2017 - fg.bmj.com
In the last 20 years, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has evolved
from being a diagnostic procedure to being almost exclusively therapeutic. Similarly …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of outcomes between a lumen-apposing metal stent with electrocautery-enhanced delivery system and a bi-flanged metal stent for drainage of …

NLH Bekkali, MK Nayar, JS Leeds… - Endoscopy …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aims Bi-flanged metal stents (BFMS) have shown promise in the
drainage of walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WON), but their placement requires multiple …