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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Digestion and Stomach Disorders
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for digestion and stomach disorders.
Reviewed November 2011
13 Resources Found
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| Title: | Bile acids for primary sclerosing cholangitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterised by progressive inflammation and scarring of liver bile ducts. Destruction of bile ducts leads to incidence of bile flow to the gut, resulting in the development of... |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Three dimensional imaging (3D) compared with two dimensional (2D) imaging for key hole removal of gallbladder |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The benefits and harms of three dimensional imaging (3D) versus traditional two dimensional (2D) imaging for key hole removal of the gallbladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) is not known. We set out to assess the benefits and harms of use of three dim... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Low pressure pneumoperitoneum appears effective in decreasing pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but the safety has to be established |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | For key-hole removal of the gallbladder, carbon-dioxide is injected into the abdomen. A pressure of 12 to 16 mmHg of pressure is used for the surgery. Several physiological parameters related to heart and lung (cardiopulmonary changes) occur during insu... |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | No evidence from randomised clinical trials for optimal treatment for gallbladder polyp |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The management of gallbladder polyp is controversial. Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) for gallbladder polyps larger than 10 mm has been recommended because of the association between polyps larger than 10 mm and gallbladder cancer. Cholecys... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy seems to be safe and can be done successfully in more than three-quarters of selected patients |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Although day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder through keyhole surgery) can save bed costs, its safety has to be established. In this systematic review of randomised clinical trials, we included five trials with 429 patients rand... |
| Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Title: | Need for further randomised clinical trials to assess the role of cholecystectomy in patients with suspected gallbladder dyskinesia |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Gallbladder dyskinesia is a motility disorder of the gallbladder (the gallbladder does not contract properly). The disorder is associated with intermittent right upper abdominal pain typically lasting for at least half an hour. The optimal treatment for... |
| Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Title: | Pre-operative biliary drainage is not recommended in patients who need surgery for obstructive jaundice |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Several illnesses can cause an obstruction in the bile drainage system of the liver (obstructive jaundice). The most profound symptom is an elevated level of bilirubin (the 'dye' in the gall) in the blood causing the patient to appear yellow in the skin... |
| Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Title: | Primary closure of common bile duct after open exploration seems safe |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Open common bile duct exploration is an important surgical intervention when endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography fails and the expertise for laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is not available. The main reasons for using T-tube draina... |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Primary closure seems to be equally effective as T-tube drainage after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Observational studies reach conflicting results on the use of T-tube drainage after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration of stones. Only one randomised trial of inadequate methodological quality has compared primary closure (27 patients) with T-tub... |
| Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Title: | There is insufficient evidence to support or refute D-penicillamine for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | D-penicillamine has been considered for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis due to its copper reducing and immunomodulatory potential. The only identified randomised clinical trial did not demonstrate any beneficial effect of D-penicillamine on... |
| Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Title: | Insufficient evidence to support or refute glucocorticosteroids for primary sclerosing cholangitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic cholestatic disease of intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary ducts, characterised by chronic periductal inflammation and sclerosis of the ducts, which results in segmental stenoses of bile ducts, cholestasis, ... |
| Date: | May 2004 |
| Title: | Still awaiting evidence for effect of ursodeoxycholic acid and/or antibiotics in the prevention of biliary stent occlusion |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Malignant occlusion of the biliary tract can be relieved by insertion of a stent, which allows passage of the biliary fluid. However, stents often clog. This Review examines if ursodeoxycholic acid (a bile acid) and/or antibiotics may prevent clogging o... |
| Date: | Mar 2002 |
| Title: | Still awaiting evidence for sphincterotomy for biliary sphincter of Oddi dysfunction |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sphincterotomy for biliary sphincter of Oddi dysfunction in patients with a manometrically documented high basal pressure looks attractive, but should not be offered outside new randomised clinical trials. |
| Date: | Sep 2000 |
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