Included in this prospective study cohort were all patients with CBDS and gallbladder stones treated with laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction (LCBDE) at the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital ...

A search is under way to trace up to 30 missing fragments of the Stone of Destiny - the ancient coronation stone of Scottish kings. The pieces were separated from the artefact when it was secretly ...

FOR the 6,000 people in the UK who are newly diagnosed with bile duct cancer every year, the prognosis is uniquely grim. According to data from Cancer Research UK, up to 70 per cent of all these ...

“But why have they deposited all these images at the same time?” asks Iversen. “The last thing that they basically did here was depositing these sun stones and then covering them with pieces ...

Proteomics using saliva is a key strategy for identifying potential disease biomarkers. Results: In total, 431 proteins were identified in the salivary proteomic profile, and 3 proteins were ...

Thousands of years ago, people on what is now the Danish island of Bornholm threw hundreds of mysteriously carved stones into a ditch before burying them. The purpose of these so-called 'sun stones', ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

In persistent and difficult cases, healthcare providers consider surgery to repair the salivary glands, where saliva is produced. Sialendoscopy has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to ...

These stunning photos of the so-called 'Dragon Stones' at St Nicholas Fields were taken by Press Camera Club member Luke McChesney. Despite an ancient appearance, the stone circle was created in ...

Background Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) for stone can be carried out by either laparoscopic transcystic stone extraction (LTSE) or laparoscopic choledochotomy (LC).

Radiomics-Based Assessment of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome From Salivary Gland Ultrasonography Images. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2020 Mar;24(3):835-843. [2]Vukicevic AM, Radovic M, Zabotti A, Milic V ...

There was an erythematous, tender swelling of the right parotid gland. Films of the gland failed to reveal a stone. She was taken ... the infection within the salivary gland appeared within ...