CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Medicina from Universidade Federal do Paraná (1994), master's at Surgery from Universidade de São Paulo (2001) and doctorate at Surgery from Universidade de São Paulo (2004). Has experience in Medicine, acting on the following subjects: endoscopic ultrasound, palliation, biologia molecular, pancreatic cancer and fistulopapilotomia. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The endoscopic or percutaneous insertion of biliary prostheses has been used since the 1970s with the aim of effecting drainage in malignant obstructive diseases of the biliary tract, as well as in benign strictures. However, the duration of patency of this prosthesis is limited by progressive obstruction of its lumen. This is considered a major complication of biliary prostheses, occurri…
Retrograde endoscopic cholangiopancreatography (RECP) with the objective of biliary drainage is considered "gold standard" for effective drainage of obstructed bile duct, resulting in a success rate of 90 to 95%. However, there are several anatomical variations that may lead to failure of this procedure. For these cases, alternatives would be the repetition of RECP, percutaneous transhepa…
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