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A non-icteric cholecystectomized patient with recurrent attacks of right epigastric pain and dilated common bile duct--do liver function tests predict bile duct stones?J M Gronroos
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Finland
Clin Chem Lab Med 39:35-7. 2001..However, the actual value of these measurements is limited in clinical decision making since overlapping of values occured...
Double-guidewire-assisted cannulation in ERCP: novel applicationsJuha M Grönroos
Department of Surgery, Emergency, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 21:e107-9. 2011..ERCP endoscopists should be aware of all modifications of double-guidewire technique to further increase the success rates of selective cannulations in ERCP...
Double-guidewire-assisted biliary cannulation: experiences from a single tertiary referral centerJuha M Grönroos
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, PO Box 52, 20521, Turku, Finland
Surg Endosc 25:1599-602. 2011..The current prospective study aimed to clarify the feasibility and safety of the double-guidewire-assisted biliary cannulation at the authors' institution...
Clinical success of ERCP procedures in nonagenarian patients with bile duct stonesJuha M Grönroos
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 20:146-9. 2011..To be concluded, endoscopic treatment modality seems to be excellent in extremely elderly patients with bile duct stones...
Clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis - is the time ripe for more conservative treatment?Juha M Grönroos
Departments of Surgery and Emergency, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 20:42-5. 2011..Antibiotic treatment can be considered a safe first-line therapy in selected patients with acute appendicitis...
Endoscopic palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice in extremely elderly patients: plastic stent is enoughJuha M Grönroos
Departments of Surgery and Emergency, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 19:122-4. 2010..8 months, giving a clinical success rate of 100 %. To be concluded, in extremely elderly patients with malignant obstructive jaundice, palliation with plastic stent is effective enough...
Unsuccessful endoscopic stenting in iatrogenic bile duct injury: remember rendezvous procedureJuha M Grönroos
Departments of Surgery and Emergency, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 17:186-9. 2007..This technique improves the success rate for endoscopic stenting in iatrogenic bile duct injuries. In the literature, there are no earlier reports on biliary rendezvous procedures in patients with bile duct injuries...
Is male gender a risk factor for bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?Juha M Grönroos
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, PB 52, 20521 Turku, Finland
Langenbecks Arch Surg 388:261-4. 2003....
[Too many unnecessary appendectomies. Leukocyte count and CRP value for safer diagnosis]Juha M Grönroos
Kirurgiska institutionen, Abo Universitetscentralsjukhus, Abo, Finland
Lakartidningen 99:891-3. 2002..However, a normal leucocyte count and CRP value do not effectively exclude appendicitis in children...
Do normal leucocyte count and C-reactive protein value exclude acute appendicitis in children?J M Gronroos
Department of Surgery University of Turku, Finland
Acta Paediatr 90:649-51. 2001..Conclusion: Contrary to adult patients, normal leucocyte count and CRP value do not effectively exclude acute appendicitis in children...
Effect of the diameter of the common bile duct on the incidence of bile duct stones in patients with recurrent attacks of right epigastric pain after cholecystectomyJ M Gronroos
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Finland
Eur J Surg 167:767-9. 2001..To study the relationship between the diameter of the common bile duct and the incidence of bile duct stones in non-jaundiced patients with recurrent attacks of right epigastric pain after cholecystectomy...
Stone or stricture as a cause of extrahepatic cholestasis--do liver function tests predict the diagnosis?Jukka Karvonen
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Clin Chem Lab Med 44:1453-6. 2006..The aim of the present study was to analyze the value of common liver function tests in separating patients with malignant bile duct strictures from those with stones...
Bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: primary and long-term results from a single institutionJukka Karvonen
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Surg Endosc 21:1069-73. 2007..After the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy the incidence of these injuries has at least doubled, and even after the learning curve, the incidence has plateaued at the level of 0.5%...
The diameter of common bile duct does not predict the cause of extrahepatic cholestasisJukka Karvonen
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 19:25-8. 2009..The aim of the present study was to analyze the value of the degree of common bile duct dilatation in differential diagnosis of extrahepatic cholestasis...
Mirizzi syndrome: consider endoscopic stone removalJuha M Grönroos
Departments of Surgery and Emergency, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
ANZ J Surg 77:716-7. 2007
Female gender and post-ERCP pancreatitis: is the association caused by difficult cannulation?Hanna Vihervaara
Department of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Scand J Gastroenterol 46:1498-502. 2011..We hypothesize that cannulation difficulty might play a part in this association. The aim of the current study was to determine whether the female papilla is more difficult to cannulate than the male papilla...
Bile duct injuries during open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the laparoscopic era: alarming trendsJukka Karvonen
Department of Surgery, Loimaa District Hospital, Seppälänkatu 15 17, PB 17, 32201 Loimaa, Finland
Surg Endosc 25:2906-10. 2011....
Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the effect of age on conversions, complications and long-term resultsSven Lill
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Dig Surg 28:205-9. 2011..The purpose of the present study was to analyze the appropriateness and long-term results of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of gallstone disease in the elderly...
Angled- or straight-tipped hydrophilic guidewire in biliary cannulation: a prospective, randomized, controlled trialHanna Vihervaara
Department of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4 8, 20521, Turku, Finland
Surg Endosc 27:1281-6. 2013..The goal of this study was to compare the performance of an angled-tipped guidewire (AGW) with a straight-tipped guidewire (SGW) in achieving successful deep biliary cannulation...
Endoscopic treatment of internal gastrointestinal fistulas with fibrin glueJukka A Karvonen
Department of Surgery, Loimaa District Hospital, Loimaa, Finland
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 23:37-40. 2013..Even after surgery, the healing rate remains at a level of 75% to 90%. During the last years, gastrointestinal fistulae have been successfully treated endoscopically with fibrin glue...
Feasibility of the novel 3-step protocol for biliary cannulation--a prospective analysisHanna Vihervaara
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 22:161-4. 2012..The complication rate of these ERCP procedures (5%) was within acceptable limits...
NSAID use and the risk of hospitalization for first myocardial infarction in the general population: a nationwide case-control study from FinlandArja Helin-Salmivaara
Centre for Pharmacotherapy Development and Postgraduate School of Clinical Drug Research, University of Turku, PB 55, FIN 00301 Helsinki, Finland
Eur Heart J 27:1657-63. 2006..To evaluate the risk of first myocardial infarction (MI) associated with the use of various non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the general population...
A prospective randomized controlled multicenter trial comparing antibiotic therapy with appendectomy in the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis (APPAC trial)Hannu Paajanen
Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
BMC Surg 13:3. 2013..However, the use of antibiotic therapy in the treatment of uncomplicated AA is still controversial...
Anesthesiologist assistance in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures in the elderly: is it worthwhile?Paulina Salminen
Departments of Surgery and Emergency, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 21:517-9. 2011..The purpose of the present study was to define the safety of sedation and the tolerance of ERCP procedures in the extremely elderly patients at our institution, in which sedation is provided and controlled by endo team only...
Catalytic activity of phospholipase A2 in blood plasma and pancreatic tissue perfusion in early experimental acute pancreatitisPekka J Kinnala
Department of Surgery, University of Turku, 20521 Turku, Finland
Langenbecks Arch Surg 386:587-91. 2002..To investigate the sequence of changes in the catalytic activity of phospholipase A2 in plasma and pancreatic tissue perfusion and oxygenation in mild and severe acute pancreatitis in pigs...
