Our results support the finding that endoscopic biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction is a first-line intervention. Endoscopic drainage is superior to percutaneous drainage, in regard to adverse event rate, for patients with pancreatic cancer. For patients with cholangiocarcinoma, endoscopic drainage is superior in centers that perform a low volume of percutaneous biliary drainage procedures.
Objective-To review the presentation and clinical findings ofarthritis associated with hidradenitis suppurativa. Method-Medical records from the rheumatology clinics of two major teaching hospitals were reviewed for arthritis and hidradenitis suppurativa. The nine patient records fulfilling these criteria were reviewed and compared with 20 previous reports. Results and conclusion-The arthritis associated with hidradenitis suppurativa is rare and most commonly affects the peripheral joints. The axial skeleton is less frequently involved and is often asymptomatic.(Ann Rheum Dis 1994; 53: 64-66) Hydradenitis suppurativa is a suppurative condition of the apocrine sweat glands associated with induration, scarring, destruction of skin appendages and sinus formation.' Hydradenitis with acne conglobata and perifollicular capitis constitutes the follicular occlusion triad.'We describe nine patients with a seronegative arthropathy and associated skin manifestations of hidradenitis suppurative. This is the largest series of patients with these associated condition. Previous reports of five such patients have been isolated case reports.
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