Revolutionary method in the Sankt-Josefs Hospital: Treat biliary tract diseases better!

Revolutionary method in the Sankt-Josefs Hospital: Treat biliary tract diseases better!

In the Cloppenburger Sankt-Josefs Hospital there is an alarming increase in bile path diseases! With the introduction of the revolutionary bile duct Spy Glass, a more precise diagnosis and treatment is now possible. Patients like the 63-year-old Andreas Sigiel can only benefit from this groundbreaking innovation!

The region is fighting an increase in gallstones and malignant diseases of the bile paths and pancreas. Chief physician Dr. Borislav Benedek warns: "Risk factors are obesity, nicotine and excessive alcohol enjoyment." Often these diseases remain undetected for a long time until it is too late. But now there is hope! With the new Spy Glass, a tiny endoscope, even the smallest changes in the bile paths can be made visible. "We can take samples and examine them under the microscope," explains Benedek.

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The new process enables tight stones to be chopped and removed in the bile paths without surgery. This happens through electro -hydraulic lithotrips - a process that drastically reduces the pain of the patient! "The treatment of pancreas and bile cancer often requires a multidisciplinary approach," continued Benedek. Cholangioscopy provides crucial information for preoperative planning and helps to understand the expansion of the disease.

Andreas Sigiel, who has been fighting pancreatitis for 33 years, is enthusiastic about the new technology. "I have always experienced acute relapses and often had to go to the hospital. The doctors wanted to remove my pancreas, but I refused," he reports. Thanks to the new procedure, a large stone that repeatedly triggered inflammation could be successfully removed. "Finally to find a solution after 30 years is a blessing!" Says Sigiel relieved. "The quick help in the Sankt-Josefs Hospital was always crucial, because there is no time to superior in acute pain."