Usefulness of Endoscopic Transpapillary Tissue Sampling for Malignant Biliary Strictures and Predictive Factors of Diagnostic Accuracy

Usefulness of Endoscopic Transpapillary Tissue Sampling for Malignant Biliary Strictures and Predictive Factors of Diagnostic Accuracy

Background/Aims It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between malignant and benign biliary strictures using imaging studies alone, and pathological diagnosis is necessary. The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of endoscopic transpapillary tissue sampling and factors predictive of...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Tanaka, Shimpei Matsusaki, Youichirou Baba, Yoshiaki Isono, Tomohiro Sase, Hiroshi Okano, Tomonori Saito, Katsumi Mukai, Tetsuya Murata, Hiroki Taoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018-03-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Biliary tract neoplasms
Pancreatic neoplasms
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
Obstructive janudice
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2017-082.pdf

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