Photodynamic therapy of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma using digital cholangioscopy

ABSTRACT Background: Cholangiocarcinoma is an aggressive neoplasm that usually requires palliative biliary drainage. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been described as a successful adjunct treatment to malignant biliary obstruction. Aim: To describe the use of digital cholangioscope to help provide...

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Main Authors: Vítor Ottoboni BRUNALDI, José Eduardo BRUNALDI, José Dirceu VOLLET-FILHO, Mariangela Ottoboni BRUNALDI, José Celso ARDENGH, Vanderlei Salvador BAGNATO, José Sebastião DOS-SANTOS, Rafael KEMP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2020-11-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202020000100401&tlng=pt