Usefulness of cholangioscopic-guided mapping biopsy using SpyGlass DS for preoperative evaluation of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a pilot study

Background and study aims Evaluation of longitudinal tumor extent is indispensable for curative surgical treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and feasibility of cholangioscopic-guided mapping biopsy using a newly developed peroral digital...

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Main Authors: Takahisa Ogawa, Kei Ito, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno, Kaori Masu, Hiroaki Kusunose, Toshitaka Sakai, Toji Murabayashi, Sho Hasegawa, Yutaka Noda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-117949