Diagnosing Biliary Strictures

Biliary strictures caused by inflammation or fibrosis lead to jaundice and cholangitis which often make it difficult to distinguish malignant strictures. In cases when malignancy cannot be excluded, surgery is often performed. The concept of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)–related sclerosing cholangitis (S...

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Main Authors: Yasuki Hori, MD, Suresh T. Chari, MD, Yoshihisa Tsuji, MD, PhD, Naoki Takahashi, MD, Dai Inoue, MD, Phil A. Hart, MD, Takeshi Uehara, MD, Masayasu Horibe, MD, Satoshi Yamamoto, MD, Akira Satou, MD, Lizhi Zhang, MD, Kenji Notohara, MD, Itaru Naitoh, MD, Takahiro Nakazawa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454821000527