Current endoscopic approach to indeterminate biliary strictures

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 43, 2012, Pages 6197-6205

  Victor, David W ^a   Sherman, Stuart ^b   Karakan, Tarkan ^c   Khashab, Mouen A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bile duct; Bile duct stricture; Cholangiocarcinoma; Cholangioscopy; Confocal microscopy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopic ultrasound; Indeterminate biliary stricture; Indeterminate stricture; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Single operator cholangioscope; Spyglass; Transpapillary biopsy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; BIOPSY FORCEPS; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHOLESTASIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; METAL STENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 84873904926     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i43.6197     Document Type: Article

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