Peroral Cholangioscopy-Guided Forceps Biopsy and Endoscopic Scraper for the Diagnosis of Indeterminate Extrahepatic Biliary Stricture

Peroral Cholangioscopy-Guided Forceps Biopsy and Endoscopic Scraper for the Diagnosis of Indeterminate Extrahepatic Biliary Stricture

Background: Peroral cholangioscopy (POCS) has become a widely-used technique in diagnosing indeterminate biliary strictures, enabling optical viewing of the biliary system and targeted biopsies under direct vision. The diagnostic utility of the new endoscopic scraper, Trefle<sup>&#174;<...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Kato, Takumi Onoyama, Yohei Takeda, Soichiro Kawata, Hiroki Kurumi, Hiroki Koda, Taro Yamashita, Wataru Hamamoto, Yuri Sakamoto, Kazuya Matsumoto, Hajime Isomoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
peroral cholangioscopy
trefle
cholangiocarcinoma
accuracy
adverse event
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/6/873

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