Usefulness of peroral cholangioscopy in the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a single-center retrospective study

Abstract Background In the diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC), differentiation from extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) is extremely important but is still a clinical challenge. This study aimed to elucidate the usefulness of peroral cholangioscopy (POCS) for the differenti...

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Published in:	BMC Gastroenterology
Main Authors:	Yasutaka Ishii, Masahiro Serikawa, Tomofumi Tsuboi, Ryota Kawamura, Ken Tsushima, Shinya Nakamura, Tetsuro Hirano, Ayami Fukiage, Juri Ikemoto, Yusuke Kiyoshita, Sho Saeki, Yosuke Tamura, Kazuaki Chayama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-08-01
Subjects:	IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Peroral cholangioscopy Differential diagnosis
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01429-2