Improving Diagnostic Yield in Indeterminate Biliary Strictures

Indeterminate biliary strictures are defined as a narrowing of the bile duct that cannot be differentiated as malignant or benign after performing cross-sectional imaging and an ERCP. Identifying the etiology of a bile duct stricture is the single most important step in determining whether a complex...

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Published inClinics in liver disease Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 69
Main Authors Restrepo, David J, Moreau, Chris, Edelson, Cyrus V, Dev, Ameesh, Saligram, Shreyas, Sayana, Hari, Patel, Sandeep N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2022
Subjects
Bile Ducts - diagnostic imaging
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholestasis - diagnosis
Cholestasis - etiology
Constriction, Pathologic - diagnosis
Humans
Endoscopic retrograde
Cholangiopancreatography
Constriction
Pathologic
Biliary tract surgical procedures
(Mesh): bile ducts
Cholestasis
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Summary:Indeterminate biliary strictures are defined as a narrowing of the bile duct that cannot be differentiated as malignant or benign after performing cross-sectional imaging and an ERCP. Identifying the etiology of a bile duct stricture is the single most important step in determining whether a complex and potentially morbid surgical resection is warranted. Due to this diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma, new technologies, laboratory tests, and procedures are emerging to solve this problem.
ISSN:1557-8224
DOI:10.1016/j.cld.2021.08.007