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Recent advances of diagnostic approaches for indeterminate biliary tract obstruction

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2021
Patients with indeterminate biliary stricture frequently pose a challenge in the clinical management. Discrimination between benign and malignant biliary strictures is important to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with incorrect diagnoses ...
Sang-Woo Cha
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Diagnosing Biliary Strictures [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2021
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 (SC) as a benign biliary stricture was recently proposed.
Yasuki Hori, Suresh T. Chari, Yoshihisa Tsuji, Naoki Takahashi, Dai Inoue, Phil A. Hart, Takeshi Uehara, Masayasu Horibe, Satoshi Yamamoto, Akira Satou, Lizhi Zhang, Kenji Notohara, Itaru Naitoh, Takahiro Nakazawa   +13 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy and tissue sampling by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in indeterminate biliary strictures: a meta‑analysis

Scientific Reports, 2022
Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE), also known as optical biopsy, is a new endoscopic technique that provides real-time magnification of 1000 × microscopic tissue information to diagnose indeterminate biliary strictures.
Junjie Mi, Xiaofang Han, Rong Wang, Ruijun Ma, Danyu Zhao   +4 more
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Congenital web of the common bile duct combined with multiple intrahepatic duct stricture: a case report of successful radiological intervention [PDF]

Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2022
Congenital web formations are extremely rare anomalies of the extrahepatic biliary tree. We herein report a case of common bile duct septum combined with multiple intrahepatic bile duct strictures in a 74‐year‐old female patient who was successfully ...
Hanseul Lim, Shin Hwang, Gi-Young Ko, Hyejin Han   +3 more
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The Diagnostic Dilemma of Malignant Biliary Strictures

Diagnostics, 2020
The differential diagnosis for biliary strictures is broad. However, the likelihood of malignancy is high. Determining the etiology of a biliary stricture requires a comprehensive physical exam, laboratory evaluation, imaging, and ultimately tissue ...
Robert Dorrell, Swati Pawa, Yi Zhou, Neeraj Lalwani, Rishi Pawa   +4 more
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Treatment of biliodigestive anastomotic strictures after transplantation of left lateral segment of the liver

Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2020
Many studies have shown that biliary complications after transplantation of the left lateral segment (LLS) of the liver reduce graft and recipient survival.
A. R. Monakhov, B. L. Mironkov, M. A. Voskanov, S. V. Meshcheryakov, E. T. Azoev, K. O. Semash, T. A. Dzhanbekov, O. V. Silina, S. V. Gautier   +8 more
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Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-volume US Center

Transplantation Direct, 2021
Background. Biliary leaks and anastomotic strictures comprise the majority of biliary complications (BCs) following liver transplantation (LT). Currently, there are few large contemporary case series of BCs in adult deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT)
Abraham J. Matar, MD, Katie Ross-Driscoll, PhD, Lisa Kenney, MD, Hannah K. Wichmann, MD, Joseph F. Magliocca, MD, William H. Kitchens, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Frequency of malignant biliary strictures in Upper Egypt: a pilot study

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019
Background and aim Biliary strictures are challenging clinical condition for gastroenterologists, radiologists, and surgical specialists. We aimed to find out the frequency of malignant biliary strictures in our institutions.
Adnan A Mohamed, Ahmed M Ali, Mahmoud R Shehata, Wael A Elsewify, Salah Maklad   +4 more
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Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Primary Diagnosis of Biliary Strictures: A Single-Center Prospective Interventional Study

Biomedicines, 2023
Background and aims: Diagnosis of the biliary stricture remains a challenge. In view of the low sensitivity of brush cytology (BC), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been reported as a useful adjunctive test in patients with biliary ...
Vincent Dansou Zoundjiekpon, Premysl Falt, Jana Zapletalova, Petr Vanek, Daniela Kurfurstova, Zuzana Slobodova, Daniela Skanderova, Gabriela Korinkova, Pavel Skalicky, Martin Lovecek, Ondrej Urban   +10 more
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Endoscopic stent placement above the sphincter of Oddi for biliary strictures after living donor liver transplantation

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Endoscopic balloon dilation and/or plastic stent placement has been a standard method for treating biliary strictures complicated post living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).
Mitsuhito Koizumi, Teru Kumagi, Taira Kuroda, Yoshiki Imamura, Kozue Kanemitsu, Kohei Ogawa, Yasutsugu Takada, Yoichi Hiasa   +7 more
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