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The Diagnostic Dilemma of Malignant Biliary Strictures

open access: yesDiagnostics, 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   +4 more
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Intraductal ultrasonography for biliary strictures [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Endoscopy, 2023
When diagnosing the nature of biliary strictures, it is sometimes difficult to perform non-invasive methods such as ultrasound, spiral computed imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, or endoscopic ultrasonography. Thus, treatment decisions are usually based on biopsy results.
Young Koog Cheon
openaire   +5 more sources

Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplantation

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2011
Biliary strictures are one of the most common complications following liver transplantation, representing an important cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients.
doaj   +2 more sources

Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Clin Med
Background/Objectives: Diagnosing biliary obstructions is challenging, especially when histopathology is inconclusive. Non-malignant biliary strictures often require additional tests and a personalized approach.
Nehring P   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Recent advances of diagnostic approaches for indeterminate biliary tract obstruction

open access: yesInternational 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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Diagnostic accuracy of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy and tissue sampling by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in indeterminate biliary strictures: a meta‑analysis

open access: yesScientific 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   +4 more
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Benign Biliary Strictures: A Comprehensive Review. [PDF]

open access: yesTurk J Gastroenterol
Benign biliary strictures (BBS) ensue from inflammatory conditions (e.g., chronic pancreatitis) or post surgery (e.g., cholecystectomy and liver transplant).
Ashat M   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Congenital web of the common bile duct combined with multiple intrahepatic duct stricture: a case report of successful radiological intervention [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
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Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-volume US Center

open access: yesTransplantation 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   +5 more
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Future developments in biliary stenting

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2013
Clark D Hair,1 Divyesh V Sejpal21Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, North ...
Hair CD, Sejpal DV
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