Endoscopic Evaluation of Biliary Strictures: Current and Emerging Techniques

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Journal Clin Endosc

Date 2021 May 27

PMID 34038998

Citations 4

Authors

Roy Huynh

Corinne Owers

Christopher Pinto

Thuy-My Nguyen

Titus Kwok

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Abstract

The diagnosis of biliary strictures in clinical practice can be challenging. Discriminating between benign and malignant biliary strictures is important to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with incorrect diagnoses. Missing a malignant biliary stricture may delay surgery, resulting in poor prognostic outcomes. Conversely, it has been demonstrated that approximately 20% of patients who undergo surgery for suspected biliary malignancies have a benign etiology on histopathology. Traditional tissue sampling using endoscopic retrograde cholangiography does not always produce a definitive diagnosis, with a considerable proportion of cases remaining as indeterminate biliary strictures. Recent advances in endoscopic techniques have the potential to improve the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of biliary strictures.

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