Diagnostic yield of brush cytology for biliary stenosis during ERCP
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Diagnostic yield of brush cytology for biliary stenosis during ERCP.
AIM To evaluate the diagnostic yield of brush cytology for biliary strictures detected on ERCP when a systematic approach is used. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data on 62 consecutive patients with a biliary stricture on ERCP were collected. Cytological samples were processed immediately after brushing in the endoscopy room, and all were analyzed by the same pathologist. For the statistical analysis s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082009000600003