Digital lesion leading to diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma
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Digital cholangioscopy (SpyglassTM) in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma
Since 1970s the evaluation and treatment of bile duct lesions have been accomplished mostly by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, neither ERCP nor other imaging procedures (e.g., endoscopic ultrasound) allow for safe diagnosis of these lesions. Since the emergence of the fi beroptic SpyGlass Direct Visualization System (SDVS) (Boston Scientifi c, Natick, Massachuset...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221075