Long-standing indeterminate biliary stricture with iterative negative tissue sampling revealed as cholangiocarcinoma
Andrés Figueroa Marrero1, Carlos M Chavarría-Herbozo2, Carlos de la Serna Higuera3
1Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, España.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|March 4, 2017
Abstract:
Bile duct brush cytology, intraductal biopsy and EUS-FNA are all used to characterize biliary strictures, with suboptimal sensitivity. Surgical resection without confirmed malignancy is undesirable. Cholangioscopy with targeted biopsies appears to increase the diagnostic yield in indeterminate biliary strictures, but it is still considered optional.

