Open AccessBiochemical and radiological predictors of malignant biliary strictures
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Al-Mofleh,
Abdulrahman Aljebreen,
Saleh M. Al-Amri,
Rashed S. Al-Rashed,
Faleh Z. Al-Faleh,
Hussein Al-Freihi,
Ayman A. Abdo,
Arthur Isnani
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i10.1504
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , gastroenterology , biopsy , cholangiography , bile duct , receiver operating characteristic , percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography , etiology , cytology , retrospective cohort study , radiology , pathology , pancreatitis
Differentiation of benign biliary strictures (BBS) from malignant biliary strictures (MBS) remains difficult despite improvement in imaging and endoscopic techniques. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical, biochemical and or radiological predictors of malignant biliary strictures.