Open AccessEndoscopic ultrasonography can diagnose distal biliary strictures without a mass on computed tomography
Author(s) -
Yasuyuki Sugiyama,
Michiko Yamagata,
Toshiyuki Koike,
Genyo Hitomi,
Kazunari Kanke,
Hidetaka Watanabe,
Toshimitsu Murohisa,
Masaya Tamano,
Makoto Iijima,
Keiichi Kubota,
Hideyuki Hiraishi
Publication year - 2010
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.v16.i2.237
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , radiology , bile duct , magnetic resonance imaging , endoscopic ultrasonography , pathological , primary sclerosing cholangitis , positive predicative value , retrospective cohort study , endoscopy , predictive value , gastroenterology , pancreatitis , disease
To assess the diagnostic ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for evaluating causes of distal biliary strictures shown on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), even without identifiable mass on computed tomography (CT).