Open AccessIntraductal ultrasound substantiates diagnostics of bile duct strictures of uncertain etiology
Author(s) -
Tobias Meister,
Hauke Heinzow,
Carina Woestmeyer,
Philipp Lenz,
J. Menzel,
Torsten Kucharzik,
Wolfram Domschke,
Dirk Domagk
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i6.874
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , bile duct , etiology , endoscopic ultrasound , histopathology , ultrasound , malignancy , radiology , surgery , pathology
To report the largest patient cohort study investigating the diagnostic yield of intraductal ultrasound (IDUS) in indeterminate strictures of the common bile duct.