Open AccessSignificance of cytomorphological and microbiological examination of bile collected by endoscopic cannulation of the papilla of vater
Author(s) -
Vatsala Misra,
Sri Prakash Misra,
Pooja Singh,
Manisha Dwivedi,
Kachnar Verma,
Upma Narayan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.54986
Subject(s) - major duodenal papilla , medicine , anatomy , ampulla of vater , pathology , general surgery , biology , carcinoma
Bile analysis yields important information such as "biliary microlithiasis" and biliary tract colonization by microorganisms like Salmonella typhi or paratyphi, Escherichia coli, etc., which may progresses to cholelithiasis and have been found to have a role in the development of gallbladder cancer in India.