Open AccessRole of biliary tract cytology in the evaluation of extrahepatic cholestatic jaundice
Author(s) -
Mamta Gupta,
Radha R. Pai,
Devi Dileep,
Sandeep Gopal,
Sadasivam Suresh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.117657
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , cytology , jaundice , biliary tract , gastroenterology , adenocarcinoma , atypia , pathology , radiology , cancer , pancreatitis
Endoscopic evaluation is critical in assessing the cause of obstructive jaundice. Cytological techniques including bile aspiration and biliary brushings have become the initial diagnostic modality.