Open AccessEfficacy of SpyGlassTM-directed biopsy compared to brush cytology in obtaining adequate tissue for diagnosis in patients with biliary strictures
Author(s) -
Johannes W. Rey,
Torsten Hansen,
Sebastian Dümcke,
Achim Tresch,
Katja Kramer,
Peter R. Galle,
Martin Goetz,
Marcus Schuchmann,
Ralf Kießlich,
Arthur Hoffman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v6.i4.137
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , cytology , primary sclerosing cholangitis , cholangiography , radiology , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , gastroenterology , pathology , pancreatitis , disease
To evaluate the diagnostic yield (inflammatory activity) and efficiency (size of the biopsy specimen) of SpyGlass(TM)-guided biopsy vs standard brush cytology in patients with and without primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).