Management of distal malignant biliary obstruction

According to the literature, 15-24% of the patients undergoing surgical resection for suspected biliary malignancy have a benign etiology. Less common causes of malignant biliary stricture include metastatic cancer of the pancreas or liver, gallbladder cancer obstructing the bile duct, ampullary tum...

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Published in:Saudi journal of gastroenterology 2018-03, Vol.24 (2), p.71-72
Main Author: Aljahdli, Emad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bile
Biliary tract diseases
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Causes of
Cellular biology
Cholangiocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde - instrumentation
Cholestasis - diagnostic imaging
Cholestasis - etiology
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Management
Endoscopy
Endosonography - instrumentation
Humans
Medical imaging
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Pancreatitis
Patients
Stents
Studies
Systematic review
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:According to the literature, 15-24% of the patients undergoing surgical resection for suspected biliary malignancy have a benign etiology. Less common causes of malignant biliary stricture include metastatic cancer of the pancreas or liver, gallbladder cancer obstructing the bile duct, ampullary tumors growing into the bile duct, or malignant periportal lymph nodes. [6],[7] Intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) that involves the insertion of a high-frequency ultrasound probe into the bile duct over a guidewire has shown a diagnostic accuracy of around 90% in some studies.
ISSN:1319-3767
1998-4049
DOI:10.4103/sjg.SJG_611_17