EUS-FNA versus ERCP for tissue diagnosis of suspect malignant biliary strictures: a prospective comparative study

Background and study aims Biliary strictures are frequently a challenging clinical scenario and the anatomopathological diagnosis is essential in the therapeutic management, whether for curative or palliative purposes. The acquisition of specimens is necessary since many benign diseases mimic biliop...

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Main Authors: Diogo Turiani Hourneaux Moura, Eduardo Guidamarães Hourneaux de Moura, Sergio Eiji Matuguma, Marcos Eduardo dos Santos, Eduardo Turiani Hourneaux Moura, Felipe Iankelevich Baracat, Everson LA Artifon, Spencer Cheng, Wanderley Marque Bernardo, Danielle Chacon, Ryan Tanigawa, José Jukemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-06-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-123186