Optimal tissue sampling during ERCP and emerging molecular techniques for the differentiation of benign and malignant biliary strictures
Patients with cholangiocarcinoma have poor survival since the majority of patients are diagnosed at a stage precluding surgical resection, due to locally irresectable tumors and/or metastases. Optimization of diagnostic strategies, with a principal role for tissue diagnosis, is essential to detect c...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-04-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848211002023 |