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...

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Main Authors: Eline J. C. A. Kamp, Winand N. M. Dinjens, Michail Doukas, Marco J. Bruno, Pieter Jan F. de Jonge, Maikel P. Peppelenbosch, Annemarie C. de Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848211002023