The ideal technique for processing SpyBite tissue specimens: a prospective, single-blinded, pilot-study of histology and cytology techniques

Background and study aims Diagnostic sensitivity for indeterminate biliary lesions remains suboptimal. Cytology techniques may mitigate the impediment of small cholangioscopic specimens. Our primary aim was to compare cell block cytology (CB) with standard histology for foregut SpyBite (SB) specimen...

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Main Authors: Judith E. Baars, Mathew Keegan, Mark H. Bonnichsen, Patrick Aepli, Ruben Theyventhiran, Elizabeth Farrell, James G. Kench, Payal Saxena, Arthur J. Kaffes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0950-9554