Current endoscopic approaches to biliary strictures : Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
Current endoscopic approaches to biliary strictures : Current Opinion in Gastroenterology Log …

Benign biliary strictures arise from a heterogeneous group of disorders with expansive
causes, and a variable natural history. Box 1 lists the common causes for benign biliary …

The diagnosis of biliary strictures can be challenging. Endoscopy has an established role in
the diagnosis and therapy of biliary strictures. However, the diagnostic yield from …

Endoscopic management of biliary obstruction has evolved tremendously since the
introduction of flexible fiberoptic endoscopes over 50 years ago. For the last several …

Biliary tract strictures present both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to clinicians.
Advances in imaging and endoscopic techniques have improved our ability to differentiate …

Background Biliary-enteric anastomotic strictures (AS) in long-limb surgical biliary bypass
(LLBB) require percutaneous transhepatic biliary drains (PTBD), enteroscopy-assisted …

Endoscopic stenting is a widely accepted strategy for providing effective drainage in both
extrahepatic and intrahepatic malignant strictures. In patients with extrahepatic …

BACKGROUND: It is now possible to manage most extrahepatic bile duct strictures, benign
or malignant, using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopan-creatography (ERCP) with …

Percutaneous endoscopy operated by interventional radiologists has the potential to
become an effective tool to both help diagnose and treat benign and malignant biliary …

Bile duct diseases and biliary leaks are not uncommon complications and their management
is challenging. Majority of bile leaks occur secondary to trauma, major liver, gallbladder and …