Preoperative diagnosis and management of thick-walled gallbladder based on bile cytology obtained by endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage tube
T Itoi, A Sofuni, F Itokawa, T Kurihara, T Tsuchiya… - Gastrointestinal …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: It is often difficult to distinguish gallbladder cancers (GBC) from benign
gallbladder diseases, which show thickened walls. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of
bile cytology using endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) and CT.
DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Division of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Medical
University, Tokyo, Japan. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS: Eighty-five patients with
gallbladder diseases, consisting of 27 GBC and 58 benign gallbladder diseases, were …
gallbladder diseases, which show thickened walls. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of
bile cytology using endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) and CT.
DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Division of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Medical
University, Tokyo, Japan. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS: Eighty-five patients with
gallbladder diseases, consisting of 27 GBC and 58 benign gallbladder diseases, were …