Novel Biopsy Forceps for Diagnosis of Biliary Tract Diseases during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Prospective Comparative Study with 90° Adjustable and Conventional Biopsy Forceps

Author(s):  
Kentaro Ishii ◽  
Takao Itoi ◽  
Atsushi Sofuni ◽  
Fumihide Itokawa ◽  
Takayoshi Tsuchiya ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 027-037
Author(s):  
Ankusha Yadav ◽  
Naveen Condati ◽  
Amar Mukund

AbstractBiliary tract interventions remain indispensable procedures for treatment of a wide arena of biliary tract pathologies. The increased use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for biliary tract evaluation and intervention has resulted in fewer patients requiring percutaneous transhepatic biliary interventions. However, there remains a subset of patients in whom ERCP is not feasible. Interventional radiologists play an important role in the management of biliary pathologies in such patients who cannot be benefited by endoscopic means. These interventions may at times be challenging; hence, awareness of normal and variant biliary tract anatomy and the variety of biliary tract interventions make the job easy. This article reviews the role of percutaneous transhepatic interventions in the management of a variety of biliary tract diseases, both benign and malignant, general indications and contraindications, preprocedural evaluation, and technical considerations specific to indications.


2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 572-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyfettin Köklü ◽  
Erkan Parlak ◽  
Osman Yüksel ◽  
Burhan Sahin

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