Comparative effectiveness of biliary brush cytology and intraductal biopsy for detection of malignant biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Abstract

Evaluation of indeterminate biliary strictures typically involves collection and analysis of tissue or cells. Brush cytology and intraductal biopsies that are routinely performed during ERCP to assess malignant-appearing biliary strictures are limited by relatively low sensitivity.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Gastrointest. Endosc.

Title: Gastrointestinal endoscopy

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-6779

ISSN (Print): 0016-5107

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 81

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Digestive Disease Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Orlando, Florida, USA.

[2 ] Department of Gastroenterology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

[3 ] Digestive Disease Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: S0016-5107(14)02196-8 Mid ID: NIHMS773255

DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.09.017

PMC ID: 4824293

PubMed ID: 25440678

SO-VID: cd59d8ba-e986-4e99-a588-b899a1651f1a

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