Diagnosis of Biliary Strictures in Conjunction with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography, with Special Reference to Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Concepedia

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Diagnosis of Biliary Strictures in Conjunction with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography, with Special Reference to Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

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2002

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Bo Lindberg, Urban Arnelo, Annika Bergquist, A. Thörne, Anders Hjerpe, S. Granqvist, Lotta Hansson, Bernhard Tribukait, Bengt Persson, Ulrika Broomé

Abstract

An ERCP procedure with brush cytology, a DNA analysis, combined with serum analysis of CA 19-9 and CEA, can increase the possibility of distinguishing between malignant and benign biliary strictures, especially in PSC patients.