Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2016; 22(5): 1891-1901
Published online Feb 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1891
Table 4 Procedure success rate of diagnostic single-operator cholangiopancreatoscopy for indeterminate bile duct lesions
Bile duct targetsitenSuccess rate of visualizing target site, n (%)Biopsy attempted(n)Adequate tissue forhistologic examination, n (%)
Intrahepatic108 (80.0)65 (83.3)
Hilar2626 (100)2621 (80.8)
Superior1919 (100)1915 (78.9)
Mid1716 (94.1)1412 (85.7)
Inferior1513 (86.7)107 (70.0)
Mobile filing defect22 (100)0
Overall8984 (95.5)7560 (80.0)

  • Citation: Kurihara T, Yasuda I, Isayama H, Tsuyuguchi T, Yamaguchi T, Kawabe K, Okabe Y, Hanada K, Hayashi T, Ohtsuka T, Oana S, Kawakami H, Igarashi Y, Matsumoto K, Tamada K, Ryozawa S, Kawashima H, Okamoto Y, Maetani I, Inoue H, Itoi T. Diagnostic and therapeutic single-operator cholangiopancreatoscopy in biliopancreatic diseases: Prospective multicenter study in Japan. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(5): 1891-1901
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i5/1891.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1891