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 7 Procedure success rate of diagnostic single-operator cholangiopancreatoscopy for pancreatic duct lesions n (%)
Pancreatic duct target sitenSuccessrate of visualizing target siteBiopsy performed,nAdequatetissue for histologic examination
Head1514 (93.3)109 (90.0)
Body10 (0)00 (0.0)
Tail11 (100.0)11 (100)
Overall1715 (88.2)1110 (90.9)

  • 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