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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2014; 6(1): 1-5
Published online Jan 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i1.1
Published online Jan 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i1.1
Direct peroral cholangioscopy
Mansour A Parsi, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Center for Endoscopy and Pancreatobiliary Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
Author contributions: Parsi MA contributed solely to this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Mansour A Parsi, MD, Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Center for Endoscopy and Pancreatobiliary Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, United States. parsim@ccf.org
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Received: November 1, 2013
Revised: December 4, 2013
Accepted: December 17, 2013
Published online: January 16, 2014
Revised: December 4, 2013
Accepted: December 17, 2013
Published online: January 16, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Direct peroral cholangioscopy is a valuable and economic tool for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in the biliary tree. However, solutions are needed to make access to the biliary tree easier, and to improve the endoscope stability within the biliary tree for diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers.