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Kurzawinski, T., Deery, A., & Davidson, B. R. (1993). Diagnostic value of cytology for biliary stricture. The British journal of surgery, 80(4), 414-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800800404
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Kurzawinski T, Deery A, Davidson BR. Diagnostic value of cytology for biliary stricture. Br J Surg. 1993 Apr;80(4):414-21. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800800404. PMID: 8495300.
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Br J Surg. 1993 Apr;80(4):414-21. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800800404.

Diagnostic value of cytology for biliary stricture.

The British journal of surgery

T Kurzawinski, A Deery, B R Davidson

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  1. Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital and Medical School, London, UK.

PMID: 8495300 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800800404

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, bile aspiration at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography has been developed for cytological diagnosis of biliary tract stricture. This safe and specific test has allowed a diagnosis to be reached before or without operation in about one-third of malignancies of the pancreas or biliary tree. The recent development of biliary brush cytology has produced better results. An endobiliary biopsy forceps is now available that may allow safe sampling of lesions causing extrinsic compression of the biliary tract. An endobiliary aspiration cytology needle has been produced that may permit non-ulcerating lesions to be diagnosed. A safe alternative to endobiliary methods is percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology; this yields a diagnosis in about half of patients presenting with obstructive jaundice and an imaged mass lesion.

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