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Mistakes in cholangioscopy and how to avoid them

Marianna Arvanitakis, Malina Wiesand, Paraskevas Gkolfakis

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Cholangioscopy is a minimally invasive endoscopic technique enabling direct visualisation of bile ducts for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in biliary disease management.

Cholangioscopy allows characterisation and tissue acquisition for strictures of undetermined aetiology.
The technique facilitates extension assessment for biliary cancer.
Cholangioscopy provides intraductal lithotripsy for complex biliary stones.
The technique is useful in managing biliary diseases through both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.

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Abstract

Cholangioscopy is a minimally invasive, endoscopic technique that allows direct visualisation of the bile ducts, facilitating both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. It is a useful tool in managing biliary diseases, allowing characterisation and tissue acquisition for strictures of undetermined aetiology, facilitating extension assessment for biliary cancer and providing intraductal lithotripsy for complex biliary stones.

Published

2025

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