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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages 1003-1013Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i11.1003
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Endoscopic cholangiopancreatography; Bile ducts; Biliary tract; Stricture; Stents
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Endoscopic management of biliary obstruction has evolved tremendously since the introduction of flexible fiberoptic endoscopes over 50 years ago. For the last several decades, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become established as the mainstay for definitively diagnosing and relieving biliary obstruction. In addition, and more recently, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has gained increasing favor as an auxiliary diagnostic and therapeutic modality in facilitating decompression of the biliary tree. Here, we provide a review of the current and continually evolving role of gastrointestinal endoscopy, including both ERCP and EUS, in the management of biliary obstruction with a focus on benign biliary strictures.
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