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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Percutaneous cytodiagnosis of malignancy in patients with biliary tract obstruction is often useful in planning subsequent therapy. Of 121 patients presenting for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage, 45 had fine needle aspiration biopsies. Forty-one patients had malignant obstruction of the biliary tree, while benign disease was present in 4 patients. Neoplasia was diagnosed in 12 of 13 patients with bile duct carcinoma, 16 of 22 patients with pancreatic cancer, and 3 of 6 patients with other malignancies. Radiologic biopsy sensitivity was only slightly inferior to surgical biopsy sensitivity in the same patient population. A scheme for biliary cytodiagnosis is presented, which uses a percutaneous approach for patients with suspected pancreatic carcinoma and a transcatheter approach for patients with suspected bile duct carcinoma. The utility of this procedure and the low complication rate are stressed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0364-2356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Fine needle aspiration biopsy in malignant obstructive jaundice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article