Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peroral Cholangioscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

Peroral cholangioscopy (POCS) has emerged as a valuable endoscopic modality for the diagnosis and treatment of biliary tract diseases. Despite its growing clinical application, no standardized clinical practice guidelines have previously been established in Japan. In response, here we describe how the Japan Biliary Association (JBA) developed evidence-based guidelines to support the safe and effective implementation of POCS.

Methods

Following the Minds 2020 methodology, a multidisciplinary committee formulated 31 key clinical, background, and future research questions across six domains: definitions, indications and roles, procedures, special cases, adverse events, and diagnostic/therapeutic outcomes. Recommendations were based on a systematic review of li

SUBMITTER: Nagai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818022 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature