Cholangioscopy in primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case series of benign features.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Cholangioscopy is useful in establishing a visual diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), but this is harder to achieve in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) because of the stricture-forming nature of the disease. Furthermore, it can be harder to differentiate malignant from benign features of the underlying inflammation. This case series demonstrates the varied features of nonmalignant inflammatory findings in PSC.

Methods

A single experienced endoscopist performed cholangioscopy for PSC cases referred for ERCP.

Results

Cholangioscopy in these 5 cases without CCA demonstrated the features of acute and chronic inflammation, acute inflammatory mass, dominant stricture, acute cholangitis in a duct with features of chronic inflammation with a large p

SUBMITTER: Tejaswi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature