Cytology and associated histology of biliary and pancreatic duct striutures: how good is our correlation?

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2015

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Coetzee, Kirstin Janine

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with bile and pancreatic duct brushings is a first-line diagnostic investigation in patients with pancreatic carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma presenting with obstructive jaundice. Biliary brushing cytology has a high specificity approaching 100%, but sensitivity is only modest, with reported ranges in the literature of 42-88%.

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