Cholangioscopy detected stones in more patients than conventional cholangiography did (23 versus 16). Stone clearance was not attempted in 6/23 patients; of the remaining 17, ...

SAN DIEGO — A one-unit increase in cholangioscopy procedures was linked to a 24% increase in subsequent cholangiocarcinoma diagnoses the following year, according to research presented at ...

Background: The accuracy of SpyGlass cholangioscopy (SGC) guided biopsy is only modest (60%) due to extrinsic lesion causing ductal stricture. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can visualise the biliary ...

LAS VEGAS – A trained convolutional neural network detected key cholangioscopy image features suggestive of malignancy supporting intra-procedural decision making, according to a presentation at ...

References. Alameel T, Bain V and Sandha G (2013) Clinical application of a single-operator direct visualization system improves the diagnostic and therapeutic yield of endoscopic retrograde ...

The SpyGlass is a single-operator cholangioscopy system designed to overcome the limitations of the standard 'mother‑baby' cholangioscopy procedure. As well as needing only a single operator, the ...

In the first ever International SpyGlass Symposium orgnaised by the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology here on Friday, leading gastroenterologists and gastro s ...

Cholangioscopy allows for targeted interventions, such as the removal of stones or biopsies, contributing to more precise diagnoses and effective management of bile duct disorders.

The worms in the 70-year-old were discovered when the man went to the hospital to undergo a cholangioscopy. He had been previously diagnosed with a type of cancer that develops in the colon (or ...

Prof Rungta also noted that cholangioscopy is more expensive than traditional surgery, with a cost difference of around Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000. However, ...