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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...