VALUE OF ENDOBILIARY BRUSH CYTOLOGY AND BIOPSIES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT BILE-DUCT STENOSIS - RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY
VALUE OF ENDOBILIARY BRUSH CYTOLOGY AND BIOPSIES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT BILE-DUCT STENOSIS - RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY
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DOI:
10.1016/s0016-5107(95)70012-9
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发表时间:
1995-12-01
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
BORY, R
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作者:
PONCHON, T;GAGNON, P;BORY, R
Background: Before considering a nonsurgical method of management of a bile duct stenosis, a tissue diagnosis is highly desirable. In a prospective study we have evaluated the feasibility and reliability of endobiliary brush cytology and biopsies performed at the time of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.Methods: Two hundred thirty-three consecutive patients underwent an attempt at endobiliary brush cytology and biopsies of bile duct stenosis when no mass was detected on ultrasound and CT scan.Results: The material for cytology was sufficient for analysis in 210 cases (90%) and biopsies were obtained in 128 cases (55%). One hundred fifteen patients had both cytology and biopsies (49%). For the diagnosis of malignant stenosis, the sensitivity was 35% for cytology, 43% for biopsies, and 63% for the combination of cytology and biopsies. For both cytology and biopsies, the specificity was 97%. In the cases of cancer primarily involving the bile ducts, the sensitivity was 86% when combining both cytology and biopsies.Conclusions: Endobiliary sampling is technically difficult and has a limited sensitivity for the diagnosis of malignant biliary stenosis. Biopsies should be combined with cytology to increase the sensitivity.