What is the appropriate method of pathological specimen collection for cholangiocarcinoma detection in primary sclerosing cholangitis?
Yuichi KanoTakuya IshikawaKentaro YamaoYasuyuki MizutaniTadashi IidaKota UetsukiTakeshi YamamuraKazuhiro FurukawaMasanao NakamuraHiroki KawashimaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology (2024)
Transpapillary bile duct biopsy should be performed via localized DS with upstream dilation for the detection of cholangiocarcinoma in patients with PSC. Especially when the diameter differences are greater than 5 mm, the development of cholangiocarcinoma should be strongly suspected.