Endoscopic Retrograde Pancreatography and Brushing Cytology Using a Guidewire with Special Reference to the Recanalization Method in Patients with Main Pancreatic Duct Obstruction
Abstract:We attempted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using guidewires on 32 patients: 16 with main pancreatic duct (MPD) stricture and 16 with MPD obstruction which had been detected by ordinary ERCP. We also performed brushing cytology for pancreatic ductal lesions in 24 of these patients. In 15 of the 16 patients with a MPD stricture, an ERCP catheter was inserted up to the stricture and then the catheter was passed into the proximal MPD through the stricture using a guidewire (recanalization m… Show more
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