Post written by Masanori Kobayashi, MD, PhD, from the Department of Endoscopy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan. We present a novel mapping biopsy method using a cytology device as a double-lumen sheath. With this method, it was possible to perform optimal surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma in a 65-year-old patient. Diagnosis of the …
Tag: Cholangiocarcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma obscured by a large paraesophageal hernia causing traction compression of the common hepatic duct ultimately diagnosed with percutaneous cholangioscopy
Post written by Sooraj Tejaswi, MD, MSPH, from UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA. We describe a multidisciplinary approach to obstructive jaundice due to 2 concurrent etiologies. A 75-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital for unresolving jaundice and elevated CA 19-9, despite a functioning percutaneous biliary drain (PBD) placed for biliary …
Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Post written by Ana Luísa Lopes dos Santos Silva, MD, from the Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal. Our video reports 3 patients with a diagnosis of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, who underwent endoscopic radiofrequency ablation with palliative intent. In all cases, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with single-operator cholangioscope was performed due to cholestasis symptoms to …
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