Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma as the etiology of biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and aim: Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) typically presents as biliary strictures. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-fine needle aspiration (FNA) may contribute to the diagnosis of CCA as the etiology of extrahepatic biliary strictures. Our aim was to study the uselfulness of EUS-FNA in d...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527262/ |