SAN DIEGO — A one-unit increase in cholangioscopy procedures was linked to a 24% increase in subsequent cholangiocarcinoma diagnoses the following year, according to research presented at ...

A percutaneous cholangioscopy procedure is a method for treating gallstones in the gallbladder for patients who are not operative candidates for gallbladder removal.

1 Introduction Cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy allow direct endoscopic visualization of the biliary and pancreatic duct lumen. Direct access to the pancreatic and biliary ducts for ...

Cholangioscopy helped 30 out of 36 pediatric patients (83.3%). These data show that cholangioscopy is safe and helpful for children and adolescents. Cholangioscopy was used in just over 11% of ...

Peroral cholangioscopy uses an endoscope to examine and treat problems in the biliary system, such as blockages and infections.

Single-Operator Peroral Cholangioscopy In 2005, a single-operator cholangioscopy (SOC) system called the SpyGlass TM Direct Visualization System (Boston Scientific Corp, Natick, Massachusetts, USA) ...

The authors conclude that cholangioscopy-assisted techniques might be more effective than conventional techniques in detecting biliary stones and achieving complete stone clearance; however, the ...