Cytopathology of intra-hepatic bile as component of integrated procedure ("minilap") for hepatobiliary disorders.
Twenty patients with hepatobiliary disorders were prospectively studied by means of minilaparotomy. The study included cytologic evaluation of intra-hepatic bile obtained at trans-hepatic cholangiography. The yield of malignancy identified was increased one third by the cytologic studies.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001646:Bile / Q000166:cytology*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009515:New Jersey; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies