title: Bile cytology. A routine addition to percutaneous biliary drainage.
abstract: Exfoliative cytology of bile aspirated from percutaneously placed combined external/internal biliary drainage catheters yielded positive results in 34% of 100 cases. There were no false-positive results. Bile cytology is a simple, inexpensive, and useful method which can establish a diagnosis of malignant biliary obstruction after catheter decompression.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001646:Bile / Q000166:cytology*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001652:Bile Ducts; D002404:Catheterization; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged