title: Simplified brush biopsy of the bile ducts.
abstract: A simple and convenient technique is presented for the performance of transluminal brush biopsies of biliary tract lesions. Since a guide wire is maintained in position through the obstruction, the technique can be performed at any time without loss of access to that lesion.
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans