Biliary endoscopy.
The literature this year contained a number of articles reviewing the different methods of biliary drainage for malignant obstruction, highlighting approaches to unilateral drainage, and stressing the risks of incomplete drainage after contrast injection. A number of articles addressed issues surrounding the differentiation of benign and malignant biliary strictures.
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Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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