title: Management of benign biliary strictures: current status and perspective.
abstract: Benign biliary strictures are common and occur either from hepato-biliary surgery or from diseases including chronic pancreatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, among others. The treatment of many such strictures is endoscopic with evolving new approaches especially with fully covered metal stents. The only classification system available is for postoperative strictures with the intention to guide surgical correction. There is no useful classification system to guide both assessment and management of benign biliary strictures. This proposed classification is relevant to patient care in assisting diagnosis and endoscopic management.
authors.affiliation: AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kaffes
mesh_terms: D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019468:Disease Management; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Benign biliary; Benign strictures; Biliary; Biliary stents  strictures; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography