Benign Biliary Strictures: A Comprehensive Review

Munish Ashat ¹ , Joseph Berei ² , Rami El-Abiad ¹ , Mouen A. Khashab ³

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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Turk J Gastroenterol 2024; 35: 513-522

DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2024.24044

Keywords : Biliary stricture, cholangioscopy, ERCP, fluorescence in situ hybridization, next generation sequencing

Read: 768 Downloads: 257 Published: 01 July 2024

Volume 35, Issue 7, July 2024

Abstract: Benign biliary strictures (BBS) ensue from inflammatory conditions (e.g., chronic pancreatitis) or post surgery (e.g., cholecystectomy and liver transplant). High-quality cross-sectional imaging studies such as computed tomography or magnetic resonance cholangiopancre atography are essential in the diagnosis and planning of therapeutic interventions and in ruling out malignancy. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with dilation and stenting is the mainstay treatment for BBS, while surgery is reserved for failed endoscopy or refractory cases.

Cite this article as: Ashat M, Berei J, El-Abiad R, Khashab MA. Benign biliary strictures: A comprehensive review. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2024;35(7):513-522.

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