Proximal biliary strictures: using PTC endobiliary biopsy to avoid unnecessary surgical exploration. The Queen Elizabeth Birmingham experience.
Proximal biliary strictures (PBS) are located at the liver hilum or within the proximal third of the extrahepatic bile duct. Patients with these lesions are most likely to present with painless jaundice and a blood profile consistent with biliary obstruction. The majority of proximal biliary strictures are due to cholangiocarcinoma; however 10-25% are related to […]
Dr Conor Aleman, Dr Homoyoon Mehzard
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham