Renaissance of cholangiopancreatoscopy and new ways of intraductal endoscopic therapy

Czech version

Authors: O. Urban ^1–3; P. Fojtík ¹; O. Mikolájek ¹; U. Arnelo ^4,5
Authors‘ workplace: Centrum péče o zažívací trakt, Vítkovická nemocnice a. s., Ostrava ¹; Interní klinika LF OU a FN Ostrava ²; Lékařská fakulta OU v Ostravě ³; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Švédsko ⁴; Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Švédsko ⁵
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2016; 70(3): 203-207
Category: Digestive Endoscopy: Review Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amgh2016203

Overview

The aim of this review article is to describe the current possibilities of endoscopy for examination of the biliary tract and pancreatic duct, introduce the current terminology, and report basic endoscopic findings. Radical technological change is the transition from a system dominated by two endoscopists („dual operator“) to „single operator“ technology. The basic diagnostic indication for cholangioscopy is still indeterminate biliary tract stenosis, and the most significant therapeutic indication is lithotripsy of difficult choledocholithiasis.

Key words:
biliary tract stenosis – cholangioscopy – pancreatoscopy

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE „uniform requirements“ for biomedical papers.

Submitted:
19. 3. 2016

Accepted:
24. 5. 2016

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