Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	21825
Country	United States

Received	2015-08-01 09:10
Peer-Review Started	2015-08-04 08:11
To Make the First Decision	2015-09-28 13:33
Return for Revision	2015-09-29 18:00
Revised	2015-10-19 09:34
Second Decision	2015-12-12 17:13
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-12-21 11:26
Articles in Press	2015-12-21 11:26
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-02-26 09:28
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-03-07 11:32

ISSN	1948-5204 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Endoscopic palliation of malignant biliary strictures
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sanjay M Salgado, Monica Gaidhane and Michel Kahaleh
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, Chief of Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1305 York Avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10021, United States. mkahaleh@gmail.com
Key Words	Biliary strictures; Malignant; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Photodynamic therapy; Endoscopy; Palliation; Endoscopic ultrasound; Radiofrequency ablation
Core Tip	Palliative therapies for malignant biliary strictures are crucial for a disease that so often presents with surgical ineligibility. In this paper, we highlight both the established and more novel endoscopic palliative approaches for these types of strictures. Perhaps the most established of these therapies is endoscopic biliary deprecompression via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), which is notably approached differently in extrahepatic and intrahepatic strictures. In cases where traditional ERCP fails or is not feasible, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage has quickly become the second-line intervention. Finally, we end by discussing the literature behind more novel therapies, namely intraductal radiofrequency ablation and photodynamic therapy.
Publish Date	2016-03-07 11:32
Citation	Salgado SM, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M. Endoscopic palliation of malignant biliary strictures. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(3): 240-247
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v8/i3/240.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.240

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