Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	8631
Country	Germany

Received	2013-12-31 14:35
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-31 20:28
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-12 18:48
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Efficacy of SpyGlassTM-directed biopsy compared to brush cytology in obtaining adequate tissue for diagnosis in patients with biliary strictures
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Johannes Wilhelm Rey, Torsten Hansen, Sebastian Dümcke, Achim Tresch, Katja Kramer, Peter Robert Galle, Martin Goetz, Marcus Schuchmann, Ralf Kiesslich and Arthur Hoffman
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Corresponding Author	Arthur Hoffman, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary´s Hospital Frankfurt, Richard-Wagner-Straße 14, 60318 Frankfurt, Germany. ahoff66286@aol.com
Key Words	Cholangioscopy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Brush cytology; Biopsy
Core Tip	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography remains the gold standard method for diagnosing biliary tract diseases. However, choledochoscopy with the SpyGlassTM system enables direct visualization of the biliary tract. Furthermore, targeted biopsies can be performed. In our single-center study, the diagnostic yield of SpyGlassTM-directed biopsy for inflammatory changes in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and non-PSC patients was significantly greater than that of brush cytology. The better diagnostic yield strongly correlated with significantly greater amounts of tissue for histological evaluation.
Publish Date	2014-04-20 14:05
Citation	Rey JW, Hansen T, Dümcke S, Tresch A, Kramer K, Galle PR, Goetz M, Schuchmann M, Kiesslich R, Hoffman A. Efficacy of SpyGlassTM-directed biopsy compared to brush cytology in obtaining adequate tissue for diagnosis in patients with biliary strictures. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(4): 137-143
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i4/137.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i4.137

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