Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	9370
Country	Germany

Received	2014-02-10 15:51
Peer-Review Started	2014-02-11 09:41
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Return for Revision	2014-03-13 18:17
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Articles in Press	2014-05-23 10:32
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-08-18 16:49

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Comparative analysis of ERCP, IDUS, EUS and CT in predicting malignant bile duct strictures
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Hauke S Heinzow, Sara Kammerer, Carina Rammes, Johannes Wessling, Dirk Domagk and Tobias Meister
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Corresponding Author	Tobias Meister, MD, Department of Medicine Ⅱ, HELIOS Albert-Schweitzer Hospital, G?ttingen University Teaching Hospital, Sturmb?ume 8-10, D-37154 Northeim, Germany. tobiasmeister@gmx.de
Key Words	Intraductal ultrasound; Intraductal ultrasound; Bile duct strictures; Endosonography; Computed tomography; Malignancy
Core Tip	A cohort of 234 patients with bile duct strictures of unknown etiology was examined to determine the diagnostic efficiency of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP), intraductal ultrasound (IDUS), endosonography (EUS), endoscopic transpapillary forceps biopsies (ETP) and computed tomography (CT). The detection rate of malignancy by ERCP/IDUS was superior to ETP (91% vs 59%, P < 0.0001), EUS (91% vs 74%, P < 0.0001), and CT (91% vs 73%, P < 0.0001); EUS was comparable to CT (74% vs 73%, P = 0.649). Taking the findings of our study into account, we suggest that ERCP/IDUS is superior to EUS and CT in providing accurate diagnoses of bile duct strictures of uncertain etiology, thus allowing for adequate further clinical management.
Publish Date	2014-08-18 16:49
Citation	Heinzow HS, Kammerer S, Rammes C, Wessling J, Domagk D, Meister T. Comparative analysis of ERCP, IDUS, EUS and CT in predicting malignant bile duct strictures. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(30): 10495-10503
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i30/10495.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10495

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