Research Article

Diagnosis of Biliary Strictures Using Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy under the Direct View of Peroral Cholangioscopy: Results of a Prospective Study (with Video)

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A case of malignancy: (a, b) computed tomography and cholangiography showing the biliary stricture in the hilar bile duct (pink arrow); (c) cholangioscopy showing an irregular papillogranular surface; (d) pCLE under the direct view of POCS showing dark glandular structures with irregular margins, suggestive of malignancy. Finally, the histological examination demonstrates adenocarcinoma.
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