Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy with an ultraslim video upper endoscope with CO(2) insufflation: a feasibility study

Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Sep;74(3):696-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.030. Epub 2011 Jun 25.

Authors

Tsuyoshi Hamada¹, Takeshi Tsujino, Naoki Sasahira, Hirofumi Kogure, Hiroyuki Isayama, Kenji Hirano, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Minoru Tada, Kazuhiko Koike

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 21704988
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology*
Biopsy
Carbon Dioxide
Endoscopes
Endoscopy, Digestive System / instrumentation*
Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods*
Female
Gallstones / diagnosis*
Gallstones / therapy
Humans
Insufflation
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Carbon Dioxide