Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1097-1101
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1097

Table 3 Sensitivity of brush cytology and forceps biopsy in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma n (%)

	Positive for malignancy
Brush cytology	24/73¹ (32.9)
Brush cytology	24/58² (41.4)
Forceps biopsy	31/73¹ (42.5)
Forceps biopsy	31/58² (53.4)
Combination of cytology and biopsy	35/73¹ (47.9)
Combination of cytology and biopsy	35/58² (60.3)

¹Samples;

²Patients.

Citation: Weber A, Weyhern CV, Fend F, Schneider J, Neu B, Meining A, Weidenbach H, Schmid RM, Prinz C. Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(7): 1097-1101
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i7/1097.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1097