Digital, Single-Operator Cholangiopancreatoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatobiliary Disorders: Results From the Multicenter Czech and Slovak National Database
Abstract
Digital cholangioscopy provides higher-resolution imaging of the pancreatobiliary tract compared to the 1st generation. The impact of a new single-operator digital cholangioscope (d-SOC) in diagnosis and treatment of pancreatobiliary diseases has not been intensely assessed.
The aim of this retrospective analysis of prospective case series from 8 centers from the Czech (n=7) and Slovak (n=1) Republics was to assess:(1) diagnostic yield of d-SOC visual diagnosis and biopsies in patients with undetermined biliary strictures;(2) the efficacy of d-SOC directed treatment of difficult lithiasis and (3) to analyze procedure related adverse events (AEs).