CLINICAL AND PARACLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED MALIGNANT BILIARY STRICTURES UNDERWENT BILIARY PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL FORCEPS BIOPSY

Tuấn Linh Lê1,2,, Trúc Linh Nguyễn1, Thái Bình Nguyễn2
1 HMU
2 Hanoi Medical University Hospital

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Purpose: To describe clinical and paraclinical features of patients with suspected malignant biliary strictures, who underwent biliary percutaneous transluminal forceps biopsy. Materials and methods: A retrospective and prospective, descriptive study of 52 patients with suspected malignant biliary strictures, who underwent biliary percutaneous transluminal forceps biopsy, at Ha Noi Medical University Hospital from Feb-2020 to Dec-2022. Results: Mean age was 64.8±10 years. Common clinical symptoms included abdominal pain, fever and jaudice with rates 92,3%, 57,7% and 55,8% respectively. The proportion of increased levels of total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and CA19-9 were more than 50%. The high level of biliirubin, CEA, CA 19-9 between malignant and benign biliary stenosis is no statistically significant difference (p>0.05). The common sites of bile duct strictures included the hilum, the lower segment of the common bile duct, and the intrahepatic bile duct with rates 36,5%, 32,7% and 30,8% respectively. The presence of irregular margin, asymmetry, restricted diffusion and increasing enhancement of strictured bile duct were significant findings for malignancy (p < 0.001). The characteristic of sudden stenosis between malignant and benign biliary stenosis is no statistically significant difference (p>0.05). Conclusion: Biliary atresia suspected of cancer is common in middle-aged or elderly patients. Common clinical symptoms are abdominal pain, fever, and jaundice. Imaging features are highly valuable in differentiating malignant and benign biliary strictures, helping to diagnose cholangiocarcinoma early.

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