Diagnostika biliárnych stenóz a hlavne odlíšenie benígnej od malígnej lézie je v bežnej praxi stále zložité. Samotné cholangiografické nálezy pri ERCP alebo MRCP nie sú tak špecifické, aby jednoznačne určovali ďalší management pacientov. Hlavnú diagnostickú výzvu predstavujú indeterminované stenózy, u ktorých základný diagnostický postup vrátane abdominálnych zobrazovacích techník a ERCP s cytologickým sterom nevedie k jednoznačnej diagnóze. Perorálna cholangioskopia môže zlepšiť ich diagnostiku priamou vizualizáciou a umožňuje cielený odber biopsií so zámerom zvýšiť diagnostickú výťažnosť vyšetrenia. Možnosti cholangioskopie boli doteraz obmedzené a len niektoré pracoviská mali k dispozícii prvú generáciu cholangioskopie Spyglass? ktorá bola založená na fibrooptickom princípe. Kvalita obrazu nebola ideálna, odber biopsií či terapeutické zákroky boli so Spyglass? prvej generácie taktiež zložité. Nový systém pracujúci na princípe digitálneho zobrazenia (Spyglass™ DS) je charakterizovaný vyššou kvalitou obrazu oproti prvej generácii, taktiež odber biopsií sa zdá byť jednoduchší. V tomto článku sumarizujeme naše prvé skúsenosti s novým systémom Spyglass™ DS. Kľúčové slová: cholangioskopia SpyGlass™ DS – biliárna stenóza – endoskopická retrográdna cholangiopankreatografia
The diagnosis of biliary strictures remains challenging, and it can be difficult to differentiate between benign and malignant strictures. Cholangiography characteristics alone obtained during ERCP or MRCP may not be specific enough to indicate unambiguous decisions on patient management. Peroral choledochoscopy can improve the diagnosis of indeterminate strictures by visualisation of the mucosa at the stricture site and enables obtaining directed biopsies in order to increase the diagnostic yield. Cholangioscopy options have been limited so far. Some workplaces, including our department in Trnava, worked with the first generation cholangioscopy (SpyGlass?), which was based on the fibre-optic principle and image quality was not perfect. Therapeutic interventions and taking biopsy specimens was also difficult with the first generation SpyGlass?. The new system working on principle of a digital imaging (Spyglass™ DS) is characterized by improved image quality, which is incomparably better compared to the first generation, taking biopsies seems to be easier as well. The image quality is higher compared to the first generation and taking biopsies also seems to be easier. In this article we summarise our first experience with the new SpyGlass™ DS. Key words: cholangioscopy SpyGlass™ DS – biliary stenosis – endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study. The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE „uniform requirements“ for biomedical papers. Submitted: 17. 8. 2015 Accepted: 6. 10. 2015
- Keywords
- cholangioskopie SpyGlass™ DS, biliární stenóza,
- MeSH
- Biopsy MeSH
- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde MeSH
- Cholangitis diagnosis MeSH
- Choledocholithiasis diagnosis MeSH
- Cholestasis etiology MeSH
- Endoscopy, Digestive System * methods MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Bile Duct Neoplasms diagnosis MeSH
- Bile Duct Diseases * diagnosis MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Constriction, Pathologic * diagnosis etiology MeSH
- Bile Ducts pathology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Publication type
- Case Reports MeSH
V bežných klinických situáciách je odlíšenie benígnej od malígnej biliárnej lézie nesmierne zložité. Tak ako endoskopické techniky (endoskopická retrográdna cholangiopankreatikografia, endoskopická ultrasonografia) i neinvazívne zobrazovacie metódy (magnetická rezonančná cholangiopankreatikografia, počítačová tomografia, ultrasonografia či endoskopická ultrasonografia) častokrát niesú schopné odlíšiť povahu nálezov v biliopankreatickom systéme. Hlavnou diagnostickou výzvou sú indeterminované stenózy. Perorálna cholangioskopia (SpyGlass) ako prvej tak i druhej (digitálnej) generácie prispela k zlepšeniu diagnostickej presnosti nálezov, a to hlavne ich priamou inšpekciou s doplnením cielených biopsií. Vďaka tendencii rozvoja nových metód sa posledných 10 rokov na trhu uplatňuje katétrová laserová endomikroskopia (pCLE), ktorá v kombinácii s endoskopickou retrográdnou cholangiopankreatikografiou rozšírila možnosti diagnostickej výťažnosti v riešení indeterminovaných stenóz v biliárnych cestách. Prezentujeme prípad prvej klinickej aplikácie kombinovaného prístupu perorálnej cholangioskopie a pCLE u pacienta so suspektnou stenózou extrahepatálnych biliárnych ciest v ČR a SR.
In routine clinical situations it is extremely complicated to distinguish benign lesions from malignant biliary lesions. Endoscopic techniques (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasonography), as well as non-invasive imaging methods (magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, computerised tomography – CT, ultrasonography or endoscopic ultrasonography) often cannot determine the nature of findings in the biliopancreatic system. Indeterminate stenoses pose a major diagnostic challenge. Oral cholangioscopy (SpyGlass) in both the first and the second (digital) generation helped improve the diagnostic accuracy of findings, especially through direct inspection with the addition of targeted biopsies. With the development of new methods, probe-based laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) has been used in the market for the last 10 years and, combined with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, it has broadened the possibilities of diagnostic yield in resolving indeterminate biliary route stenoses. We present the case of the first clinical application of the approach combining oral cholangioscopy and pCLE in the Czech and Slovak Republics in a patient with suspected stenosis of the extrahepatic bile ducts.
- Keywords
- katétrová konfokálna endomikroskopia Cellvizio, cholangioskopia SpyGlass™ DS,
- MeSH
- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde * methods MeSH
- Hepatic Duct, Common * pathology MeSH
- Liver Cirrhosis complications MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Constriction, Pathologic * diagnosis MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Case Reports MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH