Role of endoscopy in primary sclerosing cholangitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Clinical Guideline

J Hepatol. 2017 Jun;66(6):1265-1281. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.02.013. Epub 2017 Apr 18.

Abstract

This guideline is an official statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the role of endoscopy in primary sclerosing cholangitis. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system was adopted to define the strength of recommendations and the quality of evidence. Main recommendations.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing / diagnosis
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing / therapy
  • Dilatation
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods*
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
  • Stents