The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Unexplained Biliary Dilation

Lionel S D'Souza; Jonathan M Buscaglia

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2018.11.001

The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Unexplained Biliary Dilation

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2019 Apr;29(2):161-171. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2018.11.001. Epub 2019 Feb 2.

Authors

Lionel S D'Souza¹, Jonathan M Buscaglia²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stony Brook University Hospital, 101 Nicolls Road HSC Level 17, Room 60, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. Electronic address: Lionel.DSouza@stonybrook.edu.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stony Brook University Hospital, 101 Nicolls Road HSC Level 17, Room 60, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.

PMID: 30846146
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2018.11.001

Abstract

Isolated biliary dilation, as an incidental diagnosis, is increasing owing to an increase in the use of noninvasive abdominal imaging and poses a diagnostic challenge to physicians especially when further noninvasive diagnostic testing fails to reveal an etiology. This article reviews available data describing the natural history of this clinical scenario and the impact of endoscopic ultrasound examination in the evaluation of unexplained dilation of the common bile duct.

Keywords: Abnormal liver tests; Biliary dilation; Endoscopic ultrasound; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bile Ducts / diagnostic imaging*
Bile Ducts / pathology
Dilatation, Pathologic / blood
Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
Dilatation, Pathologic / etiology
Endosonography*
Humans
Liver Function Tests
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed