ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020
The Expansion of Cholangioscopy: Established and Investigational Uses of SpyGlass in Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cholangioscopy-guided laser lithotripsy for difficult pancreatobiliary duct stones: a single-center experience with high single-session duct clearance.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Common Bile Duct Access After Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review of Endoscopic Considerations for Treatment of Choledocholithiasis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Feasibility and Safety of Percutaneous Gallbladder Cryoablation with and Without Gallstone Extraction for Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026Article
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- Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Transhepatic Lithotripsy Using SpyGlassDSTM Cholangioscopy for the Treatment of Difficult Stones.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Pancreatoscopy-assisted removal ofVideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2025Article
- Evaluating the yield of digital single operator cholangioscopy in posttransplant biliary strictures after unsuccessful guidewire placement with ERCP.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
- Direct Single-Operator Cholangioscopy and Intraductal Ultrasonography in Patients with Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: A Single Center Experience.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Post-cholecystectomy Clip Migration: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Digital cholangioscopy-assisted, direct visualization-guided, radiation-free, endoscopic retrograde intervention for cholelithiasis: technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Full-depth evaluation of the bile duct with a 7F cholangioscope and its possibility for guiding therapeutics.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2024Review
- A missed case of intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm associated with missed stones in extrahepatic bile duct: a case report.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Nonoperative repair of complete transection of the common bile duct using single-operator cholangioscopy.Endoscopy · 2023Article
- Real-Time Fluorescence Imaging to Identify Cholangiocarcinoma in the Extrahepatic Biliary Tree Using an Enzyme-Activatable Probe.Liver cancer · 2023Article
- Antibiotic prophylaxis and post-procedure infectious complications in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with peroral cholangioscopy.Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
- Endoscopic management of benign and malignant hilar stricture.Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society · 2023Review
- Case report: Single-operator peroral cholangioscopy system (SpyGlass) diagnosis of an extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma (video).Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Mirizzi Syndrome Type IV Successfully Treated with Peroral Single-operator Cholangioscopy-guided Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy: A Case Report with Literature Review.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Review
- Biliary obstruction caused by plant seeds.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Direct visualization of bile and pancreatic duct pathology is proving to be beneficial in patients where previous techniques have failed. Recent advancements in technology and the development of the SpyGlass system have led to an increased use of cholangioscopy. It is already known that SpyGlass is beneficial in patients with difficult bile duct stones and indeterminate biliary lesions through the use of targeted lithotripsy and visually guided biopsy. Cholangioscopy allows the visualization of hidden stone and guide wire placement across difficult strictures and selective cannulation of the intrahepatic and cystic ducts. It is also demonstrating its utility in investigational applications such as post-liver transplant and primary sclerosing cholangitis stricture treatment, evaluation of hemobilia, and guided radiofrequency ablation of ductal tumors. In addition to having clinical utility, cholangioscopy may also be cost-effective by limiting the number of repeat procedures. Cholangioscopy overall has similar complication rates compared to other standard endoscopic retrograde cholangioscopy (ERCP) techniques, but there may be higher rates of cholangitis. This could be mitigated with prophylactic antibiotic use, and overall, cholangioscopy has similar complication rates compared to other techniques.
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