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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2025; 31(45): 112436
Published online Dec 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.112436
Published online Dec 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.112436
Table 1 Etiologies of biliary strictures[21]
| Most common etiologies | |
| Benign | Post-operative or iatrogenic (e.g., after cholecystectomy, liver transplantation) |
| Pancreatitis (chronic) | |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | |
| IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis | |
| Other: Trauma, recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, AIDS cholangiopathy, ischemia, primary biliary cirrhosis, Mirizzi syndrome, medications | |
| Malignant | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | |
| Metastatic tumors (renal cell cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer) | |
| Other: Gallbladder malignancy, ampulloma, primary duodenal adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, lymphoma, neuroendocrine tumors |
- Citation: Pacheco-Cassamá J, Monteiro S, Silva J. Two scopes, one mission: An integrated approach of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound to biliary strictures. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(45): 112436
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i45/112436.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.112436
