Cholangioscopic Classification of Bile Duct Lesions

Stage 1: patients included were evaluated using a standard duodenoscope and both SpyGlass® cholangioscopes: First generation, SpyGlass® Direct Visualization System and Second generation, Digital SpyGlass® DS System (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA) Procedures were performed by one experienced endoscopists with more than 300 ERCP/year (C.R.M). Biopsies were taken in order to correlate to histopathology. Stage 2: patients will be evaluated using a standard duodenoscope and second generation, Digital SpyGlass® DS System (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA). Procedures will be performed by two experienced endoscopists with more than 300 ERCP/year (C.R.M and M.S.A). Biopsies will be taken in order to correlate to histopathology.