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Biliary Candidiasis - Evaluation of Risk Factors, Implementation of an Algorithm in Diagnostics and Therapy
In Brief
An observational study evaluating ERCP for Secondary Cholangitis and Bile Duct Strictures of Unknown Origin. Completed, enrolled 123 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Biliary obstruction and cholangitis are common problems in gastroenterology and need specific therapeutic interventions. Besides a variety of potential causes, infections of the biliary tract with Candida and other fungal species have increasingly been reported in the last few years. Especially interesting is the question, if patients with positive fungal cultures of bile samples should be treated or not and under which circumstances. The primary aim of the present study is to evaluate wether positive fungal cultures of bile samples indicate fungal infection of the biliary tract, rather colonization or simply contamination during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure.
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography transpapillary biopsies