Intraductal Biliopancreatic Imaging: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Technology Review

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Intraductal biliopancreatic imaging: European Society

of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) technology
review
Authors Andrea Tringali1, Arnaud Lemmers2, Volker Meves3, Grischa Terheggen4, Jrgen Pohl3, Guido Manfredi5,
Michael Hfner6, Guido Costamagna1, Jacques Devire2, Horst Neuhaus4, Fabrice Caillol7, Marc Giovannini7,
Cesare Hassan8, Jean-Marc Dumonceau9
Institutions Institutions are listed at end of article.
Bibliography This technology review expresses the current biliary strictures/intraluminal lesions, difficult
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ view of the European Society of Gastrointestinal biliary stones) and to the setting of tertiary care
10.1055/s-0034-1392584
Endoscopy (ESGE) on the available techniques for centers.
Published online: 0.0.2015
intraductal biliopancreatic imaging. Peroral pancreatoscopy may find an indication in
Endoscopy 2015; 47: 739753
Georg Thieme Verlag KG The three cholangioscopy techniques are de- situations where other imaging modalities (main-
Stuttgart New York scribed: the dual-operator and single-opera- ly EUS) are inconclusive (i.e. delineation of main
ISSN 0013-726X tor mother-baby approaches using dedicated in- duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia ex-
struments, and the direct technique using cur- tension, sampling of indeterminate main pancre-
Corresponding author
Andrea Tringali, MD PhD
rently available ultrathin gastroscopes. atic duct strictures)
Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The mother-baby method is standardized and re- Intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) has a poorer
Catholic University producible, while direct cholangioscopy is techni- performance than EUS in the staging of pancreatic
Largo A. Gemelli 8 cally demanding and its safety requires further malignancies and can increase the risk of pan-
00168 Rome, Italy evaluation. creatitis. A promising indication for IDUS could
Fax: +390630157220 As well as direct visualization of the bile ducts, be the evaluation of indeterminate biliary stric-
[email protected]
cholangioscopy has the further advantage of al- tures and ampullary tumors.
lowing targeted biopsy. Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE)
Image quality is still suboptimal for single-opera- of the bile ducts is a difficult and expensive tech-
tor cholangioscopy, while the other techniques nique. Appropriate training needs to be estab-
have achieved adequately detailed imaging. lished, since interpretation of images is challen-
The costs of mother-baby cholangioscopy are high ging. pCLE can be an important diagnostic tool in
and its application in clinical practice should be the setting of indeterminate biliary strictures.
restricted to selected cases (i.e. indeterminate
Abbreviations IDUS intraductal ultrasonography

! IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neo-
3D-IDUS three-dimensional intraductal ultra- plasia
sonography MRI magnetic resonance imaging
CBD common bile duct MRCP magnetic resonance cholangio-
CI confidence interval pancreatography
CLE confocal laser endomicroscopy NBI narrow band imaging
CT computed tomography OR odds ratio
DOC double-operator cholangioscopy pCLE probe-based confocal laser endomi-
EHL electrohydraulic lithotripsy croscopy
EPLBD endoscopic papillary large balloon POPS peroral pancreatoscopy
dilation SOC single-operator cholangioscopy
ERC endoscopic retrograde cholangio-
graphy
ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangio- Introduction
pancreatography !
ESWL extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogra-
EUS endoscopic ultrasonography phy (ERCP) is a diagnostic and therapeutic inva-
FNA fine needle aspiration sive imaging modality of the biliopancreatic duc-
Tringali Andrea et al. Biliopancreatic intraductal imaging: ESGE technology review Endoscopy 2015; 47: 739753
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tal system. It provides an indirect radiological visualization of lines; notable differences include the absence of key questions
the biliopancreatic system. The first direct peroral visualization and recommendations. In September 2013, the project was en-
of the biliopancreatic system was described in 1975 [1] and it dorsed by the ESGE Governing Board. Different topics were each
has since become an important diagnostic tool in selected cases, assigned to a subgroup of experts after a general discussion dur-
when other available techniques (e. g. endoscopic ultrasonogra- ing a meeting held in October 2013 (Berlin, Germany).
phy [EUS], computed tomography [CT] scanning, magnetic reso- The final search of the relevant literature was performed in No-
nance imaging [MRI], biopsy sampling) cannot provide a defini- vember 2014 using Medline (via Pubmed), the Cochrane Library,
tive diagnosis. Therapeutic goals were then pursued, mostly the Embase, and the internet. In March 2015, a draft prepared by A. T.
extraction of biliary and pancreatic stones using electrohydraulic was sent to all group members. After agreement on a final ver-
or laser lithotripsy. The main drawbacks of cholangiopancreato- sion, the manuscript was reviewed by two members of the ESGE
scopy include costs, suboptimal imaging quality, and the fragility Governing Board and sent to all ESGE individual members for
of the devices. During the last 20 years, the development of high comments. It was then submitted to the journal Endoscopy for
quality video cholangioscopes ( " Table 1) has partially resolved publication. This technological review was issued in 2015 and
some of these problems. Intraductal biliopancreatic imaging will be considered for update in 2019.
modalities were expanded, with new and expensive techniques
(
" Table 2) aiming at visualizing the thickness of duct walls as
well as periductal structures (intraductal ultrasound, confocal la- Dual-operator mother-baby peroral cholangioscopy
ser endomicroscopy [CLE]). !
This technology review expresses the current view of the Euro- Introduction
pean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) about the Dual-operator cholangioscopy (DOC) is commonly referred to as
presently available techniques for intraductal biliopancreatic mother-baby cholangioscopy; it uses a very slim endoscope
imaging. passed through the working channel of a duodenoscope. Two
endoscopists are needed to control the instruments.
Methods Equipment and technique

! A biliary sphincterotomy is usually performed to facilitate pas-
The aim of this technology review is to clarify technical aspects sage of the cholangioscope (95 % of 144 patients in a retrospective
for those who actually perform endoscopic procedures [2]. The series) [3]. Then, the cholangioscope (baby scope) is passed
methodology was adapted from that used for ESGE clinical guide- through the accessory channel of the duodenoscope (mother
Table 1 Characteristics of available mother-baby cholangiopancreatoscopes.
Endoscope Type Opera- Tip Working Image Lumens, n Tip de- Deflection Field Focal dis- Working
tors, n diameter, channel, enhance- flection angula- view tance, length,
mm mm ment tion mm m
CHF-BP30 Fiber 2 3.1 1.2 No 1 2-way 290: 90 1 50 1.87
(Olympus) up 160
down 130
FCP-9P Fiber 2 3 1.15 No 1 2-way 180: 90 1 50 1.9

(Pentax) up 90
down 90
CHF-B160 1 Video 2 4 1.2 No 1 2-way 140: 90 3 20 2

(Olympus) up 70
down 70
CHF-B260 1 Video 2 3.4 1.2 Yes (NBI) 1 2-way 140: 90 3 20 2

(Olympus) up 70
down 70
CHF-B260 1 Video 2 2.6 0.5 Yes (NBI) 1 2-way 140: 90 3 20 2

(Olympus) up 70
down 70
Spyglass Video 1 3.4 1.2 No 3 4-way 240: 70 1 50 2.3

(Boston (1 working up 60
Scientific) channel, down 60
2 irrigation right 60
channels) left 60
Polyscope Video 2 2.7 1.2 No 1 1-way 180 70 2 10 1.85

(Polydiagnost)
NBI, narrow band imaging.
1
Not commercially available in Europe.
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Table 2 Estimated costs (in euros) of intraductal biliopancreatic imaging devices commercially available (in Europe).
Technique Imaging console Endoscope/catheter/optical fiber/probe

Dual-operator mother-baby fiber pancreatocholangioscope
Olympus, CHF-BP30 Standard light source 16 000
Pentax, FCP-9P Standard light source 18 500
Dual-operator mother-baby video pancreatocholangioscope

Polydiagnost, Polyscope 45 000 Catheter (single use) 1000
Optical fiber 10 000
Single-operator mother-baby video pancreatocholangioscope

Boston Scientific, SpyGlass 65 000 Catheter (single use) 1400
Optical fiber (20 uses) 5000
Direct cholangioscopy (transnasal gastroscopes)

Olympus, GIF-N180 Standard videoprocessor 29 000
Pentax, EG16-K10 Standard videoprocessor 27 000
Fuji, EG-530NP Standard videoprocessor 28 500
Intraductal ultrasonography
(Olympus) 65 000 Probe (reusable) 7000
Confocal laser endomicroscopy
Mauna Kea, Cellvizio 150 000 Probe (10 uses) 8000
scope), usually over a guidewire for easier biliary cannulation. indeterminate biliary strictures, and the information provided
Once the target area has been reached, the guidewire is removed by the macroscopic appearance was judged more sensitive than
to enhance visualization and to allow the use of the working brush cytology. The prospective multicenter study by Osanai et
channel. Irrigation with sterile saline is commonly used to pro- al., summarized in
" Table 3, used NBI.
vide a clear vision of the bile duct, while carbon dioxide has Cholangioscopy, with or without NBI, was of little help in the
been reported to be an interesting alternative in two small com- evaluation of external biliary compression where the mucosa ap-
parative nonrandomized series [4, 5]. Briefly, the two studies pears normal [11].
found a shorter procedure time with carbon dioxide versus saline Further comparisons of NBI cholangioscopy with tissue sampling
and, in one study [4], a better image quality. Bile is removed from results are expected for a definition of its role. NBI cholangio-
the bile duct through the working channel of the choledocho- scopes are not commercially available in Europe.
scope using a syringe; no significant increase in venous Pco2 lev-
els was recorded after the procedure [4]. Therapeutic indications
Possible interventions during mother-baby cholangioscopy in- Guidance for lithotripsy (electrohydraulic lithotripsy [EHL] or la-
clude forceps biopsy sampling and electrohydraulic/laser litho- ser lithotripsy) is the most common indication for DOC ( " Fig. 1).
tripsy under direct vision [6]. After failure of stone extraction during ERCP, cholangioscopy-
guided EHL and laser lithotripsy were reported to allow duct
Diagnostic indications clearance in 77 % 96 % of cases in four series that included 292
In patients with bile duct strictures and unclear filling defects, patients [12 15]. Stone recurrence was reported in 16 % 18 %
adding cholangioscopic appearance data to biopsy sampling/ of the patients after a mean follow-up of 2 to 5 years [13 15].
brush cytology under fluoroscopic or cholangioscopic guidance Median procedure duration (cholangioscopy + EHL/laser litho-
may improve the diagnostic yield ( " Table 3) [3, 7 9]. Character- tripsy) was 2 hours in a Swedish series [14]; repeated treatment
istics of malignancy at DOC include thick, irregular, and tortuous sessions have been required in nearly 20 % of cases [12]. Interest-
vessels, irregular papillogranular or nodular elevated surface, and ingly DOC-guided lithotripsy was successfully used in 50 patients
a tendency to bleed easily. Characteristics of benign lesions in- with type II Mirizzi syndrome, obtaining stone clearance in 48
clude a fine network of thin vessels and a relatively flat surface, (96 %) [15]. EHL and laser lithotripsy can be used also under
a homogeneous papillogranular surface suggesting hyperplasia, fluoroscopic control; DOC-guided lithotripsy has been recom-
a bumpy surface indicative for inflammation, or a whitish color mended for intrahepatic stones and stones proximal to a bile
with convergence of folds suggesting scars. duct stricture [16].
More recently, optical image manipulation using narrow band
imaging (NBI) has been introduced for video cholangioscopes. In Complications and limitations
small prospective series (< 30 cases) of patients with biliary stric- A retrospective study that compared ERCP with versus without
tures or filling defects, NBI greatly improved visualization and al- cholangiopancreatoscopy (n = 402 vs. n = 3475, respectively)
lowed the detection of lesions not visible with white light. For ex- showed increased morbidity if cholangiopancreatoscopy was
ample, a better definition of the mucosal structure of intraductal performed (odds ratio [OR] 2.50, 95 % confidence interval [95 %
papillary neoplasms of the bile duct was described with NBI chol- CI] 1.56 3.89), in particular for cholangitis (OR 4.98, 95 %CI
angioscopy [10]. Improved visualization of the vascular pattern 1.06 19.67) [17]. A proposed mechanism for the increased risk
with NBI cholangioscopy was also found helpful for diagnosing of cholangitis is the use of intermittent intraductal irrigation dur-
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Table 3 Results of intrabiliary tissue sampling combined or not with double-operator cholangioscopy (DOC) for the diagnosis of malignancy in selected series.
First author, year Patients, n Sensitivity, % Specificity, % Accuracy, % Study design (data collection)
Modality
Fukuda, 2005 [7] 90 Prospective
ERC/tissue sampling 1 57 100 78
ERC/tissue sampling 1 + DOC 100 86 93
P value P < 0.05 P < 0.05
Itoi, 2010 [3] 120 Retrospective

ERC/tissue sampling 2 86 79 85
ERC/tissue sampling 2 + DOC 99 95 98
P value P < 0.001 P < 0.001
Nishikawa, 2011 [8] 33 Prospective

DOC guided biopsy forceps 38 100 60.6
DOC visual finding 100 91 97
P value P < 0.0018
Osanai, 2013 [9] 35 Prospective

Tissue sampling 2 81 100 85
DOC + NBI visual finding 96 80 92
ERC, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography; NBI, narrow band imaging.
1
Endobiliary sampling under fluoroscopic guidance using biopsy forceps (n = 24) and brush cytology (n = 66).
2
Endobiliary biopsy forceps under fluoroscopic guidance and DOC-guided biopsy forceps.
ing cholangioscopy. Complications of cholangioscopy with EHL

Fig. 1 Mother baby
(cholangitis, hemobilia, biliary leak, bradycardia) have been re-
dual-operator video
ported in up to 18 % of cases [12]. Therefore, patients should be cholangioscopy. Laser
carefully selected before being subjected to cholangiopancreato- fragmentation of a
scopy. Antibiotic prophylaxis is important; additionally biliary common bile duct
drainage should be considered in selected cases following chol- stone.
angioscopy.
The main limitations of DOC remain the need for two operators,
and the cost and fragility of the equipment [18]: in a series in-
cluding 21 patients the cholangioscope malfunctioned on the
22nd procedure [19].
Conclusion
Dual-operator cholangioscopy is a standardized and reproducible
technique that now has good image quality. Because of costs,
complexity, and procedure-related morbidity, it should be con-
sidered in selected cases only, in particular for some indetermi-
nate biliary strictures/intraluminal lesions, and difficult biliary Equipment and technique
stones, and only in the setting of tertiary care centers. Standardi- The Spyglass system includes a 10-Fr access and delivery cathe-
zation of visual diagnostic criteria for benign and malignant le- ter with a 1.2-mm-diameter working channel, a 0.9-mm-diame-
sions, with and without image-enhancement technology, is ex- ter channel for the reusable optical probe, and two dedicated
pected from future studies. 0.6-mm-diameter irrigation channels. The access catheter is in-
troduced through a duodenoscope with a minimum working
channel diameter of 4.2 mm. The tip of the catheter can be de-
Single-operator mother-baby peroral flected by at least 30 degrees in the four directions, which is an
cholangioscopy improvement over the single-plane deflection tip of most reusa-
! ble baby endoscopes. The dedicated irrigation channels contrib-
Introduction ute to obtaining a clear optical field during the procedure. A
Single-operator cholangioscopy (SOC) was introduced by Boston dedicated disposable 3-Fr biopsy forceps is available. SOC-guid-
Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts, USA) with the SpyGlass direct ed tissue sampling and intraductal lithotripsy are possible
visualization system. Its most distinctive feature is the capability through the working channel of the access catheter.
for a single endoscopist to perform cholangiopancreatoscopy Other components consist of a video monitor and a travel cart
using the mother-baby method, by securing the access and de- housing the light source, a camera, an insulated transformer,
livery catheter to the duodenoscope handle. It includes disposa- and an irrigation pump with a footswitch.
ble and reusable parts as well as a dedicated image processor.
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Diagnostic applications
Fig. 2 Single-operator
SOC with the SpyGlass system has a reported success rate of
cholangioscopy. Fibro-
> 90 % [20 23]. The main indication for SOC is the evaluation of tic biliary stricture due
biliary strictures (" Fig. 2) and filling defects. The mean sensi-
to cholecystectomy.
tivity of biliary sampling, using the dedicated 3-Fr biopsy for-
ceps, for discriminating between malignant and benign biliary
lesions was 68 % [20 26] ( " Table 4), slightly higher than those
reported for brushing (59 %) and biopsy (63 %) in the setting of

cholangiocarcinoma [27]. The sensitivity of SOC appearance
was also assessed in two prospective trials and it was found to
be higher (84 % 95 %) than that of biopsy sampling (49 % 82 %)
[20, 26]. However, the value of subjective impressions, as
against hard data such as provided by a biopsy sample, is ques-
tionable at a stage of disease work-up that is advanced enough
for performance of direct biliopancreatic imaging. Furthermore,
interobserver agreement for diagnosis using SOC appearance is
only fair [28]. In a prospective multicenter study, the sensitivity titis [35], removal of foreign body [36], retrieval of migrated pan-
of SOC-directed biopsy sampling was far higher for intrinsic creatic stents [37], and assistance in guidewire placement.
(66 %) than for extrinsic (8 %) malignant lesions [20].
Less common settings in which SOC has been used include the Complications and limitations
evaluation of cystic lesions in the biliary tract, precise mapping As stated in the section on mother-baby cholangioscopy, patients
and delineation of cholangiocarcinoma before resection, confir- should be carefully selected before being subjected to cholangio-
mation of bile duct stone clearance, and evaluation of the biliary pancreatoscopy because of the added morbidity compared with
tract after bile duct surgery and after liver transplantation [29, ERCP alone [17].
30]. The incremental information obtained through SOC compar- Diagnostic and therapeutic SOC entailed similar incidences of
ed with ERCP alone in these situations remains to be determined. serious procedure-related adverse events (7.5 % and 6.1 %, respec-
tively) in a prospective multicenter cohort study that involved
Therapeutic applications 297 patients [20]. The most frequent adverse event was early
The major therapeutic indication for SOC is lithotripsy for diffi- cholangitis (3.1 %).
cult biliary stones. SOC-guided lithotripsy has been reported as Limitations of the SpyGlass system include an image quality in-
effective and safe with a success rate of 90 % 100 % and a de- ferior to that of conventional endoscopes, the lack of virtual chro-
creased need for mechanical lithotripsy [20, 21, 31]. This tech- moendoscopy capability, and the small diameter of the working
nique would currently compete with endoscopic papillary large channel (1.2 mm). Constraints of SOC include the cost of the
balloon dilation (EPLBD) for bile duct stone extraction. A recent specific processor and of disposable components.
meta-analysis of EPLBD has found an overall stone clearance rate
of > 95 % with decreased use of mechanical lithotripsy [32]. Ad- Conclusion
vantages of SOC over EPLBD include the possibility to treat larger SOC is a promising technique. Improvement of image quality and
biliary stones and to extract pancreatic stones (although this careful evaluation of costs are required before any advantage over
should be limited to highly specialized centers) [33]. A potential other cholangioscopy techniques can be addressed.
advantage of SOC is its ability to better assess bile duct clearance
than ERCP; the latter has been reported to fail to identify residual
bile duct stones in 8 % 16 % of cases, although the clinical signifi- Direct cholangioscopy
cance of residual stones identified at SOC remains to be elucida- !
ted [21]. Disadvantages of SOC compared with EPLBD include the Introduction
cost of the disposable devices and of the specific equipment (SOC Direct cholangioscopy refers to the use of nonspecific endo-
plus lithotripsy device); thus, its most profitable use could be scopes, usually ultraslim endoscopes designed for pediatric or
limited to extraction of stones that cannot be removed using transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy, to directly enter the
EPLBD. common bile duct (CBD); it was first described in 1977.
Other reported therapeutic uses of SOC include treatment of ana-
stomotic biliary strictures and of biliary casts after liver trans-
plant [34], transpapillary gallbladder drainage in acute cholecys-
First author, year Patients, n Sensitivity, % (n/n) Study design (data collection) Table 4 Sensitivity of single-op-
erator cholangioscopy-directed
Chen, 2007 [20] 20 71 (5 /7) Prospective
biliary biopsy sampling for the di-
Chen, 2011 [21] 95 49 (22/45) Prospective
agnosis of malignancy in selected
Ramchandani, 2011 [26] 22 82 (18/22) Prospective
series.
Draganov, 2012 [22] 26 76 (13/17) Prospective
Hartmann, 2012 [23] 106 57 (16/28) Retrospective
Kalaitzakis, 2012 [24] 124 66 (35/53) Retrospective
Manta, 2013 [25] 42 88 (37/42) Prospective
Total 435 68 (146/214)
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Fig. 3 Direct cholangioscopy. a Normal common

bile duct with the cystic duct orifice. b Biliary stric-
ture due to a desmoplastic cholangiocellular carci-
noma with neovascularization.
Equipment and technique Diagnostic applications

Direct cholangioscopy requires previous ERCP with a large endo- High resolution imaging ( " Fig. 3) and virtual chromoendoscopy
scopic sphincterotomy and/or sphincteroplasty. Different direct may help to discriminate neoplastic from non-neoplastic stric-
cholangioscopy techniques have been reported: tures on the basis of irregular vascular patterns and surface fea-
The tandem technique consists of introducing a guidewire into tures [45]. So far however, visual criteria for malignancy, and cor-
the CBD, withdrawing the duodenoscope and then backload- responding diagnostic yields, have not been fully established. The
ing the wire into an ultraslim endoscope that is advanced over large diameter of the working channel permits passage of a large
the wire into the CBD under fluoroscopic guidance. Wire dis- biopsy forceps, which may increase the diagnostic yield.
location is frequent with this technique [38].
Freehand intubation has been used in the majority of recent Therapeutic applications
studies. The endoscope is manipulated to assume a J config- The 2.0-mm working channel of ultraslim upper gastrointestinal
uration in front of the sphincterotomy, and a guidewire or a endoscopes used for direct cholangioscopy permits a wide array
5-Fr balloon catheter is inserted in a intrahepatic bile duct or of therapeutic interventions, the most common being CBD stone
upstream from a stricture. The endoscope is then advanced removal. Small biliary stones can be removed under direct visual
over the guide into the bile ducts [39]. For interventional pro- control using 5-Fr baskets or other accessories [46]; large stones
cedures, the balloon catheter must be withdrawn from the can be treated using laser or EHL lithotripsy [38, 42, 47]. Intraduc-
working channel of the endoscope, which may make the en- tal neoplasia has been treated using argon plasma coagulation
doscope position unstable. Additionally, firm anchoring of the [42, 48, 49]. Direct placement of a 5-Fr stent or of a transnasal
intraductal balloon can in some cases be difficult, especially in drain after selective guidewire insertion has also been reported
patients without intraductal stenoses or with extreme CBD [50]. If a complex biliary stricture cannot be traversed at ERCP, di-
dilation. A dedicated anchoring balloon was withdrawn by the rect cholangioscopy may enable identification of the stricture
manufacturer shortly after it became available, because of re- site, biopsy sampling, and direct drainage [51].
ports of fatal air embolism during the procedure [40].
Overtube balloon-assisted direct cholangioscopy has also been Complications and limitations
reported [41]. However, the currently available overtubes are The safety of direct cholangioscopy is questionable because of the
very large relative to ultraslim endoscopes, making it difficult occurrence of rare but severe adverse events, in particular stroke
to manipulate both the overtube and the endoscope. There- caused by leakage of air into the portal or hepatic venous system,
fore, further development of a more appropriate accessory is which may pass through a patent foramen ovale to the left circu-
required to improve the interventional performance of direct lation [43, 52 54]. This complication is probably related to the
cholangioscopy. increased intrabiliary pressure due to intraductal air insufflation
combined with papillary obstruction by the endoscope. To lower
Technical success rates the risk of such serious complications we strongly recommend
An anchoring balloon (15 mm diameter, 5-Fr channel; MTW the following safety measures, although it must be acknowledged
Endoskopie, Wesel, Germany) is recommended if the freehand that their efficacy has not been tested:
intubation technique is used: in a comparative nonrandomized 1. Keep gas insufflation to an absolute minimum, or even better,
study, success rates with an anchoring balloon vs guidewire alone use carbon dioxide or saline irrigation rather than air to clear
were 95.2% vs. 45.5%, respectively [38]. Similar success rates (88% the bile duct.
and 81%) were reported with the balloon anchoring technique in 2. Establish a wide papillary opening before the endoscope is
smaller series of patients [42, 43, 44]. The overtube balloon-assis- inserted into the CBD. To this end, we carry out a large sphinc-
ted direct cholangioscopy technique was reported to be success- terotomy or supplement the sphincterotomy with balloon
ful in 10 of 12 patients (83 %) [41]. dilation up to 10 mm.
Success rates were similar for direct cholangioscopy and mother- 3. If feasible, avoid mucosal trauma on the day of direct cholan-
baby techniques in a randomized controlled trial [45]. gioscopy, as the reported cases of air embolization occurred
mainly during sphincterotomy.
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Dual-operator Single-operator Direct Table 5 Comparison of the three

mother-baby mother-baby cholangioscopy different cholangioscopy tech-
cholangioscopy cholangioscopy niques currently available.
Number of endoscopists 2 1 1
Directions of steering 2 4 24
Separate irrigation channel +
Diameter of the working channel, mm 1.2 1.2 2
Quality of the image + +
Virtual chromoendoscopy /+ +
Need for separate processor + +
High procedure costs + +
Availability +
Ease of biliary access + +
Stability + +
Passage of strictures + +
Deep intrahepatic access + +
Wide range of accessories +
Air embolism +
Anchoring balloons may also involve a specific risk as, in an ani-

mal study, overinflation of the anchoring balloon resulted in bili-
ary perforation [55]. The device was later voluntarily withdrawn
from the market by the manufacturer, but these reported adverse
events should prompt investigators to be very cautious in ensur-
ing that anchoring balloons are not overinflated.
In the largest series published so far [42], the incidence of post-
procedural cholangitis was 10 % although patients were treated
with periprocedural prophylactic antibiotics.
In most cases direct cholangioscopy is limited to the examination
of the CBD only, as the endoscope cannot be entered into small
diameter bile ducts [45]. On the other hand, direct cholangiosco-
py is less costly than mother-baby technologies as no purchase of
a dedicated cholangioscopy system is required, the system is
more robust, and the endoscope may be used for esophagogas-
troduodenoscopy. Advantages and limitations of direct cholan-
gioscopy compared with mother-baby technologies are listed in
" Table 5.
Conclusion
Direct cholangioscopy is a technically demanding technique lim-
ited to the examination of the CBD, and its safety needs further
investigation. Prospective comparisons of direct cholangioscopy
versus mother-baby technologies are expected to identify the
optimal application of each technique.
Pancreatoscopy
!
Introduction
Since the introduction of fiberoptic cholangiopancreatoscopy,
technological refinements have permitted the development of Fig. 4 Peroral video pancreatoscopy. a Normal main pancreatic duct.
b Narrow band imaging mode enhancing abnormal vessels in the cystic
new ultrathin devices that do not require pancreatic sphincterot-
portion of a main duct intrapapillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) at the tail
omy for their introduction, as well as of larger devices with a of the pancreas.
working channel that allows the passage of biopsy forceps and
that have four-way tip deflection that improves maneuverability
within the duct. Electronic pancreatoscopes with improved opti- Equipment and technique
cal resolution (
" Fig. 4) or NBI modality allow the detection and The technical characteristics of different fiberoptic endoscopes
characterization of the vascular pattern of tumors and of mucosal used for peroral pancreatoscopy (POPS) and cholangioscopy are
appearances. listed in
" Table 1. The 2.6 to 4-mm-diameter pancreatoscopes
can be passed through the 4.2-mm working channel of a thera-

peutic duodenoscope. The 1.2-mm working channel of the pan-
creatoscope permits use of a 0.035-inch guidewire, a 3-Fr biopsy
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forceps, EHL, or laser lithotripsy. Video adapters convert the fi- assisted pancreatoscopy needs to be evaluated in large series
beroptic image to a video format. Video pancreatoscopes with a (
" Video 1).
large external diameter (5.2 mm) cannot be passed through duo- Pancreatoscopy can be useful to assess main duct IPMN extent
denoscopes but thinner models (2.6 mm) are under investigation preoperatively: a few cases of POPS-aided identification of the
[56, 57]. excision margins have been reported [67, 69], and a technique
The introduction of the endoscope through the papilla is similar for a POPS guided tattoo may be developed in the near fu-
to that described for mother-baby cholangioscopy, most com- ture. Intraoperative pancreatoscopy has been reported in a few
monly through the major papilla although it may also be possible cases; it seemed effective in identifying the resection margins
through the minor papilla [58]. In the absence of a patulous ori- [71] and in discovering skip lesions along the main pancreatic
fice typical of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN), a duct [72].
pancreatic sphincterotomy might be necessary, depending on the A prospective study of 44 patients with IPMN found that POPS af-
device diameter [59]. After introduction of the pancreatoscope fected clinical decision-making in 76 % of cases, improving diag-
into the main pancreatic duct, a guidewire might be necessary nosis accuracy compared to multidetector CT scan [65]. In the
to reach the caudal portion of the main pancreatic duct. The case of surgery for IPMN, the utility of preoperative POPS/IDUS
main pancreatic duct is often examined under irrigation with sal- versus peroperative frozen sections has not been compared.
ine to clear the view and under fluoroscopy to locate lesions [59].
In some reports, secretin (100 IU, intravenous) was used to stim- Indeterminate strictures of the main pancreatic duct
ulate the exocrine function and thus clear the view [60]. Distinct duct patterns have been associated with main pancreatic
The Spyglass system, initially used for cholangioscopy, can pro- duct strictures of various etiologies: coarse mucosa with friability
vide better maneuverability within the main pancreatic duct and tumor vessels in the case of cancer; smooth stenosis without
than other endoscopes used for POPS. significant mucosal changes in the case of benign stricture. How-
Recently, direct POPS has been described, that uses ultraslim ever, in a study that included 115 pancreatoscopy attempts, the
4.9-mm gastroscopes, employing two techniques: area of interest in the main pancreatic duct could be visualized
A 5-Fr anchoring balloon catheter is inflated in the main pan- in only 56 % of pancreatic cancers that were > 2 cm [59]. This
creatic duct in patients with suspected IPMN [61]. poor visualization rate resulted from difficulties in obtaining a
An overtube is used to prevent stomach loop formation during frontal view of lesions > 2 cm, that typically cause a long, asym-
insertion of the ultraslim gastroscope over a guidewire left in metrical, main pancreatic duct stenosis. In the same study, visua-
the main pancreatic duct [62]. In a variation of the technique, lization rates for pancreatic cancers > 2 cm, benign strictures, and
the overtube was punctured at 65 cm from its end to allow IPMN were 75 %, 80 %, and 95 %, respectively. Although the accu-
passage of the ultraslim gastroscope [63]. racy of POPS has not been reported in this indication, POPS might
help to characterize indeterminate main pancreatic duct stric-
Diagnostic applications tures in a few highly selected cases with inconclusive findings
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN) from EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA), as suggested by
IPMNs are mucin-producing tumors that involve the pancreatic different non-controlled series [59, 60, 73].
duct mucosa and may present various degrees of malignant po-
tential. They can be classified into three types: main duct, branch
duct, and mixed-type IPMNs. The distinction between these dif-
Video 1
ferent types is usually made at MRI; it helps to define adequate
patient management [64].
POPS has been used to detect features associated with high risk of
malignancy (protruding lesions, some vascular patterns); to de-
fine the extent of main pancreatic duct lesions prior to surgery,
in order to select the parts of the pancreas to be resected; or to
collect samples. The literature shows that:
POPS has been reported in patients with IPMN in 6 series with
a total of 185 patients [65 70]; the success rate was > 90 % for
the SpyGlass system [65, 69].
Pancreatic sphincterotomy was not required in most recent
series using mother-baby pancreatoscopy [66, 67, 70], while it
was required in 38 % 93 % of SpyGlass cases [65, 69].
Mild to moderate pancreatitis following POPS was reported in
0 17 % of cases [65, 67, 68, 70]; one death due to pancreatitis
and respiratory failure has been reported [65].
Various endoscopic features associated with malignancy at
pancreatoscopy have been described. In the largest series Pancreatoscopy with a mother-baby scope enabled preoperative diagnosis
published to date, protruding lesions were classified into five of ductal lesions in a patient with main duct IPMN. The pancreatoscope is
groups according to their appearance at POPS, and this allowed advanced in the pancreatic duct after pancreatic sphincterotomy over the
discrimination of malignant from benign IPMNs with an accu- guidewire. The pancreatic duct appears normal in the head and body. The
racy of 88 % for main duct IPMNs and 67 % for branch duct pancreatic duct appears abnormal near the cystic portion of the caudal
IPMNs [66]. Recently developed video pancreatoscopes with duct: the same part of the duct is analyzed with narrow band imaging
mode, enhancing abnormal vessels. Online content including video se-
NBI allow better identification of malignant IPMN features,
quences viewable at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1392584
such as small protrusions and vessels [67]. The role of NBI-
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Sampling Intraductal ultrasonography

Tissue sampling during POPS is technically difficult because of !
the limited maneuverability of the biopsy forceps in the pancre- Introduction
atic ducts. Recently, a few series with new pancreatoscopes and Intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) was first described in 1992. It
ultrathin forceps have reported the performance of pancreatic consists of real-time ultrasonographic imaging of the biliary or
ductal biopsies under direct visualization by POPS, but data are pancreatic duct using a thin caliber ultrasonic probe (
" Table 6).
too limited to assess the accuracy of sampling for histopathologi- High frequencies are used with IDUS, conferring high resolution
cal examination [58, 65]. at the cost of limited penetration depth (29 mm and 18 mm with
Cytopathological examination of pancreatic juice collected dur- the 12-MHz and 20-MHz probes, respectively).
ing POPS, although rarely performed in Western countries, may
be more useful, in particular in patients with IPMN. In a study
Table 6 Ultrasound miniprobe features.
that included 102 patients with surgically resected IPMN [74],
pancreatic juice adequate for cytological diagnosis could be col- Manufac- Probe working Probe diame- Probe frequen-
lected in 99 % of patients. Sensitivity for the diagnosis of malig- turer length, m ter, mm cies, MHz
nant IPMN was significantly higher if the pancreatic juice had Olympus 2.14 2.20 2 2.9 12, 15, 20, 30
been collected through POPS while observing the lesion, or from Fujinon 1.70 2.20 2.6 7.5, 12, 15, 20
a position close to the lesion, compared with collection using a
catheter (68 % vs. 38 %, respectively). Sensitivity was much lower
for the diagnosis of non-IPMN pancreatic cancer (25 %). Collec- Equipment and technique
tion of pancreatic juice for cytopathological examination should IDUS is performed using a thin caliber ultrasonic probe consisting
be considered if POPS is performed in a patient with IPMN, in of a sheath catheter, transducer, and cable. The use of wire-guid-
particular if EUS-FNA sampling has been non-contributive, for ed IDUS probes is strongly advised because they can be inserted
example because of the high viscosity of the mucus. without biliary sphincterotomy in virtually all cases (and without
dilation in many biliary strictures). The mechanical rotation of
Therapeutic applications the transducer provides a cross-sectional image of the structures
Intraductal lithotripsy in patients with chronic pancreatitis around the probe ( " Fig. 5). An ultrasound scan is performed at
In a study that included 46 patients [75], intraductal lithotripsy least twice from the hepatic hilum to the papilla of Vater along-
was performed if a catheter could be passed upstream from ob- side the guidewire or from the tail of the pancreas to the head.
structive main pancreatic duct stones at POPS; extracorporeal Fluoroscopic control is required for precise control of probe loca-
shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) was recommended in the remain- tion.
ing cases. The number of stones treated by intraductal lithotripsy Three-dimensional IDUS (3D-IDUS) has emerged as an interest-
ranged from 2 to 4, and their median size was 8 mm; in 12 pa- ing alternative to two-dimensional IDUS [77]. Probes that allow
tients (26 %), the stones were located in the head only. A mean of 3D-IDUS have an immobile outer sheath and an mobile inner ra-
2 POPS sessions were required to remove stones. Complete stone dial transducer; they must be connected to a specific driving unit.
clearance from the main pancreatic duct was reported in 70 % of
patients. As ESWL is a well-established modality for removing
main pancreatic duct stones that provides similar results, the
role of intraductal lithotripsy will only be better defined when
further studies become available.
Complications and limitations

After diagnostic and therapeutic POPS in large series, complica-
tions were reported in 10 % 12 % of patients and mostly consis-
ted of mild pancreatitis [59, 75].
Anatomical factors may limit the success of POPS, namely tortu-
ous, narrow, or strictured ducts as well as obstructing stones or,
in the case of IPMN, tumor location in the branch ducts [76]. The
global visualization rate of the area of interest in large series
reached 70 % 80 %, depending on the indication, as outlined in
the section on indeterminate main pancreatic duct strictures. A
minimum main pancreatic duct diameter of 5 mm is advocated
by some authors as a requirement before POPS is attempted.
Conclusion
POPS has mostly been used in selected patients with main duct
IPMN, chronic pancreatitis, or indeterminate main pancreatic
duct strictures following EUS-FNA. A promising indication for
POPS can be the preoperative delineation of main duct IPMN.
Fig. 5 Intraductal ultrasound. The 20-MHz miniprobe shows a diffuse

thickening of the common bile duct (arrow) secondary to cholangiocarci-
noma (infiltrating type). W, duct of Wirsung.
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After insertion of the probe up to the hilum, the driving unit is

Table 7 Intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) performance in the diagnosis of
activated, and this withdraws the ultrasonic transducer inside
bile duct stenosis of uncertain etiology in a series of 397 patients [85].
the immobile outer sheath at a constant speed. Reconstructions
may be provided in real time. Electronic storage of data allows, Tumor Sensitivity, % Specificity, % Accuracy, %
together with standardization of the procedure, the interpreta- Cholangiocarcinoma 98 98 92
tion of 3D-IDUS images after completion of the ERCP, for example Pancreatic cancer 94 90 91
by an experienced echoendoscopist even if he/she did not attend Ampullary cancer 81 90 89
the procedure.
Indications stricture (136 of them with a final diagnosis of malignancy) con-

Choledocholithiasis firmed these data: accuracies for the diagnosis of malignancy
IDUS presents a high diagnostic yield for bile duct stones. In a were IDUS 91 %, transpapillary biopsy 59 %, and EUS 74 % [89].
prospective comparative study, the sensitivities of magnetic res- IDUS features identified as independently associated with a ma-
onance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), ERCP, and IDUS for lignant diagnosis, in a prospective study of 62 patients with an in-
identifying choledocholithiasis were 80.0 %, 90.0 %, and 95.0 %, determinate biliary stricture, were: (i) presence of a sessile tumor
respectively [78]. IDUS can differentiate stones (echogenic foci (intraductal or outside of the bile duct); (ii) tumor size greater
with acoustic shadowing) from air bubbles (echoic foci with re- than 10.0 mm; and (iii) interrupted wall structure [90]. If none
verberation artefacts) and biliary sludge (echogenic foci without of these three features were present, the negative predictive val-
acoustic shadowing). ue of IDUS for malignancy was close to 90 %. On the other hand,
Studies have attempted to delineate indications where IDUS when IDUS showed two or three of these features, a final diagno-
could be most useful. Stones that are small (< 8 mm) and located sis of malignancy was made in 97 % of cases. Therefore, patients
in a large CBD (> 12 mm) are the most likely to be missed at ERCP with two or three IDUS features predictive of malignancy should
and detected at IDUS, as shown in a retrospective study [79]. be managed as having a malignancy even if preoperative patho-
Therefore, the authors suggested that patients at high risk of hav- logical findings are benign.
ing CBD stones but with negative ERCP findings should be select- Finally, as IDUS is limited by the lack of pathological diagnosis,
ed for IDUS (rather than performance of biliary sphincterotomy some investigators have performed IDUS-directed biopsy sam-
or withdrawal of an inflated balloon in the CBD if no stone is evi- pling (with the IDUS probe and a biopsy forceps introduced to-
denced). gether in the working channel of the duodenoscope). Using this
Evaluation of patients with idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis is approach, a higher sensitivity for cancer diagnosis was obtained
another possible indication for IDUS. In a prospective study, this with IDUS-guided biopsy (87 %) in comparison with fluoroscopi-
technique allowed identification of a cause of idiopathic recur- cally guided biopsy (67 %) of indeterminate biliary strictures [91].
rent pancreatitis in 42 % of 31 patients; the cause was mostly New techniques are being developed to facilitate IDUS-guided
CBD stones not detected at ERCP [80]. A limitation of that study bile duct biopsy.
was the absence of EUS prior to IDUS. For T staging of cholangiocarcinoma, the accuracy of IDUS is su-
Another potential indication for IDUS in biliary stone disease is perior to that of EUS, with the greatest difference noted for tu-
the verification of stone clearance after supposedly complete mors located at the hilum [87]. Tamada et al. reported, in pioneer
stone extraction at ERCP [81 83]. In a nonrandomized compara- studies using various types of probes (7.5, 15, 20, and 30 MHz), a
tive study that involved 188 patients [84], 59 patients had IDUS at very high accuracy for T staging and for the diagnosis of vascular
the end of ERCP with supposedly complete CBD stone extraction; invasion (T staging, 82 %; portal vein invasion, 100 %; right hepatic
24 % of them had small residual stones not seen on cholangiogra- artery invasion, 100 %) [92]. These results were confirmed by
phy and these stones were extracted. At 3-year follow-up, CBD other authors who reported accuracies close to 90 % for the as-
stone recurrence was detected in 3.4 % of these patients compar- sessment of pancreas and portal vein invasion (the portal vein
ed with 13.2 % of historical controls who had no IDUS (P < 0.05). and the right hepatic artery are the most frequently invaded ves-
sels, while the left and common hepatic arteries are less fre-
Bile duct strictures quently invaded) [93]. Compared with angiography, IDUS yielded
IDUS is highly accurate in distinguishing between benign and slightly better results for the assessment of hepatic artery and
malignant biliary strictures [85] (" Table 7). Even though it does portal vein invasion (nonsignificant differences) [92]. Resectabil-
not provide a pathological diagnosis, IDUS is more accurate than ity is better predicted by IDUS than by EUS [87].
ERCP with transpapillary biopsies in distinguishing between be- For N staging, IDUS presents a lower accuracy than EUS, even if
nign and malignant strictures: in a retrospective study that com- this is not complemented with FNA (43 % vs. 63 %, respectively;
pared IDUS versus combined ERCP/biliary sampling in 30 pa- P < 0.05). Because of the limited penetration depth of IDUS, this
tients, IDUS presented a higher diagnostic accuracy than ERCP technique is currently considered to be unreliable for complete
(90 % vs. 67 %), a higher specificity (92 % vs. 42 %) and a similar lymph node assessment [87, 94]. EUS coupled with FNA of
sensitivity (89 % vs. 83 %) [86]. Compared with EUS in a prospec- lymph nodes is more useful for this purpose [95].
tive study of 56 patients with indeterminate bile duct strictures, The longitudinal extent of cholangiocarcinomas is a critical factor
IDUS was more accurate (89 % vs. 75 %,), more sensitive (91 % vs. for the planning of surgical resection. IDUS coupled with biopsy
75 %), and more specific (80 % vs. 75 %). This difference was relat- sampling is likely the best technique currently available to assess
ed to the proximal location and/or to the small size of some tu- this parameter. In a prospective study of 19 patients with a cho-
mors that make EUS assessment difficult [87]. The superiority of langiocarcinoma, investigated by IDUS immediately after biliary
IDUS compared with EUS was confirmed by another group of au- cannulation, longitudinal spread was correctly assessed by IDUS
thors in a series of 30 patients [88]. Finally, a large retrospective in 84 % of the cases versus 47 % with ERC (P < 0.05) [96]. Other
study that included 234 patients with an indeterminate biliary studies have reported slightly less favorable results, in particular
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with 3D-IDUS [97]. To overcome the shortcomings of IDUS, some robes were used without wire guidance, which might have con-
authors have recently proposed the combination of IDUS with tributed to the high rate of pancreatitis. In an older series of 239
transpapillary biopsy sampling. In a prospective study of 44 pa- patients who underwent IDUS of the pancreas, only one case of
tients with a cholangiocarcinoma investigated preoperatively, acute pancreatitis was reported, an incidence of 0.4 % [105].
the longitudinal tumor extent was correctly assessed by IDUS on The main limitations of IDUS include costs, limited durability of
the hepatic and duodenal sides in, respectively, 77 % and 61 % of the probe, limited penetration depth, and difficulty in evaluating
cases. In the same patients, the corresponding figures with IDUS intrahepatic ducts.
plus biopsy sampling were 93 % and 82 %, respectively (both P val-
ues < 0.05) [98]. Conclusion
Indications for IDUS have not yet been established. This tech-
Pancreatic malignancy nique competes with EUS but it provides lower accuracy for the
Although pancreatic adenocarcinomas located in the vicinity of staging of pancreatic malignancies and no sampling capability.
biliopancreatic ducts may be visualized by IDUS, this technique The most promising role for IDUS could be found in the evaluati-
is inferior to EUS for the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic can- on of indeterminate biliary strictures and of ampullary tumors.
cer because of its low penetration depth.
With respect to IPMN, IDUS has been used to differentiate benign
from malignant IPMNs and to guide the extent of surgical resec- Confocal laser endomicroscopy
tion: !
Some old series reported that IDUS had the highest accuracy Introduction
among several imaging techniques (including CT, EUS, and Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) provides in
POPS) for distinguishing benign from malignant IPMNs [66, vivo real-time, magnification of the mucosal layer, from a single
99]. Nevertheless EUS, not IDUS, is currently recommended in cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the probe. A microscope
the consensus guidelines for the management of IPMN [64]. transmits laser light is transmitted through a miniprobe and a
Disadvantages of IDUS compared with EUS include the neces- distal lens sequentially scans the biliary epithelium in order to
sity to deeply cannulate the main pancreatic duct, the absence construct an image ( " Fig. 6); images are displayed at 9 12
of sampling, and its low penetration depth that impedes dis- frames per second. The technique is currently available from a
crimination between in situ and invasive carcinoma. single company (Mauna Kea Technologies, Paris, France) [106].
A randomized controlled trial allocated 40 patients to stand-
ard pancreatic imaging either complemented or not with IDUS Equipment and technique
to guide the extent of surgical resection [100]. For patients al- The laser scanning unit may be connected to various probes. In
located to complementary IDUS, the diagnostic accuracy for the biliopancreatic ducts, two probes, namely the CholangioFlex
tumor extent of IPMN was 85 % compared with 50 % for con- and the GastroFlex probes, have been used. Microscopic images
trols (P < 0.05). In a retrospective study of 24 patients with are obtained by placing the tip of the probe in contact with the
branch duct IPMN who were subjected to surgical resection, duct wall, under fluoroscopic guidance or direct vision. Intrave-
the extent of lateral spreading along the main pancreatic duct nous injection of 10 % fluorescein sodium (1.0 5.0 ml) provides
(defined as the detection of papillary protrusions within the contrast that permits examination within approximately 10 s
main pancreatic duct beyond the area of the branch duct and for 30 45 min. Topical application of cresyl violet has been
IPMN) was accurately assessed by IDUS in 92 % of patients abandoned in this indication. To obtain high quality images, the
[101]. Lateral spreading was observed in patients with a main probe is maintained in a stable position, as perpendicular as pos-
pancreatic duct of diameter 6 mm, who probably represent sible to the duct wall, avoiding trauma because bleeding may de-
the population most likely to benefit from preoperative IDUS. crease image quality. The characteristics of the two probes are as
The usefulness of IDUS should be compared with that of intraop- follows:
erative examination of frozen sections of the surgical margins, The CholangioFlex measures 0.96 mm in diameter; it may be
using a standardized definition of positive resection margins, be- inserted into the biliary or pancreatic ducts through a catheter
fore definitive recommendations may be made [102]. or through the working channel of a cholangioscope. The
probe presents a radiopaque tip; it provides a magnification of
Cancer/adenoma of the papilla of Vater 400 with a depth of imaging from the surface of the confocal
In a study that included 72 patients with a suspected ampullary lens of 40 70 m. The lateral resolution is 3.5 m and the total
tumor, IDUS had sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for the diag- field of view of an image is 325 325 m.
nosis of ampullary carcinoma of 87.5 %, 92.5 % and 90.2 %, respec- The GastroFlex presents a higher lateral resolution (1 m) but
tively [103]. IDUS accuracy for T staging was in the range 71 % it is larger (diameter 2.6 mm) and must be inserted into the
86 %. For N staging, accuracy was 75 %. Biopsy sampling had a low- CBD using the freehand technique, usually alongside a guide-
er sensitivity for the diagnosis of ampullary carcinoma (68 %), so wire. Use of the Gastroflex in the bile duct has been reported
the authors suggested that IDUS should be combined with biopsy by only a few authors, because it does not respond to move-
sampling to predict the cases in which endoscopic treatment is ments of the duodenoscope erector [107].
potentially feasible. However the possible applications of IDUS in
both adenomas and papillary cancers have not been established. Interpretation criteria
The Miami Classification consists of 18 criteria used as a stand-
Complications and limitations ardized terminology for describing pCLE findings in the biliary
IDUS has been reported to be an independent risk factor for post- as well as the pancreatic ducts; it has been developed on the ba-
ERCP pancreatitis (hazard ratio 2.41, 95 %CI 1.33 1.49) in a series sis of consensus by six investigators [108, 109]. Five of these
that included 2364 ERCP procedures [104]; in this series minip- criteria, namely the detection of white bands > 20 m, of dark
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Diagnostic performance of pCLE for the characterization

of biliary strictures
The feasibility of pCLE is high: in two large series that enrolled
222 patients with successful ERCP, pCLE was technically success-
ful in 214 patients (96 %) [108, 111].
The diagnostic performance of pCLE for the characterization of in-
determinate biliary or biliopancreatic strictures has been report-
ed in three large series (each > 50 patients) that evaluated 256 pa-
tients [108, 111, 112]. The accuracy for diagnosing malignant
stricture was remarkably similar across studies (79 % 82 %),
while sensitivity and specificity were 89 % 98 % and 67 % 77 %,
respectively. Another study specifically assessed pCLE for the
characterization of pancreatic strictures only: pCLE interpretation
provided results similar to cytology/histopathology for 15 of 16
patients [113]. With respect to the impact of biliary stenting on
diagnostic accuracy, a study reported that diagnostic accuracy
was lower (73 % vs. 87 %) in patients who had biliary stenting or
cholangitis prior to pCLE compared with patients with no biliary
stenting/cholangitis beforehand [112]. These results need to be
confirmed as the difference was not significant (P value 0.42
[two-tailed Fisher exact test]).
The impact of pCLE on management was assessed in one of the
abovementioned large studies of biliopancreatic strictures: the
endoscopists stated that they would refer the patients to surgery
because pCLE confirmed malignancy in 12 of 89 cases (13 %)
[108]. Another study dedicated to main pancreatic duct strictures
reported that pCLE had changed scheduled management, from
total pancreatectomy to a Whipple procedure, in four of 18 pa-
tients [113]. An additional potential benefit of pCLE that has not
been assessed is that it may allow better targeting of biopsy sam-
pling.
Reproducibility
Two studies have focused on this topic. In the first study [114],
video clips of indeterminate biliary strictures were sent to 6 ob-
servers at 5 institutions, 3 of whom had experience with < 10
cases. Observers were asked whether each of the five malignancy
criteria of the Miami Classification were met or not met, and for
their final diagnosis. Interobserver agreement was classified as
poor, slight, fair, moderate, substantial, or almost perfect. For all
Fig. 6 Confocal biliary endomicroscopy. a Normal bile duct epithelium items, agreement was poor to fair, and the final diagnosis had
(reticular network with thin dark branching band < 20 m). b Malignant the second worst result (kappa = 0.149). Using a similar metho-
cholangiocarcinoma (reticular structure with thick dark band ) dology, the authors then showed that a single teaching session
improved interobserver agreement as well as diagnostic accura-
cy (from 72 % to 89 %). Again, most observers had little prior ex-
bands > 40 m, of dark clumps, of epithelial structures, or of fluor- perience with the technique [115].
escein leakage, have been retained as indicative of malignancy.
Using the presence of two among the five criteria cited above as Complications
indicative of malignancy, the authors reported sensitivity and The technique appears relatively safe as no pCLE-related compli-
specificity for the diagnosis of malignancy of 97 % and 33 %, cations have been reported in the three abovementioned large
respectively, in a review of 112 pCLE videos from 47 patients series [108, 111, 112]. With respect to fluorescein, it may rarely
[109]. cause serious adverse events such as myocardial infarction, ana-
In order to increase specificity for the diagnosis of malignant bili- phylaxis, and seizure. A survey of 16 centers monitoring the
ary strictures, an additional series of criteria for inflammatory short-term safety of fluorescein for CLE procedures (n = 2272)
changes has been proposed in the refined Paris Classification found no serious adverse events. All patients experienced yellow-
[110]. This latter classification was prospectively validated in a ish skin discoloration for 1 2 h, and mild adverse events occurr-
recent multicenter study involving 112 patients with indetermi- ed in 1.4 % of cases (transient hypotension, injection site erythe-
nate biliary strictures [111]; when pCLE findings were added to ma, diffuse rash) [116].
ERCP assessment, the sensitivity slightly increased from 84 %
to 89 %, while sensitivity for tissue sampling alone was 56 %
(P < 0.01).
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Abbreviations IDUS intraductal ultrasonography

Methods Equipment and technique

Table 1 Characteristics of available mother-baby cholangiopancreatoscopes.

FCP-9P Fiber 2 3 1.15 No 1 2-way 180: 90 1 50 1.9

CHF-B160 1 Video 2 4 1.2 No 1 2-way 140: 90 3 20 2

CHF-B260 1 Video 2 3.4 1.2 Yes (NBI) 1 2-way 140: 90 3 20 2

CHF-B260 1 Video 2 2.6 0.5 Yes (NBI) 1 2-way 140: 90 3 20 2

Spyglass Video 1 3.4 1.2 No 3 4-way 240: 70 1 50 2.3

Polyscope Video 2 2.7 1.2 No 1 1-way 180 70 2 10 1.85

Technique Imaging console Endoscope/catheter/optical fiber/probe

Dual-operator mother-baby video pancreatocholangioscope

Single-operator mother-baby video pancreatocholangioscope

Direct cholangioscopy (transnasal gastroscopes)

Itoi, 2010 [3] 120 Retrospective

Nishikawa, 2011 [8] 33 Prospective

Osanai, 2013 [9] 35 Prospective

ing cholangioscopy. Complications of cholangioscopy with EHL

reported for brushing (59 %) and biopsy (63 %) in the setting of

Fig. 3 Direct cholangioscopy. a Normal common

Equipment and technique Diagnostic applications

Dual-operator Single-operator Direct Table 5 Comparison of the three

Anchoring balloons may also involve a specific risk as, in an ani-

can be passed through the 4.2-mm working channel of a thera-

Sampling Intraductal ultrasonography

Complications and limitations

Fig. 5 Intraductal ultrasound. The 20-MHz miniprobe shows a diffuse

After insertion of the probe up to the hilum, the driving unit is

Indications stricture (136 of them with a final diagnosis of malignancy) con-

Diagnostic performance of pCLE for the characterization

Conclusion angioscopy-guided forceps biopsy findings for indeterminate biliary

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