Laparoscopic narrowband imaging for intraoperative diagnosis of the depth of invasion of gallbladder carcinoma: a preliminary study

Yukio Iwashita; Masafumi Inomata

doi:10.1002/jhbp.603

Laparoscopic narrowband imaging for intraoperative diagnosis of the depth of invasion of gallbladder carcinoma: a preliminary study

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2019 Feb;26(2):82-83. doi: 10.1002/jhbp.603. Epub 2019 Jan 21.

Authors

Yukio Iwashita¹, Masafumi Inomata¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu City, Oita, Japan.

PMID: 30561171
DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.603

Abstract

Highlight Iwashita and Inomata present the findings of a preliminary study regarding laparoscopic narrow-band imaging observations of gallbladder carcinoma - a novel intraoperative diagnostic method that can indicate the depth of cancer invasion. They propose that this approach can improve intraoperative diagnostic performance and aid the selection of optimal therapeutic strategies.

MeSH terms

Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Laparoscopy
Narrow Band Imaging*
Neoplasm Invasiveness / diagnostic imaging
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology