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Direct endoscopic access to the bile duct was a technological challenge in attempts to miniaturize standard endoscope design until the solution was found in a semi-disposable optical then completely disposable digital controllable catheter-type instrument that would pass down a therapeutic duodenoscope instrumentation channel. Already compatible with diagnostic adjunctive modalities, this design continues to evolve with the addition of dedicated accessories to permit more therapeutic applications. The pathobiology of bile duct malignancy continues to cause difficulties in making a rapid and accurate diagnosis with the prospect of curative surgery. The endoscopic management of choledocholithiasis has been improved to almost 100% success by the ability to provide intracorporeal lithotripsy, and the future for other intraductal benign and malignant therapies is encouraging.

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    Sidhant Singh, Saurabh Mukewar & David Carr-Locke

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Singh, S., Mukewar, S., Carr-Locke, D. (2020). Advanced Intraductal Biliary Imaging. In: Testoni, P.A., Inoue, H., Wallace, M.B. (eds) Gastrointestinal and Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases: Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29964-4_75-1

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