What are the examinations for bile duct cancer

People will encounter many different things in their lives, and they never know what will happen in the next second. Disease is something that no one and no family wants to encounter, but sometimes, it is inevitable and you have to face it. Biliary duct cancer is a type of cancer. If you suspect that you have bile duct cancer, what kind of examinations do you generally need to do? Let's find out below.

From the current medical level, although there are many treatment methods for diseases such as cancer, it is still difficult to completely cure cancer. The examination of bile duct cancer includes the following aspects:

1. Laboratory examination

Total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase and glutamine transferase may be significantly elevated. Transaminases are generally mildly abnormal. This imbalance of bilirubin and transaminases helps to differentiate from viral hepatitis. Prothrombin time is prolonged.

2. Imaging examination

Imaging examinations can help to confirm the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma, understand the presence of metastatic lesions, and assess whether the tumor can be removed.

3. CT examination

CT can more accurately display the location and range of bile duct dilatation and obstruction, and has a high accuracy in determining the nature of lesions. Three-dimensional spiral CT biliary imaging tends to replace PTC and ERCP examinations.

4. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

MRCP examination is a non-invasive biliary imaging technique. It can show the whole picture of the intrahepatic bile duct tree, the location and range of tumor obstruction, and whether there is invasion of liver parenchyma or liver metastasis. It is currently an ideal imaging examination method for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

The above are the examination methods for bile duct cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.