What is the detection method for bile duct cancer

What is the detection method for bile duct cancer? Although people's living standards have improved a lot now, this has not reduced the chance of us getting diseases. On the contrary, the incidence of many diseases is constantly rising. For example, various serious diseases such as bile duct cancer and leukemia are more common than before. So what is the detection method for bile duct cancer?

diagnosis

Patients over 40 years old with jaundice, or digestive symptoms such as unexplained upper abdominal discomfort, bloating, and poor appetite, or liver enlargement with or without gallbladder enlargement should be suspected of cholangiocarcinoma and further examinations such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, choledochoscopy, PTC, hypotonic duodenography, or selective angiography should be performed to confirm the diagnosis.

In general, although jaundice is an obvious symptom of this disease, it is often difficult to diagnose correctly and is easily confused with common bile duct stones. In particular, it is not easy to make a clear diagnosis before the onset of jaundice. It is often necessary to conduct a comprehensive and careful examination and analysis of patients with upper abdominal pain or obstructive jaundice in order to make a more correct diagnosis. Sometimes the truth can only be determined after laparotomy. Previous literature statistics show that only 1/3 of the cases have a correct preoperative diagnosis. However, in recent years, with the development and improvement of imaging diagnostic technology, the correct preoperative diagnosis rate has greatly improved. It is important to promptly select the appropriate examination for suspicious patients so that the disease can be diagnosed and treated earlier.

A preliminary diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma can be made based on clinical manifestations, laboratory and imaging examinations.

Differentiation of Cholangiocarcinoma:

① Abdominal pain is more obvious than jaundice; ② Pain is mainly at night and at rest; ③ ALP and γ-GPT increase significantly in the early stage; ④ Ultrasound and CT can show dilation of the bile duct above the obstruction, and masses are rarely seen; ⑤ Direct cholangiography can show specific images of bile duct obstruction.

After reading the above introduction, if you have any of the above symptoms, you should go to the hospital for a comprehensive and thorough examination in time to avoid delaying the disease and losing more than you gain. If you do not have the above symptoms, you should pay more attention to your body, eat a balanced diet, and exercise to prevent the disease in its infancy.