Value of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of follicular lymphoma: the end of a dilemma?
Positron emission tomography at staging is able to substantially change treatment strategy in an important proportion of patients with FL. Persisting PET positivity after treatment predicts for a high risk of an early relapse and can identify patients with poor prognosis.
PTBC should be considered as a first choice option for treatment of biliary strictures after liver transplantation as well as endoscopic treatment. For solitary extrahepatic strictures that fail PTBC and ERCP, surgical revision provides good results.