Ultrasonically guided percutaneous transhepatic bile drainage: a single-step procedure without cholangiography.
1980; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 136; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1148/radiology.136.1.7384494
ISSN1527-1315
AutoresMasatoshi Makuuchi, Yasutsugu Bandai, Toru Ito, G Watanabe, Takumi Wada, Hideichi Abe, T. Muroi,
Tópico(s)Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
ResumoPercutaneous transhepatic bile drainage under real-time ultrasonic guidance was performed in 16 patients (21 procedures) without cholangiography. All bile ducts were successfully intubated. Merits of ultrasonically guided percutaneous transhepatic bile drainage are (a) the fact that only a single step is involved, without thin-needle cholangiography; (b) no contrast medium is injected; (c) the left-sided approach permits longer intubation; and (d) irradiation is not employed.
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