PERCUTANEOUS MANIPULATIONS OF THE BILIARY TRACT
PERCUTANEOUS MANIPULATIONS OF THE BILIARY TRACT
PERCUTANEOUS MANIPULATIONS OF THE BILIARY TRACT
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PTC<br />
Major Complications<br />
Burke, et al<br />
Reported<br />
rate %<br />
Suggested<br />
threshhold<br />
Sepsis, cholangitis, bile leak,<br />
hemorrhage or pneumothorax<br />
2 4<br />
PTCB<br />
Indications<br />
PTCB<br />
Indications<br />
1. Not approachable with ERCP<br />
2. Decompress obstructed biliary tree<br />
3. Dilate biliary strictures<br />
4. Remove bile duct stones<br />
5. Divert bile from and stent biliary leaks<br />
Dana R. Burke, et al, Quality Improvement Guidelines for<br />
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography and Biliary Drainage<br />
JVIR 2003 14: 243S-246S.<br />
Hunter 2010
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