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Percutaneous cholangiography and drainage

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Procedures in Hepatogastroenterology

Part of the book series: Developments in Gastroenterology ((DIGA,volume 15))

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Abstract

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) was first described by Huard and Do Xuan in 19371. Unfortunately the procedure was often followed by serious complications such as bile leakage, peritonitis and hemorrhage12. However, when in the late 1960s researchers at Chiba University introduced a thin and flexible ‘ Chiba’ needle, the incidence of complications of the procedure drastically decreased and the diagnostic method gained worldwide acceptance. The same happened with the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage technique (PTBD), which in 1952 had been described by Carter and Saypol2. The initial hope and suggestion that preoperative biliary drainage would clearly decrease postoperative morbidity and mortality have not been confirmed in clinical trials to date2-5.

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Reeders, J.W.A.J., Gouma, D.J., Van Leeuwen, D.J. (1997). Percutaneous cholangiography and drainage. In: Tytgat, G.N.J., Mulder, C.J.J. (eds) Procedures in Hepatogastroenterology. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5702-5_21

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