| Literature DB >> 7384494 |
M Makuuchi, Y Bandai, T Ito, G Watanabe, T Wada, H Abe, T Muroi.
Abstract
Percutaneous 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.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7384494 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.136.1.7384494
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiology ISSN: 0033-8419 Impact factor: 11.105