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Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage under ultrasonic guidance in the therapy of cholangitis due to biliary malignant obstruction

In patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction, percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD) is one of the available methods of palliation. We performed PBD under ultrasonic guidance in 10 patients with obstructive jaundice due to malignancy (11 intubations). Puncture of the left lobar ducts was method of choice in all patients. Right sided drainage was, added in 3 patients due to high hilar obstruction with the infiltration of both ductal systems. We emphasize the effectiveness of this method in such patients because of the possibility of quick and easy therapeuticapproach, cost benefits and avoidance of the radiation during a classically performed procedure.

biliary malignant obstruction; dreinage percutaneous transhepatic

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