Obstructions of the hepatic duct confluence: internal drainage of bilateral lesions with a single catheter.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-1989
Abstract
Strictures at the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts are difficult to treat surgically, endoscopically, or percutaneously. Percutaneous decompression techniques previously described involved separate transhepatic catheterizations of the isolated right and left ducts. In the present study, modifications of existing self-retaining loop drainage catheters allowed bilateral internal biliary drainage of isolated right and left hepatic ductal systems with a single catheter in three patients. The technique can be used for primary palliation and for recurrent strictures after hepaticojejunostomy.
Volume
172
Issue
3 Pt 2
First Page
1035
Last Page
1038
ISSN
0033-8419
Published In/Presented At
Burke, D. R., & McLean, G. K. (1989). Obstructions of the hepatic duct confluence: internal drainage of bilateral lesions with a single catheter. Radiology, 172(3 Pt 2), 1035–1038. https://doi.org/10.1148/172.3.1035
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
2772206
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article