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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage

Known as: PTCD, Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage 
A procedure to drain bile to relieve pressure in the bile ducts caused by a blockage. An x-ray of the liver and bile ducts locates the blockage of… 
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2005
2005
BACKGROUND Nonsurgical pathologic diagnosis of malignant bile duct stricture with a high sensitivity and specificity is desirable… 
2005
2005
Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage is a painful procedure most commonly performed after intravenous sedation. Despite… 
1998
1998
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Prior to endoscopic therapeutic procedures, no antibiotic prophylaxis is administered routinely… 
1997
1997
We present a case report of metastatic seeding at the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage tract in a 68 year-old man who… 
1991
1991
A total of 170 therapeutic biliary drainage procedures were carried out in 90 patients with cancer over a 1-year period (January… 
1986
1986
Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Catheterization is commonly employed in the diagnosis and management of obstructive jaundice…