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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
TG13 flowchart for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis.
We propose a management strategy for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis according to the severity assessment. For Grade I (mild… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage With One-Step Placement of a Fully Covered Metal Stent for Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Prospective Feasibility Study
OBJECTIVES:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage (EUSBD) with plastic stents has been introduced as an alternative… (More)
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Preoperative biliary drainage for obstructive jaundice.
BACKGROUND Obstruction in the biliary drainage system causes a rise in serum bilirubin levels (obstructive jaundice). Studies… (More)
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2005
2005
Endobiliary brush cytology during percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage in patients with obstructive jaundice.
BACKGROUND Nonsurgical pathologic diagnosis of malignant bile duct stricture with a high sensitivity and specificity is desirable… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The value of bile replacement during external biliary drainage: an analysis of intestinal permeability, integrity, and microflora.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of bile replacement following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, ie, external… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Changes in hepatic lobar function after right portal vein embolization. An appraisal by biliary indocyanine green excretion.
OBJECTIVE The changes in the functional capacity of the hepatic lobe after right portal vein embolization (RPE) were investigated… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Hepatic segmentectomy with caudate lobe resection for bile duct carcinoma of the hepatic hilus
From 1979 through 1989, surgical resection was performed in 55 of 66 patients with carcinoma of the hepatic hilus after improving… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Pre-operative percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: the results of a controlled trial.
The operative mortality for biliary tract obstruction due to malignancy is high. In 1981 a controlled clinical trial of pre… (More)
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1980
1980
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage after hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia.
During the past 12 mo, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage (PTCD) was carried out in 9 infants (12 procedures) who had… (More)
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1977
1977
Conversion of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage to internal drainage in obstructive jaundice
Conversion of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage to an internal drainage is safe and effective in rerouting bile back to… (More)
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