J Korean Radiol Soc.  1998 Feb;38(2):249-251. 10.3348/jkrs.1998.38.2.249.

Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography and Biliary Drainage by Antegrade Puncture Technique: Technical Note

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500E, Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A..

Abstract

The antegrade puncture technique represents a new approach to percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography andbiliary drainage. With this technique, ductal puncture begins with the liver capsule toward the hepaticparenchyma. This report briefly describes this new technique, and its safety and feasibility.

Keyword

Bile ducts, percutaneous drainage; Bile duct radiography, technology

MeSH Terms

Cholangiography*
Drainage*
Liver
Punctures*
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