"Several authors have reported that internal ... external drainage is beneficial." As a part of presurgical management, 25 patients with biliary cancer underwent percutaneous transhepatic biliary ...

A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (per-kew-tay-nee-us trans-hep-attic col ... If your bile duct is blocked your doctor may put a drain or stent in so the bile can drain. Your doctor puts a ...

However, if the anastomosis was a choledochojejunostomy (roux-en-Y) then a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram should be considered. It is not uncommon to have problems with the biliary system ...

Before the procedure, a percutaneous ... external gallbladder drain is usually left in situ for a few days to ensure that there is good antegrade drainage of bile into the duodenum. The external drain ...