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Management of post-surgical biliary leakage with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and occlusion balloon (OB) in patients without dilatation of the biliary tree: preliminary results.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19890645     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of patients affected by biliary leak after major biliary surgery and treated with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) alone with that of similar patients treated with PTBD and concurrent positioning of an occlusion balloon (PTBD-OB). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the results of the use of PTBD or PTBD-OB performed at our institution from 2004 to 2008 in patients with post-surgical biliary leak. Sixteen patients entered the evaluation. PTDB alone was performed in 9 men (age 59.7 +/- 13.4 years [mean +/- standard deviation]; median 60 years), while PTBD-OB was performed in 7 patients (5 men, 2 women, age 71.3 +/- 9.3 years; median 68 years). RESULTS: No significant difference between groups was found regarding age (p = 0.064) and sex (p = 0.175) distribution, number of procedures (3.1 +/- 1.62; 2 vs 1.7 +/- 1.1; 1, p = 0.151), and days of disease before recovery, death or modification of treatment (51.6 +/- 66.8; 23 vs 18.6 +/- 15.1; 14, p = 0.266). The number of patients treated with PTBD-OB who fully recovered (7/7, 100%) was significantly higher than that of patients treated with PTBD alone (4/9, 44%, p = 0.034). CONCLUSION: This procedure appears to be clinically effective, being associated with a higher probability of recovery in patients treated for post-surgical biliary leak. Further studies are needed to confirm these preliminary results.
Authors:
Vittorio Pedicini; Dario Poretti; Giovanni Mauri; Manuela Trimboli; Giorgio Brambilla; Luca Maria Sconfienza; Gianpaolo Cornalba; Francesco Sardanelli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2009-11-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  European radiology     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1432-1084     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Radiol     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-07     Completed Date:  2010-07-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9114774     Medline TA:  Eur Radiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1061-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Humanitas Clinical Institute, Via Manzoni 56, 20098, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Balloon Occlusion / methods*
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
Biliary Tract Diseases / radiography,  surgery,  therapy*
Chi-Square Distribution
Cholangiography
Drainage / methods*
Female
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / radiography,  surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / radiography,  therapy*
Radiography, Interventional
Retrospective Studies
Statistics, Nonparametric
Treatment Outcome

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