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Percutaneous transcholecystic approach to the rendezvous procedure when transhepatic access fails.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7873872     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: Extrahepatic biliary obstruction can be managed endoscopically or percutaneously. When endoscopic therapy fails, percutaneous drainage with or without endoscopic assistance may be performed. However, transhepatic drainage may itself be unsuccessful. In such patients, a transcholecystic approach combined with endoscopic therapy was used to achieve biliary drainage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After attempts at transhepatic biliary drainage failed, a percutaneous cholecystostomy was performed in four patients, with subsequent cannulation of the common bile duct, endoprosthesis insertion, or papillotomy. RESULTS: The success rate was 100%, with no major complication or procedure-related mortality. Slight bleeding from a sphincterotomy was the only minor complication. CONCLUSION: When percutaneous transhepatic access to the bile duct fails, the transcholecystic route can be safely used with care to successfully achieve biliary drainage.
Authors:
B Banerjee; D L Harshfield; S K Teplick
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1051-0443     ISO Abbreviation:  J Vasc Interv Radiol     Publication Date:    1994 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-04-04     Completed Date:  1995-04-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203369     Medline TA:  J Vasc Interv Radiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  895-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cholangiography
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholecystostomy*
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / radiography,  therapy*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / radiography,  therapy
Drainage / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Punctures

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