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Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: (a) Fluoroscopic image showing dilated biliary ducts (black arrow) opacified by iodinated contrast injected through the catheter in situ (white arrow). (b) Ring biliary catheter (white arrow) placed with tip in duodenum (black arrow) enabling internal drainage of the bile b a
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Owing to advances in treatment of cancer, there has been increase in life expectancy. Palliative care aims at improving quality of life of patients suffering from malignancy and is now recognized as a separate subspecialty. Management of cancer patients needs a multidisciplinary approach, and radiology has a key role to play at every step of it. In...
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... techniques may be indicated in low biliary obstruction when the patient has undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy and in whom endoscopic interventions may be technically challenging. [20] Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage involves selective cannulation of the biliary tree with catheter manipulation followed by placement of a catheter or stent to facilitate internal or external drainage of bile and cause slow biliary decompression [ Figure 3]. Complications of biliary drainage include cholangitis, hemorrhage, and pericatheter leakage. ...
