Percutaneous transhepatitic biliary stenting
JPMA-Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 2001; 51 (9): 308-312
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-57430
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Billary stenting with endoprosthesis is a palliative procedure to relieve malignant biliary obstruction. Percutaneous transhepatic technique has been employed whenever endoscopic technique was not possible or had failed.SETTING:
Angiography/intervention suite, department of radiology, Aga Khan University hospital, Karachi.METHODS:
We present retrospective analysis of 17 patients with malignant jaundice who were treated with percutaneous techniques after the endoscopic route had failed. The success rate was 94% with placement of single plastic stent in 14 patients, double stents in 3 patients and self-expandable stent in one patient. The overall complication rate was 41% including sepsis, liver abscess, biloma formation, biliary leakage and stent occlusion. There was one procedure related death due to severe sepsis. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting is an alternative procedure to relieve malignant biliary obstruction with high complication rate and should be reserved for selected patients in whom endoscopic route has failed
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Stents
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Cholestasis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Pak. Med. Assoc.
Year:
2001
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