Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) for nondilated bile duct patient (patient without cholangitis): Nondilated bile duct PTBD
PTBD is useful minimal invasive technique for bile drainage but when the patient’s bile duct is not dilated, the procedure gets really difficult Since nondilated bileduct is not well visualized on ultrasound, multiple puncture through the liver is needed than usual which makes the patient feel severe pain (even with enough local anesthesia) and makes … Read more