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Reduced complication rates of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage with ultrasound guidance

We aimed to analyze the benefits of adding ultrasound (US) guidance to the standard fluoroscopically assisted percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (F‐PTBD). We also performed a systematic literature review of success… Click to show full abstract

We aimed to analyze the benefits of adding ultrasound (US) guidance to the standard fluoroscopically assisted percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (F‐PTBD). We also performed a systematic literature review of success and complication rates of US‐PTBD in a wide field of indications.

Keywords: ultrasound guidance; complication rates; transhepatic biliary; percutaneous transhepatic; biliary drainage

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
Year Published: 2017

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