J Korean Radiol Soc.  1982 Sep;18(3):558-568. 10.3348/jkrs.1982.18.3.558.

Percutaneous biliary drainage

• Kim YH
• Hong KC
• Yoo KH
• Chung KB
• Suh WH

• KMID: 2463282
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1982.18.3.558

Abstract

Percutaneous biliary drainage is an effective new nonsurgical method for combined external/internal catheterdecompression of obstructed extrahepatic bile ducts. Molnar and Stockum, and more recently others, have reportedsucdess utilizing this approach to establish biliary drainage in patients with obstructive jaundice. Percutaneousbiliary drainage was performed in 9 patients with obstructive jaundice. Internal drainage was accomplished in 4patients (44.4%), and external drainage in 5 patients (55.6%). Major complications occurred in 2 patients; bileleakage, one; sepsis, one. Minor complications occurred in 7 patients; mild or high fever, 5 cases; transienthemobilia, 2 cases. The catheter management problems encoutered including pain, catheter dislodgement ormigration, lumen occulusion, and external bile leakage.

MeSH Terms

Bile
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic
Catheters
Drainage*
Fever
Humans
Jaundice, Obstructive
Methods
Sepsis