Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: a retrospective single-center study of 372 patients.

Nikolaus A HandkeAnnika OlligUlrike I AttenbergerJulian A LuetkensAnton FaronClaus C PieperFrederic C SchmeelPatrick A KupczykCarsten MeyerDaniel L R Kuetting

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2022)

PTBD is a safe and effective method for the treatment of biliary obstruction and biliary leaks. Complication rates are low, even in procedures with risk factors.

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risk factors
ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
radiofrequency ablation
replacement therapy