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  • Title: Percutaneous transhepatic drainage and insertion of an endoprosthesis for obstructive jaundice.
    Author: Gouma DJ, Wesdorp RI, Oostenbroek RJ, Soeters PB, Greep JM.
    Journal: Am J Surg; 1983 Jun; 145(6):763-8. PubMed ID: 6305224.
    Abstract:
    As a consequence of the good results with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography using the Chiba needle, a similar technique was employed for percutaneous transhepatic drainage and insertion of a percutaneous transhepatic endoprostheses. Herein we have described the technique and results of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography with the Chiba needle in 45 patients and of combined percutaneous transhepatic drainage and insertion of an endoprosthesis in a consecutive group of 69 patients with obstructive jaundice. In the latter group, 50 patients had a malignant lesion. Of these, 38 were subject to continuous drainage, 14 externally and 24 with an endoprosthesis. The percutaneous transhepatic drainage and insertion of an endoprosthesis procedure brings a new dimension to preoperative decompression of the bile ducts and palliative treatment of obstructive jaundice in high-risk patients.
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