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Title: | Application of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography for common bile duct calculi in Maltese patients |
Other Titles: | Clinical gastroenterology in Malta |
Authors: | Attard, D. Camilleri, M. |
Keywords: | Gastroenterology -- Malta -- Case studies Biliary tract -- Diseases Biliary tract -- Ultrasonic imaging |
Issue Date: | 1987 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Medical School |
Citation: | Attard D. & Camilleri, M. (1987). Application of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography for common bile duct calculi in Maltese patients. In, Michael Camilleri (Ed.), Clinical gastroenterology in Malta (pp. 82-88). Malta : University of Malta Medical School. |
Abstract: | We have studied 6 patients with calculi in the biliary tree who had presented with: jaundice in 2 patients; gall-stone pancreatitis in 2 patients; recurrent cholangitis in 1 patient; and recurrent abdominal pain in 1 patient. A preliminary abdominal ultrasound or computerised tomographic scan had demonstrated a dilated biliary tree in all patients. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography using the "skinny" Chiba needle technique was performed and this showed clear evidence of stones and their location in all 6 cases. The number and position of the stones was confirmed at subsequent operation. There were no complications resulting from the procedure. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography is a reliable method for demonstrating the biliary system and provides an accurate pre-operative assessment of biliary tract calculi. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/13505 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCMedIM |
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