Percutaneous Balloon Retrieval Technique for Fractured Biliary Drainage Catheter in a Paediatric Patient: Can a Major Surgery be Averted?

Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD) involves temporary placement of an external drainage catheter into an obstructed bile duct prior to internal biliary stenting or surgery. Chronic indwelling PTBD catheters can develop surrounding adhesions and are prone to fractures and retention dur...

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Main Authors: Amrin Israrahmed, Somesh Singh, Rana Vishwadeep Mall, Rajanikant R Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16113/52391_CE[Ra1]_F(KR)_PF1(RD_SS)_PFA(SL)_PN(SHU).pdf