Open AccessBalloon dilatation of a benign biliary stricture through a T-tube tract
Author(s) -
Pankaj Gupta,
Naveen Kalra,
Ajay Kumar,
Rakesh Kochhar,
Vikas Gupta,
Niranjan Khandelwal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/0971-3026.150133
Subject(s) - medicine , common bile duct , percutaneous , biliary tract , radiology , obstructive jaundice , etiology , common duct , balloon , tube (container) , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Percutaneous cholangioplasty is a commonly performed procedure for both benign and malignant diseases. The most common route for accessing the biliary tree is transhepatic, following ultrasound or fluoroscopic-guided percutaneous puncture. There are situations when alternative routes can be utilized to access the common bile duct (CBD). We accessed the CBD via T-tube placed surgically in a 57-year-old man who had obstructive jaundice of obscure etiology which was likely inflammatory.