Abstract
Since 1980, 23 patients with diffuse benign biliary strictures underwent percutaneous retrograde biliary dilatation through a surgically created jejunal access route. Bile ducts of 15 patients with sclerosing cholangitis, five with traumatic strictures, and three with strictures of diverse etiology were dilated with 25-atm balloons during 88 separate sessions. Individual dilatation intervals ranged between 2 and 36 months. Three patients with sclerosing cholangitis died. One uncomplicated bile duct rupture occurred in the trauma group because of balloon oversizing. Our 5-year experience indicates that bile duct patency can be safely maintained by repeated retrograde dilatation without the need for biliary catheters or stents.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 209-214 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Radiology |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Russell, E., Yrizarry, J. M., Huber, J. S., Nunez, D., Hutson, D. G., Schiff, E., Reddy, K. R., Jeffers, L. J., & Williams, A. (1986). Percutaneous transjejunal biliary dilatation: Alternate management for benign strictures. Radiology, 159(1), 209-214. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.159.1.3952308