Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage

Last revised by Dr Mostafa El-Feky ◉ on 22 Dec 2021

Citation, DOI & article data

Citation:

Bickle, I., El-Feky, M. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 01 Jul 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38825

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38825

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/38825?iframe=true

rID:

38825

Article created:

06 Aug 2015 by Dr Ian Bickle ◉

Revisions:

8 times by 6 users - see full revision history

Systems:

Interventional, Hepatobiliary

Section:

Interventional Radiology

Tags:

rg_40_3_edit, stub, refs, cases

Synonyms:

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage (PTCD)

Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, also known as percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage (PTCD), is an interventional radiology procedure undertaken for those with biliary obstruction.

It is almost exclusively performed in those with a malignant obstruction, such as cholangiocarcinoma, ampullary and pancreatic malignancies when retrograde access via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP ) is not amenable.

It is commonly undertaken as part of a palliative biliary stent insertion. Rarely, it is used in the treatment of benign strictures.