title: [Percutaneous drainage of the biliary tract by means of a fine needle (author's transl)].
abstract: Temporary pre-operative and post-operative as well as permanent palliative percutaneous biliary-tract drainage was performed in 12 patients with biliary tract obstruction; in three the drainage was internal and in nine external. Main indication of the method is permanent palliative decompression in cases of inoperable malignant tumour with obstructive jaundice. Pre-operatively, percutaneous biliary tract drainage serves as a temporary measure in order to perform an operation after decompression of the biliary tract and improving the patient's general condition. The only serious complication was biliary peritonitis after a drainage catheter had slipped out.
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care
vernacular_title: Perkutane Gallenwegsdrainage in Feinnadelpunktionstechnik.